NOTES:
IOOF Register of Burials - "Mr. Alo Kessel, age 70, acquired anemia"
1880 CENSUS - Ambrose Kessel, age 24, farmer, b. Virginia, is enumerated with wife Matilda Kessel, age 20, b. Kansas, along with Joseph, age 5, Ada, age 2, and 3 month old son, unnamed in census, all born in Missouri
1900 MO CENSUS Ambrose Kessel (b Dec 1853, Virginia, married 22y, farmer) enumerated with wife Matilda A. (b Feb 1854, Arkansas, mother of 6 children, 6 living) and 5 children, all born in Missouri, Ada (b July 1878), Wesley (b Mar 1880, farm laborer), Nettie (b Aug 1882), Guy (b Mar 1885) and Ruth (b Mar 1894)
1910 MO CENSUS A. Kessel (56y, b Virginia, married 30y, farmer) enumerated with wife Matilda (55y, b Arkansas, mother of 6 children) and 2 children, W.A. [male] (28y, b Missouri, farm laborer) and Ruth (16y, b Missouri)
1920 OR CENSUS Ambrose Kessel (66y, b West Virginia, laborer) enumerated with wife Matilda A. (63y, b Arkansas) and grandson Emmet A. Dixon [Dickson] (20y, b Missouri, laborer)
DISCREPANCY - DC gives year of birth as 1853, marker as 1854.
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