Christian Whitfield KESSLER

1853 - 1855  (1 year)   Has 12 ancestors but no 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

Mary Magdaline PAINTER

UNKNOWN - 1891

Birth	UNKNOWN	Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Died	13 Mar 1891	Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
Family	Abraham C KESSLER,   b. 26 Jan 1811, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Married	12 Nov 1844	Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Children	1. Francis Marion KESSLER,   b. 11 Nov 1837, Botetourt, Virginia, USA   2. Doris Dwite KESSLER,   b. 28 Sep 1839, USA   3. James Henry KESSLER,   b. 9 Apr 1841, Illinois, USA   4. Sarah Catherine KESSLER,   b. 6 Mar 1846, Virginia, USA   5. Ferdinand H KESSLER,   b. Nov 1850, Virginia, USA   6. Lucinda KESSLER,   b. Abt 1852, Virginia, USA   7. Louvenia Ida KESSLER,   b. 13 Nov 1853, USA   8. Christian Whitfield KESSLER,   b. 14 Nov 1853, Virginia, USA   9. Lavinia KESSLER,   b. Abt 1855, Virginia, USA   10. George Henry KESSLER,   b. 20 Jul 1858, Botetourt, Virginia, USA   11. Missouri KESSLER,   b. Abt 1859, Virginia, USA   12. Loren Lee KESSLER,   b. 1861, Virginia, USA   13. Abraham Gerome KESSLER,   b. 9 Jan 1866, Botetourt, Virginia, USA   14. Charles N KESSLER,   b. Sep 1868, Virginia, USA   15. Adrian Thornley KESSLER,   b. 10 Feb 1870, Virginia, USA

Francis Marion KESSLER

1837 - 1874  (36 years)

Birth	11 Nov 1837	Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Died	23 Jun 1874	USA
Father	Abraham C KESSLER,   b. 26 Jan 1811, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Mother	Mary Magdaline PAINTER,   b. UNKNOWN, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Married	12 Nov 1844	Botetourt, Virginia, USA

Doris Dwite KESSLER

1839 - 1845  (5 years)

Birth	28 Sep 1839	USA
Died	29 Mar 1845	USA
Father	Abraham C KESSLER,   b. 26 Jan 1811, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Mother	Mary Magdaline PAINTER,   b. UNKNOWN, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Married	12 Nov 1844	Botetourt, Virginia, USA

James Henry KESSLER

1841 - 1904  (62 years)

Birth	9 Apr 1841	Illinois, USA
Died	29 Feb 1904
Father	Abraham C KESSLER,   b. 26 Jan 1811, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Mother	Mary Magdaline PAINTER,   b. UNKNOWN, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Married	12 Nov 1844	Botetourt, Virginia, USA

Sarah Catherine KESSLER

1846 - 1847  (0 years)

Birth	6 Mar 1846	Virginia, USA
Died	4 Mar 1847	Virginia, USA
Father	Abraham C KESSLER,   b. 26 Jan 1811, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Mother	Mary Magdaline PAINTER,   b. UNKNOWN, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Married	12 Nov 1844	Botetourt, Virginia, USA

Ferdinand H KESSLER

1850 - 1929  (~ 78 years)

Birth	Nov 1850	Virginia, USA
Died	29 Apr 1929
Father	Abraham C KESSLER,   b. 26 Jan 1811, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Mother	Mary Magdaline PAINTER,   b. UNKNOWN, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Married	12 Nov 1844	Botetourt, Virginia, USA

Lucinda KESSLER

Abt 1852 - DECEASED

Birth	Abt 1852	Virginia, USA
Died	DECEASED	New York, USA
Father	Abraham C KESSLER,   b. 26 Jan 1811, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Mother	Mary Magdaline PAINTER,   b. UNKNOWN, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Married	12 Nov 1844	Botetourt, Virginia, USA

Louvenia Ida KESSLER

1853 - 1870  (16 years)

Birth	13 Nov 1853	USA
Died	15 Sep 1870
Father	Abraham C KESSLER,   b. 26 Jan 1811, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Mother	Mary Magdaline PAINTER,   b. UNKNOWN, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Married	12 Nov 1844	Botetourt, Virginia, USA

Christian Whitfield KESSLER

1853 - 1855  (1 year)

Birth	14 Nov 1853	Virginia, USA
Died	11 Mar 1855	USA
Father	Abraham C KESSLER,   b. 26 Jan 1811, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Mother	Mary Magdaline PAINTER,   b. UNKNOWN, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Married	12 Nov 1844	Botetourt, Virginia, USA

Lavinia KESSLER

Abt 1855 - DECEASED

Birth	Abt 1855	Virginia, USA
Died	DECEASED
Father	Abraham C KESSLER,   b. 26 Jan 1811, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Mother	Mary Magdaline PAINTER,   b. UNKNOWN, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Married	12 Nov 1844	Botetourt, Virginia, USA

George Henry KESSLER

1858 - 1940  (82 years)

Birth	20 Jul 1858	Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Died	20 Nov 1940	Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
Father	Abraham C KESSLER,   b. 26 Jan 1811, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Mother	Mary Magdaline PAINTER,   b. UNKNOWN, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Married	12 Nov 1844	Botetourt, Virginia, USA

Missouri KESSLER

Abt 1859 - DECEASED

Birth	Abt 1859	Virginia, USA
Died	DECEASED
Father	Abraham C KESSLER,   b. 26 Jan 1811, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Mother	Mary Magdaline PAINTER,   b. UNKNOWN, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Married	12 Nov 1844	Botetourt, Virginia, USA

Loren Lee KESSLER

1861 - 1937  (76 years)

Birth	1861	Virginia, USA
Died	1937	Kansas, USA
Father	Abraham C KESSLER,   b. 26 Jan 1811, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Mother	Mary Magdaline PAINTER,   b. UNKNOWN, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Married	12 Nov 1844	Botetourt, Virginia, USA

Abraham Gerome KESSLER

1866 - 1949  (82 years)

Birth	9 Jan 1866	Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Died	1949	Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
Father	Abraham C KESSLER,   b. 26 Jan 1811, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Mother	Mary Magdaline PAINTER,   b. UNKNOWN, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Married	12 Nov 1844	Botetourt, Virginia, USA

Charles N KESSLER

1868 - 1948  (~ 79 years)

Birth	Sep 1868	Virginia, USA
Died	8 Jun 1948	Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
Father	Abraham C KESSLER,   b. 26 Jan 1811, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Mother	Mary Magdaline PAINTER,   b. UNKNOWN, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Married	12 Nov 1844	Botetourt, Virginia, USA

Adrian Thornley KESSLER

1870 - 1879  (9 years)

Birth	10 Feb 1870	Virginia, USA
Died	29 Mar 1879	Virginia, USA
Father	Abraham C KESSLER,   b. 26 Jan 1811, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Mother	Mary Magdaline PAINTER,   b. UNKNOWN, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Married	12 Nov 1844	Botetourt, Virginia, USA

Abraham C KESSLER

1811 - 1885  (74 years)

Birth	26 Jan 1811	Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Died	3 Sep 1885	Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
Father	Abraham KESSLER,   b. 25 Jan 1778, Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA
Mother	Catherine HALPER,   b. 17 Dec 1781, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA
Married	20 Oct 1800	Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Family	Mary Magdaline PAINTER,   b. UNKNOWN, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Married	12 Nov 1844	Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Children	1. Francis Marion KESSLER,   b. 11 Nov 1837, Botetourt, Virginia, USA   2. Doris Dwite KESSLER,   b. 28 Sep 1839, USA   3. James Henry KESSLER,   b. 9 Apr 1841, Illinois, USA   4. Sarah Catherine KESSLER,   b. 6 Mar 1846, Virginia, USA   5. Ferdinand H KESSLER,   b. Nov 1850, Virginia, USA   6. Lucinda KESSLER,   b. Abt 1852, Virginia, USA   7. Louvenia Ida KESSLER,   b. 13 Nov 1853, USA   8. Christian Whitfield KESSLER,   b. 14 Nov 1853, Virginia, USA   9. Lavinia KESSLER,   b. Abt 1855, Virginia, USA   10. George Henry KESSLER,   b. 20 Jul 1858, Botetourt, Virginia, USA   11. Missouri KESSLER,   b. Abt 1859, Virginia, USA   12. Loren Lee KESSLER,   b. 1861, Virginia, USA   13. Abraham Gerome KESSLER,   b. 9 Jan 1866, Botetourt, Virginia, USA   14. Charles N KESSLER,   b. Sep 1868, Virginia, USA   15. Adrian Thornley KESSLER,   b. 10 Feb 1870, Virginia, USA

Mary Magdaline PAINTER

UNKNOWN - 1891

Birth	UNKNOWN	Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Died	13 Mar 1891	Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
Family	Abraham C KESSLER,   b. 26 Jan 1811, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Married	12 Nov 1844	Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Children	1. Francis Marion KESSLER,   b. 11 Nov 1837, Botetourt, Virginia, USA   2. Doris Dwite KESSLER,   b. 28 Sep 1839, USA   3. James Henry KESSLER,   b. 9 Apr 1841, Illinois, USA   4. Sarah Catherine KESSLER,   b. 6 Mar 1846, Virginia, USA   5. Ferdinand H KESSLER,   b. Nov 1850, Virginia, USA   6. Lucinda KESSLER,   b. Abt 1852, Virginia, USA   7. Louvenia Ida KESSLER,   b. 13 Nov 1853, USA   8. Christian Whitfield KESSLER,   b. 14 Nov 1853, Virginia, USA   9. Lavinia KESSLER,   b. Abt 1855, Virginia, USA   10. George Henry KESSLER,   b. 20 Jul 1858, Botetourt, Virginia, USA   11. Missouri KESSLER,   b. Abt 1859, Virginia, USA   12. Loren Lee KESSLER,   b. 1861, Virginia, USA   13. Abraham Gerome KESSLER,   b. 9 Jan 1866, Botetourt, Virginia, USA   14. Charles N KESSLER,   b. Sep 1868, Virginia, USA   15. Adrian Thornley KESSLER,   b. 10 Feb 1870, Virginia, USA

• Name	Christian Whitfield KESSLER
  Relationship	with Rodney VOJVODICH
  Birth	14 Nov 1853	Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	11 Mar 1855	USA
  Siblings	14 siblings
  1. Francis Marion KESSLER,   b. 11 Nov 1837, Botetourt, Virginia, USA d. 23 Jun 1874, USA
  2. Doris Dwite KESSLER,   b. 28 Sep 1839, USA d. 29 Mar 1845, USA
  3. James Henry KESSLER,   b. 9 Apr 1841, Illinois, USA d. 29 Feb 1904
  4. Sarah Catherine KESSLER,   b. 6 Mar 1846, Virginia, USA d. 4 Mar 1847, Virginia, USA
  5. Ferdinand H KESSLER,   b. Nov 1850, Virginia, USA d. 29 Apr 1929
  6. Lucinda KESSLER,   b. Abt 1852, Virginia, USA d. DECEASED, New York, USA
  7. Louvenia Ida KESSLER,   b. 13 Nov 1853, USA d. 15 Sep 1870
  8. Lavinia KESSLER,   b. Abt 1855, Virginia, USA d. DECEASED
  9. George Henry KESSLER,   b. 20 Jul 1858, Botetourt, Virginia, USA d. 20 Nov 1940, Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
  10. Missouri KESSLER,   b. Abt 1859, Virginia, USA d. DECEASED
  11. Loren Lee KESSLER,   b. 1861, Virginia, USA d. 1937, Kansas, USA
  12. Abraham Gerome KESSLER,   b. 9 Jan 1866, Botetourt, Virginia, USA d. 1949, Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
  13. Charles N KESSLER,   b. Sep 1868, Virginia, USA d. 8 Jun 1948, Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
  14. Adrian Thornley KESSLER,   b. 10 Feb 1870, Virginia, USA d. 29 Mar 1879, Virginia, 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)  (3 x Great Grandfather)  Mary Magdaline PAINTER,   b. UNKNOWN, Botetourt, Virginia, USA d. 13 Mar 1891, Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA   (Mother)
  Siblings	8 brothers and 6 sisters
  1. Francis Marion KESSLER,   b. 11 Nov 1837, Botetourt, Virginia, USA d. 23 Jun 1874, USA  (Age 36 years)   2. Doris Dwite KESSLER,   b. 28 Sep 1839, USA d. 29 Mar 1845, USA  (Age 5 years)   3. James Henry KESSLER,   b. 9 Apr 1841, Illinois, USA d. 29 Feb 1904  (Age 62 years)   4. Sarah Catherine KESSLER,   b. 6 Mar 1846, Virginia, USA d. 4 Mar 1847, Virginia, USA  (Age 0 years)   5. Ferdinand H KESSLER,   b. Nov 1850, Virginia, USA d. 29 Apr 1929  (Age ~ 78 years)   6. Lucinda KESSLER,   b. Abt 1852, Virginia, USA d. DECEASED, New York, USA   7. Louvenia Ida KESSLER,   b. 13 Nov 1853, USA d. 15 Sep 1870  (Age 16 years)   8. Christian Whitfield KESSLER,   b. 14 Nov 1853, Virginia, USA d. 11 Mar 1855, USA  (Age 1 year)   9. Lavinia KESSLER,   b. Abt 1855, Virginia, USA d. DECEASED   10. George Henry KESSLER,   b. 20 Jul 1858, Botetourt, Virginia, USA d. 20 Nov 1940, Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA  (Age 82 years)   11. Missouri KESSLER,   b. Abt 1859, Virginia, USA d. DECEASED   12. Loren Lee KESSLER,   b. 1861, Virginia, USA d. 1937, Kansas, USA  (Age 76 years)   13. Abraham Gerome KESSLER,   b. 9 Jan 1866, Botetourt, Virginia, USA d. 1949, Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA  (Age 82 years)   14. Charles N KESSLER,   b. Sep 1868, Virginia, USA d. 8 Jun 1948, Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA  (Age ~ 79 years)   15. Adrian Thornley KESSLER,   b. 10 Feb 1870, Virginia, USA d. 29 Mar 1879, Virginia, USA  (Age 9 years)
  Person ID	I93896	MyBradyTree

  
  

  Father	Abraham C KESSLER,   b. 26 Jan 1811, Botetourt, Virginia, USA d. 3 Sep 1885, Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Mary Magdaline PAINTER,   b. UNKNOWN, Botetourt, Virginia, USA d. 13 Mar 1891, Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
  Marriage	12 Nov 1844	Botetourt, Virginia, USA
  Family ID	F62580	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  #BFTWA. "Christian Whitfield KESSLER". Brady Family Tree in Western Australia. https://www.bradyfamilytree.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I93896&tree=BRADY2008 (accessed June 17, 2025).