Obit: Kessler, Carl Ludwig (1860 - 1936)

Contact: Crystal Wendt

Surnames: Kessler, Zimmerman, Hanker, Miller, Hoesly, Andusky, Clave, Houdek, Rothmeyers, Albert

----Sources: Neillsville Press (Neillsville, Clark County, Wis.) 27 Aug. 1936

Kessler, Carl Ludwig (20 June 1860 - 22 Aug. 1936)

Funeral services for Carl Ludwig Kessler, whose death occurred Aug. 22 at the home of his sons, John and Frank in the Town of Weston, were held Tuesday at 9 [word here is blurred] from St. Mary’s Catholic church, Odo Zimmerman, O. S. B. conducting the rites. Burial was made in St. Mary’s Cemetery.

Mr. Kessler was born June 20, 1860 at Baden, Germany, coming to this country with this parents John and Mary Kessler at the age of 7. On January 14, 1885 he was married to Miss Agnes Hanker, at Spillville, Iowa, eight children being born to this union. Twenty-five years ago they moved to Clark County where they have made their home ever since. From 1917 to 1930 they lived on a farm in Pine Valley, moving to the town of Grant in 1930 where they remained a year at which time they moved in with their sons in the Town of Weston.

Mr. Kessler was an excellent farmer, a man of fine character and devoted to his family, and deeply interested in his church. During the past year he became ill and for the past several months was in a serious condition, but throughout his sickness, he was a patient and quiet suffer.

Surviving children are John; Louise, Mrs. Frank Miller; Carl; Loney, Mrs. Baltz Hoesly, Loyal; Frank and Irene, Mrs. Henry Andusky, Weyauwega. Two children preceded him in death. Surviving also are 24 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Those from out of town who were here for the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Barney Clave, and daughter, Eleanore, and Mrs. Kate Houdek, Orson, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Rothmeyers and two grandchildren, Louis and Pauline Albert, Festina, Iowa.

Kessler Burials in the St. Mary's, Neillsville, Wis. Cemetery

Bio: Kessler, Carl Ludwig (1860 - 1936)

Karl Ludwig Kessler (1860–1936)
Marriage: 14 January 1885 in Spillville, Winneshiek, Iowa, United States
Wife: Agnes Hanker (1866–1942)​​
8 Children of Agnes Hanker and Karl Ludwig Kessler:  Mary A. Kessler (1887–1923); John Barney Kessler (1888–1954); Theresa Katherine Kessler (1891–1922); Louise Margaret Kessler (1894–1956);

Carl Benjamin Kessler (1897–1978); Leona Anna Kessler (1900–1969); Frank Lenhard Kessler (1903–1971); Irene N. Kessler 1907–2004
 

Extended Family Members of Carl Ludwig Kessler
Johann Peter Kessler (1818–1894)
Marriage: 20 January 1847 in Gamburg, Wertheim, Baden, Germany
Maria Anna Kappes (1826–1870)​​
Children of Johann & Maria Anna Kappes Kessler
Johann Peter Kessler (1847–1847); Josef Amor Kessler (1848–1849); Josef Kessler (1850–?); Margaretha Theresia Kessler (1853–1853); Maria Margaretha Kessler (1854–1854); Franz Anton 'Frank' Kessler (1856–1929)​​; Infant Kessler (1859–1859); Karl Ludwig Kessler (1860–1936); Johann Bartholomew Kessler (1865–?)
 

Germany Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898

Karl Ludwig Kessler, Male, b. 20 Jun 1860, Gamburg, Wertheim, Baden, Deutschland
Christening Date: 21 Jun 1860
Location: Gamburg, Wertheim, Baden, Deutschland
Father's Name: Johann Peter Kessler
Mother's Name: Maria Anna Kappes

1920 Federal Census, Pine Valley Twp., Clark Co., WI (12-13th January)

Household
Carl Kessler Head Male 59 Germany, Farmer
Agnes Kessler Wife Female 52 Ohio
John Kessler Son Male 31 Ohio
Carl Kessler Son Male 22 Iowa
Leona Kessler Daughter Female 19 Iowa
Frank Kessler Son Male 16 Iowa

1930 Federal Census, Pine Valley, Wis.
Household
Carl Kessler Head Male 70 Germany
Agnes Kessler Wife Female 62 Ohio
Frank Kessler Son Male 25 Iowa

Kessler Farm, Sec. 4, Pine Valley, Clark Co., WI (1926)