Esther Ann Van Dusen was the daughter of William and Elizabeth Sly Van Dusen. Esther was born in Brownhelm Township, Lorain County, Ohio. She moved to Indiana with her parents and married Michael J. Kistler November 9, 1857.
They had 6 children: Silas, Julia, Augustus, Aane Jane, Mary Ella, and Roselind (Rosa). They homesteaded on a farm on the Allen- DeKalb County line. Their brick house still stands today.
They had 6 children: Silas, Julia, Augustus, Aane Jane, Mary Ella, and Roselind (Rosa). They homesteaded on a farm on the Allen- DeKalb County line. Their brick house still stands today.
Esther Ann Van Dusen was the daughter of William and Elizabeth Sly Van Dusen. Esther was born in Brownhelm Township, Lorain County, Ohio. She moved to Indiana with her parents and married Michael J. Kistler November 9, 1857.
They had 6 children: Silas, Julia, Augustus, Aane Jane, Mary Ella, and Roselind (Rosa). They homesteaded on a farm on the Allen- DeKalb County line. Their brick house still stands today.
They had 6 children: Silas, Julia, Augustus, Aane Jane, Mary Ella, and Roselind (Rosa). They homesteaded on a farm on the Allen- DeKalb County line. Their brick house still stands today.
