Desperately seeking information on the KELLER'S who settled in Hamilton, Ohio KELLER Descendants of George and Catherine Hauckner Keller Wittemburg, (Wurtenburg) Germany 1.Franz (Frank) B: 2/1/1827 Wurtenburg, Germany D: 12/11/1872 Hamilton, Ohio M: Mary A. Youch *(Jauch) Children: Charles A. B: 4/17/1845 D: 12/4/1890 Middletown, Ohio M: Louisa Sebald 10/22/1879 d/o Wm. And Mary C: William 9/28/1882 - 3/8/1949 (Dr. in Cincinnati) Marie 4/22/1887 - ? Karl Adolph (Baptized 1854) Frank B: 1857 D: 7/10/1921 Connersville, In. M: Sophia Saurer 5/20/1886 C: LeRoy 2/21/1887 Caroline (Baptized 1959) John Albert B: 5/9/1859 or 7/20/1860 D: 2/10/1912 Hamilton M: Mary Carolyn (Carrie) Wismeyer 5/5/1884 C:* Corliss 12/24/1884 - 1967 John 3/25/1887 - ? Francis 1889 Charles Robert 1891 M: ?Etta Lambert 5/19/1923 Mark 3/16/1893 - 10/9/1928 Cincinnati, Oh. Joseph Edward 7/10/1899 M: Margaret Byard 2/6/1925 Mary ?1862 D: before 1/1887 (?) M: Gustave Boehm 3/12/1885 George ? 2. Ernest B: 1832 Wurtenburg, Ger. D: 1885 Connersville, In. M: Louisa Koehmer 7/7/1861 Fredricka Keiser 7/6/1862 Children: George B: 1862 (?) Connersville, In. D: 1909 In. M: Bertha Rempp 9/19/1889 C: Louise 2/13/1890 m: Hugh Blanton Esther 3. Fred B: 3/16/1839 Wurtenburg, Ger. D:12/28/1911 Connersville, In. M: Anna Emmert 5/20/1866 Hamilton, Oh. Children: (all born Connersville, Indiana) Matilda (Tillie) B: 1869 D: ? M: William Saurer C: Helen L. 3/1893 Edward B: 1872 Rosa B: 1874 M: (?) Harry Jones 6/17/1893 Robert B: 4/2/1876 or 77 Birth cert. says mothers last name is Hurst ? Bertha B: 6/7/1885 - 7/2/1911 single Infants B&D 1883,1886, 1888 4. (?) William B: Wurtemburg William immigrated to Butler Co. Ohio from Germany 1855. Became a citizen on Sept. 27, 1860. Name of Sponsor was Frank Keller. Have some information on Youch (Jauch), Sebald, Saurer, and Wismeyer, My Grandfather Albert Keller B: 5/5/1876 Connersville, In. D: 8/21/1957 Hamilton, Oh. M: Mame (Mary) Smith 11/23/1900 Children Helen Holmes B: 9/15/1897 D: 9/10/1982 M: William Skalley Alberta Grace B: 9/14/1905 D: 7/31/1996 M: Russell Molar John Whitaker B: 11/20/1908 D: 1/25/1998 M: Fern Geisler William Albert B: 3/2/1923 M: Helen JoAnn Himmelhaver Albert came to Hamilton from Connersville in 1892 at age 16. At that time he moved in with Tillie and her husband Wm. Saurer Albert’s marriage record shows his parents as: Fred and Anna Emmert Keller. However, my aunt Alberta called me from Muncie In. to let me know that they were NOT his parents but his aunt and uncle and that they raised him. She refused to give me any details and ended the conversation with “let sleeping dogs lie”. Fred’s obituary was in the Hamilton newspaper and it said that he leaves two children, Tillie Saurer and Albert Keller. His obituary was also in the Connersville paper and it says he left a foster son, Albert Keller whom he raised. In the 1880 census of Fayette Co. In. it shows Fred and Anna Keller with four children but no Albert…who would have been 4 years old. He was not living with them at that time. I can find no 4 year Albert Keller in Fayette Co. Ind. In 1880. Albert had always said ..according to my mother…that Albert said he was not related to the other Keller’s who lived in town. (But he was living with Fred’ s daughter Tillie and Fred was John Keller’s brother) My Uncle John said he thinks he remembers someone saying Albert’s parents owned a saloon and he “ ran away from home” and someone I am e-mailing with who is also researching the Keller’s said he heard one of the Keller brother’s had to ‘get out of town ’ because of a woman. There is no record of Albert’s birth in Connersville, (was told records didn’ t go back that far). I am really interested in finding out more about William Keller and wondering if he could be Albert’s father but I can not find where he went after becoming a citizen. I am also wondering if there are some female Keller’s (sisters to Franz, Ernest, and Fred ...and perhaps William) that immigrated over from Germany that I am missing and that she could be Albert’s mother. If Fred and Anna took Albert in at a very young age, (after he was 4 though) he could have just taken on the Keller name, perhaps when he started school, and had originally had his mothers married name.
HOPE THIS HELPS I found Albert in the 1900 census. Butler County Hamilton Ohio District 2 Sheet 7 B He is living with: Head of household William Surer (note spelling) age 40 Wife Matilda age 40 Daughter Helen age 7 Albert Keller age 24 (Albert is listed as Brother in law to head of) household If Albert and William were Brother in Laws then this may help in your search. Sandi Orlando, FL -----Original Message----- From: Samswhitedog@aol.com [mailto:Samswhitedog@aol.com] Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 3:07 PM To: OHBUTLER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [OHBUTLER-L] Keller, Jauch, Sebald, Saurer, Wismeyer Desperately seeking information on the KELLER'S who settled in Hamilton, Ohio KELLER Descendants of George and Catherine Hauckner Keller Wittemburg, (Wurtenburg) Germany 1.Franz (Frank) B: 2/1/1827 Wurtenburg, Germany D: 12/11/1872 Hamilton, Ohio M: Mary A. Youch *(Jauch) Children: Charles A. B: 4/17/1845 D: 12/4/1890 Middletown, Ohio M: Louisa Sebald 10/22/1879 d/o Wm. And Mary C: William 9/28/1882 - 3/8/1949 (Dr. in Cincinnati) Marie 4/22/1887 - ? Karl Adolph (Baptized 1854) Frank B: 1857 D: 7/10/1921 Connersville, In. M: Sophia Saurer 5/20/1886 C: LeRoy 2/21/1887 Caroline (Baptized 1959) John Albert B: 5/9/1859 or 7/20/1860 D: 2/10/1912 Hamilton M: Mary Carolyn (Carrie) Wismeyer 5/5/1884 C:* Corliss 12/24/1884 - 1967 John 3/25/1887 - ? Francis 1889 Charles Robert 1891 M: ?Etta Lambert 5/19/1923 Mark 3/16/1893 - 10/9/1928 Cincinnati, Oh. Joseph Edward 7/10/1899 M: Margaret Byard 2/6/1925 Mary ?1862 D: before 1/1887 (?) M: Gustave Boehm 3/12/1885 George ? 2. Ernest B: 1832 Wurtenburg, Ger. D: 1885 Connersville, In. M: Louisa Koehmer 7/7/1861 Fredricka Keiser 7/6/1862 Children: George B: 1862 (?) Connersville, In. D: 1909 In. M: Bertha Rempp 9/19/1889 C: Louise 2/13/1890 m: Hugh Blanton Esther 3. Fred B: 3/16/1839 Wurtenburg, Ger. D:12/28/1911 Connersville, In. M: Anna Emmert 5/20/1866 Hamilton, Oh. Children: (all born Connersville, Indiana) Matilda (Tillie) B: 1869 D: ? M: William Saurer C: Helen L. 3/1893 Edward B: 1872 Rosa B: 1874 M: (?) Harry Jones 6/17/1893 Robert B: 4/2/1876 or 77 Birth cert. says mothers last name is Hurst ? Bertha B: 6/7/1885 - 7/2/1911 single Infants B&D 1883,1886, 1888 4. (?) William B: Wurtemburg William immigrated to Butler Co. Ohio from Germany 1855. Became a citizen on Sept. 27, 1860. Name of Sponsor was Frank Keller. Have some information on Youch (Jauch), Sebald, Saurer, and Wismeyer, My Grandfather Albert Keller B: 5/5/1876 Connersville, In. D: 8/21/1957 Hamilton, Oh. M: Mame (Mary) Smith 11/23/1900 Children Helen Holmes B: 9/15/1897 D: 9/10/1982 M: William Skalley Alberta Grace B: 9/14/1905 D: 7/31/1996 M: Russell Molar John Whitaker B: 11/20/1908 D: 1/25/1998 M: Fern Geisler William Albert B: 3/2/1923 M: Helen JoAnn Himmelhaver Albert came to Hamilton from Connersville in 1892 at age 16. At that time he moved in with Tillie and her husband Wm. Saurer Albert's marriage record shows his parents as: Fred and Anna Emmert Keller. However, my aunt Alberta called me from Muncie In. to let me know that they were NOT his parents but his aunt and uncle and that they raised him. She refused to give me any details and ended the conversation with "let sleeping dogs lie". Fred's obituary was in the Hamilton newspaper and it said that he leaves two children, Tillie Saurer and Albert Keller. His obituary was also in the Connersville paper and it says he left a foster son, Albert Keller whom he raised. In the 1880 census of Fayette Co. In. it shows Fred and Anna Keller with four children but no Albert.who would have been 4 years old. He was not living with them at that time. I can find no 4 year Albert Keller in Fayette Co. Ind. In 1880. Albert had always said ..according to my mother.that Albert said he was not related to the other Keller's who lived in town. (But he was living with Fred' s daughter Tillie and Fred was John Keller's brother) My Uncle John said he thinks he remembers someone saying Albert's parents owned a saloon and he " ran away from home" and someone I am e-mailing with who is also researching the Keller's said he heard one of the Keller brother's had to 'get out of town ' because of a woman. There is no record of Albert's birth in Connersville, (was told records didn' t go back that far). I am really interested in finding out more about William Keller and wondering if he could be Albert's father but I can not find where he went after becoming a citizen. I am also wondering if there are some female Keller's (sisters to Franz, Ernest, and Fred ...and perhaps William) that immigrated over from Germany that I am missing and that she could be Albert's mother. If Fred and Anna took Albert in at a very young age, (after he was 4 though) he could have just taken on the Keller name, perhaps when he started school, and had originally had his mothers married name. ==== OHBUTLER Mailing List ==== A History and Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County Ohio ~ http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohbutler/cyc/index.html