> [Original Message] > From: Cindy Kimes <[email protected]> > > WHERE does the deathdate ca 1828 come from? One manuscript passed > around lists his DOD as April 1787 with source given as American > Ancestry, (1893), Vol. 9, p. 234. Cindy, It's been several years since I looked at this, so I don't remember where, or in whose manuscript, I first saw that date. It's NOT a date that I came up with, NOR is it a date that I have ever "published". Speculating, I >think< it might have originated from the fact that a published index of wills for Somerset County PA listed a Peter Keim as file #33-1829, 1829 (not 1828, sorry) being the year either of death or probate. This name and file number I received from a lookup volunteer, I do not own the will index myself. But then, in August of 2003, when I contacted the Historical and Genealogical Society of Somerset County, they said that their microfilm states that "this number was not used", and "Not sure where this estate record is". I've since wondered if this file number wasn't just a typographical error in the will index. As an aside, all other estate numbers I requested from the society in Somerset Co PA were found without trouble, and I DO have copies of estate packets for my gggg-gf, Samuel Keim (1775-1845), son of John Peter and brother of Nicholas [b.1768], as well as packets for several of Samuel's descendants. In summary, I have always thought, and still think, that 1829 is NOT VALID as a death year for John Peter Keim. The 1787 date I SUPPOSE is possible, but I simply do not know. If someone knows what the "American Ancestry (1893)" refers to, I love to learn about it. Was John Peter Keim, father of Nicholas [b.1768], born in 1745? Again, to my knowledge, it's possible. I WISH there were proof that convinced me one way or the other. Did John Peter Keim bind out his children after the death of his wife? By all accounts I've seen, this one probably is true, and it is offered as an explanation for why Nicholas Keim (and probably his brothers) first became involved with the Mennonites. I wish I had better answers; hopefully someone else out there does? Jim

An educated guess would be it's this reference: American ancestry : giving the name and descent in the male line of American ancestors settled in the United States previous to the Declaration of Independence The Name of the works and publishing date fit. I found this listing doing a "Title Search" of the Family History Library Catalog at http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp There appear to be 12 volumes in this series, with Frank Munsell authoring the ones covering lineages from the whole of the United States. Now WHO has access to Vol. 9? --- Jim Keim <[email protected]> wrote: > > In summary, I have always thought, and still think, that 1829 is > NOT VALID > as a death year for John Peter Keim. The 1787 date I SUPPOSE is > possible, > but I simply do not know. If someone knows what the "American > Ancestry > (1893)" refers to, I love to learn about it. > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com