Dorothy Dale (Saunders) Kessel (abt. 1898 - 1941)

Born about 24 Jun 1898 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Charles Dayton Kessel — married 15 Sep 1917 in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia.

Died 8 Jun 1941 at about age 42 in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States

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Biography

Natal Family

Father: Joseph Saunders

Mother: Missouri Lewis

Marriage: 1887 Jul 14, home of Frank Lewis in Putnam County, West Virginia, by J H Harmon. ^[1]

Siblings:		Carrie Ethel Lewis Saunders (Lovejoy) [2]
		Luther Saunders [3]
		Ora Bell Saunders (Bays) [4]
		Dorothy Dale Saunders (Kessell)
	7	Ransom Saunders [5]

Birth

About 1898 Nov 24, Kanawha County, West Virginia.

Marriage

1917 Kanawha County, West Virginia, by E J Westfall. ^[6]

Husband: Dayton C Kessel

Wife: Dorothy Saunders

Children:		Ona B Kessel
		Ivy M Kessel
		Alba W Kessel
		Romie Carless Kessel [7]
		Charles Earl Kessel
		Jimmie Kessel
		Dannie Kessel
		Johnie Kessel

Residence

1910,	Union District, Putnam County, West Virginia.	[8]
1930,	Cabin Creek District, Kanawha County, West Virginia.	[9]
1940,	Pocatalico District, Putnam County, West Virginia.	[10]

Death

1941 Jun 8, Charleston General Hospital, Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia. ^[11]

Burial: 1941 Jun 8, Ward Cemetery, Kelleys Creek Road, Cedar Grove, Kanawha County, West Virginia.

Sources

1. ↑ WV Archives: Marriage License, p 100

   1887 Jul 14, residence of Frank Lewis, Putnam. License: 1887 Jul 13. Husband: Joseph Saunders, born 1860, of Kanawha, in Putnam. Wife: Missouri Lewis, born 1865, of & in Putnam. Informant: Joseph Saunders. By: J H Harmon, minister.

2. ↑ WV Archives: Certificate of Death 14426.

   1949 Nov 20, Staats Hospital, Charleston, Kanawha. Carrie Lewis Lovejoy, female, white, married. Residence: Liberty, Putnam. Born: 1888 Apr 4, WV. Parents: Joseph F Saunders & Missouri Ann Lewis. Cause: carcinoma of gallbladder. Doctor: Charles E Staats, 123 W Washington St, Chas. (24) Burial: 1949 Nov 22, Coleman Cemetery. Funeral Director: Fred Cooke. Informant: William Lovejoy. Filed: 1949 Nov 29.

3. ↑ WV Archives: Certificate of Death 7433.

   1922 Mar 24, 12th St, Nitro, Union dist, Kanawha. Luther Austin Sanders, male, white, single. Born: 1892 May 13, Kanawha. Occupation: laborer. Parents: J F Sanders, Kanawha, & Missouri Lewis, Putnam. Cause: Tuberculosis. Burial: 1922 Mar 26, Antioch Cemetery. Undertaker: Bartlett Bros, St Albans. Informant: J F Sanders, Nitro. Filed: 1922 Jul 2.

4. ↑ WV Archives: 1954 Aug 2, Delayed Certificate of Birth 55099.

   1896 Mar 1, Center Point, Putnam. Ora B Saunders, white, female, residing at 104 7th St, Dunbar. Parents: Joseph Franklin Saunders of Jackson & Mousari Ann Lewis of Putnam. Proof: (1) Affidavit of Mahla Lewis, aunt age 73, dated 1954 Aug 2. (2) Birth certificate of child, WV DVS 34209, dated 1925 Oct 18. (3) Western & Southern Life Insurance, dated 1940 Jun 24.

5. ↑ WV Archives: Certificate of Birth 599.

   1902 Oct 1, Libery, Putnam. Ransom Saunders, male. Father: Joseph Franklin Saunders, in Dunbar, white, born 1852 in Liberty, farmer. Mother: Missouri Ann Lewis, white, born 1862 in Liberty, housewife, 7th child including 2 now deceased. Filed: 1940 Feb 26. Signed: Joseph Franklin Saunders.

6. ↑ WV Archives: Register of Marriages, p 8, ln 1020.

   1917 Sep 15, Charleston, Kanawha. Husband: Dayton C Kessel, born 1894 in Putnam, resides in Kanawha. Wife: Dorothy Saunders, born 1896 in & resides in Kanawha. By: E J Westfall. Remarks: sworn.

7. ↑ WV Archives: Certificate of Death 14535.

   1925 Nov 25, Ward, Cabin Creek dist, Kanawha. Romie Carless Kessel, male, white, single. Born: 1925 Feb 10, Ward. Parents: Dayton Kessel & Dorothy Saunders, both of WV. Cause: pneumonia. Doctor: J T Nolen, Ward. (19) Burial: Ward. Informant: Dayton Hessel. Filed: 1925 Nov 25.

8. ↑ US Federal Census: 1910 Population Schedule, dist 168, family 51, p 3A.

   Saunders; Joseph F 1857, Mosoura A 1867, Luther O 1894, Ora B 1895, Derotha D 1899, Ranson 1902.

9. ↑ US Federal Census: 1930 Population Schedule, dist 13, family 393, p 20A.

   Kessel; Dayton 1894, Dorothy 1901, Ona B 1919, Ivy M 1921, Alba W 1923, Charles E 1927.

10. ↑ US Federal Census: 1940 Population Schedule, dist 40-8, family 134, p 8B.

    Lovejoy; William 1884, Carrie 1888, Henry (cousin) 1869.

    Kissel; Dorothy (widowed, in-law) 1898, Albie 1923, Earl 1928, Jimmie (nephew) 1933, Dannie (nephew) 1935, Johnie (nephew) 1939.

11. ↑ WV Archives: Certificate of Death 7769.

    1941 Jun 8, Charleston General Hospital, Charleston, Kanawha, 55 days. Mrs Dorothy Dale Kessell, female, white, widowed. Residence: Ward, Kanawha. Born: 1898 Nov 24, Kanawaha. Parents: Joseph Saunders & Missouri Lewis, both of WV. Cause: carcinoma of cervix. Doctor: J E Cannaday, Chas. Burial: 1941 Jun 10, Ward Cemetery, Kelleys Creek. Funeral Director: H D Perine, Cedar Grove. . Informant: Geo Bays, Dunbar. Filed: 1941 Jun 17.