<h2>Walter Kess</h2> <p><span wfd-id='1'><img src='https://saegewerk-kess.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/KESS_Historie_1950_03.jpg' alt='' width='450' height='325' class='alignleft wp-image-8520' srcset='https://saegewerk-kess.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/KESS_Historie_1950_03.jpg 728w, https://saegewerk-kess.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/KESS_Historie_1950_03-300x216.jpg 300w, https://saegewerk-kess.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/KESS_Historie_1950_03-640x462.jpg 640w, https://saegewerk-kess.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/KESS_Historie_1950_03-480x346.jpg 480w, https://saegewerk-kess.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/KESS_Historie_1950_03-500x361.jpg 500w' sizes='(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' />Josef Keß replaced his unmarried brother Kilian (who died on May 31, 1939) with his son Walter Keß (ninth generation) in the Gebrüder Kess company. Moved into military service, he was used as a pioneer on the Eastern and Western fronts. His sister, Ms. Maria Abraham, had to take over the management of the company in his place. In 1947 after Walter’s return there were further expansions and the mill wheel had to give way to the progress of technology.<br /> </span> </p> <h2>Walter Kess</h2> <p><span wfd-id='0'><img loading='lazy' src='https://saegewerk-kess.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Geschichet_HG_Titel.jpg' alt='' width='500' height='233' class='wp-image-8532 aligncenter' srcset='https://saegewerk-kess.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Geschichet_HG_Titel.jpg 1920w, https://saegewerk-kess.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Geschichet_HG_Titel-300x140.jpg 300w, https://saegewerk-kess.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Geschichet_HG_Titel-768x358.jpg 768w, https://saegewerk-kess.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Geschichet_HG_Titel-1024x477.jpg 1024w, https://saegewerk-kess.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Geschichet_HG_Titel-870x405.jpg 870w, https://saegewerk-kess.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Geschichet_HG_Titel-640x298.jpg 640w, https://saegewerk-kess.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Geschichet_HG_Titel-480x224.jpg 480w, https://saegewerk-kess.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Geschichet_HG_Titel-500x233.jpg 500w' sizes='(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px' /><br /> </span>The fifth generation Kess JOHANN GEORG AND JOHANN NEPOMUK KESS added a gypsum mill to the grinding mill in 1840. Johann Georg’s first born son KASPAR KESS took over the family business in 1865. He renewed and expanded the mill by adding a sawmill.
