Henry Palmer Keyser (1805 - 1883)

Born 23 Nov 1805 in Pultney Twp, Belmont Co, OH

Ancestors

Husband of Emmeline Amy Bell — married 7 Aug 1825 in Belmont, OH

Descendants

Died 16 Jan 1883 at age 77 in Pultney Twp, Belmont Co, OH

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BIOGRAPHY

Henry Palmer Keyser Obituary or Church Statement of H.L. Ward in Shadyside

catorfamilies.com: HENRY PALMER KEYSER, born November 23, 1805; died. June 16, 1883; m. EMMELINE "AMY" BELL 1825 (said to be 1/2 Native American). Henry and Amy operated a farm near Wegee, Belmont County, OH, and had nine children. Henry died on January 16, 1883 and is buried in the Keyser Cemetery Belmont County, OH on the old Dixon Myers farm in Sec. 14, Mead Township.

THOUGHTS OF Skip Maygar:

Skip Maygar observations of two Nancy Keysers passing away at Christmas time

Henry Palmer and Emmeline Bell Keyser had nine children. Seven of the children grew up to marry and many of them raised large families of their own. A sad story, however, emerges as one looks into the facts behind the gravestone pictured here. Henry and Emmeline’s second child and first daughter was Nancy B. (probably Bell) Keyser who was born on September 2, 1828 and died atthe age of six on December 20, 1834 just five days before Christmas. It had to be heartbreaking for them as they made funeral arrangements for their daughter while trying to have some kind of Christmas for the other four children. Almost ten years later, Emmeline gives birth to their last child on March 29, 1844. She is a beautiful little girl and they name her Nancy Jane. Tragically, Nancy Jane dies the day before Christmas in 1850 also at the age of six years. The grief that befell the family put a pall of sadness on Christmas for many years thereafter. Keyser Cemetery, on Ray Ramsey Road, Mead Township

BIRTH 1805 Birth of Henry Palmer Keyser He was born on 23 Nov 1805 in Pultney, Belmont, Ohio

1825 Death of Brother Jesse Jackson Keyser (Mennonite) Sr (1788–1825) 15 June 1825 Mead, Belmont, Ohio

1825 Marriage On 7 Aug 1825 in Belmont County, Ohio Emmeline "Amy" Bell (1808–1878) and Henry Palmer Keyser were married.

1826 Birth of Daughter Jesse Bell Keyser (1826–1901) on 5 Jun 1826 Belmont County, Ohio

1828 Birth of Daughter Nancy Bell Keyser (1828–1834) on 2 Sept 1828 on Belmont County, Ohio. She only lived till 20 Dec 1834. About age 6.

1830 Birth of Daughter Mary Jane Keyser (1830–1919) 10 June 1830 Belmont County, Ohio.

1832 Birth of Son Jacob Perry Keyser (1832–1909) 2 May 1832 Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio

1834 Birth of Son Isaac Andrew Keyser (1834–1891) 11 Mar 1834 Belmont County, Ohio

1935 Death of Brother Andrew Keyser (Mennonite) (1786–1835) 27 May 1835

1835 Death of Father Andrew Keyser (Mennonite) (1759–1835) 22 August 1835 in Belmont County, OH.

1835 Death of Sister Elizabeth Keyser (Mennonite) (1802–1835) 18 December 1835

1836 Birth of Daughter Cynthia Ann Keyser (1836–1922) 2 June 1836 Belmont County, Ohio

1838 Birth of Daughter Julia Ann Keyser (1838–1908) 1 Apr 1838 Belmont County, Ohio

1841 Birth of Son Henry Palmer Keyser (Jr.?) (1841–1914) 1 July 1841 Belmont County, Ohio

1844 Birth of Daughter Nancy Jane Keyser (1844–1850) 22 Mar 1844 Belmont County, Ohio. Nancy Jane Keyser only lived to about age 6 also passing away on Christmas Eve 24 Dec 1850 Belmont County, Ohio, USA

1844 Death of Mother Mary Palmer (Mennonite) (1760–1844) 12 Jun 1844 Wegee, Mead Township, Belmont County, Ohio

1849 Birth of Daughter Allie P Keyser (1849–) Ohio

1850 Death of Sister Sarah Keyser (Mennonite) (1780–1850) 9 Feb 1850 Pultney, Belmont, Ohio

1853 Death of Brother William Keyser (Mennonite) (1784–1853) 27 May 1853 Belmont County, Ohio

1856 Death of Brother William George Keyser II (Mennonite) (1784–1856) 17 NOV 1856 Belmont County OH

Residence 1860 • Pultney, Belmont, Ohio

1868 Death of Brother Isaac Keyser (Mennonite) (1800–1868) 14 Feb 1868 Mead, Belmont, Ohio

Residence 1870 • Pultney, Belmont, Ohio Post Office: Bellaire

1871 Death of Brother Jacob Keyser Sr (1800–1871) 15 August 1871 Belmont County, Ohio

1875 Death of Sister Jane Keyser (Mennonite) (1797–1875) 18 Sep 1875 Huntington, Indiana

Death of Wife Emmeline "Amy" Bell Keyser (1808–1878) on 26 Mar 1878 Belmont County, Ohio and she is buried at Keyser Cemetery in Belmont, OH. ^[1]

Residence 1880 Pultney, Belmont, Ohio Marital status: Widower; Relation to Head of House: Self

1882 Death of Brother Thomas Keyser (Mennonite) (1794–1882) 29 Jul 1882 Mead, Belmont, Ohio

Death of Henry Palmer Keyser on 16 January 1883 in Pultney, Belmont, Ohio

Burial Belmont, Belmont County, Ohio 16 Jan 1883 (aged 77) buried at Keyser Cemetery in Belmont, OH. ^[2] ·

Grave of Henry Palmer Keyser

SOURCES

1. ↑ findagrave MEMORIAL ID 85154734
2. ↑ MEMORIAL ID 85154532

1850 United States Federal Census

1860 United States Federal Census

1870 United States Federal Census

1880 United States Federal Census

Ancestry Family Trees

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014

Ohio, County Marriages, 1774-1993

U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

This person was created through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged on 13 September 2010.