Hello I am new to this list. I am searching for any information on the name Kessler/Kesler. Dr. Archibald Kenton (A.K.) first practiced in Alderson and Hominy Falls, WV. He later moved to Hinton, where he opened a small hospital. March 1898 Archibald K. Kessler, M.D., opened a hospital in Clarksburg, WV on the corner of Water Street and Washington Avenue. In 1904 Dr. A.K. Kessler decided to come to Huntington to build a second institution. The result was the Kessler Hospital and Sanitarium, which was located on the southwest corner of 4th Ave. and 5th. St. In addition to the hospital, Dr. Kessler started a school of nursing in that same year. In 1907, fourteen women were graduated from the school. After Dr. Henry Hatfield stepped down as governor of WV in 1917, he went into partnership with Dr. Kessler at his new location built in 1910 and opening in 1911, at 1st. St. and 6th Ave. It was also in 1917 that the main three-story building was added. The Kessler-Hatfield Hospital, was renamed Huntington Memorial Hospital in 1928. Dr. A.K. Kessler and his wife Heneretta (Etta) Price lived at 326 W 6th Ave in 1944. They attended Fifth Ave Baptist Church and had four children, Opie Cecil Kessler b & d 1894, Noca/Nokah Kessler m. Festes Oval Marple, Archibald Donald Kessler m. Perk Vinson and Margie Kessler m. Lewis Gates Hoyt. I would be interested in exchanging with anyone working these Marple, Vinson or Hoyt lines that could give me more information. A brother of Dr. Archibald K. Kessler was Dr. Joseph Crane Kessler. He ran the Gauley Summit Sanitarium with another brother Dr. Daniel Peck Kessler in Cowen, WV. He moved to Huntington in 1914 to be associated with the Kessler-Hatfield Hospital for a number of years. He moved his practice to Hamlin, WV in 1926 where he remained active until 1940 when he retired because of ill health. Several items of historical interest belonging to him were donated to a medical museum in Huntington, WV. Joseph C. Kessler and his wife Delora Belle Kagy, had three children, Thelma Ruth Kessler, Arthur Kagy Kessler b1905 & d 1906, Terzah Elizabeth Kessler m. Wilbur Clair Dickson. Dr Joe and Delora also raised a nephew of Dr Joe's named James (Jim or Jimmy) Peck Kessler b. 1913. By fall of 1922 James P. Kessler he was living in Huntington, WV and attending the 5th Ave. Baptist Church and was still attending there in 1926. In April 1928 he graduated elementary school and in May 1933 he graduated from Carroll District High School, Hamlin, WV. Any information at all about James P. Kessler would be appreciated. No bits of information on any of the above would be to small and I would be most appreciative for any help. Thanks you, Karen Kessler Cottrill WV Kessler/Kesler/Keslar Family Historian I am making no claims that the above information is correct and should not be posted as so. This is being given as personal information to be used for further research and not all has been documented.

Hello Thelma Kessler was one of the oldest living members of Huntington High School when it was turned into Senior Housing and various other organizations. I spoke with her on the phone and I believe at the time she was living at Morris Memorial Nursing home. She donated a photo of her school class I think it was and we had it put up on display. At the time I worked for the Huntington Housing Authority and my mother and I did the memorabelia displays for them. I am not sure if I saved her obiturary or not. It is probably online at the Putnam Post/Cabell Record site. Im sure youve seen the various pictures of the hospital and read the stories written in several publications.We have one picture in our Cabell County history book from 1911. Debbie ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2006 7:07 PM Subject: [WVCABELL] Kessler/Kesler > Hello I am new to this list. I am searching for any information on the > name > Kessler/Kesler. > > Dr. Archibald Kenton (A.K.) first practiced in Alderson and Hominy Falls, > WV. > He later moved to Hinton, where he opened a small hospital. March 1898 > Archibald K. Kessler, M.D., opened a hospital in Clarksburg, WV on the > corner of > Water Street and Washington Avenue. > > In 1904 Dr. A.K. Kessler decided to come to Huntington to build a second > institution. The result was the Kessler Hospital and Sanitarium, which was > located > on the southwest corner of 4th Ave. and 5th. St. In addition to the > hospital, > Dr. Kessler started a school of nursing in that same year. In 1907, > fourteen > women were graduated from the school. After Dr. Henry Hatfield stepped > down > as governor of WV in 1917, he went into partnership with Dr. Kessler at > his new > location built in 1910 and opening in 1911, at 1st. St. and 6th Ave. It > was > also in 1917 that the main three-story building was added. The > Kessler-Hatfield Hospital, was renamed Huntington Memorial Hospital in > 1928. > > Dr. A.K. Kessler and his wife Heneretta (Etta) Price lived at 326 W 6th > Ave > in 1944. They attended Fifth Ave Baptist Church and had four children, > Opie > Cecil Kessler b & d 1894, Noca/Nokah Kessler m. Festes Oval Marple, > Archibald > Donald Kessler m. Perk Vinson and Margie Kessler m. Lewis Gates Hoyt. I > would be > interested in exchanging with anyone working these Marple, Vinson or Hoyt > lines that could give me more information. > > A brother of Dr. Archibald K. Kessler was Dr. Joseph Crane Kessler. He ran > the Gauley Summit Sanitarium with another brother Dr. Daniel Peck Kessler > in > Cowen, WV. He moved to Huntington in 1914 to be associated with the > Kessler-Hatfield Hospital for a number of years. He moved his practice to > Hamlin, WV in > 1926 where he remained active until 1940 when he retired because of ill > health. > Several items of historical interest belonging to him were donated to a > medical museum in Huntington, WV. > > Joseph C. Kessler and his wife Delora Belle Kagy, had three children, > Thelma > Ruth Kessler, Arthur Kagy Kessler b1905 & d 1906, Terzah Elizabeth Kessler > m. > Wilbur Clair Dickson. Dr Joe and Delora also raised a nephew of Dr Joe's > named > James (Jim or Jimmy) Peck Kessler b. 1913. By fall of 1922 James P. > Kessler > he was living in Huntington, WV and attending the 5th Ave. Baptist Church > and > was still attending there in 1926. > In April 1928 he graduated elementary school and in May 1933 he graduated > from Carroll District High School, Hamlin, WV. Any information at all > about James > P. Kessler would be appreciated. > > No bits of information on any of the above would be to small and I would > be > most appreciative for any help. > Thanks you, > Karen Kessler Cottrill > > WV Kessler/Kesler/Keslar Family Historian > > I am making no claims that the above information is correct and should not > be > posted as so. This is being given as personal information to be used for > further research and not all has been documented. > > > ==== WVCABELL Mailing List ==== > Send everyone of your Cabell County > messages to:[email protected] > BE SURE TO GIVE GOOD SUBJECT LINES! > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx