Ida Elizabeth (Keller) Rehg (1879 - 1941)

Born 25 Feb 1879 in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States

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Died 3 Jun 1941 at age 62 in Stookey Township, St. Clair County, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Ida Elizabeth Keller, the daughter of Conrad Keller (1843–1916) and Louisa Wehrung (1844–1920), was born on 25 February 1879 in St. Clair County, Illinois. ^[1]

Ida's sister, Lorina Charlotte Keller, was born on 25 November 1867. (Died on 22 May 1876, age 8.)

Ida's brother, George Keller, was born on 21 January 1870 in Illinois. (Married Elizabeth Margaretha Baltz, had children; died on 4 April 1925, age 55.)

Ida's brother, Louis August Keller, was born on 23 February 1872. (Married Emelia Dorothea Barbara Nowotny, had children; died on 4 October 1943, age 71.)

Ida's sister, Mathilda Katharine Keller, was born on 12 July 1874. (Married Conrad Keck, had children; died on 5 November 1944, age 70.)

Ida's sister, Wilhelmine (Minnie) Keller, was born on 28 October 1876. (Married Henry Valentine Peter, had children; died on 27 December 1970, age 94.)

The Conrad Keller household was counted in the June 1880 Federal Census of Township 1 North Range 9 West, St. Clair County, Illinois. It included Conrad, 37; Louisa, 34; George, 10, Louis, 8; Katherine, 5; Minnie, 4; and Ida, 1. ^{[2] (See Research Notes below for full details)}

Ida's brother, Walter William Keller, was born on 17 March 1882 in Illinois. (Married Katherine M. Harres (1884-1968) on 19 July 1906 in Stookey Township, St. Clair County, Illinois, had children; died on 31 January 1925 in Millstadt, St. Clair County, Illinois, age 42.)

Ida's sister, Bertha Eleonore Keller, was born on 17 July 1884 in Illinois. (Married Phillip Heinrich Ebersohl [1880–1969] on 11 October 1904 in Millstadt, St. Clair County, Illinois, had children; died on 4 March 1949, age 64.)

Ida's brother, Albert Heinrich Keller, was born on 27 August 1887. (Married Ida M. Pfingsten [1888–1944] on 1 Oct 1911 in Concordia, St. Clair County, Illinois, had children; died on 15 April 1947 in St. Clair County, Illinois, age 59.)

Ida's sister, Louisa Rosa Keller, was born on 11 October 1890. (Died on13 November 1890, age 1 month.)

Ida was baptized (or confirmed, more likely) in 1893 at Concordia Church in Concordia, St. Clair County, Illinois.

Census (June 1900) Stookey Township, St. Clair County, Illinois

Ida married Wilhelm Philipp "William" Rehg, the son of Johann Phillip Rehg and Sophia Maria (Mach) Mack, on 26 January 1904 in St. Clair County, Illinois.

William and Ida's son, Theophilius W. Rehg, was born on 8 December 1904 in St. Clair County, Illinois. (Died on 2 October 1991 in Käne‘ohe, Honolulu, Hawaii, age 86.)

William and Ida's daughter, Consuela Louise "Connie" Rehg, was born on 9 October 1907 in Imbs Station, St. Clair County, Illinois. (Married Arthur J. Kuhn on 15 June 1929, had children; died on 25 August 1988 in Red Bud, Randolph County, Illinois, age 80.)

William and Ida's son, Archibald Oliver "Archie" Rehg, was born on 21 October 1909 in St. Clair County, Illinois. (Died on 29 March 1981 in Millstadt, St. Clair County, Illinois, age 71.)

Census (April 1910) Stookey Township, St. Clair County, Illinois

On 5 September 1916, Conrad Keller's widow (Louisa) and children (Katie Keck, George Keller, Louis Keller, Minnie Peter, Ida Rehg, Walter Keller, Eleanora Ebersohl, and Albert Keller) petitioned to have Conrad's will admitted to probate in St. Clair County. Ida Rehg was residing at RFD 1, Centreville Station [St. Clair County], Illinois at the time. ^[3]

Census (January 1920) Stookey Township, St. Clair County, Illinois ^[4]

Census (April 1930) Stookey Township, St. Clair County, Illinois ^[5]

Residence (April 1935) Stookey Township, St. Clair County, Illinois, in same house as in the 1940 census.

Census (April 1940) Stookey Township, St. Clair County, Illinois ^[6]

Ida died on 3 June 1941 in Stookey Township, St. Clair County, Illinois. She was a resident of Centreville, Stookey Township at the time. ^[7]

She was buried on 6 June 1941 in Mount Evergreen Cemetery in Millstadt. ^[8]

Research Notes

Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940 ^[9]
Retrieved by Ron Johnson on 12 Jul 2022.

• Name: Elizabeth Ader Keller
• Sex: Female
• Birth Date: 25 Feb 1879
• Birthplace: St Clair, Illinois, United States
• Father's Name: Conrad Keller
• Mother's Name: Lewleis Warmen [sic]
• Event Type: Birth
• Digital Folder Number: 007619823
• Microfilm Number: 2184838
• Originating System: ODM
• Indexing Batch: I01525-3

1880 Census ^[10]
Census date 1 Jun 1880. Enumeration date [left blank by enumerator]
Abstracted by Ron Johnson on 8 Jul 2022.

• Conrad Keller, male, age 37, head of house, married, farming, born in Illinois, father born in Germany, mother born in Germany
• Louisa Keller, female, age 34, wife, married, keeping house, born in Germany, father born in Germany, mother born in Germany
• George Keller, male, age 10, son, single, attended school, born in Illinois [parents' birthplaces left blank]
• Lewis Keller, male, age 8, son, single, attended school, born in Illinois [parents' birthplaces left blank]
• Katharine Keller, female, age 5, daughter, single, born in Illinois [parents' birthplaces left blank]
• Mena Keller, female, age 4, daughter, single, born in Illinois [parents' birthplaces left blank]
• Edd E Keller, female, age 1, daughter, born in Illinois [parents' birthplaces left blank]

Sources

1. ↑ FamilySearch Record: V2L9-XVD Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940 (accessed 12 Jul 2022), Elizabeth Ader Keller, 1879.
2. ↑ FamilySearch Record: MXKD-W4P (accessed 8 Jul 2022), "United States Census, 1880," Edd E. [sic] Keller in household of Conrad Keller, Township 1 North Range 9 West, St. Clair, IL, United States; citing ED 43, pages 29-30, sheets 265A-B, family 265, NARA microfilm T9 roll 247
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YYJ-SDRW of original census page 29
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YYJ-SDG2 of original census page 30
3. ↑ Ancestry Record 9048 #455079 (accessed 11 Jul 2022; may require paid subscription.) Illinois, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Citing Record of Wills, St. Clair County, Illinois, 1772-1922; Author: Illinois. Probate Court (St. Clair County). Conrad Keller. 1916. Book X, Page 321, File 294
   

   Conrad Keller - Petition to admit will to probate

4. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJCV-Z8M : accessed 27 August 2018), Ida Rehg in household of William Rehg, Stookey, St Clair, Illinois, United States; citing ED 212, sheet 11B, line 66, family 219, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 406; FHL microfilm 1,820,406.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3M8-M35 : accessed 27 August 2018), Ida Rehg in household of William Rehg, Stookey, St Clair, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 108, sheet 1A, line 20, family 6, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 557; FHL microfilm 2,340,292.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWZF-1PB : accessed 27 August 2018), Ida Rehg in household of William Rehg, Stookey Township, St. Clair, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 82-128, sheet 5A, line 6, family 79, 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 882.
7. ↑ "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQSG-N61 : 9 March 2018), Ida Rehg, 03 Jun 1941; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,832,586.
8. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #30155236 (accessed 27 August 2018), memorial page for Ida Elizabeth Keller Rehg (26 Feb 1879–3 Jun 1941), citing Mount Evergreen Cemetery, Millstadt, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Roy Sheldon (contributor 46799418).
9. ↑ FamilySearch Record: V2L9-XVD Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940, Elizabeth Ader Keller, 1879.
10. ↑ FamilySearch Record: MXKD-W4P, "United States Census, 1880," Edd E. [sic] Keller in household of Conrad Keller, Township 1 North Range 9 West, St. Clair, IL; ED 43, pages 29-30, family 265

• FamilySearch Person: KZBT-THH (accessed 10 Jul 2022), entry for Ida Elisabeth Keller; contributed by various users. May have other sources that need to be checked for accuracy and added to profile. NOTE: These sources are available with a free FamilySearch.org account.