Biographical Sketch of Rudolph E. Kessler, Gasconade County, Missouri

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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Rudolph E. Kessler, stock dealer of Hermann, was born in Roark Township
Gasconade Co., Mo., March 5, 1852.  His father, Sylvester Kessler, of
Warren County, Mo., was born in Baden, Germany, and immigrated to Gas-
conade County, Mo., in 1847, settling in Roark Township, when it was
but a wilderness, and when Hermann was but a small village. Rudolph was
reared at home and received a fair education in the common schools and
at Hermann.  In 1865 his parents moved just across the county line into
Warren County, and here, in 1874, he engaged in the nursery and fire
insurance business.  He has continued the nursery business more or less
ever since, and still acts some as traveling salesman.  He was married,
October 12, 1887, to Bertha Durer, a prominent teacher of Illinois, who
also taught in Hermann for four years.  She was born in Highland, Ill.,
and is a daughter of Bernhard Durer (deceased).  Mr. Kessler owns 148
acres of land in Bridgeport Township, Warren Co., Mo., which is farmed
by tenants.  He has never aspired to official positions, and is a man
much esteemed by all.  He is a member of the Catholic Church.

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