John Hessler Family Tree from 1849 to 2019.
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will be updating the family websites from this time on May 22 2022.
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1. The Martin Karr Family Web Page is at:
https://members.tripod.com/~KSKarr6/KarrFamilyTree.html
2. The John Karr family tree from Saarbucken Germany
https://kskarr6.tripod.com/KarrfamilyGermanyindex.html
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3. The Hess Family Web Page is at:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~inlake/hessdesc.txt
4. The Erwin Hess Sr. Family Web Site
https://members.tripod.com/~KSKarr6/HessFamilyindex-2.html
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5. The Tarnowski Family Tree of Indiana
https://kskarr6.tripod.com/index-3.htmltarnowskifamilytree
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6. The Ingle Family Web Page is at: Tripod
https://members.tripod.com/~KSKarr6/index.html
7. The Trippeer and English Family Web Site
by Kathleen S. Karr & Mary Baker
https://members.tripod.com/~KSKarr6/TrapierandEnglishfamilyhtml
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8. The John Hessler Family Web Page is at:
https://members.tripod.com/~KSKarr6/Hesslerfamilytreeindex-2.html
9. The Westcott Family tree web page is at :
https://members.tripod.com/~KSKarr6/WestcottandInglefamilyindex-2.html
Research by Kathleen S. Karr E mail me at. KSKarr6@yahoo.com
Started web page Sept 5, 1998 Updated 10/27/2022
please check out the familysearch.org website.
1. John Hessler 1st (1849 - 1913) & wife Kreszentia Graf
2. Centi Hessler (1879 - 9 May 1965) & Martin Karr Sr. Karr (11 Feb 1866 - 8 Jan 1924)
3. Martin H. Karr* ( 1906 - 1990) & Lorraine Hess (1919 - 1986)
4. Kathleen Sandra Karr ( 1952 - )
4. Dennis Lee Karr (1947 - 2014 )
3. Martin H. Karr* ( 1906 - 1990) & Opal Goodnight
4. Unknown ( Stillborn ) Karr (28 Oct 1932 - )
3. John Karr II ( 1900 - 1982) & Rose Trinkle
4 . Carol Karr (1931 - 2019) & Don Keane (1927 - 2019)
5. Michael Keane (1954 - 1987)
5. Mark Keane & Linda Nelson
6. John Keane (1988 - )
6. Ariel Keane (1990 - )
6. Briana E. Keane ( 1992 - )
6. James Keane ( 1995 - )
5. Paul Keane & Patricia Culver
6. Alexandra Keane (1993 - )
6. Grace Keane (1995 - )
6. Michael Keane ( 1997 - )
6. Camille Keane (1997 - )
6. Ingrid Keane ( 2001 - )
4. Joan Karr & Tom Richards Sr
5. Tom K. Richards Jr ( 1956 - ) & Page Wolper (1963 - )
5. Robert H. Richards ( 1959 - ) & Maggy Aston ( 1960 - )
6. Mary Aston Richards ( 1997 - )
4. John Karr III ( 1938 - ) & Sharon Luther
5. Jennifer Karr (1981 - ) & Daniel Ziolkowski
6. Daniel Ziolkowski Jr.
4.Joseph J. Karr (1934 - 1934)
3. Arthur Karr (1908 - 1994) & Mildred ( Millie ) Brydon ( - 1995)
4. Marlene Karr (1933 - 2022 ) & Victor Kotso (1927 - )
5. Julia Kotso* ( 1960 - ) & Michael Kimberling
6.Mandy M. Kimberling ( 1976 - )
5. Julia Kotso* ( 1960 - ) & Mark Walker
5. Brian Kotso (1961 - ) & Roberta Pandell
5. Marianne Kotso (1965 - ) & David J. Abraham
6. Kyle Abraham (1993 - )
6. Jason Thomas Abraham (1995 - )
6.Allison Abraham (1998 - )
4. Nancy Karr ( 1938 - ) & Richard Zaffron
5. Robert Zaffron
5. Peter Zaffron & Anglia Figmond Dv.
3. Bernard Karr* ( 1918 - 1995) & Lucille Theisen
4. Diane Karr & Urban Bezan
5. Jeffrey ( Jeff ) Bezan (1966 - ) & Joyce Berenyi
6. Rachel Bezan (1992 - )
6. Jeffrey Ryan Francis (1986 - )
5. Raymond ( Ray ) Bezan (1967 - ) & Jan Sedler
5. Greggory Bezan (1971 - )
3. Bernard Karr* ( 1918 - 1995) & Lucille Defrenza
3. Emma Karr ( 1899 - 5 Dec 1983)
3. Walter Karr ( 1914 - 1994) & Mary Garr (1919 - )
4. Luanne Karr* ( 1943 - ) & Bruce Piper (1943 - )
5. Keith Piper
5. Tim Piper and Beth ( Currier) Brooks
6. Jordan Brooks Step-Son
6. Jayson Brooks Step-Son
4. Luanne Karr* (1943 - ) & Gary Wright
5. Michelle Lynn Wright (1965 - ) & Tom Daniel Ruble (1962 - )
6. Stefanie Lynn Ruble ( 1990 - )
5.Christine Ann Wright* ( 1967 - ) & Tom Johnson
6.Julie Christine Johnson ( 1986 - )
5. Christine Ann Wright* ( 1967 - ) & Alex Kepchar 3rd ( 1959 - )
6. Katherine Elizabeth Kepchar ( 1991 - )
4. Michael Karr (1948 - ) & Cathleen Meade
5. Jason Karr ( 1982 - )
5. Catrina Karr (1986 - )
5. Bryan Karr (1988 - )
4. James (Jimmy) Karr ( 1960 - ) & Ann Krawczak
5. Jacob Michael Karr ( 1998 - )
5. Truman James Karr ( 2001 - )
3. Martha Karr* ( 1903 - 1988) & Albert Lindholm (? - Circa 1920)
3. Martha Karr* ( 1903 - 1988) & Joseph ( Joe ) Brom ( 1899 - 1959)
4. Janet ( Ann ) Brom ( 1938 - ) & John Kaiser ( 1938 - )
5. Eric Kaiser ( 1966 - ) & Annie Wong
6. Daniel V. Kaiser ( 2000 )
5. Evan Kaiser & Paula Harmon
6. Hannah D. Kaiser ( 2000 )
4. Marilyn Brom ( 1943 - ) & Thomas Reed
5. Jennifer Reed ( 1969 - )
married Christopher Gioiella
5. Justin Reed (1974 - )
3. Joseph M. Karr (Circa 1900 - )
3. Theresa Karr (? - ? )
3. Charles Karr (1911 - 21 May 1976)
2. Emma Hessler & Frank Ferlance
3. Elizabeth Ferlance & Christ Gerodemos
4. Christine Gerodemos & John Valavanis
2. Elizabeth Hessler
2. Theresa Hessler & George Arnold
2. John Hessler & Lillie Jewett
3. Herbert Hessler & Alvina Kohles
4. Herbert Hessler Jr & Catherine Sibley
5. Ronald Hessler
5. Steven Hessler
4. Kenneth Hessler & Marilyn Burbach
5. Kurt Hessler
5. Kenneth Hessler
5. Cynthia Hessler
3. Frances Hessler & Serge Sachs
4. John P. Sachs & Mary Sims
5. John R. Sachs
5. Kathryn M. Sachs
5. Susan F. Sachs
5. Christopher Sachs
History of the John Hessler family Dated Jan 01, 2001 updated 03/19/2017 By Kathleen Sandra Karr. ( E Mail to: kathleenkarr@sbcglobal.net )
The Hessler Family started in Germany with John Hessler, and his wife Kreszentia Graf born in Germany. Cynthia Hessler's father, was John Hessler (born 1849 - died 1913). After coming to the United States, and settling in Illinois. He became the First Village President of West Hammond, Illinois in 1893. Which is now Calumet City, Illinois. John Hessler was married to, Kreszentia Graf, but she died in Germany. All five children, were put into an orphanage. Then John Hessler Immigrated, and settled in the United States. As the story goes, John Hessler came to the United States, and sent for each one of his children, one at a time. One of John Hessler daughters was Cynthia Hessler. Who met and married Martin Karr senior, here in Calumet City area. Martin Karr Sr. was born in the year 1866, in Bliesransbach Germany and died in Calumet City Illinois, Jan 8, 1924 from a accident at the age of 58, while cutting a tree in the Cemetery. When Martin died, his youngest child was Bernard age 6 and the oldest child was Emma age 25. Martin Karr Sr, had seven sons. Martin Herman Karr, Bernard, Walter, Arthur, Charles , John, and Joseph, who did not live long. Also he had 3 daughters, Martha, Emma, and Theresa who died about Two years old. Martin Herman Karr, who was my Father ! Was born March 30, 1906 in Calumet City, Ill. And lived 60 years of his 83 years, in Hammond, Indiana, with his second wife. Lorraine Hess and their two children, Dennis Lee Karr, and Kathleen Sandra Karr. Martin Herman Karr, first wife was Opal Goodknight. They had one stillborn child, and they divorced in 1944. Lorraine Hess was born April 28, 1919 and Married Martin in 1946. She lived until May 10, 1986. Her parents were Erwin Hess, and Viola Ingle. Lorraine Hess great Great, Grand father was Joseph Hess Sr , the founder, of Hessville Indiana. And the town of Hessville Indiana, was named for Joseph Hess Sr, in 1850. Joseph Hess senior, Immigrated from Alsace Lorraine, a region of France. He was the first white settler, in the lake county region of Indiana. Updated July 25, 2015