Mary Elizabeth Erdman, b: 1867

^{1914 - 1918 World War I}
^{1929 The Great Depression begins}
^{1939 - 1945 World War II}
^{1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima)}
^{1950 Korean War begins}

^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}
^{1898 Spanish-American War}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}
^{1908 Ford produces Model T}
^{1913 Edison invents movies w/sound}

^{1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain}
^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}
^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}




^{Ellen Annora (Ella) Kessler}^{b.1888 Lykens Township, d.1975}	^{Charles Henry Kessler}^{b.1866 Lykens Township, d.1940 ,}

^{Oscar I. Kessler}^{b.1889 , d.1970}

^{Charles Edwin Kessler}^{b.1892 Lykens Township, d.1942}			^{Abraham Erdman}^{b.1818 Upper , Schuylkill Cty.Pa. d.1881}

^{Moses Leon Kessler}^{b.1894 Lykens Township, d.1978 Pottsville Hospital,}		^{Sinary Erdman}^{b.1844 his grandparent' home, d.1908}	^{Maria (Mary Trautman}^{b.1822 Jordan Township, d.1869 ,}

^{Sinary Raymond Kessler}^{b.1896 Lykens Township, d.1963}	^{Mary Elizabeth Erdman}^{b.1867 Klingerstown Gap, d.1938}

^{George Earl Kessler}^{b.1899 Lykens Township, d.1941 ,}		^{Isabella Wiest}^{b.1847 , d.1919}