Tim and Mark’s Database of Keesling's

Events

Event	Date	Place
Birth [E0046]	1789-08-10	Reading, Bern Twp., Berks Co., Pennsylvania
Settled [E0047]	1828	Mechanicsburg, Fall Creek Twp., Henry Co., Indiana
Death [E0048]	1855-03-28	Henry Co., Indiana
Burial [E0049]	1855	Old Keesling Cemetery, Mechanicsburg, Henry Co., Indiana

Parents

Relation to main person	Name	Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father	Kisling, John [I0026]
Mother	Miller, Eva [I0027]
	Kisling, Jacob [I0024]
Sister	Kisling, Elizabeth [I0054]
Sister	Kisling, Catherine [I0055]
Sister	Kisling, Mary [I0056]
Brother	Keesling, John Jr. [I0057]
Brother	Kisling, Daniel [I0058]
Brother	Kisling, Peter [I0059]
Sister	Kisling, Susanna [I0060]
Brother	Kisling, George [I0061]

Families

Family of Kisling, Jacob and Shaffer, Katherine K. [F0010]

Married

Wife

Shaffer, Katherine K. [I0025]

Event	Date	Place	Description	Notes	Sources
Marriage [E0054]	1808	Preble Co., Ohio

Children

Media

Jacob Kisling

Fall Creek Twp plots

Jacob Kisling’s headstone

Jacob Kisling’s Gravestone Inscription

Narrative

Jacob Kisling settled in the area of Fall Creek Township of Henry County that became Mechanicsburg, Indiana with his father and brothers. The exact date of settlement is not known, but March 1827 is often quoted in family histories as the date when Jacob and his family arrived and started clearing land.

Narrative

Note from Keith Smith Database:
Jacob Kisling born 10 Aug 1789, Penn Laird, Pennsylvania (correction: I (Tim Keesling) believe Penn Laird was in VA)
Original record from: family history - Mary McMinn, October 2000
Copy in the possession of Keith Smith (Keith Smith is now deceased)

Narrative

According to the original plat of Henry County and Fall Creek Township map, the "Old" Keesling Cemetery is placed right in the middle of Jacob's property. Jacob is also buried there along with quite a few others.