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Benjamin Frank Keil

Male 1857 - 1941  (84 years)


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  • Name Benjamin Frank Keil 
    Birth 1 Apr 1857 
    Gender Male 
    Death 30 Sep 1941  Lived and died in Morrison,WhitesideCo.,IL;burial:GroveHillCem.,Whiteside Co.,IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I10790  forneyclark
    Last Modified 23 Apr 2024 

    Father Johannes Keil,   b. 28 Nov 1818, Laudenau / Odenwald / Hessen / Deutschland; immigrated to USA October 21,1853 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1900-1910 (Age 91 years) 
    Mother Anna Elisabetha Röder,   b. 18 Jun 1816, Laudenau / Odenwald / Hessen / Deutschland; immigrated to USA October 21,1853 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jul 1857, Burial: (First) Lutheran Church, Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years) 
    Marriage 26 Jun 1853  Reichelsheim / Odenwald / Hessen / Deutschland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1941  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
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      Source:
      Jacque Sikora:
      Elizabetha Keil gave birth to two sons with Keil after arriving in Chambersburg. Grayce Stambaugh's "History of the Frank Family" indicates that Elizabetha died and Keil remarried and had a son Henri prior to relocating to Illinois. According to the Gettysburg Theological Seminary records, the following sons were born to Keil and Anna Elizabetha:

      Henry (Hervie) Keil - b: 19 Jan. 1855
      Christened at Second Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chambersburg 26 May 1855
      d: March 20, 1944 at 90 y/o
      Lived and died in Genesee Twp. Illinois
      Never Married

      Benjamin Frank Keil - b: 1 Apr. 1857
      d: Sept. 30, 1941
      Lived and died in Morrison Illinois
      Never Married
      Buried in Grove Hill Cemetery, Whiteside Co., Ill
      He was 3 months old when Elizabetha died.
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      Source:
      Jacque Sikora:
      https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXHN-VPZ
      "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXHN-VPZ : accessed 09 Jun 2014), John Keil, Fulton, Whiteside, Illinois, United States; citing "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," Fold3.com; p. 27, household ID 236, NARA microfilm publication M653; FHL microfilm 803237.
      John Keil, "United States Census, 1860"
      Name: John Keil
      Event Type: Census
      Event Year: 1860
      Event Place: Fulton, Whiteside, Illinois, United States
      Gender: Male
      Age: 42
      Race: White
      Race (Original):
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1818
      Birthplace: Hessendrnstadt
      Page: 27
      Household ID: 236
      Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
      Affiliate Publication Number: M653
      GS Film Number: 803237
      Digital Folder Number: 004215004
      Image Number: 00031
      Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
      John Keil M 42 Hessendrnstadt
      Chalote Keil F 25 Hessendrnstadt
      Henri Keil M 6 Penn
      Benj F Keil M 3 Penn
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