Crawford County IL Archives Biographies.....Kessler, George E. 1848 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com May 3, 2007, 10:28 pm Author: William Henry Perrin (1883) GEORGE E. KESSLER, wagon and carriage maker, Robinson, was born June 24, 1848, in Stark County, Ohio, son of William and Elizabeth (Harter) Kessler; he a native of Lancaster County, Penn., born in 1829 and dying in 1854; she born in Stark County, Ohio, in 1832, and still living. Our subject came to Crawford County and settled on a farm, and located at his trade in Robinson in 1873. He was married in Crawford County, Ill., October 14, 1877, to Rachael C. Clark, a native of Carroll County, Ind., born August 2, 1857, daughter of William S. and Harriet (Parrish) Clark; three children have been born to them-Carrie Grace, Gertie and Arthur Edward. Additional Comments: Extracted From: HISTORY OF CRAWFORD AND CLARK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS. EDITED BY WILLIAM HENRY PERRIN. ILLUSTRATED CHICAGO: O. L. BASKIN & CO., HISTORICAL PUBLISHERS, LAKESIDE BUILDING. 1883. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/crawford/bios/kessler1232nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ilfiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb