Edward Kiesel Family

Edward Kiesel about 1901
photo collection of Cheryl Christenson

Edward Kiesel Family

Washington

Edward August Kiesel
b. 12 Oct 1896 Tacoma, Pierce Co., WA
d. 14 Nov 1953 Tacoma, Pierce Co., WA*
buried: Old Tacoma Cem., Tacoma, WA

m. Jennie Roller 1923
b. 1896 Nova Romanovka, District Wolhnien, Vilna, Russia *
d. 8 Feb 1985 Tacoma, Pierce Co., WA*
buried:
her father: Adolph Roller (b.27 Apr 1879 Russia d. 14 Feb 1951 WA)[1930 census]
her mother: Pauline Reck (b. 1877 Slora Huttaa, Russia d. 1966)

his father: Emil Kiesel (b. Ger)
his mother: Emma Rosalie Schock (b. Ger)

Children
Delores Kiesel	b. 1925 Tacoma, WA	d.	m. ? Knigge
Retha Kiesel	b. 1926 Tacoma, WA	d.	m.
"Loren" Leonard Gene Kiesel(male)	b. 14 June 1930 Tacoma, WA	d. 20 Jun 2002 Tacoma, WA	m.
(they had 11 children)
Ronald Lavern Kiesel	b. Mar 1935 Tacoma, WA	d. 19 July 1986 Tacoma, WA (age 51)
Larry Raymond Kiesel	7 jan 1943 Tacoma, WA	d. 1982 Tacoma, WA (age 39)
(they had 11 children )	most children are still living

*Washington State Death Certificate for Emma Kiesel
#Pierce Co., WA Births

Edward Kiesel
adult

Edward Kiesel Jennie Roller
(photos from the collection of Jennie Rhoten)

Edward Kiesel's father, Emil Kiesel was probably born in Brandenburg, Germany. As a child he emigrated to Hawaii in 1881 with his father. They spent paid their passage as indentured workers on a plantation on the island of Kuaii. Once finished with that period most of the family move to Tacoma to work on the railroad. Here is where Emil Kiesel married another German immigrant, Rosalie Shock. Edward was born to this family in Tacoma.

1887- Emil claims to have immigrated to the United States this year. [1900 Census, Tacoma WA and immigation application papers]

after Jan 1889 - Emil meets Emma Schock who had immigrated in 1888 from Danzig, Germany. [1910 census, Tacoma, WA]

1891- They marry in Tacoma Washington. Emil and Emma lived in Hawaii for about three years between late 1893 and late 1897 at which time their son William was born.

Emil eventually finds a steady job working for the Northern Pacific railroad Here he found a job as a hostler at the Northern Pacific shops at 23rd and Bay St. in Tacoma. In the round-house he helped to refit and send out the locomotives.

1896 - Edward Kiesel is born as the fourth son to the family.

1900 Pierce Co, WA Census lists Emil's birthplace as Brandenburg, Germany and shows he immigrated in 1887; This means he would have been 19 years old. Emma states her immigration date as 1889 from Danzig, Germany
Census records show them living at 222 1/2 E. 25th Street, in Tacoma, WA. [US census, Pierce Co., WA]

1900- US Census, Washington State

Pierce Co., Tacoma, Ward 4 , enum dist. 181, page 285
Keisel   , Emil         head     w m Sept 1868   31   mar 8yrs              Germany     Germany     Germany   '87    13 Na   Day Laborer for R. R.
              , Emma      wife      w   f    Mch   1869 31 mar   8yrs   5/5    Germany     Germany    Germany    '88     12
"            , Fritz         son       w   m Sept   1891    8 s                              Wash            Germany    Germany                            at school
"            , Rudolf     son       w m   Sept    1893 6 s                               Wash            Germany    Germany                            at school
"            , William    son       w m   May   1895   5 s                               Honolulu    Germany    Germany
"            , Edward    son       w m   Oct     1896   3 s                               Wash            Germany    Germany
"            , Elsie        dau       w f    June    1899    0 s                               Wash            Germany    Germany

1910- Census shows them renting a home at 901 South "J" Street, Tacoma, WA. Emil Kiesel is head of the family (age 41, GER, immigrated in 1887, a hustler in the roundhouse), Emma is wife (41, GER, immigrated in 1889). The children here are Fred (son, 18 yrs, WA, steamfitter), Rudolph (son, 16, WA, painter in bed factory), Eddie (son, 13, WA), Elsie (dau, 10, WA), and Lily (dau, 7, WA). William doesn't show up in the family and has apparently moved out on his own. [US Census T624 roll 1665, enum. 20 p. 8]

US Census, Washington, Pierce Co., Tacoma. Series: T624 Roll: 1665 Page: 99

Kiesel   , Emil           head       m w   41 m   19yr                  Germany             Berlin, Ger      Berlin, Ger    Hustler   Roundhouse
"             , Emma         wife        f   w   41 m   19yr 6/5         Germany             Germany          Germany
"             , Fred           son         m w 18 s                                 Washington        Germany         Germany        Steamfitter   General
"             , Rudolph      son        m w 16 s                                Washington        Germany         Germany        Painter         Bedfactory
"             , Eddie           son        m   w   13 s                                Washington        Germany         Germany
"             , Elsie              dau       f   w   10 s                                Washington        Germany         Germany
"             , Lily               dau        f   w     7 s                                 Washington        Germany         Germany

1918, June 5 - Edward A. Kiesel registers for the draft in Tacoma, WA.

Home address - 4306 So. G. Tacoma, WA
date of birth - Oct 12 1896
where born - Tacoma, WA
father's birth place - Germany
name of employer - H. S. Scoblentz
place of employment - 8328 S. Park, Tacoma, WA
name of nearest relative- Mrs. Emma Kiesel (mother)
address of relative - 4306 So. G. Tacoma, WA [WWI Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. ]

1918, Nov 9-Washington, Pierce Co., birth records

Virginia Phyliss Kiesel (female) is born to Radolph Jno Kiesel and Maude Ella Marshall

1920- US Census, Washington, Pierce Co., Tacoma. Series: T625 Roll: 1937 Page: 23 shows them owning a home at 9238 South Park St. in Tacoma, WA. They are living next to the Clayton Edison Marshall family. "Aimel" is (51 yrs, Ger.,) He lists the place of birth of his mother and father as Berlin, Germany, his occupation is a Hostler for the railroad. His wife, Emma, is here (50 yrs, Ger) and the children, Eddie (23 yrs, a lumber grader) and Erline ( 8 yrs ).

US Census, Washington, 82-WD, Tacoma. Series: T625 Roll: 1937 Page: 62

Kiesel   , Fred         head      m w   29 m          Washington              Germany         Germany        Boilermaker      Boilermaker
"             , Mytle           wife        f   w   28 m            California                 Wisconsin Wisonsin
"             , Doris             dau         f    w   5    s             Washingtion            Washington    California

US Census, Washington, Pierce Co., Tacoma. Series: T625 Roll: 1937 Page: 23

Marshall, Clay E.      head      m w   23 m              Oklahoma            United States    Texas           upholster Furniture Co.
"               , Elise H.     wife       f w   21 m             Washington          Germany            Germany
"               , Ralph L.    son       m   w     3   s             Washington         Oklahoma          Washington
"               , Thomas E. son       m   w 1/5 s              Washington         Oklahoma          Washington
(next door)
Kiesel   , Aimel           head      m w   51 m           Germany              Berlin, Ger          Berlin, Ger
"             , Emma          wife        f   w   50 m           Germany              Germany             Germany
"             , Eddie            son        m w   23 s              Washington         Germany             Germany
"             , Erlene       dau        f    w    8 s              Washington         Germany             Germany

US Census, Washington, Pierce Co., Tacoma. Series: T625 Roll: 1937 enum. dist. 318 sheet 5
          Roller, Adolph   head   owns home m w 41   mar 1908Pa      Russia     German    Berlin       German      Germany German    driller    Shipyard
             "         , Pauline   wife                           f w 41 mar 1909 PA    Russia     German     Germany German      Germany German    none
             "           , Jennie     dau                            f w 15 s                         Russian   German     Germany German      Germany German    none

US Census, Washington, Pierce Co., Tacoma. Series: T625 Roll: 1937 Page: 118

Kiesel, Rudolph J.        head   m w   26m            Washington      Germany          Germany    checker shipyard
     "    , Maude E.           wife    f    w 24 m             Arkansas           Arkansas          Texas
     "    , Dorothy D.         dau.    f    w 3 5/12          Washington      Washington    Arkansas
     "    , Virginia P.         dau.    f    w 1 1/12          Washington      Washington    Arkansas

US Census, Washington, Pierce Co., Tacoma. Series: T625 Role: 1937 US Census, Washington, Lincoln, Odessa. Series: T625 Roll: 1933 Page: 203

Kiesel, Lillian.              head f   w 29 widow             Iowa                   Germany           Germany
"          , Robert                son   m w   8    s                     Washington      Wisconsin         Iowa
"          , Helen                  dau    f   w 5    s                     Washington      Wisconsin         Iowa

1923, 5 Dec - Emma Schock Kiesel, Emil's wife, dies in Tacoma, Washington of chronic nephritis (kidney disease) and gall stones. She is cremated and buried in the Old Tacoma Cem. Tacoma, WA in 1B8#141 She is said to have lived in Pearce Co. for 40 years and the time of her death lived at 9238 S. G. Street. [death certificate Pierce Co., WA]

1930- US Census, Washington, Pierce Co., Tacoma. enum. dist. 27-163, page 76

Kiesel, Fred T.     head       $2000 m w 39 mar 22yrs    Washington   Germany         Germany          saw filer     mill
"          , Myrte E. wife                      f w 39 mar 22yrs California      Wisconsin       Wisconsin        laborer       factory
"          , Doris A. dau                       f w 15 s                    Washington   Washington California
"          , Harold L. son                       m w 10 s                    Washington   Washington     California

dist 157, page 9 on Park Ave.
Roller, Adolph    head      $4500   m w 50 mar at 20yrs    Russia            Poland            Poland        immig 1909   engineer   lumber
"          , Pauline   wife                       f   w 52 mar at 22yrs   Russia             Poland            Poland       immig 1910
Kiesel, Jennie     dau                        f w 25 mar at 18yrs   Russia            Russia             Russia        immig 1910
"          , Edward    son-in-law           m w 33 mar at 26yrs   Washington Germany        Germany                            laborer   N. P. Railroad
"          , Dolores    dau                       f w 5     s                         Washington Washington   Russia
"          , Retha       dau                       f w 4     s                         Washington Washington   Russia
"          , Loren       son                       m w 11/12s                     Washington Washington   Russia

Pierce Co., Tacoma. dist 27-181 , page 127    on Proctor Street
Kiesel, Emile        head      $3000    rents   m w 61 mar at 59   Germany   Germany    Germany     German    1878 laborer   railroad
"          , Ida             wife                                  f    w 64 mar at 18   Sweden     Sweden       Sweden       Swedish    1891 none

Oregon, Multnomah, Errol Heights. enum. dist. 267 , page 9B
Bennington, Kenneth L. head     m w 22 mar        Washington    Missouri       Iowa                    upholster      upholster shop
"                  ,   Erlene C.      wife       f w 18 mar        Washington     Germany      Germany

1936- Edward and Jennie Kiesel are living in Tacoma at 8407 S D [Polk's Tacoma (Washingtion) City Directory]

1942, April 26 - WWII Draft Registration #U409

Edward August Kiesel

1942, 4 Oct. - Death Notice #3956 for Rudolph J. Kiesel death place was Seattle at age 49.

7 Oct. - Obituary probably from the Tacoma Herald Tribune.

" Funeral services for Rudy Kiesel, aged 49 years, were held Wednesday, Oct 7, 1942 at Mittlestadt's Funeral Parlors with burial at Wash. Memorial Park.

Mr. Kiesel passed away suddenly Sunday, Oct. 4 Suviving are his wife, Sirley Daughters, Virginia Kiesel and Dorthy Lang, and son, Kenneth and granddaughter, Particia Lang. He also leaves two sisters and two brothers in Tacoma, Mrs. Elsie Marshall and Mrs. Lilliam Buechler; Fred Kiesel and Edward Kiesel, and a sister and father in Portland, Mrs. Erlene Bennington and Emil Kiesel. Mr. Kiesel was a member of the Painters Union Local 300. "

1943, 19 Jan - Emil Kiesel dies at age 74 in Portland, Oregon where he may have been living with a daughter. He was cremated and his ashes buried in the Old Tacoma Cem., Tacoma, WA next to his wife, Emma. [church records of Old Tacoma Cem. , Tacoma, WA]

From the Diary of Emil Kiesel JR.:

"Mother was 19 Luther was 21. They lived in Hawaie for 3 years where brother Fred & Rudy were born they then moved to Tacoma WA where my father found a job as hostler at NP shops at 23rd and Bay St. He worked there until he was 70 years old when he retired passed away in 1941 at age 74. Mother passed away at age 54 in 1923. "

Marriage Certificate of Elsie Kiesel and Clayton Edison Marshall, Tacoma WA also shows witness to be Augusta Gubbe or Grubbe and T. Kiesel. Could be Theodore Kiesel (Emil's brother)

1947, 4 Jun - Tacoma News Tribune, Obituary

"Fred T. C. Kiesel, 5609 So. Sheridan, died Wednesday in a local hospital. He was born in Tacoma and was a sw filer employed by the Dickman Lumber Co., He was a member of Tacoma Aerie No. 33, Eagles. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Myrtle Kiesel: a daughter, Mrs. Doris Alberta Miles, Graham; a son, Haarold L. Kiesel, Tacoma; a brother, Edward Kiesel, Tacoma; three sisters, Mrs. William Bencher (Buechler) and Mrs. Clay Marshall, both of Tacoma, and Mrs. Erline Bennington, Portland, and one grandson. Services will be held from Meellinger's funeral church Friday at 3pm.; Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery. "

sources:

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