Joseph William and Catharine Fessler
Submitted by Amy Steffen Horvath
Joseph William Fessler was born 27 Apr 1814 in Ichenheim, Offenburg, Baden Germany to Isador Fessler and Katharina Fritsch. He migrated to the United States with his brother William Fessler about 1840. He settled in Cold Spring and married Catharine Diering in 1842. He declared oath of naturalization in the Alexandria Courthouse in May 1844. Joseph died 21 Feb 1897 in Cold Spring and was buried in St Joseph Cemetery in Camp Springs. Catharine died 20 Aug 1888 and was buried in St Joseph Cemetery in Camp Springs.
Children of Joseph William Fessler and Catharine Diering
1. Catharine Fessler b-1 Apr 1843 in Cold
Spring; m-Peter
Steffen 16 Aug 1861; d-30 Sep 1904 and was buried in St Mary Cemetery in
Alexandria
2. William Fessler b-9 July 1845 in Cold Spring; buried 1 Apr 1907 in St Joseph
Cemetery in Cold Spring
3. Caroline Fessler b-15 July 1849 in Cold Spring; m-Nicolaus Kremer 1866; d-8
Jan 1930 in Camp Springs at buried at St Joseph Cemetery in Camp Springs
4. Maria Katharine Fessler b-21 Dec 1850 in Cold Spring
5. Magdalene Barbara Fessler b-29 Jan 1853 in Camp Springs; d-3 Feb 1867 in Camp
Springs
6. Julia Emily Fessler b-Dec 1854 in Camp Springs; m-Nicolaus Baumann; d-17 Mar
1924 and buried in St Stephens Cemetery in Ft Thomas
7. Peter Fessler b-29 Apr 1857 in Camp Springs; m-Mary Margaret Meyer
8. John Fessler b-1863 in Camp Springs
9. Joseph Fessler b-1868 in Camp Springs