Jacob Keller (1897 - 1990)

Born 5 Mar 1897 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Died 17 Oct 1990 at age 93 in Tannersville, Monroe, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Descendant of Thomas and Joan Mildenhall.

Birth record

Jacob Keller, 93, of Tannersville, died Wednesday^[1] in his home. He was the husband of Frederica (Hewitt) Keller. They were married 72 years.

Keller was a tool and die maker for Western Electric Co. in Philadelphia and Kearny, N.J., for 35 years before retiring in 1962.

Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of the late Frederick and Louetta (Hanson) Keller. Survivors: Wife; son Frederick of Roslyn, Montgomery County; sister, Marge Simmons of Stroudsburg R.7; brother, John Sr. of Lanoka Harbor, N.J.; two grandchildren and a great-granddaughter. ^[2]

He registered for the WWI draft on June 5, 1918^[3] working for the Fox Gun Company.

Census

1900 Philadelphia city Ward 25, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States^[4]

1910 Philadelphia Ward 45, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States^[5]

1920

1930 Philadelphia (Districts 0751-1000), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States^[6]

1940 Ward 19, Philadelphia, Philadelphia City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J2MZ-B2L : 20 May 2014), Jacob Keller, 17 Oct 1990; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
2. ↑ Morning Call, The (Allentown, PA) - October 18, 1990
3. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6KX-438 : 12 December 2014), Jacob Keller, 1917-1918; citing Philadelphia City no 47, Pennsylvania, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,907,955.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3WH-P9Q : 22 January 2015), Jacob Keller in household of Frederick Keller, Philadelphia city Ward 25, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 2A, family 23, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,466..
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG7F-881 : 29 October 2015), Jacob Heller in household of Fredrick C Heller, Philadelphia Ward 45, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1148, sheet 1B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,427.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH7B-LJZ : 8 December 2015), Jacob Keller in entry for Frederica Hewitt, 1930.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQWB-SK9 : accessed 8 November 2016), Jacob Keller, Ward 19, Philadelphia, Philadelphia City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 51-318, sheet 14B, family 292, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3697..