This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Joyful Surnames: KERSTETTER, RISHEL, RIAL, PULVER, KLINE Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.calhoun/4048/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I will be visiting Calhoun & St Joseph Counties in a few weeks and wondered if anyone has any recommendations for the best place(s) to research in Calhoun County. My John Kerstetter family lived in Leroy Township on the 1870 & 1880 Census (Ancestry.com has them indexed as Kaslator on the 1870 census). I have a copy of the 1873 Leroy Township Atlas which shows J Kerstetter owning land in the SW/4 of the NW/4 of section 33. The 1894 Atlas shows this same land owned by D.D. Rishel (which is John Kerstetter's wife's family). I'd like to find records related to this land, and any other tidbits of information available about the family (other than the census, marriage & death records that I already have). *John KERSTETTER (b. about April 1822 PA, d. 13 Feb 1913, St Joseph County, MI) *Mary (Rishel) KERSTETTER (b. 30 Sep 1828, d. 11 Dec 1901, St Joseph County, MI) *John S KERSTETTER (b. 26 Dec 1849 PA, d. 21 Aug 1924, St Joseph County, MI. Married Emeline J Clark) *David H KERSTETTTER (b. 29 Dec 1851 PA, d. 13 May 1928, St Joseph County, MI. Married 1: Maggie Forbes or Forber, Married 2: Mary A Fliger) *Sarah Jane KERSTETTER (b. 15 May 1853 PA, died 10 Nov 1855, St Joseph County, MI) *Mary A KERSTETTER (b. 04 July 1855 St Joseph Co, MI, death unknown, probably Oregon; married Walter C Riley. Also went by the name Mate ot Mattie) *Lewis J C KERSTETTER (b. 25 Oct 1856 St Joseph Co, MI, a twin, d. 15 Nov 1952 Vancouver, Clark, WA. Married 1: Orpha Jane "Jennie" VanHyning; Married 2: May Eleanor Totten) *Louisa R KERSTETTER (b. 25 Oct 1856 St Joseph Co, MI, a twin, d. 22 Jan 1936 Grand Rapids, Kent, MI; married George Francis Pulver) *Jonathan Elmer KERSTETTER (b. 22 Mar 1858, St Joseph County, MI; d. 1 June 1925 Des Moines, Polk, Iowa. Married Clara A Hall) *Jeremiah S KERSTETTER (b. Feb 1860 St Joseph or Calhoun County, MI; d. 15 Nov 1879 in Kalamazoo, but his death is recorded in Calhoun County Records) *Charles KERSTETTER (b. 7 May 1862 St Joseph or Calhoun County, MI; d. 10 Feb 1888, St Joseph County, MI) *Loretta "Etta" KERSTETTER (b. 26 Nov 1863 St Joseph or Calhoun County, MI; d. 2 May 1856 South Bend, St Joseph County, Indiana; Married Alvin L RIAL) *Clarissa KERSTETTER (b. 1865 St Joseph or Calhoun County MI, died Unknown; Married 1: Charles W Buell; Married 2: James S. Kline; Last known residence 10 April 1930 South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana) *George W KERSTETTER (b. 5 May 1867 St Joseph or Calhoun County, MI; d. 21 Oct 1878 Leroy, Calhoun, MI) Joy Kersteter jkersteter@aol.com Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.