Gross Lamb KESSLER

1814 - 1894  (80 years)   Has 10 ancestors and 14 descendants in this family tree.

Nicolas KESSLER

1637 - Abt 1702  (64 years)

Birth	3 Mar 1636/37	Rimbach-pres-Masevaux, Haut-Rhin, France
Died	Abt 1702	Dolleren, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France
Family	Agnes GASSER,   b. 22 Apr 1638, Rimbach-pres-Masevaux, Haut-Rhin, France
Married	26 Sep 1661	Sewen, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France
Children	+ 1. Joannes Jacobus KESSLER,   b. 30 May 1680, Thuringe, Allemagne, Germany

Rachael Elizabeth LAMB

1783 - Aft 1860  (> 78 years)

Birth	1783	Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Died	Aft 1860	Metcalfe, Kentucky, USA
Family	George KESSLER,   b. 1780, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Married	9 Sep 1806	Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Children	+ 1. Gross Lamb KESSLER,   b. 6 Jan 1814, Virginia, USA + 2. Jacob P. KESSLER,   b. 1817, Botetourt, Virginia, USA + 3. Frances KESSLER,   b. Between 1819 and May 1821, Botetourt, Virginia, USA + 4. Lucinda KESSLER,   b. 28 Mar 1826, Botetourt, Virginia, USA + 5. Zacariah KESSLER,   b. 1828, Botetourt, Virginia, USA

Gross Lamb KESSLER

1814 - 1894  (80 years)

Birth	6 Jan 1814	Virginia, USA
Died	11 Sep 1894	Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Father	George KESSLER,   b. 1780, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Mother	Rachael Elizabeth LAMB,   b. 1783, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Married	9 Sep 1806	Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Family	Eleanor N. SMITH,   b. 1820, Kentucky, USA
Married	Abt 1836
Children	+ 1. Sarah Green KESSLER,   b. 24 Sep 1837   2. George A. KESSLER,   b. 1840 + 3. Jessie KESSLER,   b. 13 Sep 1842 + 4. Jemima KESSLER,   b. 20 Dec 1844 + 5. Hayden KESSLER,   b. 5 Sep 1847, Kentucky, USA + 6. Zebulon Norris KESSLER,   b. 30 May 1850, Kentucky, USA + 7. Rachel J. KESSLER,   b. 5 Jun 1853 + 8. Martha Ann KESSLER,   b. 27 Sep 1856

Eleanor N. SMITH

1820 - Abt 1910  (90 years)

Birth	1820	Kentucky, USA
Died	Abt 1910	Metcalfe, Kentucky, USA
Family	Gross Lamb KESSLER,   b. 6 Jan 1814, Virginia, USA
Married	Abt 1836
Children	+ 1. Sarah Green KESSLER,   b. 24 Sep 1837   2. George A. KESSLER,   b. 1840 + 3. Jessie KESSLER,   b. 13 Sep 1842 + 4. Jemima KESSLER,   b. 20 Dec 1844 + 5. Hayden KESSLER,   b. 5 Sep 1847, Kentucky, USA + 6. Zebulon Norris KESSLER,   b. 30 May 1850, Kentucky, USA + 7. Rachel J. KESSLER,   b. 5 Jun 1853 + 8. Martha Ann KESSLER,   b. 27 Sep 1856

Jacob P. KESSLER

1817 - 1880  (63 years)

Birth	1817	Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Died	1880	Metcalfe, Kentucky, USA
Father	George KESSLER,   b. 1780, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Mother	Rachael Elizabeth LAMB,   b. 1783, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Married	9 Sep 1806	Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Family	Nancy Winifred TUDOR,   b. Abt 1820
Married	20 Dec 1845

Nancy Winifred TUDOR

Abt 1820 - DECEASED

Birth	Abt 1820
Died	DECEASED
Family	Jacob P. KESSLER,   b. 1817, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Married	20 Dec 1845

Frances KESSLER

1821 - 1909  (~ 90 years)

Birth	Between 1819 and May 1821	Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Died	1909	Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Father	George KESSLER,   b. 1780, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Mother	Rachael Elizabeth LAMB,   b. 1783, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Married	9 Sep 1806	Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Family	John O'BANION,   b. Abt 1816
Married	Abt 1853

John O'BANION

Abt 1816 - DECEASED

Birth	Abt 1816
Died	DECEASED
Family	Frances KESSLER,   b. Between 1819 and May 1821, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Married	Abt 1853

Lucinda KESSLER

1826 - Bef 1900  (< 73 years)

Birth	28 Mar 1826	Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Died	Bef 1900	Creek, Oklahoma, USA
Father	George KESSLER,   b. 1780, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Mother	Rachael Elizabeth LAMB,   b. 1783, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Married	9 Sep 1806	Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Family	John Ahart LASWELL,   b. 4 Apr 1824, Marrowbone, Cumberland, Kentucky, USA
Married	16 Dec 1845	Creek, Oklahoma, USA
Children	+ 1. Fountain Taylor LASWELL,   b. 23 Jan 1849, Creek, Oklahoma, USA

John Ahart LASWELL

1824 - 1903  (79 years)

Birth	4 Apr 1824	Marrowbone, Cumberland, Kentucky, USA
Died	16 Jul 1903	Marrowbone, Cumberland, Kentucky, USA
Family	Lucinda KESSLER,   b. 28 Mar 1826, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Married	16 Dec 1845	Creek, Oklahoma, USA
Children	+ 1. Fountain Taylor LASWELL,   b. 23 Jan 1849, Creek, Oklahoma, USA

Zacariah KESSLER

1828 - 1877  (48 years)

Birth	1828	Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Died	Between 1876 and 1877	Kentucky, USA
Father	George KESSLER,   b. 1780, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Mother	Rachael Elizabeth LAMB,   b. 1783, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Married	9 Sep 1806	Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Family	Letticia HICKERSON,   b. Abt 1831
Married	Abt 1849

Letticia HICKERSON

Abt 1831 - DECEASED

Birth	Abt 1831
Died	DECEASED
Family	Zacariah KESSLER,   b. 1828, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Married	Abt 1849

George KESSLER

1780 - 1840  (60 years)

Birth	1780	Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Died	1840	Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Father	Johannes John KESSLER,   b. 8 Mar 1727/28, Großenhausen, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Hessen, Germany
Mother	Eva Dorothea LEHMAN,   b. 24 Jan 1732/33, Montgomery, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Married	1754	Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Family	Rachael Elizabeth LAMB,   b. 1783, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Married	9 Sep 1806	Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Children	+ 1. Gross Lamb KESSLER,   b. 6 Jan 1814, Virginia, USA + 2. Jacob P. KESSLER,   b. 1817, Botetourt, Virginia, USA + 3. Frances KESSLER,   b. Between 1819 and May 1821, Botetourt, Virginia, USA + 4. Lucinda KESSLER,   b. 28 Mar 1826, Botetourt, Virginia, USA + 5. Zacariah KESSLER,   b. 1828, Botetourt, Virginia, USA

Rachael Elizabeth LAMB

1783 - Aft 1860  (> 78 years)

Birth	1783	Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Died	Aft 1860	Metcalfe, Kentucky, USA
Family	George KESSLER,   b. 1780, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Married	9 Sep 1806	Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Children	+ 1. Gross Lamb KESSLER,   b. 6 Jan 1814, Virginia, USA + 2. Jacob P. KESSLER,   b. 1817, Botetourt, Virginia, USA + 3. Frances KESSLER,   b. Between 1819 and May 1821, Botetourt, Virginia, USA + 4. Lucinda KESSLER,   b. 28 Mar 1826, Botetourt, Virginia, USA + 5. Zacariah KESSLER,   b. 1828, Botetourt, Virginia, USA

Eleanor N. SMITH

1820 - Abt 1910  (90 years)

Birth	1820	Kentucky, USA
Died	Abt 1910	Metcalfe, Kentucky, USA
Family	Gross Lamb KESSLER,   b. 6 Jan 1814, Virginia, USA
Married	Abt 1836
Children	+ 1. Sarah Green KESSLER,   b. 24 Sep 1837   2. George A. KESSLER,   b. 1840 + 3. Jessie KESSLER,   b. 13 Sep 1842 + 4. Jemima KESSLER,   b. 20 Dec 1844 + 5. Hayden KESSLER,   b. 5 Sep 1847, Kentucky, USA + 6. Zebulon Norris KESSLER,   b. 30 May 1850, Kentucky, USA + 7. Rachel J. KESSLER,   b. 5 Jun 1853 + 8. Martha Ann KESSLER,   b. 27 Sep 1856

Sarah Green KESSLER

1837 - 1918  (80 years)

Birth	24 Sep 1837
Died	5 Aug 1918
Father	Gross Lamb KESSLER,   b. 6 Jan 1814, Virginia, USA
Mother	Eleanor N. SMITH,   b. 1820, Kentucky, USA
Married	Abt 1836
Family	William A. WHITLOW,   b. 27 Mar 1826

William A. WHITLOW

1826 - 1900  (74 years)

Birth	27 Mar 1826
Died	16 Nov 1900
Family	Sarah Green KESSLER,   b. 24 Sep 1837

George A. KESSLER

1840 - DECEASED

Birth	1840
Died	DECEASED
Father	Gross Lamb KESSLER,   b. 6 Jan 1814, Virginia, USA
Mother	Eleanor N. SMITH,   b. 1820, Kentucky, USA
Married	Abt 1836

Jessie KESSLER

1842 - 1919  (76 years)

Birth	13 Sep 1842
Died	4 Apr 1919
Father	Gross Lamb KESSLER,   b. 6 Jan 1814, Virginia, USA
Mother	Eleanor N. SMITH,   b. 1820, Kentucky, USA
Married	Abt 1836
Family 1	Martina EVANS,   b. Abt 1845
Married	Bef 1868
Family 2	Lucy Ellen MARTIN,   b. 23 Mar 1872
Married	1899

Martina EVANS

Abt 1845 - Bef 1899  (~ 53 years)

Birth	Abt 1845
Died	Bef 1899
Family	Jessie KESSLER,   b. 13 Sep 1842
Married	Bef 1868

Lucy Ellen MARTIN

1872 - DECEASED

Birth	23 Mar 1872
Died	DECEASED
Family	Jessie KESSLER,   b. 13 Sep 1842
Married	1899

Jemima KESSLER

1844 - 1927  (82 years)

Birth	20 Dec 1844
Died	25 Nov 1927
Father	Gross Lamb KESSLER,   b. 6 Jan 1814, Virginia, USA
Mother	Eleanor N. SMITH,   b. 1820, Kentucky, USA
Married	Abt 1836
Family	John FERGUSON,   b. 3 Jun 1839
Married	UNKNOWN

John FERGUSON

1839 - 1894  (54 years)

Birth	3 Jun 1839
Died	6 May 1894
Family	Jemima KESSLER,   b. 20 Dec 1844
Married	UNKNOWN

Hayden KESSLER

1847 - 1901  (53 years)

Birth	5 Sep 1847	Kentucky, USA
Died	20 Jul 1901
Father	Gross Lamb KESSLER,   b. 6 Jan 1814, Virginia, USA
Mother	Eleanor N. SMITH,   b. 1820, Kentucky, USA
Married	Abt 1836
Family	Lucy Jenny HARVEY,   b. 3 Jun 1859, Kentucky, USA
Married	Abt 1878

Lucy Jenny HARVEY

1859 - 1917  (57 years)

Birth	3 Jun 1859	Kentucky, USA
Died	10 Mar 1917
Family	Hayden KESSLER,   b. 5 Sep 1847, Kentucky, USA
Married	Abt 1878

Zebulon Norris KESSLER

1850 - 1932  (81 years)

Birth	30 May 1850	Kentucky, USA
Died	4 Apr 1932
Father	Gross Lamb KESSLER,   b. 6 Jan 1814, Virginia, USA
Mother	Eleanor N. SMITH,   b. 1820, Kentucky, USA
Married	Abt 1836
Family	Julia Helen FUDGE,   b. 9 Jul 1869
Married	6 Apr 1899
Children	+ 1. Leta Alice KESSLER,   b. 27 Jun 1901   2. Vallie Jane Hall KESSLER,   b. 5 Jul 1905 + 3. Roxie Golda KESSLER,   b. 8 Mar 1908 + 4. Glee Norris KESSLER,   b. 19 Apr 1915

Julia Helen FUDGE

1869 - DECEASED

Birth	9 Jul 1869
Died	DECEASED
Family	Zebulon Norris KESSLER,   b. 30 May 1850, Kentucky, USA
Married	6 Apr 1899
Children	+ 1. Leta Alice KESSLER,   b. 27 Jun 1901   2. Vallie Jane Hall KESSLER,   b. 5 Jul 1905 + 3. Roxie Golda KESSLER,   b. 8 Mar 1908 + 4. Glee Norris KESSLER,   b. 19 Apr 1915

Rachel J. KESSLER

1853 - 1898  (45 years)

Birth	5 Jun 1853
Died	13 Sep 1898
Father	Gross Lamb KESSLER,   b. 6 Jan 1814, Virginia, USA
Mother	Eleanor N. SMITH,   b. 1820, Kentucky, USA
Married	Abt 1836
Family	John T. WILSON,   b. 4 Jul 1859
Married	Abt 1871
Children	+ 1. Theodore Hoover WILSON,   b. 22 Feb 1890

John T. WILSON

1859 - 1896  (37 years)

Birth	4 Jul 1859
Died	2 Dec 1896
Family	Rachel J. KESSLER,   b. 5 Jun 1853
Married	Abt 1871
Children	+ 1. Theodore Hoover WILSON,   b. 22 Feb 1890

Martha Ann KESSLER

1856 - 1902  (46 years)

Birth	27 Sep 1856
Died	21 Nov 1902
Father	Gross Lamb KESSLER,   b. 6 Jan 1814, Virginia, USA
Mother	Eleanor N. SMITH,   b. 1820, Kentucky, USA
Married	Abt 1836
Family	John MOSIER,   b. 6 Jun 1860

John MOSIER

1860 - 1936  (76 years)

Birth	6 Jun 1860
Died	6 Dec 1936
Family	Martha Ann KESSLER,   b. 27 Sep 1856

• Name	Gross Lamb KESSLER
  Relationship	with Rodney VOJVODICH
  Birth	6 Jan 1814	Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	11 Sep 1894	Botetourt, Virginia, USA
  Siblings	4 siblings
  1. Jacob P. KESSLER,   b. 1817, Botetourt, Virginia, USA d. 1880, Metcalfe, Kentucky, USA
  2. Frances KESSLER,   b. Between 1819 and May 1821, Botetourt, Virginia, USA d. 1909, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
  3. Lucinda KESSLER,   b. 28 Mar 1826, Botetourt, Virginia, USA d. Bef 1900, Creek, Oklahoma, USA
  4. Zacariah KESSLER,   b. 1828, Botetourt, Virginia, USA d. Between 1876 and 1877, Kentucky, USA
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Nicolas KESSLER,   b. 3 Mar 1636/37, Rimbach-pres-Masevaux, Haut-Rhin, France d. Abt 1702, Dolleren, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France  (Age 64 years)  (2 x Great Grandfather)  Rachael Elizabeth LAMB,   b. 1783, Botetourt, Virginia, USA d. Aft 1860, Metcalfe, Kentucky, USA  (Age > 78 years)  (Mother)
  Siblings	2 brothers and 2 sisters
  + 1. Gross Lamb KESSLER,   b. 6 Jan 1814, Virginia, USA d. 11 Sep 1894, Botetourt, Virginia, USA  (Age 80 years) â–»Eleanor N. SMITH,  m. Abt 1836   + 2. Jacob P. KESSLER,   b. 1817, Botetourt, Virginia, USA d. 1880, Metcalfe, Kentucky, USA  (Age 63 years) â–»Nancy Winifred TUDOR,  m. 20 Dec 1845   + 3. Frances KESSLER,   b. Between 1819 and May 1821, Botetourt, Virginia, USA d. 1909, Botetourt, Virginia, USA  (Age ~ 90 years) â–»John O'BANION,  m. Abt 1853   + 4. Lucinda KESSLER,   b. 28 Mar 1826, Botetourt, Virginia, USA d. Bef 1900, Creek, Oklahoma, USA  (Age < 73 years) â–»John Ahart LASWELL,  m. 16 Dec 1845, Creek, Oklahoma, USA   + 5. Zacariah KESSLER,   b. 1828, Botetourt, Virginia, USA d. Between 1876 and 1877, Kentucky, USA  (Age 48 years) â–»Letticia HICKERSON,  m. Abt 1849
  Person ID	I92334	MyBradyTree

  
  

  Father	George KESSLER,   b. 1780, Botetourt, Virginia, USA d. 1840, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Rachael Elizabeth LAMB,   b. 1783, Botetourt, Virginia, USA d. Aft 1860, Metcalfe, Kentucky, USA (Age > 78 years)
  Marriage	9 Sep 1806	Botetourt, Virginia, USA
  Family ID	F61740	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eleanor N. SMITH,   b. 1820, Kentucky, USA d. Abt 1910, Metcalfe, Kentucky, USA (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1836
  Children	> 1. Sarah Green KESSLER,   b. 24 Sep 1837   d. 5 Aug 1918 (Age 80 years) â–» William A. WHITLOW   2. George A. KESSLER,   b. 1840   d. DECEASED > 3. Jessie KESSLER,   b. 13 Sep 1842   d. 4 Apr 1919 (Age 76 years) â–» Martina EVANS  m. Bef 1868;   Lucy Ellen MARTIN  m. 1899 > 4. Jemima KESSLER,   b. 20 Dec 1844   d. 25 Nov 1927 (Age 82 years) â–» John FERGUSON  m. UNKNOWN > 5. Hayden KESSLER,   b. 5 Sep 1847, Kentucky, USA d. 20 Jul 1901 (Age 53 years) â–» Lucy Jenny HARVEY  m. Abt 1878 + 6. Zebulon Norris KESSLER,   b. 30 May 1850, Kentucky, USA d. 4 Apr 1932 (Age 81 years) â–» Julia Helen FUDGE  m. 6 Apr 1899 + 7. Rachel J. KESSLER,   b. 5 Jun 1853   d. 13 Sep 1898 (Age 45 years) â–» John T. WILSON  m. Abt 1871 > 8. Martha Ann KESSLER,   b. 27 Sep 1856   d. 21 Nov 1902 (Age 46 years) â–» John MOSIER
  Family ID	F61953	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Birth - 6 Jan 1814 - Virginia, USA Death - 11 Sep 1894 - Botetourt, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Reference

  Darryl Brady. "Gross Lamb KESSLER". Brady Family Tree in Western Australia. https://www.bradyfamilytree.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I92334&tree=BRADY2008 (accessed May 3, 2025).