Floyd Victor Kesselman and Georgia M. Christie

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Husband Floyd Victor Kesselman ^{1 2}

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           Born: 22 Apr 1887 - Butler, Butler Co, PA 1 2
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         Father: William Kesselman (1832-1914/1916) 1 2 3
         Mother: Magdeline Moser (      -1899/1902) 4

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       Marriage: 1914 5

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Wife Georgia M. Christie ^{5 6 7}

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         Father: Henderson W. Christie (1846-Bef 1909) 8 9 10
         Mother: Emma L. Sutton (      -      ) 6 9 10

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General Notes: Husband - Floyd Victor Kesselman

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After completing his early education in Butler, Pennsylvania, he attended Mercerburg Academy, Lehigh University, and was also a graduate of Carnegie Institute of Technology, where he specialized in the study of civil engineering. He was connected with the Standard Steel Car Company of Butler for some time and then went into business with Aiken & Greenough, the firm being known as Aiken-Kesselman & Greenough Company. It ranked among the city's leading industrial organizations. Mr. Kesselman was secretary and treasurer of the company.
The Butler plant of Kesselman & Company was remodeled in 1921 and was located at South Main Street and Roosevelt Boulevard. It covered 9,000 feet of floor space and employed about twenty skilled mechanics, who specialized in the manufacture of all types of oil well supplies.
He was a Republican, a member of the English Lutheran Church, and was affiliated with the Masonic lodge, Kiwanis Club, and Sterling Club of Butler.

He received his education in the public and high schools of his native city of Butler, Pennsylvania, and subsequently attended the Lehigh University, where he took up a course in Civil Engineering. He did not complete the course, however, an opportunity for practical work presenting itself, and he became associated with the Standard Steel Car Company, in its engineering department. He served there for a period of six years, gaining a broad practical experience not alone in the work itself, but also in the matter of handling men and affairs. On severing his connection with this organization, he became connected with the city of Butler, in its engineering line of work, and later was associated with the Carson Engineering Company, of Butler. In the fall of 1923, Mr. Kesselman, with Mr. Aiken and Mr. Greenough, acquired the interest of the Carson Engineering Company, and formed a company under the firm name of Aiken, Kesselman & Greenough, for the purpose of carrying on a general engineering and contracting business. Some of the important work that they did for the locality includes the Sewage Disposal Plant at Ellwood City; all of the engineering work for the Standard Plate Company, with which concern Mr. Kesselman was formerly connected; and they also made the plans for a large park in Butler, which included a lake and dam; and many more important surveys.
Fraternally he was a member of the Masonic Order, belonging to Butler Lodge, No. 272, Free and Accepted Masons, and also holding the thirty-second degree in New Castle Consistory, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite. He was also a member of Syria Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. His club connection was with the Kiwanis Club of Butler, and his religious affiliation was with the English Lutheran Church. He was a member of the Republican Party in his political affiliation.

1 C. Hale Sipe, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Topeka - Indianapolis: Historical Publishing Co., 1927), Pg 1184.

2 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (SW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 270.

3 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 659.

4 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 660.

5 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (SW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 271.

6 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 823.

7 C. Hale Sipe, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Topeka - Indianapolis: Historical Publishing Co., 1927), Pg 1185.

8 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 822, 1267.

9 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 952.

10 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 89.