| Name | Charles Edward Kiesewetter  |
| Birth | 18 Jun 1892, Washington Twp., Brown Co., OH, USA |
| Death | 7 Sep 1982, Fremont, CA, California, USA |
| Burial | Cremation |
| Occupation | tool marker, farmer, business man |
| Religion | Lutheran |
| Father | John Jacob Kiesewetter (1864-1947) |
| Mother | Margaret "Maggie" Freeh (1872-1904) |
| 1 | Maria Rosalia "Rose" Hoffman |
| Birth | 2 Dec 1898, Dornach, 68Dist.Haut Rhin, Elsace, Germany |
| Death | 24 Feb 1996, Fremont, Alameda Co., California |
| Occupation | nursemaid |
| Religion | Catholic |
| Father | August Michael Hoffman (1876-1954) |
| Mother | Amelia Vogel (1876-1976) |
| Children | Charles Vernon (1919-2003) |
Moved to Mississippi in 1920. (Stayed 5 years) Five couples planned to establish a plantation on 2,000 acres that they purchased. (40 miles from New Orleans). (It cost $10,000) (First downpayment $3,500 was made, second payment was also made. They could not make the third payment, so they defaulted. The land was not as it was advertised. It was rolling pine land (first growth) that had been logged off. (all stumps.) They first made charcoal (using the stumps) Required a 24-hour fire watch. Charcoal was sent to New Orleans--paid $500 per railroad carload.
Some limbs were also shipped as cordwood to New Orleans. (For $3 per cord.)
Later, he was a fur broker. He bought pelts from trappers and sold them to a middleman in McNeil, who in turn sold them in New Orleans. He made a good profit from this business.
Followed his children out to California in the 1950's. Daughter, Ethellou seeking adventure went out to California and found a job. Son, Charles Vernon followed Ethellou and moved in with her. Charles Edward and his wife Rose decided there was no point living in Ohio if the kids were out in California so they moved to California too.
Started the first coin-operated laundry in Hawthorne, CA in ABT 1954.
Written and researched by Linda Rawles rawles@usa.net