VON GESSEN Charles; DEU>NY,USA; b. 1879 Charles Von Gessen was born in Germany, perhaps Prussia 1879. He emmigrated to New York. The family is known in the USA by the name of Von Gesjen. Perhaps this was an american mis-interpretation of the german double S. If you have any information on this surname, please contact John Conover at revonoc@aol.com or go to my home page at http://members.aol.com/revonoc/index.html where you will find 50 more surnames.