I checked the book, The Oley Valley Heritage The Colonial Years: 1700-1775 by Philip E. Pendleton, 1994. There is no mention of any of the names Gheer, Geir, Gier, Geiger, or Musselman owning any land in Exeter, Oley, or Amity Zones during these years. The author has mapped the land ownership in 1725, 1750, and 1775 in each of those zones. In 1775 George Keim owned all the land that was owned previously in 1725 and 1750 by Johannes Keim. I have in my records that the son of George Keim, George Musselman Keim and his wife Susanna Mensch are buried in a private burial ground on their farm which probably had been part of the original Johannes Keim farm. This info came from "Historical and Biographical Annals of Berks County, Pennsylvania," by Morton L. Montgomery, Chicago: J.H. Beers & Co., 1909 p. 1647. Could this be the same gravesite? Where does the 1894 reference come from that says Johannes' grave is on the Gheer farm? 1894 is several generations away from George who died by the end of 1813. Perhaps the land was parceled and a Gheer owned the portion that had the gravesite in 1894. So did the property pass through these owners? 1. Johannes Keim b.abt. 1675 2. his son, George Keim b.1733 3. his son, George Musselman Keim b. 1776 4. his son, Benneville Keim b. 1809 5. after Benneville's death in 1873 his property went to his surviving spouse until her death in 1894. 6. sold in 1895 to Moses Everhard (Everhand), husband of Susan Keim (daughter of Benneville Keim). There is confusion here since I also have that John Y. Shade, husband of Emma Keim (daughter of Benneville) purchased her sister, Susan's share of the estate in 1895. I believe that Susan and Emma were the only surviving children. Anybody have anything more to add or corrections to this chronology? Susan

From: Keim & Allied Families : "Notes of a drive through Oley township with Jonas DeTurck, of Neversink, Fall of 1894. Following deciphered on old sandstone tombstones in family burial plot on Gheer Farm, Oley Line: Zum Audenken - von Johannes Keim u Frau Susanna, Sterbt d. Decem., obiden yahre sein alter 70 mos. u 4 Tag. Zum Audenken von Johan Keim u Fr. Susann, folgende Kinder ruhe, also Kinder von Johan Keim und Catherina geb 20 Feb., geb de 5 Augst. 1771 Sterbt c. 21 December, obigen yahre seine alter 10 m. u 1 Tag. 1781 Sterbt d. 9 Jan. 1784, ihr alter 2 yahr 5 mo. u 6 Tag. "Zum Audenken Von Maria Elizabeth (this may be the 2d wife of Johannes Keim the founder, see his will)" [last name variations cut] "Ist gestorben 2 june, 1772, ihre alter 59 yahre ----- ein. This would make her born 1713, which date would correspond. He married her in 1731 when she was 18 years of age." -----Original Message----- From: SUSAN BURGESS [mailto:suekbee@home.net] Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2001 5:13 PM To: KEIM-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [KEIM] Gheer Farm I checked the book, The Oley Valley Heritage The Colonial Years: 1700-1775 by Philip E. Pendleton, 1994. There is no mention of any of the names Gheer, Geir, Gier, Geiger, or Musselman owning any land in Exeter, Oley, or Amity Zones during these years. The author has mapped the land ownership in 1725, 1750, and 1775 in each of those zones. In 1775 George Keim owned all the land that was owned previously in 1725 and 1750 by Johannes Keim. I have in my records that the son of George Keim, George Musselman Keim and his wife Susanna Mensch are buried in a private burial ground on their farm which probably had been part of the original Johannes Keim farm. This info came from "Historical and Biographical Annals of Berks County, Pennsylvania," by Morton L. Montgomery, Chicago: J.H. Beers & Co., 1909 p. 1647. Could this be the same gravesite? Where does the 1894 reference come from that says Johannes' grave is on the Gheer farm? 1894 is several generations away from George who died by the end of 1813. Perhaps the land was parceled and a Gheer owned the portion that had the gravesite in 1894. So did the property pass through these owners? 1. Johannes Keim b.abt. 1675 2. his son, George Keim b.1733 3. his son, George Musselman Keim b. 1776 4. his son, Benneville Keim b. 1809 5. after Benneville's death in 1873 his property went to his surviving spouse until her death in 1894. 6. sold in 1895 to Moses Everhard (Everhand), husband of Susan Keim (daughter of Benneville Keim). There is confusion here since I also have that John Y. Shade, husband of Emma Keim (daughter of Benneville) purchased her sister, Susan's share of the estate in 1895. I believe that Susan and Emma were the only surviving children. Anybody have anything more to add or corrections to this chronology? Susan ==== KEIM Mailing List ==== Post queries on GenConnect and GenForum. GenConnect--> http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/indx/FamAssoc.html GenForum--> http://genforum.familytreemaker.com/search/

Also, http://reimert.org/genealogy/keim_walnut_page1.jpg http://reimert.org/genealogy/keim_walnut_page2.jpg If you read these, it talks about 2 properties comprising the original homestead. 1 on Keim (Boyer) rd. southwest of Lobachsville and the second at Oysterdale and Lobachsville roads at the village of Pikeville. According to the article, The Pikeville property was the one that George Keim inherited in 1762 The article mentions 2 Keim burial plots on the Keim Rd. property. There is no mention of GHEER anywhere in this article......so confusing...... -----Original Message----- From: SUSAN BURGESS [mailto:suekbee@home.net] Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2001 5:13 PM To: KEIM-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [KEIM] Gheer Farm I checked the book, The Oley Valley Heritage The Colonial Years: 1700-1775 by Philip E. Pendleton, 1994. There is no mention of any of the names Gheer, Geir, Gier, Geiger, or Musselman owning any land in Exeter, Oley, or Amity Zones during these years. The author has mapped the land ownership in 1725, 1750, and 1775 in each of those zones. In 1775 George Keim owned all the land that was owned previously in 1725 and 1750 by Johannes Keim. I have in my records that the son of George Keim, George Musselman Keim and his wife Susanna Mensch are buried in a private burial ground on their farm which probably had been part of the original Johannes Keim farm. This info came from "Historical and Biographical Annals of Berks County, Pennsylvania," by Morton L. Montgomery, Chicago: J.H. Beers & Co., 1909 p. 1647. Could this be the same gravesite? Where does the 1894 reference come from that says Johannes' grave is on the Gheer farm? 1894 is several generations away from George who died by the end of 1813. Perhaps the land was parceled and a Gheer owned the portion that had the gravesite in 1894. So did the property pass through these owners? 1. Johannes Keim b.abt. 1675 2. his son, George Keim b.1733 3. his son, George Musselman Keim b. 1776 4. his son, Benneville Keim b. 1809 5. after Benneville's death in 1873 his property went to his surviving spouse until her death in 1894. 6. sold in 1895 to Moses Everhard (Everhand), husband of Susan Keim (daughter of Benneville Keim). There is confusion here since I also have that John Y. Shade, husband of Emma Keim (daughter of Benneville) purchased her sister, Susan's share of the estate in 1895. I believe that Susan and Emma were the only surviving children. Anybody have anything more to add or corrections to this chronology? Susan ==== KEIM Mailing List ==== Post queries on GenConnect and GenForum. GenConnect--> http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/indx/FamAssoc.html GenForum--> http://genforum.familytreemaker.com/search/