Peter Kessler
1822 - 1877 (55 years)-
Name Peter Kessler [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] Birth 1822 Virginia, USA 
[2, 3, 4, 5] Gender Male Residence 1850 Franklin County, Virginia, USA [2] Residence 1860 Franklin County, Virginia, USA [4] South Western District Residence 1870 Ervin, Howard, Indiana, USA [3] Death 1877 Kansas, USA [5] Burial Worden, Douglas, Kansas, USA [5] Person ID I58868 MontyHistNotes_2014 | JMMM_son James Montgomery Last Modified 8 Oct 2025
Father Stephen Kessler, b. 1791 d. 1865 (Age 74 years) Relationship natural Mother Susanna Barnhart, b. 1798 d. 1833 (Age 35 years) Relationship natural Family ID F42860 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Lydia Montgomery, b. 22 Apr 1828, Franklin County, Virginia, USA d. 26 Nov 1879, Howard County, Indiana, USA (Age 51 years) Marriage 8 May 1849 Franklin County, Virginia, USA [1] Children > 1. Susan Elizabeth Bettie Kessler, b. 9 Nov 1850, Franklin County, Virginia, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 2. Sarah Rebecca Kessler, b. 12 Nov 1852, Franklin County, Virginia, USA d. 1935 (Age 82 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]> 3. Martha Jane Kessler, b. 20 Mar 1857, Franklin County, Virginia, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F40176 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 8 Oct 2025
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Birth - 1822 - Virginia, USA 
Marriage - 8 May 1849 - Franklin County, Virginia, USA Residence - 1850 - Franklin County, Virginia, USA Residence - South Western District - 1860 - Franklin County, Virginia, USA 
Residence - 1870 - Ervin, Howard, Indiana, USA 
Death - 1877 - Kansas, USA = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Sources - [S4316] Ancestry.com, Virginia, Marriages, 1740-1850, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999;), Database online.
Record for Lydia Montgomery - [S11] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2005;;), Database online. Year: 1850; Census Place: , Franklin, Virginia; Roll: M432_944; Page: 128B; Image: .
Record for Peter Kesler - [S2937] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Ervin, Howard, Indiana; Roll: M593_324; Page: 422A; Image: 223; Family History Library Film: 545823.
Record for Peter Kesler
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1870usfedcen&h=20485772&indiv=try - [S3938] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1860; Census Place: South Western District, Franklin, Virginia; Roll: M653_1346; Page: 177; Image: 181; Family History Library Film: 805346.
Record for Peter Kissler
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=34725238&indiv=try - [S3375] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
Record for Lydia Kesler
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=49076953&indiv=try - [S4333] Wingfield, Marshall, Pioneer Families of Franklin County Virginia, (Name: Chesapeake Book Company; Location: Berryville, Virginia, USA; Date: 1964;), Pages 153-159 Montgomery Family.
Book found at California Genealogy Society
- [S4316] Ancestry.com, Virginia, Marriages, 1740-1850, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999;), Database online.