William was born about 1810. He married Emeline Lucinda Burnham.
Sources
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF8J-CNV : 12 April 2016), William Kessel in household of William Kedzie, Blissfield, Lenawee, Michigan, United States; citing family 1519, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHCS-CNR : 12 April 2016), William Kessel, Michigan, United States; citing p. 25, family 203, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,184.
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