Mary Ellen (Lawrence) Keller (1858 - 1928)

Born 6 Feb 1858 in Buchanan, Missouri

Ancestors

Died 14 Nov 1928 at age 70 in Rushville, Buchanan, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Mary was born in 1848 toJohn Lawrence and Mary Sewell. She was named after her mother. Mary grew up in the Sugar Creek, Rushville, Missouri area with her five brothers and one sister.

In January of 1882 she married Mr. Martin Keller.^[1] Mary Ellen and "Mart" had one daughter, Ethel Mary. Mary and Mart were married for 46 years when Mary passed away in 1928 at the age of 70. After Mary's passing Mart lived with his daughter and her family until he passed at the age of 86 in 1944. They are bot hlaid to rest at the Sugar Creek Cemetery in Rushville, Missouri.

Census/Residence

1860 Census ^[2]

John M Lawrence Male 40 Kentucky

Mary E Lawrence Female 37 Kentucky

Nancy Lawrence Female 12 Kentucky

Zachary T Lawrence Male 11 Kentucky

Walter C Lawrence Male 9 Kentucky

John S Lawrence Male 7 Kentucky

William H Lawrence Male 4 Missouri

Mary E Lawrence Female 2 Missouri

Caroline Lewell Female 28 Kentucky

1900 Census - Bloomington Township, Buchanan County, Missouri^[3]

Martin Keller Head Male 51 Indiana

Mary E Keller Wife Female 51 Missouri

Ethel M Keller Daughter Female 12 Missouri

1910 Census - Bloomington Township, Buchanan County, Missouri^[4]

Mirtin Keller Head Male 51 Indiana

Mary E Keller Wife Female 51 Missouri

Ethel M Keller Daughter Female 22 Missouri

1920 Census - Bloomington Township, Buchanan County, Missouri^[5]

Mart Keller Head Male 61 Indiana

Mary E Keller Wife Female 61 Missouri

Sources

1. ↑ "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKZ7-KFNW : 2 March 2020), Martin Keller and Mary E Lawrence, 24 Jan 1882; citing Marriage, Buchanan, Missouri, United States, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City; FHL microfilm 007424540.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHCB-WR1 : 14 December 2017), Mary E Lawrence in entry for John M Lawrence, 1860.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3HG-QZR : accessed 5 May 2021), Mary Keller in household of Martin Keller, Bloomington Township DeKalb village, Buchanan, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 30, sheet 5B, family 102, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,841.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2TD-NRP : accessed 5 May 2021), Mary E Keller in household of Mirtin Keller, Bloomington, Buchanan, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 32, sheet 6B, family 135, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 772; FHL microfilm 1,374,785.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M84Q-DQ7 : 2 February 2021), Mary E Keller in entry for Mart Keller, 1920.

See also:

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV24-7NQR : 11 July 2016), Mary Ellen Lawrence Keller, 1928; Burial, Rushville, Buchanan, Missouri, United States of America, Sugar Creek Cemetery; citing record ID Find A Grave: Memorial #65426726, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.