Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 2nd ed., 
1885, Butler Co.

NICHOLAS C. KESINGER, Butler County, was born in Ohio County, Ky., June 
15, 1847, and is one of sixteen children born to John and Jane (Ellems) 
Kesinger, both of whom were natives of Kentucky, and of German descent.  
John was married in Butler County, and was engaged in agricultural 
pursuits in Ohio and Butler Counties all his life, with the exception 
of one year, when he resided in Illinois.  He and wife were from early 
life devoted members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.  His death 
occurred in March, 1863, in his sixtieth year.  Nicholas Kesinger 
received a common school education in youth.  From the time he was 
twelve years old, until after his father's death, he was employed as a 
laborer on a farm.  In March, 1864, he enlisted in Company C, Middle 
Green River Battalion (Federal service), and served with that battalion 
until September, 1864, when they were mustered out at Bowling Green, Ky.  
After his return from the service he was again employed as a laborer on 
a farm for some five years.  He then bought a small farm on the north 
side of Green River, this county, where he remained only a short time.  
Since then he has owned and lived upon several different farms in Ohio 
and Butler Counties.  In the fall of 1882, he bought the farm of 114 
acres on Indian Camp Creek, newa Flenerville, where he now resides.  
The farm is in a fair state of cultivation.  He was married August 12, 
1869, to Sarah R. Snodgrass, a native of Butler County, Ky., born 
November 10, 1851.  Five children have blessed their union, all of 
whom - two sons and three daughters - are living.  Their names are as 
follows: Perley G., Naoma, Ruth, Cleophus D., and Eliza C.  Mr. Kesinger 
and wife are and have been from early life members of the Methodist 
Episcopal Church, in which he has held various official positions.  He 
is also a member of the Masonic fraternity.  The father of Mrs. 
Kesinger, Isaac W. Snodgrass, was a soldier in the Elieventh Kentucky 
Volunteer Infantry (Federal service), Company C, and died in the 
service in March, 1863.  Mr. Kesinger's maternal great-grandfather was 
a veteran of the Revolutionary war, as was also the maternal grandfather 
of Mrs. Kesinger.  In politics, Mr. Kesinger was formerly a Republican, 
but is now identified with the National Greenback party.

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