Ira Edwin Keiter (1886 - 1964)

Born 29 Nov 1886 in Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States

Husband of Katie Estella (Gongloff) Keiter — married 21 Feb 1906 in Orwin, Porter Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 5 Sep 1964 at age 77 in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Ira Edwin Keiter^[1] was born on 29 November 1886,^[1] in Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania,^[1] to Adam Keiter and Mary Barry.^[1][2]

On 21 February 1906, he married Katie Estella Gongleff, in Orwin, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. (The marriage license was issued in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.) Ira was a minor, and living in Elizabethtown, Dauphin County. Katie was a housekeeper, and living in Orwin, Schuylkill County. ^[2] Their children include:

Florence Ellen Keiter (1907-1996)

In 1910, Ira and Katie were living with their children in Porter Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. He was a coal miner. ^[3]

In 1920, Ira and Katie were living with their children in Tremont Borough, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, which they were renting. Ira was a coal miner. ^[4]

Ira died on 5 September 1964, in Memorial Hospital of Chester County, West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania. He died of arteriosclerotic heart disease; he also had bronchial asthma, and pulmonary emphysema. He was a farmer. On 8 September, he was buried in Green Mount Cemetery, West Goshen Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Vital Statistics, Pennsylvania, death certificate, no. 084675-64 (5 Sep 1964), Ira Edwin Keiter; image copy, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/5164/images/46628_520306900_0039-03644 : accessed 26 April 2022).

   Ira Edwin Keiter

   mailing address: 17 Giunta Avenue, West Chester; actually lived in West Goshen Township, Chester County, PA

   male, white, married to Katie Gongloff Keiter, farmer, social security no. 185-28-5136

   born 29 November 1886, Elizabethville, PA, to Adam Keiter and Mary Barry

   informant Katie G Keiter, 17 Giunta Avenue, West Chester, Pa

   died 5 September 1964, Memorial Hospital of Chester County, West Chester, Chester County

   cause of death: arteriosclerotic heart disease; also had bronchial asthma, pulmonary emphysema

   buried 8 September 1964, Green Mount Cem., W. Goshen Twp, Chester, PA

   funeral director: Founds Funeral Home, W. Chester, PA

2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, marriage record, no. 92 (21 February 1906), Ira E. Keiter and Katie E. Gongloff; image copy, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-958D-QJFM : accessed 26 April 2022).

   Ira E. Keiter, 19, residence Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, parents Adam E and Mary Ellen Keiter, not married before, miner

   Katie E. Gongloff, 17, residence Orwin, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, parents John A and Sarah M Gongloff, not married before, housekeeper

   license issued 21 February 1906

   consent by parents given

   Ira F. Frankenfield married Ira E Keiter and Katie E Gongloff on 3 March 1906, at Orwin PA

3. ↑ 1910 U.S. census, Porter Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, enumeration district 62, p. 39 A stamped = sheet 13 A penned, family 228; image copy, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRK5-9CLQ : accessed 26 April 2022); citing National Archives, microfilm series T624, roll 1418.

   owned, mortgaged, house

   head Ira E Keiter, male, white, 23, married once, 4 years, born Pennsylvania, miner coal mine, not unemployed 15 April, 0 weeks unemployed in 1909

   wife Katie -, female, white, 21, married once, 4 years, 2 children, 2 living, born Pennsylvania, no occupation

   daughter Florence -, female, white, 3, single, born Pennsylvania

   daughter May -, female, white, 7/12, single, born Pennsylvania

4. ↑ 1920 U.S. census, Tremont Borough, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, enumeration district 144, p. 163 A stamped = sheet 17 A penned, family 366; image copy, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRXK-7MH : accessed 26 April 2022); citing National Archives, microfilm serimes T625, roll 1652.

   North Street, rented

   head Ira E Keiter, male, white, 32, married, born Pennsylvania, miner, in coal mine

   wife Katie -, female, white, 31, married, born Pennsylvania, no occupation

   daughter Florence -, female, white, 12, single, attended school, born Pennsylvania, no occupation

   daughter May -, female, white, 10, single, attended school, born Pennsylvania, no occupation

   son Alvin -, male, white, 7, single, attended school, born Pennsylvania, no occupation

   daughter Edith -, female, white, 5, single, attended school, born Pennsylvania, no occupation

   daughter Anna, female, white, 2-6/12, single, born Pennsylvania, no occupation

See also

• Ira Edwin Keiter, on FamilySearch's FamilyTree