Born in Washington County, Virginia, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joel Gallaher
and Elizabeth (Dickenson) Galliher
Sister of
William Galliher, John G. Galliher, Rachel H (Gallaher) Jones, Joel Galliher, Samuel Galliher, Jane Galliher, James Galliher and Nancy (Galliher) Keller
Wife of
William Keller
— married
11 Dec 1829 in Washington County, Virginia, USA
Died
at age 58
in Washington County, Virginia, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 31 Dec 2013
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Biography
Catharine I Galliher was born on the 27th of February 1804 in Washington County, Virginia, USA to Joel Gallaher and Elizabeth Dickenson. Her early life was spent with her family in Washington County. In 1820 her father Joel's household consisted of:
- Name: Joel Galleher Senior
- Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Washington, Virginia
- Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
- Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1 [Joel]
- Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 1 [Catherine]
- Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 2 [Jane, Nancy]
- Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over : 1 [Elizabeth]
- Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 1 [Joel]
- Free White Persons - Under 16: 1 [Catherine]
- Free White Persons - Over 25: 2 [Joel, Elizabeth]
- Total Free White Persons: 5
- Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 5 [no slaves]
On the 11th of December 1829 Catharine married William Keller, son of John Keller and his wife Elisabeth Hickman of Washington County, Virginia, USA.
Sources
- Catherine Sanders McConnell, High on a Windy Hill: (1968; reprint, United States of America: The Overmountain Press, 1995); 125, Sinking Spring Cemetery, Abingdon, Page 86, Line 05. Keller, Catherine, w/o Wm. Keller, b. 27 Feb 1804, d. 13 Dec 1862
- Find-A-Grave: Catherine (Gallaher) Keller
- "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLJ-PMM : accessed 28 April 2019), Joel Golleher Sr, Washington, Virginia, United States; citing p. 211, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 141; FHL microfilm 193,700.
- "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR1-6MY : 13 September 2017), William Keller, Abingdon, Washington, Virginia, United States; citing p. 257, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 579; FHL microfilm 29,693.
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41B-RQ1 : 13 December 2017), Catharine Keller in entry for William Keller, 1860.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Catherine by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Catherine:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Catherine by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Catherine:
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~3.12%
Edwin Jones
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A177313 [compare], Ancestry member tulrose
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T348662 [compare], FTDNA kit #396060
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~0.78%
~1.56%
A. Todd :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Kim Hellard :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Cindy (Owens) Williams :
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