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Johannes Keil

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  • Name Johannes Keil 
    Birth 28 Nov 1818  Laudenau / Odenwald / Hessen / Deutschland; immigrated to USA October 21,1853 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 1900-1910 
    Person ID I4948  forneyclark
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2024 

    Father Georg Keil 
    Mother Elisabetha Blumenschein 
    Family ID F4106  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Charlotte Unknown,   b. ABT. 1835, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Louisa Mary Keil,   b. 2 Apr 1862, IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Nov 1929, East Moline, Rock Island Co., IL; burial: Fulton Cem,. Fulton, Whiteside Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
     2. Frank Keil,   b. 1863, IL Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. George Keil,   b. 1866, IL Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. John Keil,   b. Apr 1882, IL Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F4234  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 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 
    Children 
     1. Henry "Hervie" Keil,   b. 19 Jan 1855   d. 30 Sep 1941, Lived and died in Genesse Twp., Whiteside Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
     2. Benjamin Frank Keil,   b. 1 Apr 1857   d. 30 Sep 1941, Lived and died in Morrison,WhitesideCo.,IL;burial:GroveHillCem.,Whiteside Co.,IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    Family ID F1941  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2024 

  • Notes 
    • ********
      Source:
      "History of the Frank Family," a brief family document, compiled by (Nellie) Grayce Eberley Stambaugh (1920-2001), a granddaughter of Adam Frank (1840-1924),
      via Ramsey Frank:
      Name & burial place & the following information:

      (First, the updates to "History of the Frank Family":
      1. (Donna Forney Clark's UPDATE: SEE DITMAR FRANK'S REFERENCE FURTHER DOWN ON THIS PAGE FOR THE CORRECT DATE AND CORRECT AGES OF THE FAMILY MEMBERS UPON ARRIVAL TO THE USA, AS WELL AS OTHER INFORMATION.]

      2. (Donna Forney Clark's UPDATE: 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.")

      "History of the Frank Family," a brief family document, compiled by Grayce Stambaugh:

      "The family of Nickloes Frank lived in Hesse Darmstadt, Germany, during the years of 1830-1840. Mrs Frank's Father was (?) Rader [ROEDER]. They owned a great deal of land which was very valuable.
      Nickloes Frank (surnames unknown) had five children born to them -- Margaret, Peter, Adam, Eva Catherine and Elizabeth. They owned and operated a Hotel or Inn in Hesse Darmstadt.
      Early in life death took the father and the mother remarried. In order to avoid conscription of her sons into the German Army, the family came to America. That would have been about 1851. Margaret was 16 years old, Peter was 14 years old, Adam 11 years, Eva Catherine about 8 years and Elizabeth about 6 years old. They also brought two neighbor boys with them. The voyage in a sailboat took six weeks.
      From New York they went to Pennsylvania and took up residence at Chambersburg. Not many years afterward the mother died leaving the five children with their step-father. The mother is buried in the First Lutheran Cemetery in Chambersburg. A short time later the stepfather remarried and to them a son was born -- Henry Keil. In due course the Keils decided to move to Iowa. They wanted to take the youngest, Elizabeth, with them but the sisters and brothers would not hear to it and managed to keep all five together in Chambersburg. [Sentence omitted.]"

      "The Civil War came along and Adam enlisted. Eva Catherine stayed with a family by the name of Frondoe who were very good to her. She attended the Lutheran Church. It was there that she met her future husband, Wilhelm F. Schmidt. He also served in the Union Army. They were married on a Sunday evening at the parsonage of the First Lutheran Church by the Rev. Rhodes, Pastor. They went to housekeeping in Chambersburg and in 1875 moved to Indiana. Here they built a home and reared their famly.
      Adam Frank enlisted on February 5, 1864 and was mustered in at Pottsville, Pa. He served under Captain Frank D. Wetherill's Company F. 3rd Regiment Pa. Vol. Cavalry under the command of Col. J. B. Mcintosh. Comrade Frank shared in the battles of the Wilderness May 5, 1864 - Cold Harbor June 12, 1864, - Boydton Plank Road October 8, 1864 - Thatchers Run October 22 to 28thm 1864.
      Taken sick and being unfit for service Adam was Honorably Discharged December 10, 1864 at Petersburg, Va. by reason of Surgeon Certificate of Disability.
      After his return, he married Rachel Kell of Roxbury, Pa. Through this union 11 children were born -- James K., Robert L., Maretta B., Ida V., William N., Charles G., the twins - Mary S. and Sadie C., Florence G., Nellie Grace and one daughter Annie Elizabeth who died at the age of 14.
      Adam Frank was born April 2, 1840 and died July 20, 1924.
      Rachel V. (Kell) Frank was born January 27, 1845 and died March 14, 1901."
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      Source:
      Edwin Alexander Röder:

      Ahnenreihe 1
      2. Frank, Johann-Nikolaus, Küfermeister, * Laudenau / Odenwald / Hessen / Deutschland 31.03.1812, + Laudenau / Odenwald / Hessen / Deutschland 10.05.1851
      oo Reichelsheim / Odenwald / Hessen / Deutschland 21.06.1838 Anna-Elisabeth Röder
      3. Röder, Anna-Elisabeth, * Laudenau / Odenwald / Hessen / Deutschland 18.06.1816, sie wandert 1853 als Witwe mit 5 Kinder nach Amerika aus
      oo I. Reichelsheim / Odenwald / Hessen / Deutschland 21.06.1838 Johann-Nikolaus Frank, II. Reichelsheim / Odenwald / Hessen / Deutschland 26.06.1853 Johannes KEIL

      Edwin Röder also recommended Ulrich Kirschnick's site below and explained how to access different texts at that site.
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      Source:
      SEE ULRICH KIRSCHNICK'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES:
      http://www.online-ofb.de/famreport.php?ofb=laudenau&ID=28101818K&nachname=KEIL&modus=&lang=de
      Ortsfamilienbuch Laudenau
      Familienbericht
      Ulrich Kirschnick:

      Johannes KEIL
      * 28.10.1818 in Laudenau,

      Bemerkungen:(notes)
      Konfession: ev
      ausgewandert [EMIGRATED TO AMERICA]1853 nach Amerika, wohnt in Fulton, Illinois,
      Wohnort: Laudenau,

      Familien (families)
      1.Ehegatte:
      (1st spouse) Anna Elisabetha RöDER
      * 18.06.1816 in Laudenau,
      oo 26.06.1853 in Reichelsheim Keine Kinder gefunden!

      Kinder (children)
      (No children found!)
      Bemerkungen:(notes)

      Eltern (parents)
      Vater:
      (father) Johann Georg KEIL
      * 20.10.1795 in Laudenau,
      + 11.01.1863 in Laudenau,

      Mutter:
      (mother) Elisabetha BLUMENSCHEIN
      * 16.09.1791 in Winterkasten,
      + 02.07.1830 in Laudenau,

      Geschwister (siblings)
      Johann Peter KEIL * 1816 in Laudenau,, + 1868 in Laudenau,
      Anna Margaretha KEIL * 1820 in Laudenau,, + 1869 in Laudenau,
      Johann Jacob KEIL * 1822 in Laudenau,
      Johann Adam KEIL * 1823 in Laudenau,, + 1852 in Laudenau, ledig,
      Katharina KEIL * 1825 in Laudenau,
      Elisabetha KEIL * 1828 in Laudenau,, + 1828 in Laudenau,
      Johann Adam KEIL * 1828 in Laudenau,, + 1829 in Laudenau,

      Quellen:(sources)
      Kirchb.Neunkirchen
      letzte Änderung: 10.07.2010
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      Source:
      Ditmar Frank:
      After the death of Johann Nicolaus Frank 1852, Anna-Elisabeth Röder married in 1853 Johannes Keil. In the document Germany, Marriages, 1558-1929, Anna-Elisabeth Roeder is named Anna-Elisabeth Frank, which would have been the surname of her deceased husband.

      Germany, Marriages, 1558-1929:
      Anna Elisabetha Roeder:
      1st MARRIAGE: 21 Jun 1838 Evangelisch, Reichelsheim Odenwald, Starkenburg, Hesse-Darmstadt
      parents: Johannes Roeder, Katharina Margaretha Vetter
      spouse: Johann Nikolaus Frank
      groom's name: Johann Nikolaus Frank
      groom's age: 26
      bride's name: Anna Elisabetha Roeder
      bride's age: 22
      marriage date: 21 Jun 1838
      marriage place: Evangelisch, Reichelsheim Odenwald, Starkenburg, Hesse-Darmstadt
      groom's father's name: Johann Georg Frank
      groom's mother's name: Eva Katharina Nagel
      bride's father's name: Johannes Roeder
      bride's mother's name: Katharina Margaretha Vetter
      indexing project (batch) number: M92566-6
      system origin: Germany-ODM
      source film number: 1195021

      2nd MARRIAGE: Anna Elisabetha Frank (maiden name Anna Elisabetha Roeder )
      Germany, Marriages, 1558-1929
      marriage: 26 Jun 1853 Evangelisch, Reichelsheim Odenwald, Starkenburg, Hesse-Darmstadt
      parents: Johann Nikolaus Frank (remarks: it´s the name of the first husband and not the bride´s father name!)
      spouse: Johannes Keil
      groom's name: Johannes Keil
      bride's name: Anna Elisabetha Frank
      bride's age: 37
      marriage date: 26 Jun 1853
      marriage place: Evangelisch, Reichelsheim Odenwald, Starkenburg, Hesse-Darmstadt
      groom's father's name: Georg Keil
      groom's mother's name: Elisabetha Blumenschein
      bride's father's name: Johann Nikolaus Frank
      indexing project (batch) number: M92566-6
      system origin: Germany-ODM
      source film number: 1195021

      Remarks of Ditmar Frank 15.Oct. 2012, Trebur,Gross-Gerau,Hessen,Germany.
      1. Anna Elisabetha had not married with her maiden name Röder but with her former married surname Frank.
      2. Also, it's now clear that the emigration date of the Frank children, together with their mother and stepfather Johannes Keil, was after the marriage date 26 June 1853.
      3. Recommended free site:
      http://www.germanimmigrants1850s.com/index.php?f=ship&q=Linden&p=1
      4. At the above site, I found:
      19th Century Germanic Immigrants to USA on the ship LINDEN
      242 records found - page 1 of 10 = total passengers on the ship Linden arrived New
      York on 21 October 1853
      # NAME AGE GENDER FROM DEST COMPT SHIP ARRIVED

      0053 Adam Frank 13 M Wurtemberg USA Steerage Linden 10-21-1853

      0054 Catherine Frank 10 F Wurtemberg USA Steerage Linden 10-21-1853

      0055 Elisabeth Frank 06 F Wurtemberg USA Steerage Linden 10-21-1853

      0056 Marguerite Frank 17 F Wurtemberg USA Steerage Linden 10-21-1853

      0057 Peter Frank 15 M Wurtemberg USA Steerage Linden 10-21-1853

      0129 Elisabeth Keil 27 F Wurtemberg USA Steerage Linden 10-21-1853

      0130 Johann Keil 35 M Wurtemberg USA Steerage Linden 10-21-1853
      The list shows the origin from Wurtemberg. This name is not correct. It must be Hessen or Hessen-Darmstadt.

      Further research shows:
      http://www.germanimmigrants1850s.com/index.php?do=ships&p=28
      #686, Ship named Linden, 10-21-1853 with 242 passengers, departing from Havre, from native countries of Baden, France, Hessen, Bavaria, Wurtemberg, with a destination of USA
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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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      Source:
      Jacque Sikora:
      Children of John Keil and Anna Elisabetha Keil:
      1. 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
      2. 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."
      (1860 Census shows Johann, Chalote and both boys Hervie 6 y/o and Benjamin 3 y/o living in Fulton, Whiteside, Ill.)
      and
      Children of John Keil and Charlotte Unknown Keil:
      1862 - Louisa
      1863 - Frank
      1866 - George
      1882 - John
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      (DFC: THE FOLLOWING TWO CENSUSES SUGGEST THAT JOHANNES KEIL MAY HAVE DIED BETWEEN 1900 AND 1910)
      Source:
      https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MSC3-9N4?cc=1325221
      "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MSC3-9N4 : accessed 10 Jun 2014), John Kyle, Fulton Township Fulton city Ward 1-3, Whiteside, Illinois, United States; citing sheet 20A, family 407, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1240352.
      John Kyle, "United States Census, 1900"
      Name: John Kyle
      Titles and Terms:
      Event Type: Census
      Event Year: 1900
      Event Place: Fulton Township Fulton city Ward 1-3, Whiteside, Illinois, United States
      District: 144
      Gender: Male
      Age: 79
      Marital Status: Widowed
      Race: White
      Race (Original): W
      Relationship to Head of Household: Head
      Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
      Number of Living Children:
      Years Married:
      Birth Date: Oct 1821
      Birthplace: Germany
      Marriage Year (Estimated):
      Immigration Year: 1853
      Father's Birthplace: Germany
      Mother's Birthplace: Germany
      Mother of how many children:
      Sheet Number and Letter: 20A
      Household ID: 407
      Line Number: 40
      Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
      Affiliate Publication Number: T623
      GS Film Number: 1240352
      Digital Folder Number: 004113811
      Image Number: 00227
      Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
      John Kyle Head M 79 Germany
      Jefferson D Ashworth Son-in-law M 38 Iowa
      Louisa Ashworth Daughter F 38 Illinois
      John Kyle Son M 18 Illinois

      Source:
      https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MKF3-DVM
      "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MKF3-DVM : accessed 10 Jun 2014), Jefferson D Ashworth, Fulton Ward 3, Whiteside, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 127, sheet 10A, family 225, NARA microfilm publication T624, FHL microfilm 1374344.
      Jefferson D Ashworth, "United States Census, 1910"
      Name: Jefferson D Ashworth
      Titles and Terms:
      Event Type: Census
      Event Year: 1910
      Event Place: Fulton Ward 3, Whiteside, Illinois, United States
      District: 127
      Gender: Male
      Age: 46
      Marital Status: Married
      Race: White
      Race (Original): White
      Relationship to Head of Household: Head
      Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1864
      Birthplace: United States
      Immigration Year:
      Father's Birthplace:
      Mother's Birthplace:
      Sheet Number and Letter: 10A
      Household ID: 225
      Line Number:
      Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
      Affiliate Publication Number: M1283
      GS Film number:1374344
      Digital Folder Number:004328226
      Image Number: 00527
      Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
      Jefferson D Ashworth Head M 46 United States
      Louise M Ashworth Wife F 46 Illinois
      Eldred K Ashworth Adopted son M 3 Iowa
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