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Mr. Petrus (Peter) Keepes aka Kippes

Born 20 Jul 1792 in Fuchsstadt, Byer Bavaria, Germany

Son of Petri Kippes and Margarete (Wahler) Kippes

[sibling(s) unknown]

Husband of Barbara (Schumann) Keepes — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

Descendants

Father of Mary Keepes, Peter Paul Keepes and John Benjamin Keepes

Died 15 Aug 1845 at age 53 in St. Sebastian, IL

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Biography

Emigrated to America at the age of 41 (1833).

Buried 1/2 mile South, 1/2 mile East of St. Sebastian Church. Injured by a horse in a stable and died shortly thereafter. A large man, standing over 6'6" tall and weighing over 300 pounds, his coffin was a large hollowed-out tree.

Peter's son John Keepes married Harriet A Goodhart Crowell on 29 May 1879 in Wabash, Illinois, United States.^[1]

Sources

↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: Q288-WMMC : accessed 1 October 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9BY-JS9Y-G Image number 00214, Peter Keepas's son John Keepes marriage to Harriet A Goodhart Crowell on 29 May 1879 in Wabash, Illinois, United States; citing Wabash, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,416,803.

"Find a Grave," database with images, (Find A Grave: Memorial #60792612 : accessed 1 October 2023), Memorial page for Peter Keepes (20 Jul 1792-15 Aug 1845), citing Saint Sebastian Cemetery, Mount Carmel, Wabash County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Michelle Shreve (contributor 46790346).

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Birth: Jul. 20, 1792 Bavaria, Germany Death: Aug. 15, 1845 Wabash County Illinois, USA

Petrus (Peter) Keepes was born in Fuchsstadt, Bavaria, Germany, son of Petri Kippes and Margarete Wahler . He married Barbara Shumann in Germany and had three children: Mary; Peter; John. He died shorlty after being injured by a horse. He was a tall man, standing over 6'6" and weighed over 300 pounds. His coffin was a large hollowed-out tree. He was originally buried in the Keepes Cemetery, which was later farmed over. A relative managed to recover three of the old Keepes tombstones and erected those at St. Sebastian Cemetery in 1961.

Family links: Spouse: Barbara Shumann Keepes (1793 - 1867)

Children: Peter Paul Keepes (1831 - 1888)* John Benjamin Keepes (1833 - 1913)*

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Inscription: Peter Keepes emigrated from Germany in 1835 Died 1845 at age 52. Father of John B. Peter P. Buried in hollow log on homestead 1/2 mile South 1/2 mile East of Church. Broken stones were moved here by g-grandson Leo Keepes in 1961. Peter (Ht: 6'6" Wt: 300 lbs.) was a Napoleon soldier and with six comrads lies buried in Wabash County

Burial: Saint Sebastian Cemetery Mount Carmel Wabash County Illinois, USA

Created by: Michelle Shreve Record added: Oct 29, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 6079261

posted 15 Apr 2012 by Dave Keepes [thank Dave]

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