Kersteter Connections

KERSTETER  ||  TOTTEN  || RISHEL

FRANCIS ELROY KERSTETER

Francis Elroy Kersteter, son of Lewis James Cameron Kersteter and May Eleanor Totten was born on 09 May 1903 in Blair, Grand Traverse, Michigan, USA. He died on 18 Sep 1965 in Vancouver, Clark, Washington, USA (Age: 62).

He married Edith Mildred McFarren, daughter of David Justin McFarren and Florence Monette Coshow on 04 Feb 1922 in Clark, Washington, USA. She was born on 21 Jun 1904 in Orchards, Clark County, Washington, USA. She died on 04 Nov 1978 in Clark, Washington, USA (Age: 74)

Lewis James Cameron Kersteter, son of John Kerstetter and Mary Elizabeth Rishel was born on 25 Oct 1856 in Parkville, St Joseph, Michigan, USA. He died on 15 Jan 1952 in Vancouver, Clark, Washington, USA (Age: 96). He married May Eleanor Totten, daughter of Alonzo Lamont Totten and Louisa Spaulding on 04 Jul 1895 in Grawn, Grand Traverse, Michigan, USA (Michigan Marriage Records).

May Eleanor Totten, daughter of Alonzo Lamont Totten and Louisa Spaulding was born on 19 Oct 1875 in Dundee, Monroe, Michigan, USA. She died on 08 Mar 1965 in Vancouver, Clark, Washington, USA (Age: 90).

May Eleanor Totten and Lewis James Cameron Kersteter had the following children:

1. Walter Harold Kersteter, son of Lewis James Cameron Kersteter and May Eleanor Totten was born on 16 Dec 1898 in Blair, Grand Traverse, Michigan, USA. He died on 12 Jul 1975 in Vancouver, Clark, Washington, USA (Age: 76). He married Arminta Bell Whitacre, daughter of Jacob Whitacre and Carrie Cole on 17 Feb 1917 in Vancouver, Clark, Washington, USA. She was born on 04 Mar 1898 in Roseberg, Oregon. She died on 21 Apr 1985 in Renton, Washington, USA.

2. Francis Elroy Kersteter, listed above

Lewis was married first to Orpha Jane “Jennie” VanHyning. Orpha Jane”Jennie” VanHyning, daughter of Franklin VanHyning and Lucy Ann Alvord was born on 21 Dec 1862 in Leroy, Calhoun, Michigan, USA. She died on 28 Sep 1893 in Grand Traverse, Michigan, USA.

Orpha Jane”Jennie” VanHyning and Lewis James Cameron Kersteter had the following children:

1. Lula Mae Kersteter, daughter of Lewis James Cameron Kersteter and Orpha Jane”Jennie” VanHyning was born on 05 Jun 1880 in Leroy, Calhoun, Michigan, USA (Michigan Birth Records). She died on 27 Jan 1966 in Deschutes, Oregon (Age: 86). She married Prentiss Philo VanTassel, son of Alonzo VanTassel and Eliza Jane Lamon on 20 Sep 1898 in Traverse City, Grand Traverse, Michigan (State of Michigan Marriage Records). He was born on 21 Jul 1877 in Mayfield, Grand Traverse, Michigan, USA. He died on 25 Jan 1952 in Deschutes, Oregon (Age: 75).

2. Linnie Belle Kersteter, daughter of Lewis James Cameron Kersteter and Orpha Jane”Jennie” VanHyning was born on 11 Feb 1882 in Blair, Grand Traverse, Michigan, USA (Michigan Birth Records). She died on 15 Feb 1964 in Multnomah, Oregon. She married Charles Henry Blakesley, son of Peter Blakesley and Mary Brown on 02 Dec 1901 in Traverse City, Grand Traverse, Michigan (Michigan Marriage Records). He was born on 06 Feb 1873 in New York. He died on 31 Mar 1953 in Multnomah, Oregon.

3. George Franklin Kersteter, son of Lewis James Cameron Kersteter and Orpha Jane”Jennie” VanHyning was born on 13 Nov 1883 in Grand Traverse, Michigan. He died on 19 Jul 1956 in Vancouver, Clark, Washington, USA (Age at Death: 72). He married Elizabeth J Bauer, daughter of Nicholas Bauer and Barbara Hardart on 11 Apr 1946 in Skamania County, Washington, USA. She was born on 12 Mar 1883 in Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA. She died on 08 Nov 1963 in Vancouver, Clark, Washington, USA.He married Lillian May Sargent, daughter of Austin Henry Sargent and Mary J Teters on 03 Jul 1922 in Kalama, Cowlitz, Washington. She was born on 18 May 1891 in Jackson, Oregon. She died on 10 Nov 1954 in Multnomah, Oregon.

JOHN KERSTETTER

John Kerstetter, son of Tobias Kerstetter and Susanna Susan Sally Young was born on 12 Apr 1822 in Pennsylvania. He died on 13 Feb 1913 in Park, St Joseph, Michigan,. He married Mary Elizabeth Rishel, daughter of David Robert Rishel and Sarah Salome Schook on 08 May 1848 in Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA.

Mary Elizabeth Rishel, daughter of David Robert Rishel and Sarah Salome Schook was born on 30 Sep 1828 in Pennsylvania, USA. She died on 11 Dec 1901 in Park, St Joseph, Michigan, USA.

Mary Elizabeth Rishel and John Kerstetter had the following children:

1. John Samuel Kerstetter, son of John Kerstetter and Mary Elizabeth Rishel was born on 24 Nov 1849 in Pennsylvania, USA. He died on 21 Aug 1924 in Park, St Joseph, Michigan, USA. He married Josephine Emeline Clark, daughter of M. D. Lafayette Clark and Cinderella Jordan on 26 Nov 1872 in Climax, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. She was born on 01 Jan 1855 in Le Roy, Calhoun, Michigan, USA. She died on 02 May 1915 in Seattle, King, Washington.

2. David Henry Kerstetter, son of John Kerstetter and Mary Elizabeth Rishel was born on 29 Dec 1851 in Chillisquaque, Northumberland, Pennsylvania. He died on 13 May 1928 in Park, St Joseph, Michigan, USA. He married Mary Annette Pfliegor, daughter of Daniel Pfliegor and Louisa Snively on 23 Dec 1899 in Centreville, St Joseph, Michigan, USA (Michigan Marriage Records – Family Search Labs). She was born on 08 Jul 1854 in Pennsylvania. She died on 03 Mar 1930 in Park, St Joseph, Michigan.He married Margaret E Forbes, daughter of Ephraim Forbes and Margaret Hall on 01 Dec 1875 in Lagrange County, Indiana, USA (Indiana Marriage Records). She was born on 15 Jan 1851 in Ohio. She died on 07 Jul 1884 in Butler, Nebraska, USA (Fairview Cemetery Transcription).

3. Sarah Jane Kerstetter, daughter of John Kerstetter and Mary Elizabeth Rishel was born on 15 May 1853 in Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA. She died on 10 Nov 1855 in St Joseph County, Michigan, USA.

4. Mary Ann Mate Kerstetter, daughter of John Kerstetter and Mary Elizabeth Rishel was born on 04 Jul 1855 in Park, St Joseph, Michigan, United States. She died on 09 Dec 1929 in Salem, Marion, Oregon (Death Certificate). She married Walter Cotton Riley, son of Harlow C Riley and Susan R Brimmer on 04 Jul 1872 in Vicksburg, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. He was born on 02 May 1852 in Le Roy, Calhoun, Michigan, USA. He died on 30 Jul 1916 in Baker, Oregon, USA.

5. Lewis James Cameron Kersteter, listed above.

6. Louisa Rebecca Kerstetter, daughter of John Kerstetter and Mary Elizabeth Rishel was born on 25 Oct 1856 in Mendon, St Joseph, Michigan, USA. She died on 21 Jan 1936 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA. She married George Francis Pulver, son of Norman Pulver and Mary Ann Holladay on 04 Nov 1877 in Leroy, Calhoun, Michigan. He was born on 13 Sep 1849 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan. He died on 24 May 1929 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA (Death Certificate).

7. Johnston Elmer Kerstetter, son of John Kerstetter and Mary Elizabeth Rishel was born on 22 Mar 1858 in Parkville, St Joseph, Michigan, USA. He died on 01 Jun 1925 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA (Age: 67). He married Clara A Hall, daughter of Allen Hall and Lucinda Patterson on 27 Jul 1879 in Climax, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. She was born about Feb 1860 in Ogle, Illinois, USA. She died on 22 Aug 1930 in Los Angeles, California.

8. Jeremiah Kerstetter, son of John Kerstetter and Mary Elizabeth Rishel was born in Feb 1860 in Mendon, St Joseph, Michigan, USA. He died on 15 Nov 1879 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

9. Charles Kerstetter, son of John Kerstetter and Mary Elizabeth Rishel was born on 07 May 1862 in Michigan. He died on 10 Feb 1888 in Park, St Joseph, Michigan, USA.

10. Loretta Etta Kerstetter, daughter of John Kerstetter and Mary Elizabeth Rishel was born on 26 Nov 1863 in Parkville, St Joseph, Michigan, USA. She died on 29 Apr 1956 in South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana, USA. She married Alvin L Rial, son of Simon Rial and Lydia Owen on 22 Aug 1880 in Leroy, Calhoun, Michigan (Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925 on Family Search Labs). He was born in Feb 1854 in New York, USA. He died on 31 Mar 1935 in South Bend, St Joseph,Indiana, USA.

11. Clarissa Kerstetter, daughter of John Kerstetter and Mary Elizabeth Rishel was born in Jul 1865 in St Joseph, Michigan, USA. She died in Jul 1948 in South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana. She married Charles W Buell, son of Cyrus Bell Buell and Clarissa M Fletcher on 09 Dec 1883 in Vicksburg, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. He was born in 1858 in Centreville, St Joseph, Michigan, USA. He died in 1932.She married James Sheridan Kline, son of John S Kline and Barbara E Kline on 03 Oct 1889 in Mendon, St Joseph, Michigan. He was born on 23 Apr 1865 in Beaver Township, Synder Co, Pennsylvania, USA. He died on 22 Apr 1960 in South Bend, Indiana, USA.

12. George W Kerstetter, son of John Kerstetter and Mary Elizabeth Rishel was born on 05 May 1867 in Nottawa, St Joseph Co, MI, USA (Birthdate figured from age at death). He died on 21 Oct 1878 in Le Roy, Calhoun, Michigan.