Daniel KESSLER (1883-1962)
1 Daniel W. KESSLER1,2,3,4 (1883-1962) [9495]. Born 20 Aug 1883, Chillicothe, MO.1,5 Marr ? ? bef 1914.6 Marr Lotta LOGAN 1 Dec 1921, Alexandria, VA.1 Died 9 Sep 1962, Washington, DC.2 Buried Fort Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, MD.7
From the Washington Post.
September 12, 1962 - "Daniel W. Kessler, 79, retired chief of the Building Stone Section of the National Bureau of Standards, died Sunday at Doctors Hospital after a long illness. He lived at 2031 Rosemont ave. nw.
He joined the Weather Bureau in 1912 and transferred to the Bureau of Standards several years later. While at the bureau, he invented machines and laboratory equipment for testing building materials.
He is survived by his wife, Lotta Logan Kessler; two daughters, Virginia Weise, of 5447 Alta Vista rd., Bethesda, and Louise Clark of Roanoke, and a son, Edwin, who lives in California.".
Sources
| 1 | "From The Rosman Lawrence Family by Mrs. A. Lawrence Jinks, 1965". |
| 2 | "Obituary of Daniel W. Kessler in the Washington Post, September 12, 1962". |
| 3 | "1920 MD, Montgomery, Bethesda census". |
| 4 | "1930 District of Columbia census". |
| 5 | "Social Security Death Index". |
| 6 | "Estimated based on related dates and information". |
| 7 | "Obituary of Daniel W. Kessler in the Washington Post, September 11, 1962". |
