Dr. Alois Kessler, 1899 Biography

KESSLER

Posted By: David Reineke (email)
Date: 3/12/2006 at 13:12:29

I translated the following biography from Der Carroll Demokrat, a German-language newspaper published in Carroll, Iowa, between about 1874 and 1920. It was originally published in a special 25th Anniversary Edition of the paper on Friday, 20 September 1899. Information in brackets and notes at the end are my own explanations. It reads as follows:

Dr. A. Kessler

We have the pleasure of being able to present an excellent portrait of Dr. A. Kessler, a man who has the reputation of being one of the finest and most conscientious doctors of Carroll County. He was born in 1858 in Johnson County, Iowa. When he was one year old, his parents moved to Michigan, where they stayed for seven years, and then they moved back to Johnson County. When he was 13, the family moved to Cass County.

Dr. Kessler graduated from the State University, attended medical college in Chicago, and the Medical Hospital College in Louisville, Kentucky, where he received his diploma with distinction. In 1889, he came to Carroll, Carroll County, Iowa, and he enjoys a large practice.

NOTES: Dr. Kessler’s parents were German immigrants. His first name was Alois. There is a more-complete biography of him in Paul Maclean’s 1912 county history.