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1880 MO CENSUS - 3 month old son Kessell, unnamed in census, b. Missouri, is enumerated with father Amborse Kessel, age 24, farmer, b. Virginia, and Matilda Kessel, age 20, b. Kansas, along with Joseph, age 5, Ada, age 2, and , all born in Missouri.
1900 MO CENSUS Wesley Kessel (b Mar 1880, farm laborer) enumerated with parents Ambrose (b Dec 1853, Virginia, married 22y, farmer) and Matilda A. (b Feb 1854, Arkansas, mother of 6 children, 6 living) and 4 siblings, all born in Missouri, Ada (b July 1878), Nettie (b Aug 1882), Guy (b Mar 1885) and Ruth (b Mar 1894)
1910 MO CENSUS W.A. Kessel (28y, b Missouri, farm laborer) enumerated with parents A. (56y, b Virginia, married 30y, farmer) and Matilda (55y, b Arkansas, mother of 6 children) and sister Ruth (16y, b Missouri)
WWI Draft Registration Card John Wesley Kessell, 36y, of Rt 2, Salem, Polk co; b 4 Mar 1882; railroad laborer; nearest relative mother Matilda Kessel, Rt 2, Sale
MARRIAGE John Wesley Kessel (37y, of Salem, railroad worker, b Missouri, son of Ambrose Kessel & --- Dickson) and Ellen Jarvis (39y, of Salem, clerk, divorced, b Wisconsin, dau of Dave Waters & --- Asbury) md 6 Nov 1919, Vancouver, Clark co, Washington
NOTE Ellen and William J. Jarvis were divorced in Marion co in 1915 [Marion Co divorce case 12894, Oregon State Archives]. Ellen later remarried to George Butler. She died 13 Oct 1961 at Scappoose, Columbia Co, Oregon and was buried in Columbia Memorial Gardens [OSBH DC 1961 Columbia Co #15275]
1920 OR CENSUS - John W., Kessel, age 38, b. Missouri, is enumerated with wife Ellen Kessel, age 37, b. Wisconsin, and Frank Jarvis, age 16, identified as grandson [in the household], b. N. Dakota. They are enumerated in the home of Joseph Fennell, age 79, b. Ireland, and wife Lovina, age 79, b. Canada. Ellen Kessel is identifed as the adopted daughter of Joseph Fennell.
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