West Virginia Pioneers

Family: Job Kessel / Frances Bowles (F1318)

m. 11 Mar 1830


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  • Father | Male
    Job Kessel

    Born  11 Sep 1807  Hampshire County, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  29 Aug 1884  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  11 Mar 1830  [1]  Mason County, West Virginia, USA  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Mother | Female
    Frances Bowles

    Born  20 Oct 1814  Franklin County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  17 Feb 1878   
    Buried    Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Jabel Sanders Bowles | F1295 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Nancy Mason | F1295 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    George Martin Kessel

    Born  1830  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1871   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Mary L Tarvin | F3620 
    Married     

    Child 2 | Female
    Jemima Kessel

    Born  1832  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  19 Feb 1872  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Abraham Wolfe | F3314 
    Married  30 Oct 1870  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Female
    Nancy Kessel

    Born  16 Feb 1835  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  24 May 1924  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    Child 4 | Male
    James Mason Kessel

    Born  1 Oct 1836  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  26 Jul 1916  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Mazilla Harpold | F3624 
    Married  18 Nov 1860  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Flora Jane Parsons | F3621 
    Married  14 Sep 1869  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 5 | Male
    Jabel S Kessel

    Born  Abt 1839  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Catherine Davis | F3617 
    Married  6 Oct 1860  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Loraine Casto Bailey | F3625 
    Married     

    Child 6 | Male
    Joseph Brooks Kessel

    Born  17 Apr 1841  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  17 Jul 1925  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Eliza F 'Liza' Straley | F2721 
    Married  9 Sep 1866  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 7 | Male
    William Amos Kessel

    Born  14 Jun 1843  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  27 Oct 1900  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Ruth Parsons | F1341 
    Married  22 Feb 1866  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 8 | Female
    Sidney Catherine Kessel

    Born  28 Aug 1845  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  7 Mar 1928   
    Buried     
    Spouse  David Little Sayre | F2162 
    Married  25 Nov 1883  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 9 | Female
    Elizabeth Kessel

    Born  1849  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1929   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Augustus Tabor | F3622 
    Married  22 Aug 1865  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes 

    • Mason County Marriages
      Kessell, Jacob
      Bowls, Frances
      11 March 1830

      1840 Jackson, VA
      2m 0-5
      1m 5-10
      1m 30-40
      2f 5-10
      1f 30-40

      1850 Jackson Co VA # 464-469
      Kessell/Kessler Job 43 M Farmer Va
      Kessler Frances 34 F Va
      Kessler George M 19 M Farmer Va
      Kessler Jemmima 10 F Va
      Kessler Nancy 15 F VA
      Kessler James 13 M Va
      Kessler Jabl 12 M Va
      Kessler Joseph 9 M Va
      Kessler William 6 M Va
      Kessler Sydna 5 F Va
      Kessler Elizabeth 11/12 F Va

      1860 Jackson Co VA # 314-288
      Kessel, Job, 55
      Frances, 46
      Nancy, 25
      James, 24
      Brooks, 19
      Wm, 17
      Sidney (f), 15
      Eliz, 11

      1870 Jackson Co WV Mill Creek # 89
      Kessel, Job, 62
      Frances, 55
      Jemima, 38
      Nancy, 35
      Sudna, 24
      Houston D, 6

      1880 E.D. 43, Jackson, West Virginia
      Job KESSEL Self M M W 72 VA
      Occ: Farmer Fa: GER Mo: GER
      Nancy KESSEL Dau F S W 40 VA
      Sidney KESSEL Dau F S W 28 VA
      Houston KESSEL GSon M S W 18 VA

  • Sources 
    1. [S16] Marriage Records, Mason Co, WV.