Clark
Wesley
Kessinger
Born in South Hills, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
Father of
Clark Wesley Kessinger Jr.
Died
at age 78
in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
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Biography
Clark Kessinger is Notable.
Clark was an Appalachian Folk Artist
An American old-time fiddler recording and performing Appalachian folk music with classical influences
Clark Wesley Kessinger was born on July 27, 1896 in South Hills, Kanawha, West Virginia to Virginia Alice Mann and William Robert Kessinger.[1]
Performed and recorded as "The Kessinger brothers" with his nephew Luke until Luke's death in 1944.[2]
In 1940, Clark W (43), married head of household in Charleston Magisterial District, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States (wife Celia Ernestine Reese). [3]
Rediscovered by folk music promoter Ken Davidson in the 1960's folk revival, Clark won the World's Champion Fiddle Prize at the 47th Old-time Fiddler's Convention and recorded "The Legend of Clark Kessinger" and ""Clark Kessinger: Old-time Music with Fiddle and Guitar" before a stroke rendered him unable to play fiddle in 1971.[2]
Clark died on June 4, 1975, aged 78. He is commemorated at Cunningham Memorial Park.[4]
Sources
- ↑ "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930," database, FamilySearch Record: F1TB-3XJ : (Accessed 10 March 2018), Clark Kessinger, 27 Jul 1896; citing Kanawha, West Virginia, United States, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 521,730.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lilly, John (1999), Mountains of Music: West Virginia Traditional Music From Goldenseal, University of Illinois Press, pg 25-30
- ↑ 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940"
citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 10;
FamilySearch Record: K7CJ-VC9 (accessed 18 May 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89M1-Y4NQ
Clark W Kessinger (43), married head of household in Charleston Magisterial District, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States. Born in West Virginia. - ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177169224/clark-wesley-kessinger: accessed 18 May 2023), memorial page for Clark Wesley Kessinger Sr. (27 Jul 1896–4 Jun 1975), Find A Grave: Memorial #177169224, citing Cunningham Memorial Park, Saint Albans, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Tweety (contributor 48431755).
- See Also:
- Clark Kessinger Wikipedia
- Wikidata: Item Q5127299, en:Wikipedia
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Clark by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Clark:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Clark by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Clark:
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~1.56%
Allison Kessinger
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A499333 [compare], Ancestry member Allisonqkessinger
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~0.78%
Dan Dolin :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A795718 [compare], Ancestry member dan7458
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