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George Washington Kessel

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Birth	:	24 Feb 1872
Death	:	19 Sep 1974
Burial	:	Lahmansville Cemetery, Lahmansville, Grant County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.1309300, -79.0802900
Description	:	GRANT COUNTY MAN DIES AT AGE 102 George W. Kessel, 102, of Arthur, died Thursday at his home, Septmber 19, 1974 after an extended illness. A native of Hardy County, he was born February 24, 1872, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Kessel. His wife, Minnie (McDonald) Kessel, died in 1939. Surviving are seven daughters, Mrs. Mary VanFleet, Cumberland; Mrs. Grace Foley, Mrs. Myrtle Sites, Mrs. Lydia Brennan, Petersburg; Miss Georgia Kessel, Mrs. Daisy Cornell, Arthur, and Mrs. Wilma Raum, Forestville, Md.; two sons, Otto Kessel, Springfield, Ohio and Frank Kessel, Landover Hills, Md. One son, Russel, preceded... Read More	GRANT COUNTY MAN DIES AT AGE 102 George W. Kessel, 102, of Arthur, died Thursday at his home, Septmber 19, 1974 after an extended illness. A native of Hardy County, he was born February 24, 1872, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Kessel. His wife, Minnie (McDonald) Kessel, died in 1939. Surviving are seven daughters, Mrs. Mary VanFleet, Cumberland; Mrs. Grace Foley, Mrs. Myrtle Sites, Mrs. Lydia Brennan, Petersburg; Miss Georgia Kessel, Mrs. Daisy Cornell, Arthur, and Mrs. Wilma Raum, Forestville, Md.; two sons, Otto Kessel, Springfield, Ohio and Frank Kessel, Landover Hills, Md. One son, Russel, preceded him in death. Also among the survivors are 32 grandchildren; 52 great-grandchildren; and 11 great-great-grandchildren. A service was conducted Sunday at the Lahmansville United Methodist Church with the Rev. R. D. Smith and the Rev. Robert Wilson officiating. Interment was in the Lahmansville Cemetery. GRANT'S OLDEST CITIZEN PASSES The death on September 19 of George W. Kessel marked the passing of Grant County's oldest citizen. Aged 102 at the time of his death, he is survived by seven daughters, two sons, 32 grandchildren, 52 great-grandchildren, and 11 great-great-grandchildren. Mr. Kessel, born in Hardy County on February 24, 1872, resided in the Arthur section at the time of his death. Obit; courtesy of Dottie Hughes

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Latitude: 39.1309300
Longitude: -79.0802900

Family Members:

Spouse

Minnie McDonald Kessel

(1881 - 1939)

Children

Grace E. Kessel Foley

(unknow - 1990)

Mary E. Kessel VanFleet

(1902 - 1995)

Georgia Elberta Kessel Rohrbaugh

(1909 - 2001)

Daisy Lee Kessel Cornell

(1911 - 1990)

John Otto Kessel

(1913 - 1981)

Russel J Kessel

(1916 - 1930)

Lydia Annette Kessel Brennan

(1918 - 2010)

Frank Robert Kessel

(1924 - 1999)

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Coordinate: 39.0777700, -79.0345400

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Coordinate: 39.0777500, -79.0345600

14. Scott Bosley Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.1518300, -78.9980200

15. May Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.1161100, -79.1653130

16. Franz Cemetery
Maysville, Grant County, USA
Coordinate: 39.1182500, -79.1664300

17. Evans Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.1161900, -79.1678100

18. Muntzing Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.1161900, -79.1678100

19. Maysville Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.1131400, -79.1671900

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Coordinate: 39.0849300, -79.0058700

21. Dolly Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.1724800, -78.9933000

22. Crites Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.0747800, -79.0046700

23. Brown Cemetery
Kessel, Hardy County, USA
Coordinate: 39.0778000, -78.9994200

24. Baker Cemetery
Fisher, Hardy County, USA
Coordinate: 39.0605100, -79.0242300