Kessler CemeteryEst. 1847 · Easton, Missouri
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Images of Kessler

The grounds, the stones, the records and the people who brought this place back.

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The great stone cross in summer, with headstones in the woodland clearing beyond.
The great stone cross in summer, with headstones in the woodland clearing beyond.
A carved stone cross against autumn color.
A carved stone cross against autumn color.
The wooded grounds near Becks Branch, with old farm equipment in the foreground.
The wooded grounds near Becks Branch, with old farm equipment in the foreground.
Detail of a carved stone cross.
Detail of a carved stone cross.
Sebastian Kessler’s obelisk, recording his death on 18 August 1845.
Sebastian Kessler’s obelisk, recording his death on 18 August 1845.
Wunibald Kessler’s headstone before restoration. He died “as a sacrifice for the Union,” 10 December 1861.
Wunibald Kessler’s headstone before restoration. He died “as a sacrifice for the Union,” 10 December 1861.
Property map of the recorded grave locations.
Property map of the recorded grave locations.
A page of sacramental records from the settlement era.
A page of sacramental records from the settlement era.
Register entries from 1850 to 1852.
Register entries from 1850 to 1852.
An open register from the settlement era.
An open register from the settlement era.
An entry from the settlement registers.
An entry from the settlement registers.
A register entry naming the Kessler Settlement.
A register entry naming the Kessler Settlement.
Detail of a 19th-century map of Buchanan County, showing St. Joseph and Easton.
Detail of a 19th-century map of Buchanan County, showing St. Joseph and Easton.
“Boy Scouts learn history from cemetery,” St. Joseph News-Press, hand-dated May 24, 2003.
“Boy Scouts learn history from cemetery,” St. Joseph News-Press, hand-dated May 24, 2003.
Members of the preservation group.
Members of the preservation group.
Volunteers heading out on a workday.
Volunteers heading out on a workday.
St. Joseph Catholic Church, Easton, 2025. Photo: SamuelNelsonGISP, CC0.
St. Joseph Catholic Church, Easton, 2025. Photo: SamuelNelsonGISP, CC0.
Peter Richard Kenrick, who received the 1847 Kessler deed. Public domain.
Peter Richard Kenrick, who received the 1847 Kessler deed. Public domain.

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