Hi Shelley, If no KELLER family members claim these photos, I'm sure the Polk County Historical Society would love to add them to their archives. Their email address is: pchsoregon@gmail.com and their mailing address is: PCHS, PO Box 67, Monmouth, OR 97361 Lynn > [Original Message] > From: Shelley Cardiel <cardiels@comcast.net> > To: <ORPOLK@rootsweb.com> > Date: 6/21/2008 10:44:29 AM > Subject: [ORPOLK] KELLER Family Photographs > > I've "rescued" two old photographs belonging to the KELLER Family of > Washington and Oregon. The first photograph is identified as Grandpa and > Grammie KELLER with Gladys and was taken at the Prof. G. L. Eastman Studio > in either Portland, OR; Olympia, WA; or Colfax, WA. The photograph appears > to have been taken in the 1890's with the couple likely in their 30's or > 40's and the young child about 5 years old at the time. > > The second photograph is one of a group of 3 girls and 1 boy, likely a > confirmation or school graduation photograph with all wearing ribbons and > the girls in white dresses with the boy in a suit. It was taken at the > Cherrington Studio with no location identified but has the name Mrs. J. H. > KELLER of Dallas noted on the back of the photograph along with Box 533 > indicated. I'm guessing that this is Dallas, Oregon. > > The word "boy" is also written on the back of the second photograph which > makes me wonder if the boy in the photograph is a KELLER. This photograph > was probably taken in the early 1900's with the four young people in the > photograph all in their teens at the time it was taken. Based on limited > research I was able to locate the following information regarding this > family: > > John Henry KELLER b. 18 Aug 1864 married Elizabeth HARTMAN and together they > had 6 children including, Johnnie Hartman Jr; Bessie; Helen; Velma, Gladys, > and Hattie KELLER. Son Johnnie was b. 18 Aug 1896 in St. Johns, WA and died > 1963 in Oregon. John Henry KELLER died in Oregon in 1948. Census records > provide the following information: > > 1910 census of N. Dallas, OR: > > John H. KELLER, age 45, married 19 years, born OH, parents born Germany/OH, > a Farmer > Eliza KELLER, wife, age 38, married 19 years, 5 children/4 living, born MO, > parents born Germany > Bessie M. KELLER, dau, age 15, born WA > John H. KELLER Jr., son, age 13, born WA > Gladys E. KELLER, dau, age 7, born WA > Helen KELLER, dau, age 6, born WA > > 1920 census of Dallas, OR: > > John H. KELLER, age 56, born OH, parents born Switzerland/VT, a Farmer > Elizabeth A. KELLER, wife, age 48, born MO, parents born Germany > John H. KELLER Jr., son, age 21, born WA, a Farm Laborer > Gladys E. KELLER, dau, age 17, born WA, a Kitchen Helper at Boarding House > Helen KELLER, dau, age 15, born WA > Velma E. KELLER, dau, age 8, born OR > > I am hoping to locate someone from this family so that these wonderful old > photographs can be returned to their rightful place with family. If you are > a member of this family, or you know someone who might be, please contact > me. > > Thanks, > Shelley > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORPOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message