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Descendants of Conrad Heller


Generation No. 8


22. SARAH CATHERINE8 HELLER (JOHN7, GEORGE6, JOHN DIETER5, DANIEL4, JOHAN CHRISTOPH3, HANS JACOB2, CONRAD1) was born April 19, 1839, and died August 19, 1862. She married WILLIAM MCCLAIN November 30, 1854.
     
Children of S
ARAH HELLER and WILLIAM MCCLAIN are:
  i.   ANDREW A9 MCCLAIN, b. October 20, 1855; m. RACHEL E MCCORMICK, October 25, 1876.
  ii.   ELMER YOUNG MCCLAIN, b. August 30, 1857.
  iii.   JOHN W MCCLAIN, b. March 27, 1860; d. June 20, 1879, Leeches Corner, Mercer Co, PA.


23. BENJAMIN SNYDER8 HELLER (JOSEPH7, GEORGE6, JOHN DIETER5, DANIEL4, JOHAN CHRISTOPH3, HANS JACOB2, CONRAD1) was born November 16, 1841, and died October 28, 1897 in Cresco, Nebraska. He married HANNAH JANE BECK August 13, 1867.

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ENJAMIN SNYDER HELLER:
Occupation: Farmer
     
Children of B
ENJAMIN HELLER and HANNAH BECK are:
  i.   NANCY ELIZABETH9 HELLER, b. July 27, 1867.
  ii.   SARAH EDITH HELLER, b. December 16, 1870.
  iii.   NEVIN WILSON HELLER, b. May 05, 1873.
  iv.   JOSEPH BOYD HELLER, b. January 24, 1879.
  v.   JOHN SNYDER HELLER, b. November 13, 1880.
  vi.   LAURA J HELLER, b. February 14, 1883.


24. MARY SNYDER8 HELLER (JOSEPH7, GEORGE6, JOHN DIETER5, DANIEL4, JOHAN CHRISTOPH3, HANS JACOB2, CONRAD1) was born October 08, 1843, and died 1882. She married FREDRICK KIRCHOF May 24, 1867.
     
Child of M
ARY HELLER and FREDRICK KIRCHOF is:
  i.   SARAH E9 KIRCHOF, d. Marathon, Iowa; m. SANDY SALTON.


25. JOSEPH SNYDER8 HELLER (JOSEPH7, GEORGE6, JOHN DIETER5, DANIEL4, JOHAN CHRISTOPH3, HANS JACOB2, CONRAD1) was born August 19, 1850, and died in Superior, Nebraska. He married MARIA HELLER May 15, 1877 in Williamsport, PA, daughter of PETER HELLER and SARAH SWINEHART.

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OSEPH SNYDER HELLER:
Moved: Superior, Nebraska
Occupation: Farmer, then Superintendent of Cemetery
Religion: Elder of Presbyterian Church
     
Children of J
OSEPH HELLER and MARIA HELLER are:
  i.   SON9 HELLER, b. April 19, 1880; d. April 19, 1880.
  ii.   RUTH E HELLER, b. July 25, 1882; d. November 22, 1888, Superior, Nebraska.


26. ANDREW JACKSON8 HELLER (PETER7, GEORGE6, JOHN DIETER5, DANIEL4, JOHAN CHRISTOPH3, HANS JACOB2, CONRAD1) was born January 05, 1837 in Hublersburg, PA. He married ANNA MARIA KNEPPER, daughter of BENJAMIN KNEPPER.

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NDREW JACKSON HELLER:
Occupation: Minister Reformed Church 44 years
Residence: Greensburg, PA
     
Children of A
NDREW HELLER and ANNA KNEPPER are:
  i.   CECIL EMORY9 HELLER, b. August 28, 1867, Sipesville, Somerset Co., PA; m. JANE BRINKER, June 21, 1900.
  More About CECIL EMORY HELLER:
Occupation: Lawyer

  ii.   CLARENCE NEVIN HELLER, b. April 11, 1869, Sipesville, Somerset Co., PA; m. EDITH JUNE DALBEY, June 29, 1898.
  More About CLARENCE NEVIN HELLER:
Occupation: Professor Acient languages (F&M)

  iii.   MARY ROBERTA HELLER, b. June 07, 1871, Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland Co., PA.
  iv.   CRAIG HAY HELLER, b. October 17, 1873, Williamsport, PA; d. May 09, 1875, Arendtsville, PA.
  v.   PAUL BERKLY HELLER, b. August 23, 1876, Arendtsville, PA; d. April 28, 1877, Berlin, PA.
  More About PAUL BERKLY HELLER:
Burial: Odd Fellows Cemetery, Berlin, PA

  vi.   RALPH STANLEY HELLER, b. March 03, 1878, Arendtsville, PA; d. September 21, 1889, Berlin, PA.
  More About RALPH STANLEY HELLER:
Burial: Odd Fellows Cemetery, Berlin, PA

  vii.   EDNA HAY HELLER, b. May 25, 1880, Arendtsville, PA.
  viii.   ROBERT DALE HELLER, b. March 20, 1883, Arendtsville, PA.


27. JULIA ANN8 HELLER (PETER7, GEORGE6, JOHN DIETER5, DANIEL4, JOHAN CHRISTOPH3, HANS JACOB2, CONRAD1) was born August 16, 1838 in Hublersburg, PA, and died 1915. She married JOSEPH ROSS KESSINGER, son of ADAM KESSINGER and ELIZABETH HUNSICKER.

Notes for J
OSEPH ROSS KESSINGER:
When Joseph was about 21 or 22 he moved to Hublersburg, Pennsylvania (1856-1857). He was a cabinet and chair maker. He worked at Owl Hollow Iron Foundry, owned by George Schwartz and Mr. Beck. This firm made plows and castings for farm implements. In 1863 Joseph Kessinger and a Mr. Search took the foundry from Schwartz and operated along with manufacturing furniture (in one year cleared three thousand dollars). Mr. Schwartz took the foundry in 1864 and operated until 1882 when Joseph Kessinger rented it for three years. The foundry was located at the rear of the church parsonage in 1876.

When Joseph was seven years old he worked on the canal and became a captain when he was 16 or 18.

The following comments are taken from the Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, published by J.H. Beers & Co., Chicago, IL, 1898.

JOSEPH ROSS KESSINGER is one of the enterprising merchants of Hublersburg, Centre county, and his activity in business has been of material benefit to the village as well as to himself. Gifts of money may be used in beautifying or adorning a town, but the real benefactors of a corporate community are those who promote its business interests, for prosperity depends upon the exchange of commodities, whereby men are employed, and thus secure the means of establishing homes and caring for their families. Mr. Kessinger is a wide-awake, enterprising business man, and well deserves mention among the representative citizens of Centre county.
Our subject was born in Clinton county, March 18, 1834, and is a son of Adam and Elizabeth (Hunsicker) Kessinger. The father was born in Lancaster county, Penn., and was married there to Miss Hunsicker, a native of Switzerland, who came to America when about fifteen years of age. About 1828 they removed to Centre county, and Mr. Kessinger built the Lamar furnace for the firm, of Kurtz & Irvin. He finally located in Mill Hall, Clinton county, where his death occurred in 18 5 8. Just thirty-six years before, to the day and hour, he was married, and bv that union were born ten children: (1) DeWitt Clinton wedded Miss Mary Ann Fetterhaff, and has six children. He served through the Civil war, and now receives a pension in compensation for injuries sustained. His trade is that of an iron molder, and he lives in Lock Haven, Penn. (2) Thomas M. also served in the Civil war; he was an iron molder, but is now retired; he is married, and resides in Mill Hall. (3) Joseph R. is the next in order of birth. (4) Francis M., who is married and has a family of six children, served throughout the Civil war, and is now a traveling salesman for the house of Strickler & Co., of Mifilinburg, Penn. (5) Fannie R. is the widow of George Roffe. of Mill Hall, Penn., and has a family of eight children. (6) Mary P. is the wife of George Bowers, an axe maker of Mill Hall, where they live with their family. (7) Jacob G. was killed in the battle of Cold Harbor during the war of the Rebellion. Three of the children died in infancy.
Under the parental roof Mr. Kessinger, the subject of this review, spent the days of his boyhood, and is indebted to the common schools for his educational privileges. Like his father, he learned the foundry business, becoming a proficient workman in that line. His life has been a busy and useful one, and from humble surroundings he has steadily worked his way upward to a position of affluence, overcoming the difficulties, and obstacles in his path by resolute and honorable purpose. . He is-now engaged in merchandising in Hublersburg, and his enviable reputation as a straightforward business man insures him a liberal patronage.

On May 22, 1857, Mr. Kessinger married Miss Julia, daughter of Peter Heller, a prominent citizen, who served for more than thirty years as justice of the peace of Walker township, Centre county. They have eight children: (i) William E., who was born October 30, 1858, and is an iron molder by trade, wedded Mary Tucker, and has eight children; (2) Thomas L., born October 6, 1862, is also an iron molder by trade, but is now assisting his father in the store; (3) Laura B. is the wife of James H. Rathmell, a bookkeeper residing in Germantown, near Philadelphia, Penn.; (4) Harvey A., born May 27, 1866, married Minnie M. Decker, by whom he has a daughter, and now resides in Pitcairn, Penn., where he follows. the machinist's trade; (5) George C., an iron molder, married Gertrude Struble, and has two children; (6) Sarah J. is the wife of Joseph Emerick, a farmer of Walker township, Centre county, by whom she has two children; (7) Maud A., born in July, 1878, and (8) Arthur D., born in August, 1883, are still at home.
In his political views Mr. Kessinger is a Republican. Both he and his wife hold member- ship in the Methodist Church, and are people of sterling worth. He is a self-made man, industrious and intelligent, his sterling worth gaining him the confidence of all, while his genial man- ner has made him a popular citizen.


More About J
OSEPH ROSS KESSINGER:
Burial: family plot, Presbyterian cemetery, Hublersburg, PA
Occupation 1: Bet. 1858 - 1876, Iron Foundry Molder
Occupation 2: Bet. 1841 - 1852, Canal Boat Captain
Occupation 3: Bet. 1852 - 1858, Home Builder
Residence: Mill Hall, PA and then moved to Hublersburg, PA
     
Children of J
ULIA HELLER and JOSEPH KESSINGER are:
  i.   WILLIAM EMORY9 KESSINGER, b. October 30, 1859; d. November 05, 1926; m. MARY ERTELLE TUCKER, October 21, 1880.
  ii.   THOMAS LOUIS KESSINGER, b. October 06, 1862; d. November 16, 1946; m. BESS CLEVE BELL, September 05, 1900.
  Notes for THOMAS LOUIS KESSINGER:
Thomas was initiated to the Lick Run lodge #311 100F Howard, Centre Co., Pennsylvania on October 19, 1889.

bought and owner of general store (The Brown Store) in Hublersburg, center County, Pennsylvania which he sold for three thousand dollars in 1914 to a Mr. Lee.

  More About THOMAS LOUIS KESSINGER:
Occupation 1: Bet. 1925 - 1937, Pennsylvania State University
Occupation 2: Bet. 1887 - 1900, US Postmaster, Hublersburg, PA
Residence: Hublersburg, PA

  iii.   ELORA BLANCH KESSINGER, b. June 11, 1864, Hublersburg, PA; d. July 31, 1946; m. JAMES H RATHMELL, December 07, 1886.
  More About JAMES H RATHMELL:
Residence: Hublersburg, PA

  iv.   HARVEY AUSTIN KESSINGER, b. May 29, 1866; d. July 28, 1934, Pitcairn, PA; m. MELLASA DECKER, July 22, 1884.
  More About HARVEY AUSTIN KESSINGER:
Occupation: Railroad Shops, Pennsylvania RR, Pitcairn, PA

  v.   GEORGE CLEMENT KESSINGER, b. July 10, 1868, Hublersburg, PA; m. GERTRUDE STURBLE.
  More About GEORGE CLEMENT KESSINGER:
Occupation: Iron Molder, machinist

  vi.   SARAH JOSEPHINE KESSINGER, b. June 13, 1870, Hublersburg, PA; d. December 31, 1941, Cedar Hill Cemetery near Mill Hall, PA; m. JOSEPH ANDREW EMERICK, February 28, 1891.
  More About JOSEPH ANDREW EMERICK:
Occupation: Commissioner and Farmer

  vii.   MAUD ARABELLE KESSINGER, b. January 18, 1878, Hublersburg, PA; m. ALBERT HAYES WILLIAMS, April 1927, Elmyra, PA.
  More About ALBERT HAYES WILLIAMS:
Occupation: Bricklayer, Contractor
Residence: Beech Creek, PA

  viii.   ARTHUR DALE KESSINGER, b. August 14, 1883, Hublersburg, PA; d. June 05, 1949, Prospect Park, PA; m. LULU ALBERTA MATSON, January 1907, Swissville, PA.
  More About ARTHUR DALE KESSINGER:
Occupation: Railroad Shops, Pennsylvania RR, Pitcain, PA


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