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Wednesday, January 13, 2010

William Keller 1788-1874 Mary Flint 1791-1870

William Keller

William Keller

Born 6 Sep 1788 Sharon, Schoharie, New York

Parents: Jacob S Keller and Nancy Moyer

Married 1) Mary Flint 6 Nov 1808 New York

2) Hannah Crowner abt 1813

Died 2 Jun 1874 Hartsville, Lewis, New York

Buried Hartsville Cemetery, Steuben, New York
Sources

Family Search

ancestry.com
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/166773064/william-keller

Mary Flint Keller's headstone

Mary Flint

Born 3 Oct 1791 Canajoharie, Montgomery, New York

Parents: Robert Flint and Mary Elizabeth Horning

Died 21 January 1849 Hume, Allegany, New York

Burial: Well-Elmer Cemetery, Rossburg, Allegany, New York

Sources

Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32712768/mary-keller
Family Search

ancestry.com

CHILDREN

Alva Keller

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3rd GGrandfather

Alva Keller

Born 17 Apr 1809 Cherry Valley, Otsego, New York

Polygamist
Married 1) Roxcy Lucina Elliott 23 Jul 1833 Centerville, New York

2) Maria Wright 30 Nov 1850

3) Eliza Saunders 23 Jul 1854

4) Elizabeth Morris 14 Jun 1869 (Divorced)

Alva Keller's obituary

Died 13 Jun 1833 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

Alva and Eliza's headstone
Buried Holladay Memorial Park, Salt Lake, Utah

Sources

1840 US Census Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
1850 US Census Salt Lake, Utah Territory
1860 US Census Salt Lake, Utah Territory
1870 US Census
1880 US Census East Mill Creek, Salt Lake, Utah
The Joseph Smith Papers (a promissory note)
List of pioneers of 1847
LDS Pioneer and Handcart Companies
Pioneer Overland Trail
Pioneer Company Detail
Obit: Utah Digital Newspapers
Family Search
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11827914/alva-keller

Henry Keller headstone

Henry Keller

Born 26 Jan 1811 Rushford, Allegany, New York

Married Nancy Tolls 18 Sep 1839 Rushford, Allegany, New York
Children: William and later adopted Sirena Call
Died 1 Sep 1887 Hartsville, Lewis, New York
Buried
Sources
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150197100/henry_keller

Family Search

ancestry.com

Margaret J Keller

Born 26 Jan 1814 Rushford, Allegany, New York

Died 15 Oct 1823
Sources
Memorial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/261227664/margaret_j_keller

Family Search

ancestry.com

Catherine and William's headstone

Catherine Keller

Born 29 May 1816 Rushford, Allegany, New York

Christening: 25 January 1817 Reformed Dutch Church at Fort Plain, Minden Township, Montgomery, New York
Married William J Van Slyke 4 Jul 1840 East Koy, Wyoming, New York
Children: Magdalena, Mary, Emma, Elizabeth, Dewitt, DeEtta, Frank, Lucius

Died 11 May 1898 Pike, Wyoming, New York

Catherine's obit

Buried East Koy Cemetery, East Coy, Wyoming, New York
Sources
Birth & Christening: Reformed Dutch Church at Fort Plain, Minden Township, Montgomery, New York
1860 US Census Pike, Wyoming, New York
1870 Pike, Wyoming, New York
NY State Census 1875 Pike, Wyoming, New York
US Census 1880 Pike, Wyoming, New York
Family Search
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/108594171/catherine-van_slyke

William Harrison Keller headstone

William Harrison Keller

Born 5 Oct 1818 Rushford, Allegany, New York
Married Susan Armstrong

Died 13 May 1903 Clarksville, Allegany, New York
Buried: Cuba Cemetery, Allegany, New York
Sources
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/171531310/william-harrison-keller
Family Search

ancestry.com

Abraham Loren Keller's headstone
There was a note on findagrave that claimed the
person had to clean it off and planned on putting it back up.

Abraham Loren Keller

Born 23 Mar 1820 Rushford, Allegany, New York

Died 27 Jun 1827
Buried: First Burying Ground, Rushford, Allegany, New York
Note from findagrave: [stone] buried in the ground. Dug some of it out to find Abraham Keller, gravestone is in very poor condition
Sources
Memorial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111272241/abraham-loren-keller
Family Search

Civil War Vet

George Washington Keller

Born 18 Apr 1827 Rushford, Allegany, New York
Occupation:
1850-1860: Farmer
1880: Worked at Table Factory
Military: Civil War, Co I. Enrolled 10 Sep 1861 in 44th infantry regiment in Elkhart, Indiana as a Musician, mustered 2 Nov 1861 in Ft. Wayne

George's Civil War information from ancestry.com

Married Julia Ann Millspaugh about 1850 New York
Children: John, Monerca
Died 23 January 1883
Buried Oakridge Cemetery, Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana

George Washington headstone

Sources
1850 US Census Hume, New York
1860 US Census Indiana
1880 US Census Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana
Family Search
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/99242386/george-w-keller

1 comment:

Nola CockerhamApril 25, 2010 at 9:52 PM
I believe that the birthdate of son Henry should be 23 Dec 1811. His birthdate and that of his sister are listed as the same. Thanks. Good stuff!! Nola
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From a Funeral Program

When I come to the end of the road

And the sun has set for me

I want no rites in a gloom-filled room

Why cry for a soul set free?

Miss me a little - but not for too long

And not with your head bowed low

Remember the love that we once shared

Miss me, but let me go.

For this is a journey that we all must take

And each must go alone

It's all part of the Master's plan

A step on the road to home.

When you are lonely and sick at heart

Go to the hills we know

And bury your sorrow among the trees

Miss me, but let me go.

The Line

Every minute someone leaves this world behind.
We are all in “the line” without knowing it.
We never know how many people are before us.
We can not move to the back of the line.
We can not step out of the line.
We can not avoid the line.

So while we wait in line -

Make moments count.
Make priorities.
Make the time.
Make your gifts known.
Make a nobody feel like a somebody.
Make your voice heard.
Make the small things big.
Make someone smile.
Make the change.
Make love.
Make up.
Make peace.
Make sure to tell your people they are loved.
Make sure to have no regrets.
Make sure you are ready.

I'm My Own Grandpa

Many, many years ago when I was 23,
I got married to a widow
who was as pretty as could be.
She had a grown up daughter
who had a hair of red.
My father fell in love with her
and soon the two were wed.
This made my dad my son-in-law
And changed my very life.
My daughter was my mother,
for she was my father's wife.
To complicate the matters worse,
although it brought me joy,
I soon became the father
of a bouncing baby boy.
My little baby then became a brother -in-law to dad
and so became my uncle though it made me very sad.
For if he was my uncle,
then that also made him brother to the widow's grown-up- daughter,
who of course, was my stepmother.
Father's wife then had a son,
who kept them on the run.
And he became my grandson, for he was my daughter's son.
My wife is now my mother's mother
and it makes me blue.
Because, although she is my wife,
she's my grandma too.
If my wife is my grandmother,
then I am her grandchild.
and every time I think of it,
it simply makes me wild.
For now I have become the strangest case you ever saw.
As the husband of my grandmother,
I am my own grandpa!

Quotes from the Prophets

President Gordon B Hinckley: "It is good to look to the past to gain appreciation for the present and perspective for the future. It is good to look upon the virtues of those who have gone before, to gain strength for whatever lies ahead. It is good to reflect upon the work of those who labored so hard and gained so little in this world, but out of whose dreams and early plans so well nurtured, has come a great harvest of which we are the beneficiaries. Their tremendous example can become a compelling motivation for us all, for each of us is a pioneer in his own life."

President Spencer W Kimball: "I hope to see us dissolve the artificial boundary line we so often place between missionary work and temple and genealogical work, because it is the same great redemptive work!"

President Joseph Fielding Smith: " The responsibility on behalf of our kindred dead rests with equal force on all, according to our individual ability and opportunities...the greatest and grandest duty of all is to labor for the dead."

The Passing of the Pot (Chamber Pot)

As far back in childhood
As memory may go
One household vessel greets me
That wasn't made for show
Beneath the bed twas anchored
Where only few could see
But served the entire family
With equal privacy
Some called the critter Peggy
And some the thundermug
And others called it badger
A few called it jug
To bring it in at evening
Was bad enough no doubt
But heaven help the person
Who had to take it out
Our big one was enormous
And would accomodate
A watermelon party
Composed of six or eight
When nights were dark and rainy
It was a useful urn
On icy winter mornings
The cold rim seemed to burn
At times when things were rushing
And business extra good
Each took his turn a waiting
Or did the best he could
Sometimes when in a hurry
To our disgust and shame
We fumbled in the darkness
And slightly missed our aim
The special one for company
Was decorated well
But just the same it rendered
That old familiar smell
Today this modernism
Relieves me a lot
And only in my vision
I see that homely pot.
(author unknown)

Poem about ancestors

Though steep is the path I follow today,
The footprints of time will show me the way.
For many have traveled a smiliar road,
And carried an equal of heavier load.

No troubles I face are new to this earth,
That man has not faced from time of his birth.
The route has been charted and roads have been paved
By legions before me who were stalwart and brave.

Their steps never faltered nor courage grew dim,
For they trusted the Lord and let Him led them.
If my faith and my trust remain steadfast and true,
God will guide and protect me in all that I do.
- Dolores Karides

The Elusive Ancestor

I went searching for an ancestor.
I cannot find him still.
He moved around from place to place
and did not leave a will.
He married where a courthouse burned.
He mended all his fences.
He avoided any man who came to
take the US census

He always kept his luggage packed,
This man who had no fame,
and every 20 years or so,
This rascal changed his name.
No one else inthis world is
searching for this elusive man,
so I play "Gene-solitaire"
To find him, if I can!

I'm told he's buried in a plot,
with tombstone he was blessed;
but the weather took engravings,
and some vandals took the rest.
He died before the county clerks
were appointed to keep records
No family Bible has emerged -
In spite of all my efforts.

To top it off, this elusive ancestor
who has caused me many groans -
left me even one more challenge:
He brothed a lady,
by the name of "Jones"!
(Got this from a publication
put out by the DUP organization
that names the author: Merrell Kenworthy)

Poem: Heaven's Door

If I should go before you,

If life on earth were through;

I'll stop just inside Heaven's door,

and there I'll wait for you.

You've but to look 'cross star filled skies,

Past the moon and then beyond;

To know my leaving could never break,

This heart's undying bond.

And if you should go before me,

If your journey on earth were through;

You know I will be close behind,

I'll never be far from you.

Across the span of time and space,

This love will reach this far;

For you'll always carry a bit of my heart,

No matter where you are.

Allison Chambers Coxsey©1995 ~ All Rights Reserved

Which Shall It Be? by Adelaide Proctor

Which shall it be?

"Which shall it be? Which shall it be?
I looked at John and John looked at me,
And when I found that I must speak,
My voice seemed strangely low and weak:
˜Tell me again what Robert said,"
And then I, listening, bent my head.
This is his letter:˜I will give
A house and land while you shall live,
If, in return, from out your seven,
One child to me for aye is given."

I looked at John's old garments worn;
I thought of all that he had borne
Of poverty, and work, and care,
Which I, though willing, could not share;
I thought of seven young mouths to feed,
Of seven little children's need,
And then of this.

˜Come, John,said I,
We'll choose among them as they lie
Asleep. So, walking hand in hand,
Dear John and I surveyed our band:
First to the cradle lightly stepped,
Where Lilian, the baby, slept.
Softly the father stooped to lay
His rough hand down in a loving way,
When dream or whisper made her stir,
And huskily he said: ˜Not her!"

We stooped beside the trundle bed,
And one long ray of twilight shed
Athwart the boyish faces there,
In sleep so beautiful and fair;
I saw on James rough, red cheek
A tear undried. E'er John could speak,
He's but a baby, too," said I,
And kissed him as we hurried by.

Pale, patient, Robbie's angel face
Still in his sleep bore suffering's trace.
˜No, for a thousand crowns, not him!"
He whispered, while our eyes were dim.
Poor Dick! bad Dick! our wayward son”
Turbulent, restless, idle one”
Could he be spared?
Nay, He who gave
Bade us befriend him to the grave;
Only a mother's heart could be
Patient enough for such as he;
˜And so," said John, ˜I would not dare
To take him from her bedside prayer."

Then stole we softly up above,
And knelt by Mary, child of love;
˜Perhaps for her ˜twould better be,"
I said to John. Quite silently
He lifted up a curl that lay
Across her cheek in a wilful way,
And shook his head: ˜Nay, love, not thee,
The while my heart beat audibly.

Only one more, our eldest lad,
Trusty and truthful, good and glad,
So like his father. ˜No, John, no!
I cannot, will not, let him go."

And so we wrote, in courteous way,
We could not give one child away;
And afterward toil lighter seemed,
Thinking of that of which we dreamed,
Happy in truth that not one face
Was missed from its accustomed place;
Thankful to work for all the seven,
Trusting the rest to One in heaven."