FRANCIS MARION KESSINGER-MARION CO. KY
Looking for the birth record of Francis Marion "Frank" Kessinger and the circumstances of his birth.He was born Oct 17, 1863-65 in Marion Co. Kentucky.We think his mother is Sarah Dianna Willoughby Coy and unknown Kessinger.The Kessingers were known to have lived in Marion and Butler Co's Kentucky.They have lived in Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas and Nebraska.There is confusion about the exact date of Frank's birth.In an 1880 census he was 15 yrs old which would have made him born in 1865.On his marriage license in January of 1904 to Ida McIntosh in Mound City, Illinois, it states that he was 38 years old which would be consistent with 1865 since his birthday in in October.In 1880 Frank was in the household of Elbert Newton Veteto/Vittatoe and Sarah Dianna Veteto/Vittatoe and various other spellings.He was the only child listed as Kessinger.Frank has a half brother named George Veteto who later lived in Blue Hill, Nebraska.I don't know if Frank's mother and natural father were ever married.Does anyone out there know who Frank's father was?Can someone check to see if there was ever a marriage?Was there such a thing as Bastard Bonds in Marion Co. KY?If so could someone check to see if Frank's father was ever named?Any information about Frank's parentage would be greatly appreciated.I have found all kinds of connections to various Kessingers but cannot link to them because I cannot find Frank's father.Frank was married to Odecie Clementine Daugherty about 1885 and had at least three children:Mary who later married an Allgood, Emma who later married a Davis and a son, Fred?.Odecie died about 1895.Frank left Kentucky and went to Missouri according to one story.It is said that he bought a peach orchard there.Frank met and married Ida McIntosh in 1904.They had the following children:Ollie Francis, Claude, Bessie Laverne, James Dorothy, Maymie, Joe, Ben, Elizabeth and Marion Kessinger. After Frank and Ida married they were living in Uniontown, Kentucky.They later moved to Clay Co. Arkansas and various counties all over southeast Missouri.He finally settled in Silva, Missouri about 1927 and lived there til his death about 1950. I don't know if Frank had any other Kessinger siblings.