Reverend August John Kessler
Parents
Christopher Kessler
Christopher Kessler
1821 - 1902
Anna Maria Assman
Anna Maria Assman
1825 - 1903
Siblings
John Kessler
John Kessler
1850 - 1914
Joseph J. Kessler
Joseph J. Kessler
1852 - 1892
Mathias J. Kessler
Mathias J. Kessler
1854 - 1876
William N. Kessler
William N. Kessler
1855 - 1929
Edmund C. Kessler
Edmund C. Kessler
1860 - 1884
John Clem Kessler
John Clem Kessler
1864 - 1961
Clara Mary Kessler
Clara Mary Kessler
1865 - 1945

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78868842

1892


Jul 3
Age: 23y

ordination


Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA ⇓
Ss Peter And Paul Cathedralohn S. Foley, D.D. Bishop of Detroit.

1900


Jun 15
Age: 31y

census


Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA ⇓
n 28 Jay Street. His brother Mathias died in 1876 of the Typhoid Fever.d 2 others live with him.
2 Sources ⇓

1905


May 22
Age: 36y

1910


Apr 15
Age: 41y

census


Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA ⇓
. He owns his home on Sargent Street in Detroit. Though his birth record lists his name as iAugust/i, he goe by "iJohn A./i" There are several lodgers who live with him along with a housekeeper.
1 Source ⇓

1914


Nov 26
Age: 46y

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Saint Ignace, Mackinac, Michigan, USA ⇓
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St. Ignace Enterprise Called By Death. Mrs. Peter Hansen, Aged Pioneer, Passed Away Friday Mornin at 8 O'clock. Mrs. Peter Hansen, a pioneed resident of this city, died at 8 o'clock last Friday morning, November 20, at the age of 88 years. The funeral took place from St. Ignatius church Monday morning, the interment being in the Catholic cemetery. The maiden name of the deceased was Theresa Ossman. She was married to Mr. Hansen in Detroit and was left a widow 25 years ago, her husband dying in Garden Bay in 1889. Her eldest son, Joseph, was drowned in the straits of Mackinaw in 1888. Mrs. Hansen has been a resident of St. Ignace for 35 years and had a wide circle of friends who deeply mourn her death. She was the last of the Ossman family. She was the mother of nine children, of whom but four survive. Mrs. Otto Peach, Mrs. Peter Lynch, Paul Hansen, all of this city, and Mrs. William Bentgen of Chicago. Mrs. Bentgen and Miss Sadie Lynch, the latter of Detroit were in attendance at the funeral. Father J.A. Kessler, a nephew of the deceased, was expected from Detroit to say the funeral mass, but was detained by the death of his brother, which occured Thursday.
1 Source ⇓

1920


Feb 3
Age: 51y

census


Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA ⇓
e resides with Rev. John J. Kiendler and several others who are listed as servants.
1 Source ⇓

1922


Aug 23
Age: 54y

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Ts his father's name as Christopher Kessler who immigrated about 1845 and arrived at the Port of New York. He will be traveling to Holland, Germany, France, England and Belgium for pleasure as well as to visit relatives and for his health. He is 54 years old and stands 6 feet 2 inches. He has blue eyes and blonde hair. His face is round and his complexion is fair. There is a photo included, but it is not a good one.
1 Source ⇓

1922


Nov 4
Age: 54y

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Rotterdam, , Zuid-Holland, Netherlands ⇓
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of heart diseased Clara and 2 brothers, William and Clement. St. Francis Hospital, Holland

1922


Nov 5
Age: 54y

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Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA ⇓
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Detroit Free Press Pastor of East Side Church, on European Trip, Is Victim of Heart Disease. Word of the death Friday of the Rev. Father John A. Kessler, for 24 years pastor of St. John, the Evangelist church, East Grand boulevard, in Rotterdam, Holland, was cabled to Bishop M. J. Gallagher. Father Kessler succumbed Friday shortly after being...
1 Source ⇓

1922


Nov 5
Age: 54y

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EAST SIDE PRIEST, WHO DIES WHILE ON FOREIGN TRIP Detroit Free Press (1858-1922) - Detroit, Mich. Author: tabPhoto by C. M. Hayes & Co. Date: tabNov 5, 1922 Start Page: tab14 Pages: tab1 Text Word Count: tab22

1922


Nov 5
Age: 54y

1922


Nov 16
Age: 54y

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Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA ⇓
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BODY OF PRIEST TO LIE IN STATE Rev. J. A. Kessler's Funeral Will Be Held Friday. Detroit Free Press (1858-1922) - Detroit, Mich. Date: tabNov 16, 1922 Start Page: tab28 Pages: tab1 Text Word Count: tab234

1922


Nov 17
Age: 54y

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Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA ⇓
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Mt. Olivet Cemetery Lisa, Your uncle is in a lot by himself. Below is the information that we have for him: John A. Kessler Date of death - 11/3/1922 Date of interment - 11/17/1922 Funeral home - Schulte Church - St. John Evangelical (Rotterdam, Holland) Age - 54 years 2 months 23 days

2018


Dec 28
Age: 150y

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F Birth: 1868 Death: 1922 (aged 53 54) Burial: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA Plot: Section 32, Lot 56, Space 3 Memorial #: 78868842 Family Members tabParents tabtabChristopher Kessler tab1821-1902 tabtabAnna Maria Aschmann Kessler tab1825-1903 tabSiblings tabtabJohn Kessler tab1850-1914 tabtabJoseph J. Kessler tab1852-1892 tabtabWilliam N. Kessler tab1856-1929 tabtabMary Katherine Kessler Schulte tab1858-1938 tabtabJohn Clem Kessler tab1864-1961 tabtabClara Kessler McKnight tab1867-1945 Created by: Lisa Haerens (47160302) Added: 21 Oct 2011 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78868842/john-a_-kessler Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 28 December 2018), memorial page for Rev John A. Kessler (1868 1922), Find A Grave Memorial no. 78868842, citing Mount Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA ; Maintained by Lisa Haerens (contributor 47160302) .