James Edward Keeler (abt. 1853 - abt. 1920)

Born about 1853 in Berlin, Williams, Ohio, United States

Husband of Celestia Harriet (Flohr) Keeler — married 1 Apr 1872 in Trumbull County, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died about 2 May 1920 at about age 67 in Berlin Township, Mahoning, Ohio, United States

Biography

James E Keeler was born about 1851 in Ohio, United States of America.^[1][2]

James married Celestia Harriet Flohr on 1 Apr 1875.^[3] They had four children:^[1][4]

1. Nora (Keeler) Kline (1875-1926)
2. Charles Keeler (b. 1877)
3. Ola (Keeler) Jones (1879-1924)
4. John Keeler (b. 1886)

James lived in Berlin Township, Mahoning County, Ohio for most of his life. Earlier in his life, he ran a threshing machine, and then was a farmer. He was a member of the Knights of Pythias, Lodge 235.^[1][2][4]

James died at his home in Berlin Township on 2 May 1920.^[4] He was interred at the mausoleum of the Berlin Center West Cemetery.^[2]

Research Notes

• Extensive searches for his death certificate in the index for Ohio death certificates at Ohio History Connection's webpage and in the "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953" collection at FamilySearch did not return any matching results (18 Dec 2021).
• His parents have not been conclusively identified. Given that his obituary says he lived in Berlin Township the greater part of his life and the matching name and age, it seems likely that he is the James Keeler in the following census records who was probably a son or relative of Clayton and Nancy Keeler. Further research is needed to confirm or refute this hypothesis.
  • "United States Census, 1860," Smith Township, Mahoning County, Ohio, USA; p. 210, family 1581, dwelling 1682, lines 25-33, James E Keeler in Clayton Keeler household; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCG2-5L1
  • "United States Census, 1870," Berlin Township, Mahoning, Ohio, USA; p. 4, family 24, dwelling 24, lines 2-11, James Keeler in Clayton Keeler household, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6VP-11S

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} See census records below.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Find a Grave, database and images, memorial page for James E Keeler (Nov 1851–1920), Find A Grave: Memorial #93501809, citing Berlin Center West Cemetery, Berlin Center, Mahoning County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Stacy Orr (contributor 47402137).
3. ↑ Ohio, Trumbull County, Marriage Records, 1869-1877 Vol. 7, p. 338, James E Keeler and Celestia Floor, 1 Apr 1875; database with images, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZNV-2PT : accessed 18 Dec 2021).
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} James Keeler obituary, "Berlin Center," The Mahoning Dispatch, 7 May 1920, p. 1, top of col. 3; image copy, Chronicling America (https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84028473/1920-05-07/ed-1/seq-1/ : accessed 18 Dec 2021).

See also:

• "United States Census, 1880," ED 92, Berlin Township, Mahoning, Ohio, USA; p. 14-15, family 170, dwelling 164, James E Keeler household; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M895-3SP
• "United States Census, 1900," ED 42, Berlin Township, Mahoning, Ohio, USA; sheet 7B, family 200, dwelling 198, line 96-99, James E Keeler household; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMDP-DP5
• "United States Census, 1910," ED 75, Berlin Township, Mahoning, Ohio, USA; sheet 1A, family 6, dwelling 6, lines 15-16, James Keeler household; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLXZ-BZZ
• "United States Census, 1920," ED 104, Berlin Township, Mahoning, Ohio, USA; sheet 1A, family 15, dwelling 15, lines 49-50, James E Keeler household; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDPD-PZD