In a message dated 1/9/05 11:01:22 PM, [email protected] writes: << Thank you Sue for sharing the obituaries with those that were searching for the Fleshman family. I have no connection to the Fleshman line but I was intrigued when I noticed that one of the surviving sisters of Sylvia M. Fleshman was listed as Lola KESSLER. Does anyone have any idea what Sylvia Fleshman's maiden name could have been or who her sister Lola was married too? I'm always looking for anything related to the name Kessler especially in the central and southern part of the state. Thanks for any help. Karen Kessler Cottrill WV Kessler/Kesler/Keslar Family Historian >> Dear friends on the Raleigh & Summers Co lists I would like to personally thank [email protected], [email protected], Rita O'Brien- [email protected], [email protected] and others for giving me enough information to piece together the connected of Lola Wiseman and Samuel Haven Kessler. It warms my heart to see such cooperation and willingness to help out fellow genealogists. I now have Samuel H. Kessler back to 1728. From "Out From The Blue Ridge, A Genealogical History of the Johannes Kessler/Kesler Family of Botetourt Co., VA" by Morris S. Kessler 1994, Volume II pg. 287. Samuel Haven Kessler and his wife Lola lived at Marmet, WV and had about 7 children, names unknown. Now we know the names from the obituary of Lola. Thanks again to everyone. Name: Samuel Haven KESSLER Birth: ca 1900 Fayette Co., WV Father: George W KESSLER (1871-) Mother: Sarah Ada Elizabeth DELUNG (1879-) Misc. Notes They lived at Marmet, WV Spouse: Lola WISEMAN Birth: 25 Feb 1903 Death: 2 Sep 2000 Beckley, Raleigh Co., WV Burial: Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Prosperity, WV Father: Erastus Albert WISEMAN (1880-1914) Mother: Sarah Hattie PHIPPS (1881-1939) Children 1 M: Charles P KESSLER 2 F: Margaret J KESSLER Spouse: Uknown REID 3 F: Mary F KESSLER Spouse: Unknown PERDUE 4 F: Lola M KESSLER Spouse: Unknown CORNELL 5 F: June KESSLER Spouse: Unknown TOLLIVER 6 F: Charlotte M KESSLER Spouse: Unknown BURGESS 7 F: Janet G KESSLER Spouse: Unknown WILLIAMS ********************************** Parents of Lola Wiseman Kessler Name: Erastus Albert WISEMAN Birth: 1 Jan 1880 Raleigh Co., WV Death: 28 Apr 1914 Eccles, Raleigh Co., WV Burial: Cemetery on Old Mattsville Road, between Route 3 and Harper, Raleigh Co WV Residence 1: 1910 Raleigh Co WV - Household #232 - Trap Hill District Residence 2: 1900 Raleigh Co WV - Household #17 - Town District Marriage: 28 Apr 1900 Raleigh Co., WV Spouse: Sarah Hattie PHIPPS Birth: 27 Mar 1881 Death: 1939 Father: David Crockett PHIPPS Mother: Mary Luverna MILAM Children 1 M: Tillen WISEMAN Birth: 21 Aug 1901 Death: Sep 1962 Spouse: Edith Marie ALIFF Marriage: ca 1922 2 F: Lola WISEMAN Birth: 25 Feb 1903 Death: 2 Sep 2000 Beckley, Raleigh Co., WV Spouse: Samuel Haven KESSLER 3 F: Lula WISEMAN Birth: 1903 4 F: Bessie Faye WISEMAN Birth: 8 Nov 1905 Raleigh Co., WV Death: 17 Dec 1978 Bluefield, Mercer Co., V Spouse: Charles Loammi BARRY 5 F: Flossie WISEMAN Birth: 31 Dec 1907 Sweeneysburg, Raleigh Co., WV Death: 15 Aug 1988 Beckley, Raleigh Co., WV Spouse: Ira Ashton MARTIN 6 M: Eaods WISEMAN Birth: 1909 7 F: Sylvia WISEMAN Birth: 10 May 1911 Cranberry, WV Death: 17 Sep 1991 Beckley, Raleigh Co., WV Spouse: Frank FLESHMAN 8 F: Alice Marie WISEMAN Birth: 16 Jan 1914 Death: 24 Jun 2001 Raleigh Co., WV Spouse: Glen L HAGA 9 M: Earl WISEMAN Please report corrections or additions to... 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.