Jacob S. Kesler
(1841-1920)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Mary Viola Bowman

Jacob S. Kesler 1 2 3

  • Born: December 1841, Pennsylvania 2 3
  • Marriage (1): Mary Viola Bowman in 1865 1 2
  • Died: 12 November 1920, Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, United States at age 78
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Franklin Township, Wayne, OH on 8 June 1880. 1

1880 US Census
Page 189C, District 231, Dwelling 106, Family 114, Roll 1077
Franklin Township, Wayne County, Ohio
Jacob S. Kesler..Head..39..PA..Farmer
(Living with wife and 5 daughters. )

NOTE - If his birth date was in Dec 1841, then his age should have been 38 instead of 39.
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• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Franklin Township, Wayne, OH on 23 June 1900. 2

1900 US Census
District 151, Sheet 12A, Dwelling 258, Family 264
Franklin Township, Wayne County, Ohio
Married 34 years
Farm owned, no mortgage
Jacob Kesler..Head..Dec 1841..58..PA..Farmer
(Living with wife and 3 daughters.)
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Jacob married Mary Viola Bowman, daughter of Jonas Bowman and Margaret Richards, in 1865.1 2 (Mary Viola Bowman was born on 29 March 1846 in Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, United States 1 2 3 4 5 and died on 3 July 1931 in Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, United States.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Franklin Township, Wayne, OH on 8 June 1880. 1

1880 US Census
Page 189C, District 231, Dwelling 106, Family 114, Roll 1077
Franklin Township, Wayne County, Ohio
Jacob S. Kesler..Head..39..PA..Farmer
Mary A. Kesler..Wife..34..OH..Keeping House
Ida B. Kesler..Dau..14..OH
Marget C. Kesler..Dau..13..OH
Elizabeth C. Kesler..Dau..11..OH
Sevilla M. Kesler..Dau..9..OH
Ethel M. Kesler..Son..10m..OH..Aug
W. H. Hamilton..Serv..19..PA..Farmhand
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• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in Franklin Township, Wayne, OH on 23 June 1900. 2

1900 US Census
District 151, Sheet 12A, Dwelling 258, Family 264
Franklin Township, Wayne County, Ohio
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 34 years
Jacob Kesler..Head..Dec 1841..58..PA..Farmer
Mary Kesler..Wife..Mar 1846..54..OH..6/6
Charlot E. Kesler..Dau..Nov 1869..30..OH
Ethel Kesler..Dau..Aug 1877..22..OH..Teacher
Del Kesler..Dau..Mar 1887..13..OH..At School
Abram Brubaker..Serv..44..PA..Farm laborer
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Sources


1 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Franklin Township, Wayne County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 231, p. 14C, dwelling 106, family 114, Jacob S. Kesler and Mary A. Bowman; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 25 Apr 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1077.

2 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Franklin Township, Wayne County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 151, sheet 12A, dwelling 258, family 264, Jacob S. Kesler and Mary A. Bowman; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 23 Jun 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

3 William Arthur Richards, Jr., "Richards Family Group" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=123654; Updated: Tue Mar 30 19:21:02 2004).

4 Robert E. Wallace, World Family Tree Vol. 012, Ed. 1, Tree #1194 (Brøderbund Software, Inc., Release date: July 28, 1997).

5 Anne Bowman, "Bowman-Cassel Family" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=:2660287; Updated: Wed Oct 8 12:47:44 2003).


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