Robert Ripley Keller (Sr.)

Nellie Ruth Hoover is the daughter of Ida Susan Swope and Jacob Hanford Hoover. She was born 9 March 1895 in West Virginia. She died 24 May 1943 at age 48 in Summers county, West Virginia.

• At age 19, she married Robert Ripley Keller (Sr.), who was age 21, in Summers county, West Virginia on 7 November 1914. He is the son of Robert Alton Keller and Mary Luella Wright. He was born 9 February 1893 in Rushville, Sheridan, Nebraska. He died 11 January 1967 at age 73 in Hinton, Summers, West Virginia. He was buried 13 January 1967 at Greenbrier Burial Park, Hinton, West Virginia.

Children of Nellie Ruth Hoover and Robert Ripley Keller (Sr.):

1. Robert Ripley Keller (Jr.) was born 11 November 1915 in West Virginia.
2. Ruth Keller was born 1 March 1918 in West Virginia.
3. Karl Swope Keller was born 1 September 1919 in Hinton, Summers, West Virginia.
4. Barbara Susan Keller was born 12 December 1924 in West Virginia.
5. David Alton Keller was born 10 November 1933 in Hinton, Summers, West Virginia.

Notes

There was a time when the Keller family held annual family reunions. Several of these received notice in the local newspapers as below.

• "Keller Reunion Held At Beckwith Sunday", Beckley Port Herald, Beckley, WV, 16 Aug 1949.
• "'Robert' Popular Name At Gathering", Beckley Port Herald, Beckley, WV, 12 Jun 1950.
• "Keller Family Holds Reunion At 4-H Camp", Beckley Port Herald, Beckley, WV, 15 Aug 1950.
• "P. A. Keller Family Annual Reunion Held", Beckley Port Herald, Beckley, WV, 16 Aug 1950.

Sources

Nellie:

• Marriage from West Virginia Marriages [Name: Robert R Keller; Gender: Male; Spouse's Name: Nellie R Hoover; Spouse Gender: Female; Marriage Date: 7 Nov 1914; Marriage Place: Summers, West Virginia].

Robert (Sr.):