Laura Kesler

Brief Life History of Laura

When Laura Kesler was born on 22 April 1850, in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States, her father, Frederick Kesler, was 34 and her mother, Emeline Parker, was 32. She married John Lee Gressman on 10 October 1865, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 18 June 1923, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Lee Gressman
1827–1923
Laura Kesler
1850–1923
Marriage: 10 October 1865
Joseph Gressman
1867–1907
Ammaletta Gressman
1869–
Lilly Gressman
1873–
Odin Gressmen
1877–1940
Leonard Gressman
1880–1924
Ernest Gressman
1885–1927

Sources (32)

  • Laura Murray, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Marriage License - Thomas H. Murray & Laura Kesler
  • Laura Murray, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg

The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.

1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment

Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.

Name Meaning

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Kessler .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Frederick Kesler 1st Trip to Utah

Frederick Kesler 1st Trip to Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868 John Brown Company (1851) Departure: 7 July 1851 Arrival in Salt Lake Valley: 28-29 September 1851 Company Informa …

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