1.3.5.3 Elias “Eli” Keslar (20 Jan 1807-6 Mar 1875)
1.3.5.3 Elias ‘Eli’ (20 Jan 1807-6 Mar 1875) was born in Donegal Township and was only an infant when his grandfather, Andreas, passed. Although he may have heard stories about life in Jefferson, Maryland from his parents, uncles, and aunts, and perhaps visited there once or twice, Donegal was his “home.” His parents, Peter and Mary Slater Keslar, were 28 and 26 years old, respectively, when he was born. His oldest sister, Sarah Jane, was three years old and Agnes ‘Nancy’ was only one year old when Eli was born, so they likely were very close as they grew up on their father’s farm.
He married Eleanor ‘Ellen’ Hunter (30 Dec 1810-30 Apr 1882) in 1826. They had eight children, and their children reproduced prodigiously, leading to a tree of direct descendants. Some of their offspring moved to many different locations — some to Somerset County, Pennsylvania to work in the coal mines, some to Pittsburgh, and others to locations in Ohio and throughout the U.S.
Here are the U.S. Census entries for Eli and Ellen.
- 1810: Saltlick Township, Fayette County, Pa. (p. 9/12)
Peter Kessler
1 male<10 = Eli (1807)
2 males 16-25 = ??? Brothers ???
1 male 26-44 = Peter (1778)
2 females<10 = Agnes Nancy (1805) & Elizabeth (1809)
1 female 10-15 = Sarah (1802)
1 female 16-25 = wife Mary Slater Kessler (1780?)
1 female 44+ = His mother … Mary Rehman Kessler? - 1820: Donegal Township, Westmoreland County, Pa. (p. 3/12)
Peter Kessler
3 males <10 = Samuel (1813) John (1815) William (1817)
3 males 10-15 = Eli (1807)
1 male 16-25 = ????
1 male 26-44 = Peter (1778)
1 female <10 = Elizabeth (1809) Barbara (1810)
1 female 10-15 = Sarah (1802) Agnes(1805 ?)
1 female 26-44 = wife Mary Slater Kessler (1780) - 1830: Donegal Township, Westmoreland County, Pa. (17/26) Peter Keslar
–2 males 10-14 John S (1815) & William (1817)
–1 male 15-19 Samuel (1813)
–1 male 50-59 Peter (1778)
–1 female 40-49 Mary (1780) - 1840: Donegal Township, Westmoreland County, Pa. (140/203) Elias Keslar
1 male <5 = Peter J (1838)
1 male 30-39 = Elias (1807)
2 females <5 = (Sarah Jane 1836 and ????)
1 female 5-9 = (Martha 1833)
1 female 20-29 = Ellen (1810) - 1850: Donegal Township, Westmoreland County, Pa. (10&11/61 22 Aug)
Eli Keplar 44, Ellen 42, Martha P. 17, Sarah J 14, Peter 12, William 8, Mary 6, John 4, Eliza 2 - 1860: Donegal Township, Westmoreland County, Pa. (p. 12/35 12 Jun) Eli Kestler 52 (farmer), Ellen 48, Mary 16, William 18, John 13, David F. 8 (Eliza 10 (living next door with family from Germany)
- 1870: Donegal Township, Westmoreland County, Pa (18/34 26 Jun) Elias Kesler 63 (1807), Eleanor 59, Eliza 19, William Lohr 36, Sarah J. Kesler Lohr 34, Elton S. Lohr 6, Jesse Lohr 4, baby Lohr 3 months Next door to Elias — deceased Rebecca 25, Ellen 3 Living — John Albert 2
- 1880: Donegal Township, Westmoreland County, PA (20/29 15 Jun) William Cummings 27 (molder), Eliza 31, Daisy 5, Bessie 3, McGregor 1, Ellen Keslar 69 (mother-in-law) Notes: Lives only one door from: Andrew 78 (retired farmer), Sarah 76, Maria 63 (sister) Lives next door to: John R. Lohr 75, Maria Lohr 50, and Lulie Keslar 1 (niece)
Descendants of Eli and Ellen:
1.3.5.3.1 Martha Ann Keslar Flack (b: 19 Jan 1833 Donegal Township, Pa.-d: Feb 1913 Strawn, Kansas) married Lewis H. Flack (b: 12 Nov 1833 Donegal Township, Pa.-d: 1907 Kansas) on 7 Aug 1853. They had six children.
1.3.5.3.1.1 Mary Belinda Flack Kimble (b: 10 Dec 1853 Ohio-d: 30 Mar 1918 Lyon County, KS)
1.3.5.3.1.2 John E. Flack (b: 31 Dec 1854 Ohio-d: 1856 Upper Sandusky, Ohio)
1.3.5.3.1.3 William Ray Flack (b: 6 Nov 1862 Ohio-d: 1934)
1.3.5.3.1.4 Ida Ellen Flack Mcauley (b: 1 Oct 1865 Ohio-d: 3 Dec 1943)
1.3.5.3.1.5 Lula ‘Lulu’ M. Flack (b: Abt 1874 Kansas-d: Aft. 1940)
1.3.5.3.1.6 George W. Flack (b: Aug 1876 Kansas-d: Aft 1900)
1.3.5.3.2 Sarah Jane Keslar Lohr (b: Sep 1836 Donegal Township, Pa.-d: 25 Dec 1913 Fayette County, Pa.) married William Hess Lohr (b: 3 Sep 1836 Donegal Township, Pa.-d: 4 Feb 1923 Fayette County, Pa). They had three children.
1.3.5.3.2.1 Elton Lohr (b: Jun 1861 Donegal Township, Pa.-d: Aft. 1900-Bef. 1941)
1.3.5.3.2.2 Jesse Fulwood Lohr (b: 1 Jun 1866 Donegal Township, Pa.-d: 19 Jun 1941 Fayette County, Pa.) married Mary Kathryn ‘Kate’ Wilson Lohr (b: 4 Aug 1871-d: 20 Jan 1928 Allegheny Cty, Pa.)
1.3.5.3.2.3 Harry Shupe Lohr (b: 17 Sep 1879 Donegal Township, Pa.-d:31 Mar 1952 Uniontown, Fayette, Pa) married Minnie B. Finley Lohr m: 29 Jul 1904 (b: Sep 1881 Fayette Cty, Pa.-d:Aft. 1928 Uniontown, Fayette, Pa)
1.3.5.3.3 Peter J. Keslar (b: 16 Feb 1838 Donegal Township-d: 12 Feb 1915 Fayette County, Pa.) married Amanda J. Randolph Keslar (b: 1 Nov 1846-d: 28 Jan 1938 Fayette County, Pa). They had nine children.
1.3.5.3.3.1 Permilla ‘Millie’ Keslar (b: 24 Oct 1868-d: 13 Sep 1877 Fayette County, Pa)
1.3.5.3.3.2 McIntyre Keslar (b: 24 Oct 1869-d: 13 Sep 1870 Fayette County, Pa)
1.3.5.3.3.3 Annie Keslar (b: 7 Oct 1871-d: 15 Aug 1873 Fayette County, Pa)
1.3.5.3.3.4 Ellen ‘Ella’ Keslar (b: 25 Mar 1873-d: 28 Jan 1890 Pa)
1.3.5.3.3.5 Jessie Keslar (b: 16 Jan 1876-d: 13 Jun 1879 Pa)
1.3.5.3.3.6 Edward Forrest Keslar (b: 28 Jun 1877-d: 12 May 1935) married Mary Dowling Keslar (b: 26 Jul 1896-d: 21 Feb 1956 Connellsville, Pa). They had four children.
1.3.5.3.3.6.1 Edwin Forrest Keslar Jr. (b: 14 Sep 1915-d: 27 Feb 2005 Pittsburgh, Pa)
1.3.5.3.3.6.2 Peter Jay Keslar (b: 27 Feb 1917-d: 5 Jun 1921)
1.3.5.3.3.6.3 Leroy ‘Roy’ Richard Keslar (b: 14 Oct 1924-d: 22 Aug 1999 Westmoreland County, Pa)
1.3.5.3.3.6.4 Patricia N. Keslar Hosfelt (b: 5 Nov 1927-d: living)
1.3.5.3.3.7 Leroy ‘Roy’ Keslar (never married b: 28 Jan 1880-d: 19 Jul 1958 Pittsburgh)
1.3.5.3.3.8 Lewis Peter Keslar (b: 1 Apr 1884-d: 9 Nov 1967 Connellsville, Pa) married Elizabeth ‘Eliza’ Florence Frew Keslar (b: 13 Mar 1887-d: 4 Mar 1984 Connellsville, Pa). They had one daughter.
1.3.5.3.3.8.1 Elizabeth L. ‘Betty Lou’ Keslar (b: Abt 1927-d: ?)
1.3.5.3.3.9 Charles Beswich Keslar (b: 12 Jul 1887-d: 18 Feb 1947 Connellsville, Pa) married Sue J. Ayers Keslar (b: 7 Feb 1888-d: 5 Aug 1945 Connellsville, Pa). They had three children.
1.3.5.3.3.9.1 Lewis Keslar (b: 9 Jan 1909 Somerset, Pa-d: 21 Jan 1909)
1.3.5.3.3.9.2 Randall C. ‘Randy’ Keslar (b: 23 Dec 1912-d: Oct 1987 Westmoreland County, Pa)
1.3.5.3.3.9.3 Pearl M. Keslar Beloy (b: 18 Jan 1917-d: 20 Apr 1977 Lancaster, Ca)
1.3.5.3.4 William Hunter Keslar (b:19 0ct 1842 Donegal Township-d: 14 Jan 1926, Somerset, Pa.) married Rebecca A. Correll Keslar m: Apr 1864 (b: 1845 Somerset Cnty Pa-d: Mar 1870 Westmoreland County, Pa.). After Rebecca died, he married Emma McClintock Keslar m: ? (b: 12 Oct 1852 Somerset Cnty Pa-d: 10 Nov 1923).
1.3.5.3.4.1 John Albert Keslar (b: 1 Mar 1868 Donegal-d: 16 Apr 1927 Connellsville, Pa) married Alice Blanche Horner Keslar m: 7 Apr 1904 (b: 14 Mar 1876 Donegal-d: 28 Dec 1959 Connellsville, Pa). They had four children.
1.3.5.3.4.1.1 Albert Horner Keslar (b: 26 Jan 1904 Connellsville, Pa-d: 26 Oct 1911 Connellsville, Pa)
1.3.5.3.4.1.2 Harold Cummings Keslar (b: 26 Nov 1906 Connellsville, Pa-d: 14 Jun 1970 Comal, TX)
1.3.5.3.4.1.3 Edna F. Keslar (b: 29 Apr 1910 Connellsville, Pa-d: 5 Aug 1999 Bexar County, TX)
1.3.5.3.4.1.4 Grace E. Keslar (b: Abt Feb 1914 Connellsville, Pa-d: 1975)
1.3.5.3.4.2 Margary Keslar Nickelson (b: 22 Mar 1874-d: 15 Jan 1925 Somerset, Pa.) married Winfield Scott Nickelson m: 25 May 1896 (b: Nov 28, 1858-d: 29 Mar 1934 Somerset, Pa.). They had three children.
1.3.5.3.4.2.1 Minnie A. Nickelson Gowans (b: 20 Feb 1896-d: 12 Mar 1921 Pittsburgh, Pa.)
1.3.5.3.4.2.2 Bessie J. Nickelson (b: Mar 1897-d: ?)
1.3.5.3.4.2.3 John William Nickelson (coal miner b: 15 Apr 1898-d: 10 Jan 1927 Somerset County, Pa) married Sophia Nickelson (b: ?-d: ? Somerset County, Pa)
1.3.5.3.4.2.4 Emma Nickelson Foy (b: 1 May 1901-d: 29 Aug 1920 Somerset, Pa.)
1.3.5.3.4.2.5 Harry W Nickelson (b: Abt 1907-d: ?)
1.3.5.3.4.3 Elton Lora Kesler (b: 7 Aug 1875-d: 23 Feb 1938 Somerset County, Pa) married Sadie Phillippi Kesler m: 27 May 1897 (b: 28 Jul 1877-d: 5 Jan 1932 Somerset County, Pa). They had four children.
1.3.5.3.4.3.1 Raymond Alvin Kesler (b: 4 Aug 1898 Ursina, Pa-d: 15 Feb 1973 Somerset, Pa) married Lena F. Mulhollen Keslar (b: 21 May 1891 Mountaindale, Pa-d: Jan 1983 Somerset, Pa)
1.3.5.3.4.3.2 Harry Earl Kesler (b: 20 Aug 1902-d: Sep 1974 Montour, Pa)
1.3.5.3.4.3.3 Marie Silva Keslar Kreger (b: 20 Mar 1906-d: 18 May 2006 Somerset County, Pa)
1.3.5.3.4.3.4 Albert Ross Kesler (b: 31 Mar 1909-d: 27 Apr 1983 Somerset County, Pa)
1.3.5.3.4.4 Charles ‘Charley’ Keslar (b: 21 Jun 1879 Somerset County, Pa.-d: 8 Aug 1891 Ursina, Somerset County, Pa.)
1.3.5.3.4.5 Lewis Fleck Keslar (b: 11 Oct 1880 Somerset County, Pa-d: 29 Dec 1950 Pittsburgh, Pa) married Ida L Sweitzer Keslar (b: May 1882-d: 2 Oct 1947 Somerset County, Pa). They had eight children.
1.3.5.3.4.5.1 Lewis Earl Keslar (b: 20 Nov 1902-d: 28 Nov 1995 Beaver Falls, Pa)
1.3.5.3.4.5.2 William Hunter Keslar (b: 12 May 1905-d: 4 Apr 1965 Pittsburgh, Pa) married Agnes Winona Glover Keslar (b: 13 May 1906-d: 17 Oct 1996 Pittsburgh, Pa)
1.3.5.3.4.5.3 Homer B Keslar (b: 5 May 1908-d: 9 May 1986) married Oma Pauline Matthews Keslar (b: 10 Jul 1910-d: 8 Apr 2000 Pittsburgh, Pa). They had one son.
1.3.5.3.4.5.3.1 Homer B. Keslar Jr. (b: 1 Feb 1933-d: 9 Aug 2001 Pittsburgh, Pa)
1.3.5.3.4.5.4 Mildred Alice Keslar Becket (b: 24 Jun 1910-d: 8 Aug 1996 Allegheny County, Pa)
1.3.5.3.4.5.5 Melvin Edward Keslar (b: 9 Jun 1912-d: May 1977 Allegheny County, Pa) married Grace Margaret Orris Keslar m: 20 May 1939 (b: 9 Oct 1917-d: 4 Apr 1996 Scioto, Ohio)
1.3.5.3.4.5.6 Mae Elizabeth Keslar Smith (b: 29 Jul 1915-d: 5 Jul 1996 Somerset County, Pa.)
1.3.5.3.4.5.7 Clarence F. Keslar (b: 12 Apr 1920-d: 22 Aug 2011 Somerset County, Pa)
1.3.5.3.4.5.8 Eugene Paul Keslar (b: Abt 1922-d: 28 Jul 1984)
1.3.5.3.4.6 Lavinia Lorena Kesler McClintock (b: 30 Mar 1882-d: 10 May 1959 Somerset County, Pa) married 1.3.5.3.4.6a Russell Grover McClintock (b: 28 Mar 1884-d: 19 Mar 1959 Somerset County, Pa). They had two children:
1.3.5.3.4.6.1 Hazel McClintock (b: 24 May 1906-d: 28 Feb 2001 Somerset County, Pa)
1.3.5.3.4.6.2 Russell Grover McClintock Jr. (b: 17 Nov 1907-d: 30 Aug 1916 Somerset County, Pa)
1.3.5.3.4.7 Grover Cleveland Keslar (b: 10 May 1884-d: 20 Mar 1956 Somerset County, Pa) married Pearl Anna Colflesh Keslar (b: May 8, 1891-d: Mar 8, 1912 Somerset County, Pa.). After she died, Grover married Corda ‘Condie’ Eleanor Hechler Leslie Keslar (b: 6 Apr 1892-29 Jun 1958 Somerset County, Pa). Grover and Anna had one son. Grover and Condie had four children.
1.3.5.3.4.7.1 Charles Luther ‘Charlie’ Keslar (b: 1 Mar 1910-d: 17 Jan 1985 Somerset County, Pa) married Minerva Floy King Keslar (b: 8 Sep 1895-d: 10 Apr 1967 Somerset County, Pa). They had two children:
1.3.5.3.4.7.1.1 Delores June Keslar (b: 29 Jan 1936-d: 1 Jun 2017 Somerset, Pa)
1.3.5.3.4.7.1.2 Grover Kesler (b: 12 Feb 1938-d: 19 Nov 2009 Westmoreland County, Pa)
1.3.5.3.4.7.2 Evelyn A. Keslar (b: 23 Jun 1918-d: 26 Feb 1921)
1.3.5.3.4.7.3 Mary E. Keslar Koontz (b: 23 Nov 1919-d: 1 Sep 1997)
1.3.5.3.4.7.4 Elsie Amanda Keslar (b: 20 Oct 1921-d: 16 Nov 1946)
1.3.5.3.4.7.5 Maurice Weldon Keslar (b: 11 Mar 1926-d: 31 Oct 2006) married Gloria M. Keslar (b: 24 Apr 1931-d: 14 Aug 2015 Somerset County, Pa)
1.3.5.3.4.8 Anna ‘Annie’ E. Keslar (never married b: 16 Mar 1886-d: 13 Nov 1956 Confluence, Somerset, Pa.). While there is no evidence that she ever married, she had one son.
1.3.5.3.4.8.1 Charles L. ‘Charlie’ Keslar (b: Abt. 1911-d: ? Confluence, Somerset, Pa.)
1.3.5.3.4.9 Harry Squire Keslar (b: 8 Feb 1888-d: 17 Mar 1948 Somerset County, Pa) married Sadie Romesburg Keslar m: 17 Apr 1912 (b: 9 Apr 1891 Somerset County, Pa-d: Jan 1970 Fayette County, Pa). They had six children.
1.3.5.3.4.9.1 William H. Keslar (b: 6 Jul 1912 Somerset County, Pa-d: 8 Jun 1922)
1.3.5.3.4.9.2 Dorothy L. Keslar Beachy (b: 29 May 1918 Somerset County, Pa-d: 19 Mar 2003 Somerset County, Pa)
1.3.5.3.4.9.3 Harold John Keslar (b: 21 Apr 1923 Somerset County, Pa-d: 15 Sep 1973 Somerset County, Pa)
1.3.5.3.4.9.4 Daisy S. Keslar (b: 20 Dec 1924 Somerset County, Pa-d: 25 Feb 1931 Somerset County, Pa.)
1.3.5.3.4.9.5 Dale D. Keslar (b: 17 Jan 1932 Somerset County, Pa-d: 12 Jan 1989 Akron, Oh)
1.3.5.3.4.9.6 Eleanor Elaine Keslar (b: 10 Oct 1933 Somerset County, Pa-d: 18 Jan 1994 Akron, Oh)
1.3.5.3.4.10 Alice Martha Kesler McClintock m: 20 Jan 1916 (b: 16 Jan 1891-d: 9 Oct 1968 Somerset County, Pa) married Melvin Harvey ‘Harry’ McClintock (b: 12 Sep 1893-d: 9 Feb 1963 Somerset County, Pa). They had three children.
1.3.5.3.4.10.1 Alvie Raymond McClintock (b: 30 Dec 1917-d: 16 Aug 1996 Fayette County, Pa)
1.3.5.3.4.10.2 Luther Paul McClintock (b: 24 Nov 1919-d: 15 Jun 1985 Fayette County, Pa)
1.3.5.3.4.10.3 Esther Irene McClintock (b: 1926-d: 1927 Fayette County, Pa)
1.3.5.3.4.11 Wilbert W. Kesler (never married b: 4 Apr 1894-d: 15 Apr 1949 Lower Turkey Foot, Somerset County, Pa)
1.3.5.3.5 Mary A. Kesler (b: 1844-d: Bef. 1926)
1.3.5.3.6 John Keslar (b: Oct 1845-d: 7 Mar 1907 Donegal, Pa.) married Sarah Nedrow Keslar (b: 1850-d: 1893).
1.3.5.3.6.1 William W. Keslar (b: 24 Mar 1873-d: 30 Jul 1949 Westmoreland County, Pa) married Laura Matilda ‘Tillie’ Kineer Keslar m: 25 Jun 1894 (b: 1 Apr 1871 Pa-d: 4 Jan 1944 Connellsville, Fayette County, Pa). They had thirteen children.
1.3.5.3.6.1.1 Edwin Washington Keslar (b: 22 Feb 1895-d: 15 Apr 1926 East Huntingdon, Westmoreland County, Pa) married Rachel Harriet Kreinbrook Keslar Ronschke (b: 8 Aug 1908-d: 23 Oct 1985 Cuyahoga, Oh)
1.3.5.3.6.1.2 Lula Grace Keslar Foster (b: 6 Sep 1896-d: 14 Apr 1947 Westmoreland County, Pa) married Emmett Ray Foster (b: 16 Sep 1891-d: 9 Dec 1983 Westmoreland County, Pa). They had five children:
1.3.5.3.6.1.2.1 Lucille Mae Foster (b: 15 Mar 1918-d: Aft. 1944 Fayette County, Pa)
1.3.5.3.6.1.2.2 Emmett Frederick Foster (b: 26 May 1919-d: 17 May 2003 Beaver, Pa)
1.3.5.3.6.1.2.3 Omer Lee Foster (b: 1 Mar 1926-d: 5 Jul 2012 Sumter, Fl)
1.3.5.3.6.1.2.4 Nina Foster (b: 9 Jan 1932-d: ?)
1.3.5.3.6.1.2.5 Darlene Grace Foster (b: 8 Sep 1938 Scottdale, Pa-d: ?)
1.3.5.3.6.1.3 Ray John Keslar (b: 13 Dec 1897-d: 1 Jul 1983 Bucks, Pa) married Annie Pritts Keslar (b: 9 Jul 1903-d: 20 Dec 1980 Fayette County, Pa.)
1.3.5.3.6.1.3.1 Ethel Keslar Groff (b: 16 Jan 1923-d: 21 Jun 1996 Montgomery, Pa.)
1.3.5.3.6.1.3.2 Domer Harry Keslar (b: 30 May 1925-d: 18 Dec 1999 Pa.)
1.3.5.3.6.1.4 Thomas Elton Keslar (b: 20 Jan 1899-d: 1 Feb 1924 Cambria County, Pa)
1.3.5.3.6.1.5 William Clinton Keslar (b: 26 Jul 1900-d: 29 Apr 1935 Connellsville, Fayette County, Pa) married Arzetta Mae ‘Zettie’ McConnell Keslar Evans (b: 29 May 1910-d: 28 May 1979 Petersburgh, Va). They had three children:
1.3.5.3.6.1.5.1 Emerson Leroy Keslar (b: 31 Oct 1925-d: 6 Sep 2010 Salt Lake City UT)
1.3.5.3.6.1.5.2 Ruby Lorraine Keslar Curtis m:31 Mar 1951 (b: 30 Jun 1927-d: ? Pa.)
1.3.5.3.6.1.5.3 Alberta Ruth Keslar (b: 15 Feb 1933-d: 6 Apr 2004 Pa.)
1.3.5.3.6.1.6 Beula M. Keslar (b: 1901-d: 27 May 1916 Montana)
1.3.5.3.6.1.7 Sadie E. Keslar Dull (b: 23 May 1902-d: 8 Aug 1992 Westmoreland County, Pa) married George Alfred Dull (b: 7 Feb 1897-d: 8 May 1986 Westmoreland County, Pa)
1.3.5.3.6.1.8 Ethel M. Keslar Glover Lawler (b: 25 Jul 1905-d: 29 Aug 1984 Florida) married Edward Glover (b: Abt 1900-d: Abt. 1934). They had one son:
1.3.5.3.6.1.8.1 James Edward Glover (b: 28 Dec 1926 Pa-d: 6 Feb 2011 Summit Falls, Oh)
1.3.5.3.6.1.9 Donald Franklin Keslar (nevr marrd b: 20 Nov 1906 Billings, MT-d: 19 Apr 1929 Westmoreland Cnty, Pa)
1.3.5.3.6.1.10 Hazel M. Keslar Pirl (b: 13 Jan 1908 Montana-d: Aug 1984 Connellsville, Fayette County, Pa) married Kenneth Roy ‘Harry’ Pirl (b: 8 Dec 1908 Pa-d: 14 May 1986, Connellsville, Fayette, Pa). They had two children:
1.3.5.3.6.1.10.1 Betty Jane Pirl Keffer (b: 2 Mar 1928 Pa-d: 13 Sep 2003, Connellsville, Fayette, Pa)
1.3.5.3.6.1.10.2 Lois Lorraine Pirl Hill (b: 7 Apr 1929 Pa-d: 18 Dec 1965, Connellsville, Fayette, Pa)
1.3.5.3.6.1.11 Walter James Keslar (b: 2 Mar 1911 Billings, MT-d: 22 Apr 1956 Westmoreland County, Pa) married Mary Elizabeth Hone Keslar (b: 14 Feb 1915-d: 28 Mar 1984 Westmoreland County, Pa). They had two children:
1.3.5.3.6.1.11.1 Donald L. Keslar (b: 15 Feb 1937-d: 20 Jan 2001 Westmoreland County, Pa)
1.3.5.3.6.1.11.2 William A. Keslar (b: 16 Feb 1941 Pa-d: 26 Oct 2010 Westmoreland County, Pa)
1.3.5.3.6.1.12 Robert Wilson Keslar (b: 21 Nov 1912 Osborn, MT-d: 3 Feb 1995 Westmoreland County, Pa) married Blanche Gwendolyn Reese Keslar (b: 25 Jun 1912 Westmoreland County, Pa-d: 2 Jul 2000 Pa). They had four children:
1.3.5.3.6.1.12.1 Gaynell ‘Gay’ Keslar Hixson (b: 5 Jan 1935-d: 12 Jul 2018 East Huntingdon, Pa)
1.3.5.3.6.1.12.2 Donna J. Keslar Greenawalt (b: 29 Aug 1936-d: 3 Dec 2003 Pa)
1.3.5.3.6.1.12.3 Ardith Keslar Weightman (b: Jan 1940-d: 21 Mar 2014 Pa)
1.3.5.3.6.1.12.4 Rodney K. ‘Butch’ Keslar (b: 29 Jul 1943-d: 8 Feb 1996 Pa)
1.3.5.3.6.1.13 Arthur Frances ‘Art’ Keslar (b: 14 Apr 1916 Montana-d: 24 Jul 2000 Westmoreland County, Pa) married Myrtle Irene Miller Keslar m:18 Sep 1944 (b: 21 Sep 1921 Fayette County, Pa-d: 2005 Westmoreland County, Pa). They had one son:
1.3.5.3.6.1.13.1 Harry Eugene Keslar (b: 19 Apr 1945 Pa-d: 18 Ja 1989 Marion, IN)
1.3.5.3.6.2 Frank David Keslar (b: 18 Jan 1875-d: 9 Mar 1972 Indiana County, Pa) married Bella Hunter Reed. Keslar m:20 Dec 1906 (b: 15 Apr 1883-d: 1910 Westmoreland County, Pa.)
1.3.5.3.6.3 Mamie K. Ulery (b: 13 Sep 1876-d: 15 Jun 1954 Westmoreland County, Pa) married Orren R. Ulery m:18 Feb 1896(b: 23 Apr 1872-d: 12 Feb 1943 Westmoreland County, Pa). They had two children:
1.3.5.3.6.3.1 Marie S. Ulery Sheets (b: 14 May 1896-d: 13 Nov 1973 Donegal, Pa)
1.3.5.3.6.3.2 Grace B. Ulery Roadman Montigue (b: 14 Jun 1903-d: 15 Jun 1986 Donegal, Pa)
1.3.5.3.6.4 Elton E. Keslar (b: Abt 1878-d: Bef 1900)
1.3.5.3.6.5 Harriett W. Keslar Bossart (b: Oct 1879-d: 25 Nov 1918 Alliance, Ohio)
1.3.5.3.6.6 Charlotte ‘Lottie’ A Keslar (b: Jun 1883-d: ?)
1.3.5.3.6.7 Jesse Hunter Keslar (b: 14 Apr 1885-d: 14 Mar 1967) married Francis Haugar Keslar (b: Mar 1889-d: 11 Oct 1975 Donegal, Pa). They had one son:
1.3.5.3.6.7.1 Kenneth F Keslar (b: 24 Apr 1918-d: 2 Feb 2008 Normalville, Pa)
1.3.5.3.6.8 Olive ‘Ollie’ May Keslar Campbell (female b: 26 May 1887-d: Feb 1972 Donegal, Pa.)
1.3.5.3.6.9 Walter John Keslar (b: 30 Mar 1889-d: 18 Mar 1975 Hialeah, Florida) married Grace Lee Hudson Keslar (b: 12 Mar 1898 Campbell, Va-d: 19 Dec 1973). They had two children.
1.3.5.3.6.9.1 Walter John Keslar Jr. (b: 12 Dec 1914 Scottdale, Pa-d: 29 Mar 1978 Wayne County, MI) married Thelma Grace Guest Keslar Slaughter (b: 19 Mar 1918 Scottdale, Pa-d: 16 Mar 2005 MI).
1.3.5.3.6.9.2 Mildred Ruth Keslar McCrory (b: 4 Aug 1921 Scottdale, Pa-d: 9 Dec 1983 Dade County, Fl)
1.3.5.3.6.10 Lulu Sarah Keslar McKnight (b: 9 Mar 1891-d: 21 Feb 1939 Ohio)
1.3.5.3.7 Elizabeth ‘Eliza’ H. Kesler Cummings (b: 18 Jun 1848 Donegal Township-d: 9 Jun 1929 Connellsville, Fayette County, Pa)
1.3.5.3.8 David F. Keslar (b: 1852 Donegal Township-d: 1926)
1.3.5.4 Elizabeth Keslar (b: 26 Sep 1809 Donegal Township-d: at birth)
1.3.5.5 Barbara Keslar (b: 10 Oct 1810 Donegal Township-d: 14 Nov 1825 Salt Lick-Keslar Cemetery)
1.3.5.6 Samuel Keslar (b: 11 Jan 1813 Donegal Township-d: 27 May 1877) married Elizabeth Slater 14 Sep 1834 (b: Abt. 1811-d: 26 Sep 1861). After she died, he married Martha A. Campbell 21 Sep 1863 (b: 17 Feb 1833-d: 27 Mar 1927). Samuel and Elizabeth had 10 children before she died in 1861. He and Martha had five more children.
1.3.5.6.1 William J. S. Keslar (b: 8 Mar 1835 Donegal Township, Pa.-d: 4 Oct 1844 age 9)
1.3.5.6.2 Peter S. Keslar (b: 5 Sep 1836 Donegal Township, Pa.-d: 30 Sep 1844 age 8)
1.3.5.6.3 John J. S. Keslar (b: 20 Sep 1836 Donegal Township-d: 1 Oct 1844 age 8)
1.3.5.6.4 James S. Keslar (b:2 Sep 1840 Donegal Township-d: 18 Dec 1862)
1.3.5.6.5 Matilda Keslar (b: 22 Sep 1842-d: 26 Sep 1844 age 2)
1.3.5.6.6 Henry S. Keslar (b: 19 Sep 1844 Donegal Township-d: 9 Apr 1864 age 19)
1.3.5.6.7 Harriett S. Keslar (b: 2 Dec 1846-d: 22 Oct 1861 age 15)
1.3.5.6.8 Jemima Elizabeth Keslar (b: 24 Nov 1848 Donegal Township-d: 5 Aug 1873 Fayette County, Pa.)
1.3.5.6.9 Slater Keslar (b: 5 Jan 1852 Donegal Township-d: 12 May 1863 age 9)
1.3.5.6.10 Mary Ann Keslar (b: 24 Feb 1854 Donegal Township-d: 25 Apr 1864 age 10)
1.3.5.6.11 Emma S. Keslar (never married b: 26 Aug 1864 Donegal Township-d: 30 Dec 1913 Salt Lick)
1.3.5.6.12 Frank Elmer Keslar (likely never married b: 2 Oct 1866 Salt Lick Township-d: 27 Apr 1952)
1.3.5.6.13 Anna Martha Keslar (never married b: 1 Oct 1868 Salt Lick Township-d: 1 Jan 1956 Uniontown, Pa.)
1.3.5.6.14 Robert Bruce Kessler (b: 25 Feb 1872 Salt Lick Township-d: 18 Sep 1963 Ohio) married Margaret Louisa McIntosh Kessler m: 21 Aug 1907 (b: 28 Jul 1875 Columbiana, Ohio-d: 21 Dec 1971 Columbiana Ohio). They had five children:
1.3.5.6.14.1 Bruce F Kessler (b: 25 Feb 1909 Pennsylvania-d: 30 Jan 1975 Columbiana Ohio)
1.3.5.6.14.2 Howard M Kessler (b: 31 Dec 1910 Pennsylvania-d: 22 Aug 1988 Columbiana Ohio)
1.3.5.6.14.3 Earl Samuel Kessler (b: 30 Apr 1913-d: 13 Jan 2011 Columbiana, Oh)
1.3.5.6.14.4 Martha Eugenia Kessler Wassink (b: 21 Apr 1915 Pennsylvania-d: 3 Jan 2002 Columbiana Ohio)
1.3.5.6.14.5 Robert Ray Kessler (b: 25 May 1917 Pennsylvania-d: 14 Apr 2009 Columbiana, OH) married Edine Kessler (b: abt 1918 Pennsylvania-d: ?). They had one daughter:
1.3.5.6.14.5.1 Caroline Kessler (b: Nov 1939 Pennsylvania-d: ?)
1.3.5.6.15 Isabella ‘Belle’ Jane Clark Keslar (Coffman b: 24 Oct 1874 Salt Lick Township-d: 3 Apr 1933) married Albert White Coffman (b: 31 Mar 1869 Salt Lick Township-d: 11 Feb 1958 Connellsville, Pa). They had nine children:
1.3.5.6.15.1 William N. ‘Will’ Coffman (b: 25 Aug 1895 Salt Lick Township-d: 12 Aug 1957 Connellsville, Pa)
1.3.5.6.15.2 Mary Coffman Hostetler (b: 27 Jun 1897 Salt Lick Township-d: 19 Feb 1980 Dearborn, IN)
1.3.5.6.15.3 Glenn David Coffman (b: 22 Feb 1899 Salt Lick Township-d: Jan 1972 Pittsburgh)
1.3.5.6.15.4 Martha J. Coffman Ritenour (b: 11 Apr 1901 Salt Lick Township-d: 31 May 1950 Somerset County, Pa)
1.3.5.6.15.5 Helen A. Coffman Kaley (b: 4 Jan 1903 Salt Lick Township-d: 3 Nov 1931 Trumbull, Oh)
1.3.5.6.15.6 Ralph L. Coffman (b: 2 Oct 1904 Salt Lick Township-d: 10 Oct 1927 Columbiana, Pa)
1.3.5.6.15.7 Frank Kesslar Coffman (b: 19 Mar 1909 Salt Lick Township-d: 24 Nov 1984 Westmoreland County, Pa)
1.3.5.6.15.8 Lucy Isabelle Coffman Bowen (b: 16 Jun 1913 Salt Lick Township-d: 27 Sep 1990 IN)
1.3.5.6.15.9 Pauline A. Coffman Zinskey (b: 18 Jul 1915 Salt Lick Township-d: 5 Oct 2002 Oregon)
1.3.5.7 John S. Keslar (b: 13 Aug 1815 Donegal Twnshp-d: 6 Mar 1845) married Elizabeth Keslar Ulery before 1844 (b: Abt. 1822-d: aft 1900). After John died in 1845, she married next door neighbor Jacob Ulery (Jacob’s stepfather) after 1845 (b: Feb 1827-d: May 1904). John and Elizabeth had one son, Jake. She and Jacob Ulery had two daughters.
1.3.5.7.1 Jacob ‘Jake’ Kesler (b: 6 Jun 1844 Salt Lick Township-d: 27 Jun 1916 Westmoreland, Pa.) married 1.3.5.7.1a Eliza Jane Crossland (b: 14 Dec 1847 Bullskin-d: 4 Mar 1893 Fayette County, Pa.). They had ten children:
1.3.5.7.1.1 Harry Crossland Kesler (never married b: 24 May 1869-d: 6 Feb 1893)
1.3.5.7.1.2 Leroy ‘Lee’ Crossland Kesler (b: 14 Dec 1871-d: 3 Oct 1937) married Julie Catherine Coughenour Kesler (b: 10 Jan 1874-d: 20 Aug 1954 Scottdale, Pa). They had five children:
1.3.5.7.1.2.1 Verne Mary Kesler Baker (b: 8 Apr 1897-d: 31 Oct 1991 Scottdale, Pa)
1.3.5.7.1.2.2 William Pool Kesler (never married b: 21 Feb 1899-d: 14 Aug 1924 Scottdale, Pa)
1.3.5.7.1.2.3 Jennie Pauline Kesler Hartman (b: 1 Nov 1902-d: 23 Oct 1993 Pinellas County, Fl) married Floyd Hartman m: 20 Sep 1921 (b: 25 Feb 1898 Loudon Va-d: 2 Jun 1983 Pinellas County, Fl). They had one son:
1.3.5.7.1.2.3.1 Kenneth William Hartman (b: 2 Jul 1923 Washington, DC-d: 1 May 2012 Portland, Oregon)
1.3.5.7.1.2.4 Mildred L. Kesler Truxell (no children b: 1905-d: 14 Dec 1960 Lorain, Oh) married Howard Clair Truxell (b: 5 Feb 1906 Pa-d: 6 Mar 1994 Lorain, Oh)
1.3.5.7.1.2.5 Leroy Crossland Kesler Jr (never married b: 28 Feb 1907-d: 21 May 1953 Scottdale, Pa)
1.3.5.7.1.3 Ann Elizabeth ‘Lizzie’ Kesler Haley (no children b: 6 Jun 1874-d: 4 Mar 1949, Livonia, Wayne County, MI) married John Haley m: 30 Dec 1897 (b: 17 Mar 1868-d: Aug 1930 Fostoria, OH).
1.3.5.7.1.4 Eliza Jane Kesler (Wagner b: 6 Jun 1874-d: 23 Jan 1921 Lucas, OH) married Robert Clark Wagner m:2 Jul 1895 (b: 6 Mar 1872-d: 19 Mar 1952 Lucas County, OH). They had three children:
1.3.5.7.1.4.1 Hazel Irene Wagner Hoover (b: Jun 1896-d: 13 Jan 1959)
1.3.5.7.1.4.2 Harry E. Wagner (b: Dec 1897-d: Bef. 1910)
1.3.5.7.1.4.3 Leota Alma Wagner Bremforder (b: 13 Dec 1904 Toledo, OH-d: 24 Aug 1997 Lambertville, MI)
1.3.5.7.1.5 Edward Clark Kesler (b: 6 Jun 1874-d: 1 Oct 1956 Tiffin, Seneca, Ohio) married Sarah Emma Kilgore Kesler m: 1894 (b: 5 Feb 1875-d: 24 Jul 1962 Tiffin, Seneca, Ohio). They had three children:
1.3.5.7.1.5.1 Leroy Crossland Kesler (b: 16 Apr 1895-d: 16 Mar 1936 Tiffin, Seneca, Ohio) married Muriel Elsie Young Poland Kesler (b: 18 Jul 1898-d: 15 Dec 1970 Pinellas County, Fl)
1.3.5.7.1.5.2 Elta May Kesler Creeger Distlear (b: 4 Apr 1897-d: 9 Apr 1990 Upper Sandusky, Ohio)
1.3.5.7.1.5.3 Josephine Elizabeth Kesler Ditslear (no children b: 1 Aug 1904-d: 24 Jun 1988 Upper Sandusky, Ohio)
1.3.5.7.1.6 Richard Crossland Kesler (b: 4 May 1879-d: 15 May 1956 Seneca, Ohio). Married three times, first to Edith Keesy Kesler (b: 16 Aug 1883-d: 8 Oct 1908 Seneca, Ohio), then to Bessie Irene Hollenbaugh Kesler (b: 13 Aug 1892-d: 31 Mar 1928 Seneca, Ohio), and finally to Berthella May ‘Lena’ Morrison Kesler (b: 8 Apr 1890-d: 9 May 1936 Seneca, Ohio). Richard had a daughter by his first wife, two children by his second, and a third child in his third marriage.
1.3.5.7.1.6.1 Mary Jane Kesler Karrick (b: 3 May 1908-d: 17 Jun 1997 Seneca, Ohio)
1.3.5.7.1.6.2 Ruth Harriett Kesler Robinson Cochran Brubaker (b: 30 Sep 1919-d: 29 Dec 2004 Seneca, Ohio)
1.3.5.7.1.6.3 James Crossland Kesler (b: 9 Mar 1923-d: 21 Mar 2011 Seneca, Ohio)
1.3.5.7.1.6.4 Dale Eugene Kesler (b: 3 Jul 1934-d: 13 Sep 2012 Findley, Ohio)
1.3.5.7.1.7 Charles Crossland Kesler (b: 6 Jun 1881-d: 5 Apr 1960 Tiffin, Seneca, Ohio) married Daisy May Gilland Kesler (b: 29 May 1881-d: 22 Jan 1921 Fostoria, Ohio). They had one daughter:
1.3.5.7.1.7.1 Daisy Virginia Kesler Kimber (b: 13 Apr 1915-d: 22 JApr 2002 Fostoria, Ohio)
1.3.5.7.1.8 Rosa B Kesler (b: 10 Nov 1884-d: 28 Oct 1890 Fayette County, Pa.)
1.3.5.7.1.9 Ruth Mae Kesler Gerber (b: 4 Oct 1887-d: 27 Nov 1905 Pittsburgh, Pa)
1.3.5.7.1.10 George William Kesler (b: 31 Oct 1890-d: 21 Sep 1974 Fayette, Ohio) married Maude F Fashbaugh Kesler (b: 18 Feb 1896-d: 26 Jan 1982 Livonia, Wayne, MI). They had two children:
1.3.5.7.1.10.1 George William Kesler Jr. (b: 11 May 1921-d: 20 Nov 1993 Plymouth, Wayne, MI)
1.3.5.7.1.10.2 Keith Grant Kesler (b: 7 Mar 1925-d: 6 Jul 1988 Detroit, Wayne, MI)
1.3.5.7.2 Mary Elizabeth Ulery Halfhill (b: 1 Dec 1848-d: 3 Jan 1931 Connellsville, Fayette County, Pa)
1.3.5.7.3 Sarah Ann Ulery Davis (b: 25 Jul 1850-d: 1896)
1.3.5.8 William J. Keslar (b: 20 Oct 1817 Donegal Twnshp-d: 31 Aug 1884) married Barbara Eshelman m:28 May 1844 (b: 20 Dec 1814 Bullskin, Pa-d: 18 Nov 1862)
1.3.5.8b. After Barbara died in 1862, he married Mary A. Keslar m: aft 1862 (b: Abt 1826-d: ?). They had four children:
1.3.5.8.1 John Wesley Keslar (b: 18 Mar 1845 Donegal-d: 6 Apr 1927 Donegal) married Mary Amanda “Minnie” Mossholder Keslar (b: Abt 23 May 1846 Donegal-d: 21 Jun 1944 Westmoreland Cty Pa). They had eleven children:
1.3.5.8.1.1 Mary Ann ‘Annie’ Keslar (Stokes??? b: 1868-d: 24 Apr 1921)
1.3.5.8.1.2 William W Keslar (b: 31 Jan 1872-d: 25 May 1880)
1.3.5.8.1.3 Lloyd Keslar (b: 15 May 1874-d: 30 Jul 1935)
1.3.5.8.1.4 Mary Elizabeth Keslar Brant (b: 21 Mar 1876-d: 8 Sep 1951)
1.3.5.8.1.5 Charles Orville Keslar (b: 11 Mar 1878-d: 11 May 1960 Donegal, Pa) married Lillie ‘Effie’ Stahl Keslar m: 10 Jan 1905 (b: 30 Jun 1885-d: 17 Jul 1968 Donegal, Pa)
1.3.5.8.1.5.1 John Lawrence Keslar (b: 22 Jan 1906-d: 17 Sep 1986 Donegal, Pa) married Birdie Dora Lankey Keslar (b: 21 Mar 1906-d: 1 Feb 1991 Fayette County, Pa). They had seven children:
1.3.5.8.1.5.1.1 Charles David Keslar (b: 31 Jan 1929-d: 5 Jul 1990 Westmoreland County, Pa)
1.3.5.8.1.5.1.2 John Wesley Keslar (b: 9 Dec 1930-d: 8 Oct 2018 Westmoreland County, Pa)
1.3.5.8.1.5.1.3 Harry Thomas Keslar (b: 20 Mar 1933-d: Living)
1.3.5.8.1.5.1.4 James R. Keslar (b: 12 Apr 1937-d: 23 Apr 2014 Westmoreland County, Pa)
1.3.5.8.1.5.1.5 Robert Keslar (b: 1939-d: Living Westmoreland County, Pa)
1.3.5.8.1.5.1.6 Richard F. Keslar (b: Aft. 1940-d: Living)
1.3.5.8.1.5.1.7 Lucy Keslar Princher (b: Aft. 1940-d: Bef. 2018)
1.3.5.8.1.5.2 Susan ‘Susie’ Eldora Keslar Irwin (no children b: 30 Apr 1907-d: 22 Dec 1988 Donegal, Pa)
1.3.5.8.1.5.3 Ray Hunter Keslar (b: 8 May 1909-d: 9 Jun 1994 Donegal, Pa) married Ruth Alberta Keefe Keslar (b: 7 Nov 1915-d: 23 Jan 2006 Donegal, Pa). They had two children:
1.3.5.8.1.5.3.1 Alberta Ruth Keslar (b: 2 Apr 1934-d: 26 Dec 1997)
1.3.5.8.1.5.3.2 Dolores I. Keslar White (no children b: 24 Sep 1938-d: 28 Jul 2012 Jones Mills, Pa)
1.3.5.8.1.5.4 Paul Andrew Keslar (b: 19 Dec 1910-d: 26 Apr 1978 Normalville, Fayette County, Pa) married Erma A Meyers Keslar (b: 15 Nov 1910-d: 22 Mar 1986 Normalville, Fayette County, Pa). They had one child:
1.3.5.8.1.5.4.1 Senneth Charles ‘Saith’ Keslar (b: 31 Aug 1935-d: ? Fayette County, Pa)
1.3.5.8.1.5.5 Daisy B. Keslar Menzie (b: 16 Dec 1912-d: 11 Oct 2012 Donegal, Pa)
1.3.5.8.1.5.6 Charles Orvill Keslar Jr (b: 9 Jun 1914-d: 12 Jun 1982 Donegal, Pa) married Grace Erbana White Keslar Jr (b: 22 Apr 1917-d: 13 Dec 2009 Fayette, Pa). They had two children:
1.3.5.8.1.5.6.1 Judith Ann Keslar Firestone (b: 19 Jul 1939-d: Living Donegal, Pa)
1.3.5.8.1.5.6.2 Ronald Scott Keslar Jr (b: 15 Mar 1941-d: 25 Jul 1988 Donegal, Pa)
1.3.5.8.1.5.7 Lillie M. Keslar Coffman (no children b: 5 Dec 1916-d: 8 Oct 2001)
1.3.5.8.1.5.8 Roy Pershing Keslar (b: 20 Nov 1917-d: 20 Jul 2010 Donegal, Pa) married Rebecca A. ‘Becky’ Keslar (b: 29 Mar 1924-d: 18 May 2007 Westmoreland County, Pa). They had three children:
1.3.5.8.1.5.8.1 Roy Edward Keslar (b: 16 Aug 1945-d: 13 Jul 1974 Pa)
1.3.5.8.1.5.8.2 Jayne Keslar Zarycki Hare (b: Abt. 1946-d: living)
1.3.5.8.1.5.8.3 Lynn Keslar Leeper Cain (b: Abt. 1948-d: living)
1.3.5.8.1.5.9 Loren Edward Keslar (b: 23 Nov 1921-d: 22 Jul 2005 Donegal, Pa) married Estella Blanche ‘Stella’ Flack Keslar (b: 2 Aug 1922-d: 23 Jan 2017 Pa). They had one child:
1.3.5.8.1.5.9.1 Laverne Dianne Keslar (b: 23 Feb 1947-d: 23 Aug 2010 Pa)
1.3.5.8.1.5.10 Vernon Keslar (b: 3 Jul 1925-d: 24 Jan 2011 Donegal, Westmoreland County, Pa) married Gladys Klink Keslar (b: 22 Oct 1931-d: ? Donegal, Westmoreland County, Pa). They had four children:
1.3.5.8.1.5.10.1 Marjorie Ann Keslar Basham (b: Abt 1951-d: Living Westmoreland County, Pa)
1.3.5.8.1.5.10.2 Randy Jay Keslar (b: Abt 1953-d: Bef. 2012 Westmoreland County, Pa)
1.3.5.8.1.5.10.3 Vernon Eugene Keslar Jr. (b: 4 Jan 1955-d: 29 May 2012 Westmoreland County, Pa)
1.3.5.8.1.5.10.4 Rodney ‘Tracy” Keslar (b: Abt 1959-d: Living Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pa — police officer)
1.3.5.8.1.6 Harry Harrison Keslar (b: 3 Jul 1881-d: 25 Sep 1963 Westmoreland County, Pa) married Mary Etta Hauger Keslar (b: 14 Sep 1887-d: 10 Nov 1926). They had eight children:
1.3.5.8.1.6.1 John Freeman Keslar (b: 18 Aug 1905-d: 6 Jun 1926 Westmoreland County, Pa)
1.3.5.8.1.6.2 Violet Mae Keslar Andrews (b: 18 Aug 1907-d: 10 Apr 1992 Ridley Park, DE)
1.3.5.8.1.6.3 Bessie Doris Keslar Inmel Gamble (b: 21 Mar 1909 -d: 10 Sep 1978 Westmoreland County, Pa)
1.3.5.8.1.6.4 Frances Edith Keslar Wentzel Donitzen (b: 18 Aug 1910-d: 31 Aug 2009 Syracuse, NY)
1.3.5.8.1.6.5 Harry Harrison Keslar Jr. (b: 24 Apr 1914-d: Jun 1982 Ligonier, Pa)
1.3.5.8.1.6.6 Clyde Brooks Keslar (b: 20 Sep 1916-d: 23 Dec 2005 Donegal, Westmoreland County, Pa)
1.3.5.8.1.6.7 Thelma Marjorie ‘Margie’ Keslar Shearer (b: 18 Aug 1921-d: 27 Nov 1959 Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pa)
1.3.5.8.1.6.8 Ada Bell Keslar McCombs (b: 10 Sep 1922-d: 25 Jan 1978 Ulster, NY)
1.3.5.8.1.7 Alice Elizabeth ‘Lizzie’ Keslar Neiderhiser (b: 15 Apr 1883-d: 7 Sep 1962 Westmoreland County, Pa)
1.3.5.8.1.8 Jenny Mabel Keslar Hellein (b: 7 Dec 1887-d: 20 Oct 1912 Fayette County, Pa)
1.3.5.8.1.9 Ida B. Keslar Kerfoot or McManus? (b: 27 Nov 1889-25 Jan 1995) married Thomas Jefferson Kerfoot (b: 9 Jan 1885-25 Jul 1924 Fayette County, Pa). They had two children:
1.3.5.8.1.9.1 Thomas Jefferson Kerfoot Jr (b:29 Apr 1912-d: 26 Aug 1989 Washington County, Md) married Eleanor Kerfoot (b: 6 Jan 1918-d: 16 Apr 2013). They had one child:
1.3.5.8.1.9.1.1 Terry Marlin Kerfoot (b: 20 Jul 1939-d: 12 Jul 1990 Santa Clara, Ca)
1.3.5.8.1.9.2 James Dale Kerfoot (b: 11 Sep 1918-d: 26 Mar 1992 Florida)
1.3.5.8.1.10 James W. Keslar (b: 18 Mar 1892-d: 12 May 1975 McClellandtown, Fayette, Pa) married Rae Myrtle Boyd Keslar m: 1927 (b: Abt 1902-d: 28 Nov 1970 Uniontown, Pa). They had three children:
1.3.5.8.1.10.1 Robert Wesley Keslar (b: 1 Feb 1929-d: 10 Oct 1971 Connellsville, Fayette, Pa)
1.3.5.8.1.10.2 James Boyd Keslar (b: 12 Nov 1930-d: 15 Dec 1981 Hocking, Oh)
1.3.5.8.1.10.3 Melvin Roy Keslar (b: 1 Jan 1934-d: 14 Dec 2004 Florida)
1.3.5.8.1.11 Elroy Jack Keslar (b: 15 Feb 1896-d: 29 Aug 1969 Westmoreland Cty, Pa) married Marie Agatha Keslar (b: 21 Dec 1898-d: 24 Feb 1999 Riverside, Ca)
1.3.5.8.1.11.1 Wayne Seneff Keslar (b: 2 Jan 1918-d: 6 May 2009 Riverside, Ca)
1.3.5.8.1.11.2 Dwight Keslar (b: 24 Sep 1919-d: 31 Aug 1921 Saltlick, Pa)
1.3.5.8.2 David E. Keslar (b: 29 Dec 1845-d: 29 Dec 1920 Westmoreland County, Pa.) married Susan Caroline Moody Keslar (b: Feb 1856-d: 26 Mar 1943). They had five children:
1.3.5.8.2.1 Riley S Keslar (b: 15 Jan 1880-d: 3 Apr 1880 Westmoreland County, Pa)
1.3.5.8.2.2 William Moody Keslar (b: 25 Aug 1880-d: Aft 1942 Donegal, Pa) married Lucy L. Hottel Keslar (b: 13 Oct 1879-d: 21 May 1932 Donegal, Pa). After she died, he married Margaret Golden Sherman White Keslar m:17 Jun 1939 (b: 8 Apr 1885-d: Mar 1968 Fl). William and Lucy had five children:
1.3.5.8.2.2.1 Nelson Hottel Keslar (b: 23 Feb 1909 Virginia-d: 4 Jul 1991) married Susan Ephia Rolla Keslar (b: 26 Oct 1911-d: 2 Nov 2005 Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa). They had two children:
1.3.5.8.2.2.1.1 Fay Irene Keslar Hepler (b: Abt 1938 -d: Living)
1.3.5.8.2.2.1.2 Linda S. Keslar Spicer (b: 9 Jun 1939 -d: 22 Mar 2014 Pa)
1.3.5.8.2.2.2 Leroy David Keslar (b: 7 Sep 1910 Virginia-d: 1986 Allegheny County, Pa) married Henrietta O. Dequinzio Keslar (b: 11 Jul 1905 NY-d: 30 Jul 1993 Allegheny County, Pa)
1.3.5.8.2.2.3 Kathryn Virginia Keslar Buck (b: 6 Apr 1914 Virginia-d: 3 Nov 1991 Sacramento, Ca)
1.3.5.8.2.2.4 Susan Mae ‘Susie’ Keslar Folz (no children b: 19 Oct 1915 Virginia-d: 5 Jul 1989 Los Angeles, Ca)
1.3.5.8.2.2.5 William Marshall Keslar (b: 1 Mar 1921-d: 11 Sep 2011 Sacramento, Ca) married Louise Wright Keslar (b: Jul 1923-d: Living Sacramento, Ca)
1.3.5.8.2.3 Lawrence Weaver Keslar (bachelor b: 23 Dec 1881-d: 23 Jun 1951)
1.3.5.8.2.4 Richard Sherman ‘Dick’ Keslar (b: 22 Jun 1885-d: 6 Mar 1977 Westmoreland County, Pa) married Leona Frances Beistel Keslar m:5 Dec 1912 (b: 3 May 1889-d: 14 Jun 1930 Westmoreland County, Pa). After Leona died, Dick married Edna Keslar m: Aft. 1930 (b: 26 Mar 1890-d: 5 Feb 1970 Orlando, Fl). Dick and Leona had three children:
1.3.5.8.2.4.1 Vera Jean Keslar Queer (b: 10 Jul 1915-d: Sp 1995 Westmoreland County, Pa)
1.3.5.8.2.4.2 Paul R. Keslar (b: 15 Oct 1917-d: 4 Apr 2006 Westmoreland County, Pa)
1.3.5.8.2.4.3 Virginia Elizabeth Keslar Murphy (b: 29 Jan 1922-d: 2 Nov 1996 Westmoreland County, Pa)
1.3.5.8.2.5 Ruth O Keslar Harkcom (b: 25 Apr 1897-d: 5 Dec 1982 Washington, Pa) married Harold Emmons ‘Harry’ Harkcom, MD (b: 7 Oct 1893 Jones Mill, Westmoreland Cty, Pa-d: 12 Jan 1973, St. Paul, In). They had two children:
1.3.5.8.2.5.1 Stanford Lawrence Harkcom (b: 10 Nov 1924 Donegal, Westmoreland County, Pa-d: 29 Jan 2004 Beaver County, Pa)
1.3.5.8.2.5.2 Richard Keslar Harkcom, MD (b: 14 Apr 1926 Westmoreland County, Pa-d: 28 Oct 1985 Washington County, Pa)
1.3.5.8.3 Peter Eshelman ‘Sonny’ Keslar (b: 20 Jun 1850 Donegal-d: 7 Jan 1922 Westmoreland Cty, Pa) married Mary Ann Bruner m: 1883 (b: 15 Oct 1859-d: 1 Dec 1892 Westmoreland County, Pa). After Mary Ann died, Sonny married Emma Miller Keslar m: 1894 (b: Aug 1870 Donegal-d: 20 Nov 1957 Westmoreland County, Pa). Sonny and Mary Ann had five children, and then he and Emma had five more for a total of ten children:
1.3.5.8.3.1 Grover Cleveland Keslar (no children b: 14 Oct 1884-d: 24 Oct 1973 St. Pete, Fl) married Emma Laura Keslar (b: 31 Jul 1878-d: 28 May 1932 Wilkinsburg, Allegheny County, Pa). After Emma died, he married Peggy Gonsman Keslar m:10 Nov 1935 (b: 25 Nov 1886-d: 1982 Pinellas County, Fl).
1.3.5.8.3.2 Cordelia Mae ‘Cordie’ Keslar Haverfield (no children b: 12 Feb 1886-d: 23 Feb 1984 Ohio)
1.3.5.8.3.3 Etta ‘Ettie’ Keslar (never married b: 27 Apr 1887-d: 9 Sep 1950 Westmoreland County, Pa)
1.3.5.8.3.4 Jacob Ream Keslar (no children b: 28 Feb 1889-d: 14 Feb 1967 Westmoreland County, Pa) married Mary E. Leeper Keslar (no children b: Oct 1888-d: 1988 Westmoreland County, Pa)
1.3.5.8.3.5 Wily S. Keslar (never married b: 9 Feb 1891-d: 13 Oct 1910 Westmoreland County, Pa)
1.3.5.8.3.6 Viola B. Keslar (b: Apr 1895-d: 2 Aug 1900)
1.3.5.8.3.7 Alva Miller Keslar (b: 22 Nov 1896-d: 2 Apr 1973 Summit, Ohio) married Gladys Helene Aldrich Keslar m:15 Aug 1922 (b: 3 Feb 1895 NY-d: 7 Apr 1983 Summit, Ohio). They had one son:
1.3.5.8.3.7.1 Peter Hiram Keslar (b: 30 May 1924-d: 21 Nov 2016 Summit, Ohio) married Billee Jane Cochran Keslar (b: 13 Sep 1929-d:?). They had four children:
1.3.5.8.3.7.1.1 Kathryn Louise Keslar Christensen (b: 21 May 1949-d: living) married Jeffrey Karl Christensen m: 28 Jun 1969 (b: 4 Apr 1942-d: living). They had four children:
1.3.5.8.3.7.1.1.1 Carolyn Marie Christensen Fitzgerald (b: 17 Aug 1971-d: living) married Duane David Fitzgerald (b: ?-d: living). They had three children:
1.3.5.8.3.7.1.1.1.1 Shea Gabriel Fitzgerald (b: 30 Oct 2007-d: living)
1.3.5.8.3.7.1.1.1.2 Clare Michael Fitzgerald (b: 19 Dec 2010-d: living)
1.3.5.8.3.7.1.1.1.3 Samuel Finnigan Fitzgerald (b: 16 Apr 2012-d: living)
1.3.5.8.3.7.1.1.2 Peter Karl Christensen (b: 29 Sep 1974-d: living) married Emily Schmidt Fitzgerald Christensen (b: 2 Feb ?-d: living). They had three children:
1.3.5.8.3.7.1.1.2.1 Leif Keslar Christensen (b: 2 Jun 2003-d: living)
1.3.5.8.3.7.1.1.2.2 Ani Rose Christensen (b: 11 Feb 2005-d: living)
1.3.5.8.3.7.1.1.2.3 Greta Mae Christensen (b: 2 Jan 2008-d: living)
1.3.5.8.3.7.1.1.3 Sarah Ann Christensen Makens (b: 1976-d: living) married Brett Alan Makens m: 16 Jan 2002 (b: ?-d: living). They had three children:
1.3.5.8.3.7.1.1.3.1 Hadley Kathryn Makens (b: 11 May 2007-d: living)
1.3.5.8.3.7.1.1.3.2 Finnia Abigail Makens (b: 25 Mar 2010-d: living)
1.3.5.8.3.7.1.1.3.3 Padrig Eammon Makens (b: 16 Feb 2012-d: living)
1.3.5.8.3.7.1.1.4 Jane Elizabeth Christensen Spurlock (b: 20 Jul 1981-d: living) married Brandon Spurlock m: 2002 div: 2018 (b: ?-d: living). They had four children:
1.3.5.8.3.7.1.1.4.1 Paisley Skye Spurlock (b: 20 Jul 2002-d: living)
1.3.5.8.3.7.1.1.4.2 Kael Jesse Spurlock (b: 31 Jul 2005-d: living)
1.3.5.8.3.7.1.1.4.3 Reed August Spurlock (b: 28 Nov 2007-d: living)
1.3.5.8.3.7.1.1.4.4 Asher Waters Spurlock (b: 28 Dec 2011-d: living)
1.3.5.8.3.7.1.2 Kristine Ann Keslar Kraker (b: 13 Nov 1952-d: living) married Kerry Lee Kraker (b: 24 Sep 1952-d: living). They had three children:
1.3.5.8.3.7.1.2.1 Charisa Ann Kraker O’Dell (b: 22 Nov 1979-d: living) married Brian David O’Dell (b: 9 Oct 1979-d: living)
1.3.5.8.3.7.1.2.1.1 Jack David O’Dell (b: 5 May 2008-d: living)
1.3.5.8.3.7.1.2.1.2 Anne Jane O’Dell (b: 13 May 2010-d: living)
1.3.5.8.3.7.1.2.1.3 Grace Alexandria O’Dell (b: 1 Apr 2015-d: living)
1.3.5.8.3.7.1.2.2 Robert Peter Kraker (b: 7 Sep 1982-d: living) married Michelle Ranae Kraker (b: 2 Mar 1982-d: living). They had one daughter:
1.3.5.8.3.7.1.2.2.1 Scarlett Belle Kraker (b: 2018-d: living)
1.3.5.8.3.7.1.2.3 Richard Gabriel Kraker (b: 23 Oct 1984-d: living) married Stephanie Nicole Kraker (b: 3 Nov 1985-d: living). They had three children:
1.3.5.8.3.7.1.2.3.1 Brooklyn Quinn Kraker (b: 30 May 2014-d: living)
1.3.5.8.3.7.1.2.3.2 Wesley Richard Kraker (b: 15 Sep 2016-d: living)
1.3.5.8.3.7.1.2.3.3 Kate Taylor Kraker (b: 21 Aug 2019-d: living)
1.3.5.8.3.7.1.3 Peter Craig Keslar (b: 27 Sep 1956-d: living) married Linda Lawrence Keslar m: 23 May 1981 (b: 1 Jun 1955-d: living). They had two daughters:
1.3.5.8.3.7.1.3.1 Katie Jane Keslar Clark (b: 25 Jul 1988-d: living) married Justin Clark (b: 22 Dec 1982-d: living). They had two children:
1.3.5.8.3.7.1.3.1.1 Rylie Christine Clark (b: 15 Jan 2017-d: living)
1.3.5.8.3.7.1.3.1.2 Macie Jane Clark (b: 3 Nov 2019-d: living)
1.3.5.8.3.7.1.3.2 Julie Ann Keslar (b: 23 May 1991-d: living)
1.3.5.8.3.7.1.4 Paul Kevin Keslar (b: 16 Apr 1961-d: living) married Elizabeth Thompson Keslar m: 4 Aug 1984 (b: 4 Sep 1961-d: living)
1.3.5.8.3.7.1.4.1 Rachel Anne Keslar (b: 2 Sep 1989-d: living)
1.3.5.8.3.7.1.4.2 Andrew Peter Keslar (b: 10 Apr 1992-d: living)
1.3.5.8.3.7.2 Richard Alva Keslar (b: 30 Apr 1927-d: 25 Jan 2008 Akron, Ohio) married Juanita Crislip Keslar m: 18 Nov 1951 (b: 10 May 1927-d: ?)
1.3.5.8.3.7.2.1 Linda Lee Keslar (b: 16 May 1957-d: living Atlanta, Ga)
1.3.5.8.3.7.2.2 Carol Lynn Keslar Berlin (b: 10 Jul 1963-d: living Atlanta, Ga) married Michael Berlin m: 6 May 1989 (b: 30 Mar 1963-d: living). They had two sons:
1.3.5.8.3.7.2.2.1 Matthew Richard Berlin (b: 2 Apr 1968-d: living)
1.3.5.8.3.7.2.2.2 Steven Mitchell Berlin (b: 30 Mar 2001-d: living)
1.3.5.8.3.8 Peter Boyd Keslar (b: 19 Oct 1898-d: 10 Oct 1954 Westmoreland County, Pa) married Mabel Esther Shrader Keslar m:Mar 1932 (b: 1 Sep 1895-d: 3 Apr 1939 Westmoreland County, Pa). They had one daughter:
1.3.5.8.3.8.1 Marilyn Keslar Cornell (b: 17 Oct 1932-d: 19 Jul 2017 Westmoreland County, Pa) married Harry Cornell (b: abt. 1930-d: ?). They had two children:
1.3.5.8.3.8.1.1 Wendy Cornell (b: ?-d: living)
1.3.5.8.3.8.1.2 Keith Cornell (b: ?-d: living)
1.3.5.8.3.9 Carl Boyd Keslar (b: 13 Dec 1908-d: 6 Aug 1996 Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio) married Marye Eva Krejci Keslar m:12 Aug 1941 (b: 23 May 1911-d: 14 Sep 1988 Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio). They had no children.
1.3.5.8.3.10 William Amos Keslar (b: 17 Oct 1913-d: 15 Oct 1990 Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio) married Ellen McCoy Keslar (b: 14 Sep 1914-d: 26 Dec 2006). They had two children:
1.3.5.8.3.10.1 Sue Ellen Keslar (b: 20 Jun 1945-d: living) married Thomas Wade Bullock m: 28 Dec 1973 div: 1993 (b: 22 Jul 1950-d: living). They had three children:
1.3.5.8.3.10.1.1 Ellen Elizabeth Bullock (b: 29 Jun 1977-d: living)
1.3.5.8.3.10.1.2 Joseph Thomas Bullock (b: 19 Jul 1980-d: living)
1.3.5.8.3.10.1.3 James William Bullock (b: 28 May 1983-d: living)
1.3.5.8.3.10.2 William A Keslar (b: 18 Nov 1951-d: living) married Sandra Anne Baker m: 19 May 1951 (b: 22 Jul 1950-d: living). They had one daughter:
1.3.5.8.3.10.2.1 Emily Baker Keslar Quaedackers (b: 2 Apr 1988-d: living) married Raymond Quaedackers (b: 30 Mar 1963-d: living)
1.3.5.8.3.10.2.1.1 Anna Miep Quaedackers (b: 10 May 2017-d: living)
1.3.5.8.3.10.2.2.2 Henry Jo Quaedackers (b: 2 Sep 2018-d: living)
1.3.5.8.4 Morrison ‘Morris’ Wesley Keslar (b: 29 Feb 1856 Donegal-d: 25 Jul 1936 Snyder County, Pa.) married Sarah Catherine Coffman Keslar (b: 20 Oct 1861-d: 23 Apr 1926 Fayette, Pa) and they had three children:
1.3.5.8.4.1 Mary Imo Keslar Brown (b: 21 Apr 1885-d: 19 Apr 1952 Westmoreland County, Pa)
1.3.5.8.4.2 Ora V. Keslar Smith (b: 2 Jun 1887-d: 18 Sep 1964 Waterloo, Iowa)
1.3.5.8.4.3 Forrest I. Keslar (b: 12 Nov 1890-d: 29 Aug 1955 Fayette, Pa) married Sadie Grace Bungard Keslar m:31 Mar 1909 (b: 8 Mar 1890-d: 12 Jan 1960 Somerset County, Pa). Forrest and Grace were very busy, having thirteen children:
1.3.5.8.4.3.1 Carl Welfred Keslar (b: 22 Oct 1909-d: 16 Jul 1993 Fayette, Pa) married Evangeline Agnes Krienbrook Keslar (b: 18 Jan 1916-d: 11 Mar 2002 Fayette, Pa)
1.3.5.8.4.3.2 Luella J. Keslar Anderson (b: 2 Dec 1910-d: 5 May 1998 Berks, Pa)
1.3.5.8.4.3.3 Morris Woodrow Keslar (b: 20 Dec 1912-d: 4 Jun 1989 Fayette, Pa) married Goldie Althea Knupp Keslar (b: 24 Mar 1920-d: 27 Feb 1982 Fayette, Pa)
1.3.5.8.4.3.4 Mary Catherine Keslar (b: 7 Feb 1914-d: 13 May 1914 Fayette, Pa)
1.3.5.8.4.3.5 Meryl Wayne Keslar (b: 13 Apr 1915-d: 29 May 1971 Westmoreland County, Pa) married Agnes Rachel Shawley Keslar m:6 Oct 1934 (b: 28 Jan 1912-d: 22 Oct 1986)
1.3.5.8.4.3.6 Gilbert Edmund Keslar (b: 28 Jul 1916-d: 19 Dec 1985 Latrobe, Pa) married Mary K. Kinnear Keslar m: 21 Apr 1941 (b: 22 Oct 1923-d: 2018 Fayette, Pa). They had three children:
1.3.5.8.4.3.6.1 Blaine Keslar (b: ?-d: ?)
1.3.5.8.4.3.6.2 Claudia Keslar Terhorst (b: ?-d: ?)
1.3.5.8.4.3.6.3 Amy Keslar (b: ?-d: ?)
1.3.5.8.4.3.7 Iven Harold Keslar (never married b: 4 Feb 1919-d: 21 Oct 1963 Westmoreland County, Pa)
1.3.5.8.4.3.8 Ciaude Lavern Bungard Keslar (b: 3 May 1921-d: 11 Oct 2001 Fayette, Pa)
1.3.5.8.4.3.9 Josiah Bungard Keslar (b: 26 Oct 1923-d: 18 Mar 1945 Iwo Jima)
1.3.5.8.4.3.10 Shelby Otis ‘Shep’ Keslar (b: 30 Nov 1925-d:29 Nov 2010 Indian Head, Pa) married Louise Freeman Keslar (b: Abt 1915-d: ?)
1.3.5.8.4.3.11 Theodore Vernon Bungard Keslar (b: 10 Jun 1928-d: 18 May 2009 Upper Tyrone, Pa) married Nellie Shawley Keslar (b: Abt 1915-d: ?). They had one son:
1.3.5.8.4.3.11.1 Theodore Vernon Keslar Jr. (b: 15 Mar 1954-d: 8 May 2006 Monroeville, Pa) married Jeanna Joy Repine Keslar m:12 Oct 1976 (b: 12 May 1957-d: Living)
1.3.5.8.4.3.12 Arden Fay Keslar (b: 19 Sep 1929-d: 23 Mar 2002 Westmoreland County, Pa) married Doris Gail Keslar m: 14 Dec 1951 (b: 25 Jul 1933-d: 25 Jul 2004). They had two children:
1.3.5.8.4.3.12.1 Rex I. Keslar (b: 30 Jun 1952-d: Living) married Deborah Keslar m: Abt. 1970 (b: Abt. 1952-d: Living)
1.3.5.8.4.3.12.2 Garry E. Keslar (b: 17 Jun 1958-d: Living) married Martha Keslar m: Abt. 1972 (b: Abt. 1954-d: Living)
1.3.5.8.4.3.13 Hazel Marcella Bungard Keslar Chackan (b: 9 Jan 1931-d: 18 Jan 2006 Fayette, Pa)
1.3.5.8.4.4 Lois Iva Keslar Sparks (b: 31 Dec 1899-d: 1 Aug 1967 Cuyahoga, Oh) married Leslie T. Sparks m:25 Oct 1922 (b: 6 Oct 1902-d: 14 Feb 1965 Sparks Cemetery, Pa) and they had two children:
1.3.5.8.4.4.1 Neva S. Keslar Evans (b: 14 Sep 1923-d: Living)
1.3.5.8.4.4.2 Enid Helen Sparks Deutschendorf (b: 19 Dec 1924-d: 7 Sep 2012)
1.3.5.8.4.5 Eva Blanche Keslar Pfirrman (b: 16 Mar 1902-d: 22 Sep 1969 San Diego, Ca) married Frank Peter Pfirrman m: 18 Apr 1939 (b: 18 Jan 1909-d: 25 Feb 1968 San Diego, Ca) and they did not have children.