Isaac Keller (1839 - 1876)

Born 22 May 1839 in LeRay, Jefferson CO, NY

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine Walradt — married 22 Jan 1861 in Salem, Olmsted Co., MN

Descendants

Died 2 Jun 1876 at age 37 in Canton, Dakota Terr.

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Biography

This biography is a rough draft. It was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import and needs to be edited.

Burial

Burial:

Place: Forest Hill Cemetery, Canton SD

Note

Note: History of Winona, Olmsted and Dodge Counties (Minnesota)

H.H. Hill and Company, Publishers

1884 Page 1032

ISAAC KELLER (DESEASED) WAS BORN IN LEROY, JEFFERSON COUNTY, NEW YORK, MAY 22, 1839. HIS PARENTS, MATTHEW AND CATHERINE (ZIMMERMAN) WERE NATIVES OF THAT STATE. HE WAS BROUGHT UP ON THE FARM. IN 1856 HE EMIGRATED WITH PARENTS TO CANISTEO TOWNSHIP, WHERE IN THE COURSE OF TIME HE OBTAINED A FARM OF HIS OWN. IN 1861 HE MARRIED CATHERINE WALRADT, A NATIVE OF THE SAME COUNTY AS HIMSELF. HER BIRTH DATES DECEMBER 7, 1843. THE YEAR FOLLOWING HIS MARRIAGE HE ENLISTED IN CO. B, 10TH. MINN. REGT., AND SERVED FOR A YEAR ON THE WESTERN FRONTIER. SUBSEQUENTLY, HE WAS CALLED TO ST. LOUIS ON PROVOST DUTY, THEN JOINED HIS REGIMENT ON THEIR MARCH THROUGH MISSOURI, ARKANSAS, TENNESSEE, ALABAMA, AND MISSISSIPPI. FALLING SICK, HE WAS TAKEN TO THE ST. LOUIS HOSPITAL, AND WHEN PARTIALLY RECOVERED WAS RETAINED AS A NURSE FOR A TIME. AT THE CLOSE OF THE WAR HE RETURNED HOME, BUT NEVER REGAINED HIS STRENGTH. ON A TRIP TO DAKOTA FOR HIS HEALTH, IN 1876, HE DIED OF CONSUMPTION. DURING HIS LIFE HE WAS A CONSISTANT MEMBER OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, AND A SUPPORTER OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.

Family

Husband: Mathew Keller

Wife: Catherine Zimmerman

Child: Barbara Anna Keller

Child: Henry Keller

Child: Darvin Keller

Child: Isaac Keller

Child: Elizabeth (Betsy) Keller

Child: Mary Catherine Keller

Child: George Keller

Child: James Keller

Child: Benjamin Franklin (Frank) Keller

Marriage:

Date: 5 Jan 1832

Place: St. Johnsville NY

Sources

• Source: S143 Title: Sioux Valley News Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y Page: Vol. 4, No. 31 Data: Date: Thursday, June 8, 1876
• Source: S144 Title: The Eighteenth Century Failing Family Of The Mohawk Valley Author: David Kendall Martin Publication: Mouse Hill, West Chazy, New York - 1979 Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y Page: Page 70
• Source: S145 Title: History Of Winona, Olmsted And Dodge Counties, Minnesota Publication: H. H. Hill And Company, Chicago, Illinois: 1884 Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y Page: Page 1072
• Source: S176 Title: New York State Census Publication: familysearch index records Note: 1855 - Jefferson, Leray, Page 15 CONT