Bertha Eleonore (Keller) Ebersohl (1884 - 1949)

Born 17 Jul 1884 in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Phillip Heinrich Ebersohl — married 11 Oct 1904 in Millstadt, St. Clair County, Illinois, United States

Died 4 Mar 1949 at age 64 in Illinois, United States

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Biography

Bertha Eleonore Keller, the daughter of Conrad Keller (1843–1916) and Louisa Wehrung (1844–1920), was born on 17 July 1884 in St. Clair County, Illinois. ^[1]

Bertha was baptized on 16 November 1884 at Concordia Church in St. Clair County, Illinois.

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

Bertha'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.)

Bertha'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.)

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

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

Bertha's sister, Ida Elisabeth Keller, was born on 24 February 1879. (Married Wilhelm Philipp Rehg on 26 January 1904, had children; died on 3 June 1941, age 62.)

Bertha'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.)

Bertha'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.)

Bertha's sister, Louisa Rosa Keller, was born on 11 October 1890 in Illinois. (Died on 13 November 1890 in Illinois, age 1 month.)

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

Bertha married Phillip Heinrich Ebersohl (1880–1969), the son of Friederich Wilhelm D. Ebersohl and Wilhelmina Krehmeier, on 11 October 1904 in Millstadt, St. Clair County, Illinois, when Phillip was 24 and Bertha was 20.

Phillip and Bertha's daughter, Aurelia Catharina Ebersohl, was born on 29 December 1904 in Stookey Township, St. Clair County, Illinois. (Married Anton Stoll [1903-1999], had children; died at an unknown age.)

Phillip and Bertha's son, Raymond Walter Adolf Ebersohl, was born on 16 January 1906 in Millstadt Township, St. Clair County, Illinois. (Died on 20 October 1924 in Illinois, age 18.)

Census (April 1910) Smithton, 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. Eleanora Ebersohl was residing at RFD 5, Belleville [St. Clair County], Illinois at the time. ^[2]

Census (January 1920) Smithton, St. Clair County, Illinois

Census (April 1930) Millstadt, St. Clair County, Illinois

On 4 October 1943, the obituary for Louis A Keller mentioned his surviving sister, Mrs. Laura Ebersohl of Millstadt. ^[3]

Bertha died on 4 March 1949 in Illinois, age 64.

She was buried in Mount Evergreen Cemetery in Millstadt, St. Clair County, Illinois

Research Notes

Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940 ^[4]
Retrieved by Ron Johnson on 12 Jul 2022.

• Name: Lorina [sic] Keller
• Sex: Female
• Birth Date: 17 Jul 1884
• Birthplace: St. Clair, Illinois, United States
• Father's Name: Conrad Keller
• Mother's Name: Louisa Warum [sic]
• Event Type: Birth
• Digital Folder Number: 007619828
• Microfilm Number: 2184983
• Originating System: ODM
• Indexing Batch: I01512-2

Sources

1. ↑ FamilySearch Record: V2LD-X1Y Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940 (accessed 12 Jul 2022), Lorina [sic] Keller, 1884.
2. ↑ 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

3. ↑ The Belleville News-Democrat (Belleville, Illinois), 4 Oct 1943, page 1 column 2 "Louis A. Keller Suffers Stroke, Dies at Home", and page 9, column 2 "Keller, Louis August". Clipped from Newspapers.com on 21 August 2022.
   
   

   Louis A. Keller Suffers Stroke, Dies at Home (Courtesy of Newspapers.com)

   
   
   

   KELLER, LOUIS AUGUST

4. ↑ FamilySearch Record: V2LD-X1Y Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940, Lorina [sic] Keller, 1884.

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