This small cemetery is located about a 1/4 mile off North Patrol Road, inside Army Ammunition Plant.

A car or pickup truck can easily drive back the unpaved lane but the buses, of course, could not carry us back there during our tour on 11/29/97. Many of the nearly 100 participants made the relatively easy trek back to this beautiful little family cemetery, deeply nestled in these woods.

I know of no indexes for this site; however, the known surnames include:

When we visited Kessler Cemetery, it was clean and had been recently mowed. All of the visible stones were in good repair.

Of considerable note was the 12 to 15-foot tall King monument marking the grave of John and Sarah King (see close-up photo at right).

Quite impressive considering this little cemetery is stuck so far back in the woods. There is a wire fence around the graves.

Kessler Cemetery was one of the highlights of our trip.

The following is a beginning of an index for this small cemetery:

.               .                       .               .

FERGUSON        Ann, wife of Samuel;

                about 70 years old      ????            04/17/1835

FERGUSON        Benjamin (born in       01/31/1791      12/24/1839

                Culpepper Co., VA)

FERGUSON        Sarah, wife of

                Benjamin, daughter of

                Samuel Hay (1760-1840)  02/16/1801      09/16/1852

FERGUSON        Mary, consort of

                James P.                ????            02/17/1822

FERGUSON        Mary (19 years)         ????            12/24/1839

KING            John, husband of

                Sarah F.                04/26/1824      08/10/1887

KING            Sarah A. FERGUSON,

                wife of John (age 46)   03/20/1827      01/11/1873

SLAUGHTER       Mary FERGUSON, consort

                of James P. Slaughter   ????            ??/17/1822

I presently have no further information on this cemetery. Further information may be available from either the:

Jeffersonville Twp. Library     or      Charlestown Library

211 East Court Avenue                   51 Clark Road

Jeffersonville, Indiana 47130           Charlestown, Indiana  47111

Telephone:  (812) 285-5635              Telephone:  (812) 256-3337