John
Wesley
Keffer
Born in Colusa County, California, USA
Ancestors 
Brother of
William Jasper Keffer, George Lafayette Keffer, Joseph L Keffer, Harvey A Keffer, Mary M A Keffer, James R Keffer and Ida Pearl Emmaline Keffer
Husband of
Lola Laurena (McCollum) Biscarro
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Alvin Russell Keffer
Died
at age 74
in Colusa, California, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Nov 2014
This page has been accessed 144 times.
Biography
John was born in 1883 and he passed away in 1957.
Sources
Year: 1900; Census Place: Arbuckle, Colusa, California; Roll: 85; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0001
Year: 1910; Census Place: Williams, Colusa, California; Roll: T624_74; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0025; FHL microfilm: 1374087
Year: 1920; Census Place: Williams, Colusa, California; Roll: T625_94; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 31
Year: 1930; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0024
Year: 1950; United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Colusa, Colusa, California
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Registration State: California; Registration County: Colusa; Roll: 1530709
U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147
Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158859963/john-wesley-keffer: accessed 05 July 2023), memorial page for John Wesley Keffer (17 Feb 1883–2 Jun 1957), Find a Grave Memorial ID 158859963, citing Williams Cemetery, Williams, Colusa County, California, USA; Maintained by GrammieK (contributor 47251452).
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Susan (Parker) Wright
A cousin once told me that John Wesley Keffer was shot but not killed while boarding a train. It was at this time that my Granny, his wife, filed for divorce. I am trying to find the newspaper clipping I once had that reported the story. I think it took place in Arizona.
posted 5 Mar 2023 by Susan (Parker) Wright
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~12.50%
Susan (Parker) Wright
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member RAZZOOS
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~0.78%
G (Arber) S :
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Keffer-581 and Keffer-155 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicates
Keffer-581 and Keffer-155 are not ready to be merged because: I need to research this. Birthdates don't match.
Keffer-581 and Keffer-155 appear to represent the same person because: After some additional research I believe you are correct and these profiles should merge to become one. Thanks for finding this.
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