West Virginia Pioneers
William Amos Kessel
1843 - 1900 (57 years)-
Name William Amos Kessel Born 14 Jun 1843 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA 
[1, 2] Gender Male Died 27 Oct 1900 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [1, 3] Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Notes - Death Record
Name: M.A./Kessel
Sex: Male
Death Date: 27 Oct 1900
Death Place: Parchment, Jackson, West Virginia
Age at Death: 57y4m13d
Marital Status: M
Mother: Frances/
Father: Job/Kessel
Cause: Cancer
Person ID I3915 WVPioneers Last Modified 24 May 2005
Father Job Kessel, b. 11 Sep 1807, Hampshire County, WV , d. 29 Aug 1884, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age 76 years) Mother Frances Bowles, b. 20 Oct 1814, Franklin County, Virginia, USA , d. 17 Feb 1878 (Age 63 years) Married 11 Mar 1830 Mason County, West Virginia, USA [4] 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
Family ID F1318 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Ruth Parsons, b. 20 Mar 1848, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 10 May 1920 (Age 72 years) Married 22 Feb 1866 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [5] Notes
1870 Mill Creek, Jackson, WV # 90
William A, 26
Ruth, 23
Albert, 3
Austin A, 6/12
1880 E.D. 43, Jackson, West Virginia
Wm A. KESSEL Self M M W 37 VA
Ruth KESSEL Wife F M W 32 VA
Albert KESSEL Son M S W 13 WV
Austin KESSEL Son M S W 10 WV
Rose KESSEL Dau F S W 8 WV
Walter KESSEL Son M S W 4 WV
Verny KESSEL Dau F S W 2 WV
1910 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 163
Kessel, John W 34 m1 - 4y
Ruth mother 62 wd 8-7 children
"Jackson County West Virginia Past and Present 1990" p 277, states of the eight children:
They all remained in the vicinity except Albert who went to Texas.
Children 1. Albert Maywood Kessel, b. 1866, West Virginia, USA , d. 1946 (Age 80 years)2. Austin Addison Kessel, b. 27 Dec 1869, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 26 Oct 1951 (Age 81 years)3. Forrest Rose Kessel, b. 14 May 1872, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 14 Jul 1954 (Age 82 years)4. John Walter Kessel, b. 26 Mar 1876, West Virginia, USA , d. 1 Dec 1961 (Age 85 years)5. Frances Laverna 'Verny' Kessel, b. 21 Jul 1878, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 15 Dec 1955, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA (Age 77 years)6. Geneva Locke Kessel, b. 1882, d. 1941 (Age 59 years) 7. Early E Kessel, b. 6 Nov 1885, d. 30 May 1897 (Age 11 years) 8. Kenna Edison Kessel, b. 1885, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 16 Nov 1946, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA (Age 61 years)Family ID F1341 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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