Jesse was the son of Grafton Mikesell and Mary Maranda Houck.
He married Ruby Garrison in 1921. They had at least three children.
Burial:
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Covina Hills), Covina, Los Angeles County, California, USA, Plot: Cherished Memory, Map 4, Lot 1123,, Space 1
Sources
"United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch: accessed 9 May 2015, Jessie Mikesell in household of Graf Mikesell, Kane Township Council Bluffs city Ward 5, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States; citing sheet 1A, family 1, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,456.
"United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch: accessed 9 May 2015, Jessie Mikesell in household of G E Mikesell, Red Rock, Marion, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 57, sheet 2B, family 29, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,426.
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," index, FamilySearch: accessed 9 May 2015, Jesse J Mikesell and Ruby Frances Garrison, 23 Apr 1921; citing , Marion, Iowa, United States, county courthouses, Iowa.
"United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch: accessed 9 May 2015, Jess Mikesell, Anaheim, Orange, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0008, sheet 7B, family 189, line 87, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 180; FHL microfilm 2,339,915.
"United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch: accessed 9 May 2015, Jesse Mikesell, San Gabriel Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 19-709, sheet 7B, family 240, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 254.
"California Death Index, 1940-1997," index, FamilySearch: accessed 9 May 2015, Jess J Mikesell, 07 Apr 1968; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.