Anna Johanna Kesel (1840-1919)

Anna Johanna, an older sister of Maria and Amalia Wilhelmina, travelled with her husband Otto Greeven and their children Bertha, Albertine and Otto from Bremen via Liverpool to the USA and arrived there in Galveston, Texas on December 11, 1868. They lived first in New Braunfels, Texas, later in San Antonio, Texas.

Augusta Kesel (1841-) und Karl Kesel (1867-)

Left Kempten on 6.3.1868 to travel with her child to America. She departs from Hamburg on 2.5.1868 with the steamship Bavaria and arrives in New York on 18.5.1868. From there their trace loses itself.

Christian Kesel (1680-1746)

He was a councillor and merchant, 1731 chairman of the Kramer guild, 1745 town mayor,
1743 Owner of the paper mill Hynwang near Kempten, (The village Hynwang was located at the river Iller above the Reichstadt at the height of today's Leonhardstraße.)

Johann Adam Kesel's father supported the weavers of Kempten through the Kesel'sche Garnstiftung. The foundation purchased the yarn, which was important for the weavers, and made it available to them on a "commission" basis. The weavers did not have to pay for the yarn until they had sold their goods. The foundation was established after his death by his son in 1747.

Daniel Kesel (1677-1718)

Was a banker in Vienna. In August, Johann Christian Freiherr von Bartenstein, who came from Paris, took his quarters with him before he apparently continued his journey to Leipzig at the end of December 1714. B. was a Protestant and it may be assumed that he made a stopover in Kempten and was recommended there by the preacher and senior of the ministry Jacob Kesel to his brother Daniel in Vienna.

Bild in Lightbox öffnen (open image in lightbox). Excerpt from the church book St. Stephan, Vienna

Ferdinand Kesel (1865 -)

The son of a merchant born in Trieste lived in England near London for several years after his marriage. His stepdaughter Johanna Fichte lived in his household, at least temporarily. While his wife moved her residence to Leipzig at the beginning of the 20s, he remained in London. However, he stayed again and again in Leipzig with his wife. During his stays in Germany, he also visited health resorts such as Bad Reichenhall or Teplitz-Schönau in today's Czech Republic, whereby the latter was preferred by him. One of his stays with his wife, daughter Johanna (Fichte) and son Ludwig (Fichte) is mentioned in the Teplitz spa list of 1908. Probably from the middle of the 1930s he lived permanently in Leipzig. After the death of his wife in 1939, he moved to Teplitz-Schönau in April 1940 and experienced the expulsion after the end of World War II. His last mention so far is found in a list on the "Registration of Foreigners and German Persecuted Persons" from 1947 in Bad Arolsen.

Hans Kesel (1897-1958) Gräfelfing, Lochham

Hans Kesel and his regiment were transferred to Finland on 3.4.1918. On 26.4. he was transferred near Turenki at the shoulder and on 27.4. he was brought to the military hospital in Helsingfors. Obviously on his way there he lost his military dog tag near Hyvinkää, a town in Hausjärvi, where the Finn Risto Pekkarinen found it in 2018. It should now be in the Finnish War Museum.

Jacob Kesel (1670-1743)

Adjunkt, 1698 Conrector, 1707-1742 Senior Ministerii
He was a preacher in the St. Mang Church in Kempten and author of several writings, including "Kemptisches Denckmahl" (see Google Books). Married Maria Catherina Rauner from Augsburg in 1696. A poem of honour and a manuscript of honour are preserved from the wedding. Graphic: Christ's Resurrection

Jacob Fredrich Kesel (1847-1891) und Juliana Unold (1816-)

Two years after the death of her husband Juliana leaves Kempten and leaves for America. She arrives in New York on 29.4.1863. From there her trace is lost. It is conceivable that she would travel on to New Haven in Connecticut, where, according to the US census of 1870, Lisette Unold, born in Bavaria in 1823 and perhaps a sister or cousin, lived.

Friedrich Kesel, baker by profession, last place of residence according to the passenger list is Kempten, age 25 years, leaves Stettin on 17.4.1872 with a steamship of the "Baltic Lloyd" to New York. There he arrives on 13.5.1872. He is the only surviving descendant of the marriage with Johann Kesel. It is obvious that he followed his mother. Between 1882 and 1890 a baker Frederick Kesel lived in New Haven with an age that differs by only 1 year from Friedrich's year of birth. However, there is no final certainty that this is the case.

Johann Jakob Kesel (1698-1744)

Moved 1726 from Ravensburg to Kempten.

Was determined by testament of Johann Adam Kesel to the progenitor of the Kesel's 1st line, later these were also called "Gilden-Kesel", since they received annually a sum of 2 guilders from the estate of Johann Adam Kesel. However, they had to be Protestant, innocent and resident in Kempten.

Leonhard Kesel (1806-)

He left Kempten on 22.1.1847 to travel via Le Havre to America. In the American Census of 1880, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is noted as a Leonhard Kesel with the corresponding age. This place of residence is all the more probable as his daughters Christina and Katharina Magdalena also settled there later - presumably close to their father.

Maria Kesel-Paolucci (1846-1920) und Amalia Wilhelmina Kesel (1842-)

Maria with her husband Giovanni (John) Paolucci and her children Enrico, Gugliemino and Charlotta departed on 25.10.1882 with the steamship Cimbria from Hamburg to America. She was accompanied by her sister Amalia Wilhelmina Kesel. (Hamburg passenger lists). They arrived in New York on 13.11.1882. Maria lived with her family in San Antonio, Texas. From her arrival in New York there is no trace of her sister.

Maria Rosina Kesel (1887 -)

According to the records of the 1919 census in Mecklenburg-Schwerin, she was employed as a children's nurse by the Franz and Ruth Haymann families. Franz Haymann held a chair of law at the University of Rostock. In 1923 he moved to the university in Cologne from where he emigrated to England in 1938. So far I have not found any indications as to whether Maria Rosina followed the family to Cologne or stayed in Rostock.

Matthias Theodor Kesel (1824-1900)

left Kempten in 1840 and moved to Naples, where his brother Hugo later succeeded him. 1847 he came to Trieste and founded his own company there on 1.5.1849 (coffee wholesale), which Hugo joined in 1856.
Theodor acquired the land and houses in Via Fabio Severo (today house no. 91), which became the property of his daughter Louise Paul after his death.

Otto Hermann Kesel (1850-1918) und Anna Kesel (1825-)

The skilled confectioner walked to Mittau on foot. His mother Anna followed him to Mittau on 11.4.1882.

Sybilla Kesel (1830-), Katharina Magdalena Kesel (1833-1908) und Christina Kesel (1837-1911)

Left Kempten together on 24.4.1854 to travel to America. All 3 sisters reached New York on 8.7.1854. From then on the trace of Sybilla is lost. On 9.4.1857 the magistrate of Kempten gave the application of Christina instead of releasing the deposited homeland security.

Wilhelm Kesel (1837-)

Was legionist, thus soldier and departed on 17.3.1857 without permission from his unit the 12th Infantry Regiment. He is mentioned in the baptismal register of 1866 of his two nephews Heinrich and Wilhelm Pfeiffer, the sons of his sister Katharina Magdalena.