Biographical Sketch of Dr. C. J. Kessler, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, MO >From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri. ********************************************************************** Dr. C. J. Kessler, dentist, is a native of Pennsylvania, and was born in Easton, Northampton County, February 9, 1835. His father, Charles J., was a native of that county. The Kesslers are of German extrac- tion. His mother, Martha Johnston, was a native of Hunterdon County, New Jersey, and his grandfather, Johnston, was born in the same county. The Johnstons are of Scotch extraction. Our subject was raised, ed- ucated and learned his profession in Easton. In 1855, he came West, locating temporarily in Chicago, Illinois, and afterwards at Elgin, Illinois, where he did a prosperous business for several years. He was also for a time at St. Charles, Illinois. In 1865, he came to St. Joseph, Missouri, and has since b een a citizen here. Dr. Kessler is a dentist of twenty five years continual practice, he has been a close student, and keeps pace with the accepted and new theories per- taining to the profession. During his sojourn in the city he has represented the first ward in the City Council, and was one of the directors of the St. Joseph bridge. In 1857, Miss Mary Frittz, of New Jersey, became his wife. They have one son, Samuel. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Penny Harrell ====================================================================