THE KELLER FAMILY OF FULTON COUNTY, OHIO  |
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Joseph Schiffman KELLER 1/01, (1794 - 1866) |
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Details of the life of Joseph Schiffman KELLER 1/01: BIRTH: December 26, 1794 in Rudlinghausen, Schaffhausen, Switzerland. MARRIED: Elizabeth MEYER on December 31, 1815 in Rudlingen, Schaffhausen, Switzerland. OCCUPATION: You know Schiff refers to boat, in German or Switz, since Rudlingen is located on a fair to middle size river. I like to think that my Keller ancestors in Switzerland may have worked transporting goods.When I looked up the statistics on Rudlingen, I see the unemployment rate is under 1%.. I can imagine that population pressure in the middle 1800s was such that moving to America was a good option. Land there was cheap & abundant. DEATH: October 25, 1866 in Leuggern, Switzerland. BURIAL: CAUSE OF DEATH: |
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The children of Josph S. KELLER 1/01 and Elizabeth MEYER were: Elizabeth KELLER 2/01 (Jan. 1, 1817 in Rudlingen, Switzerland - Oct. 24, 1885 in Rudlingen, Switzerland) MARRIED: Joseph MEYER (? - ?) on Nov. 22, 1838 in Rudlingen, Switzerland. Conrad KELLER 2/02 (1818 in Switzerland - 1883 in Switzerland) MARRIED: Barbara KING (Abt. 1820 - ?) Sept. 5, 1844 in Rudlingen, Switzerland Johnannes KELLER 2/03 (June 27, 1820 in Rudlingen, Switzerland - Oct. 25, 1902 in Rudlingen, Switzerland) MARRIED: Maria Catherina UNKNOWN (1822 in Egli Switzerland - ?) on May 27, 1845 in Rudlingen, Switzerland. Joseph O. KELLER 2/04 (1822 - 1908) MARRIED: Barbara BREITER (1823 - 1897) on Aug. 17, 1847 in Rudlingen, Switzerland. Anna KELLER 2/05 (Dec. 29, 1823 - ? in America) MARRIED; Franz GRAF (? - ?) on Nov. 20 1849 in Rudlingen, Switzerland. Jacob KELLER 2/06 (Nov. 17, 1825 in Rudlingen, Switzerland - March 12, 1905 in Rudlingen, Switzerland) MARRIED; Anna KELLER (Oct. 22, 1822 in Rudlingen, Switzerland - Jan. 22, 1882) on May 14, 1849. Anna Barbara KELLER 2/07 (Sept. 18, 1827 in Rudlingen, Switzerland - ? in America) MARRIED: Heinrich BREITER (? - ?) on Mar. 19, 1849 in Rudlingen, Swizerland. Johann George KELLER 2/08 (1831 - 1926) MARRIED: Barbara VOGEL (1842 in Switzerland - ?) about 1862. Heinreich KELLER 2/09 (Jan. 27, 1833 in Rudlingen, Switzerland - 1884) MARRIED; Carolina Catharina BELLINGER (b in Ebikon, Switzerland - ?) on March 2, 1863 in Rudlingen, Switzerland-. Regula KELLER 2/10 (Aug. 29, 1834 in Rudlingen, Switzerland - in America) MARRIED: Jacob KUNZ Abraham KELLER 2/11 (June 4, 1837 in Rudlingen, Switzerland - ? in Rudlimgen, Switzerland) MARRIED; Anna MULLER (b in Eiblingen, Switzerland - ?) on Nov. 15, 1858 in Rudlingen, Switzerland.. |
April 30, 2015 Re: Keller Switzerland Documents, Click to read the 5 pages Hi Charlie, The information about Joseph Schiffmann Keller 1/01 and his family came from some documents�that one of Aunt Helen's grandson's brought back from Switzerland. Apparently he was stationed over there�in the service, and was able to obtain this information.� I've attached a copy of it.� There's five pages all together.� The stuff in parenthesis are translations that I got. When I was applying for Builders and Settlers of Ohio through OGS, they required me to have a formal translation done - even though most of the words were pretty easy to figure out. Bernie (Falor 6/01) supplied some information that he got from Aunt Helen (Keller Fiser 5/03) when he interviewed her a long time ago, and I think Aunt Helen's source was Kathleen (Keller) Smith. The following is what Bernie (Falor) gave me: "In 1852 Joseph (1822) 1/01 and Barbara Breiter Keller (1823) brought their two sons to America, John (1849) 2/03 and Henry (1852) 2/09.� Three daughters died in infancy; Anna (1852) died in Rudlingen, Switzerland; Barbara and Anna died (1868) of Diptheria.� Buried in Johnson Cemetery, Elmira.� Joseph Jr., Mary, Elizabeth and Jacob were born in America. Also emigrating in 1852 with Joseph were his sister Anna Barbara 2/07 and her husband Heinrich Breiter. Heinrich Breiter died Sept of 1929(?) (robbed and murdered in Cincinnati, Ohio).� Anna Barbara Brieter Spiess, remarried a Spiess. Another sister, Regula Keller Coon (18) 2/10 was married to a Mr. Coon (Kuhn) in the USA.� Her son lives in Tell City, Indiana. Another brother, Johann George 2/08 previously came to America May 22, 1851. As far as we know the rest stayed in Switzerland.� Most descendants were female, so did not continue the Keller name.� There are many Kellers in the Rudlingen vicinity, but as far as we know, they are not related to our family." "Joseph moved his family to America on 2 Jul 1852." Kate (Keller) Seigneur |
Here is a wikipedia entry for Rudlingen, Schaffhausen, Switzerland where many of this line of Kellers were born or lived. KELLER NAME INDEX KELLER CENSUS RECORDS 1880 - 1920 KELLER CENSUS RECORDS - 1930 Keller Tombstone Inscriptions of Fulton & Lucas Counties, Ohio Please Read The Keller & Mizer Family Obituaries. |
 Photos of Keller Families Six Pages with Links |
 Kate (Keller) Seigneur The location of the KELLER family home in Rudlingen, Switzerland (Schaffhausen) as written by Kathleen (KELLER) SMITH: "We arrived in Rudlingen from Zurich, crossing the Rhine river at Eglisau, a charming little town, and turning east toward the river just north of the town. This brings one to Rudlingen on the main street, and the KELLER house is on the right. The 1822 fountain (is) on the left between two houses in a gap allowing you to see the river from the fountain. If you continue on, and pass the grey school building, you have gone too far, if memory serves me. The people speak Schwizer-Deutsch, a variety of German (and they speak proper German as they learn it in school) in which vowel sounds change. (ex.) Haus (pronounced like our word House) may come out Husli (hoosli), with the diminutive "li" meaning cute or little, on the end. Also, towns with endings -ikon, -igen, -ingen or whatever may sound like that, were settled as round settlements, whereas those ending in -wil, -vil, -ville, were settled at crossroads. I was told that may come from the old Gothic language. Just across the Rhine river on the road to Flaach is the foundation of an old Roman fort. Another delightful picturesque town is Stein-am-Rhein, east of Schaffhausen." |
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 Henry Keller 3/03 (1852 - 1929) home on Ottokee St., in Wauseon. |
 The second set of three photos include two homes that Henry 3/03 & Sophia Keller lived in.� The first one was on Ottokee Street in Wauseon, and I think this is where Eleanor told me she was born. The second home I never really understood entirely where it was located, but think she was telling me it was out towards where the new park is located - in that direction.� Family members seen in this picture from left�are:� Charles Keller 4/02 and his wife Delila (Shibler) who is holding their son (Ruben) Henry Keller, then Henry & Sophia with children in between - Lena, Clyde and Harvey; on the end are Charles Taylor and his wife, Ida May (Keller 4/01) who is holding their son, (Henry) Glenn. The last picture is of your dad, Herb Keller 5/06 and Eleanor (Stevens) Rose 5/01 (1919 - 2009).� Check out that old car in the background!!!� Wonder who the boy standing behind you guys is.?.? Kate (Keller Seigneur) |
 Herb Keller 5/06 (1919 - 2000) and Eleanor (Stevens) Rose 5/01 (1919 - 2009). |
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