Jacob Wesley Keefer

Jacob Keefer
(1792-)

Catherine Shanabarger
(1796-)

Michael Long Culler
(1803-1852)

Mary Ann Ernsberger
(1810-1878)

Henry Keefer
(1821-1905)

Barbara Culler
(1831-1916)

Jacob Wesley Keefer
(1865-1953)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Cora Belle Aby

Jacob Wesley Keefer ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰

Born: 11 March 1865, Mifflin Township, Richland County, OH ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰
Marriage (1): Cora Belle Aby on 20 November 1890 in , Richland County, OH ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵
Died: 10 May 1953, Springfield Township, Richland County, OH at age 88 ⁹ ¹⁰
Buried: 13 May 1953, Lucas, OH ⁹ ¹⁰

bullet Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Mifflin Township, Richland County, OH on 1 July 1870. ⁶

Page 8, Dwelling 55, Household 58
Mifflin Township, Richland County, Ohio
Jacob Keefer..5..OH
(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Mifflin Township, Richland County, OH on June 1880. ⁷

Sheet 109B, Roll 1061, District 209
Mifflin Township, Richland County, Ohio
Son..Jacob W. Keefer..15..OH..Farm Laborer
(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Washington Township, Richland County, OH on 5 June 1900. ²

Sheet 2A, District 140, Household 33
Washington Township, Richland County, Ohio, United States
farm owned, no mortgage
married 9 years
Head..John V. Keefer..Mar 1864..35..OH..Farmer
(Living with wife and 2 children.)

NOTE - His birth year should have been 1865 instead of 1864.
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Washington Township, Richland County, OH on April 1910. ³

Sheet 2B, District 204, Household 48
Washington Township, Richland County, Ohio, United States
Head..Jacob W. Keefer..45..OH
(Living with wife, and 3 children.)

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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Washington Township, Richland County, OH on 30 January 1920. ⁴

Sheet 10A, District 227, Household 227
Washington Township, Richland County, Ohio, United States
married 19 years
Head..J. Wesley Keefer..54..OH..farming
(Living with wife, daughter, married son and his wife.)
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• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Washington Township, Richland County, OH on April 1930. ⁵

Sheet 3A, Roll 1864, District 0044, Household I43
Washington Township, Richland County, Ohio, United States
Head..Jacob W. Keefer..65..OH
(Living with wife.)
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• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in Washington Township, Richland County, OH on 20 May 1940. ⁸

Sheet 17B, Roll 3136, District 70-64, Family 357
Washington Township, Richland County, Ohio, United States
home owned, $3000
Last Place of Residence: Same House
Head..Jacob W. Keefer..75..OH..Widowed..8th grade..Farmer
Son..Boyd S. Keefer..42..OH..9th grade..Janitor, Brass Factory
Grandson..James W. Keefer..17..OH..10th grade

(Jacob was widowed and had his son and grandson living with him.)
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• He was buried on 13 May 1953 in the Mount Zion in Lucas, OH.

Find A Grave Memorial #30775347
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Jacob married Cora Belle Aby on 20 November 1890 in , Richland County, OH.¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ (Cora Belle Aby was born on 7 April 1871 in Ashland County, OH,² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ¹¹ died on 16 February 1940 in Washington Township, Richland County, OH ¹¹ and was buried after 16 February 1940 in Lucas, OH ¹¹.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Washington Township, Richland County, OH on 5 June 1900. ²

Sheet 2A, District 140, Household 33
Washington Township, Richland County, Ohio, United States
farm owned, no mortgage
married 9 years
Head..John V. Keefer..Mar 1864..35..OH..Farmer
Wife..Cora Keefer..Apr 1871..29..OH..2/2
Daughter..Leah Keefer..Feb 1895..5..OH
Son..Boyd Keefer..Oct 1897..2..OH
Servant..Clarance Hinder..Apr 1888..12..OH..At School
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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Washington Township, Richland County, OH on April 1910. ³

Sheet 2B, District 204, Household 48
Washington Township, Richland County, Ohio, United States
Head..Jacob W. Keefer..45..OH
Wife..Cora B. Keefer..39..OH
Daughter..Leta S. Keefer..15..OH
Son..Boyd S. Keefer..12..OH
Daughter..Jennie M. Keefer..9..OH

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• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Washington Township, Richland County, OH on 30 January 1920. ⁴

Sheet 10A, District 227, Household 227
Washington Township, Richland County, Ohio, United States
married 19 years
Head..J. Wesley Keefer..54..OH..farming
Wife..Cora Keefer..48..OH..3/3
Daughter..J. May Keefer..19..OH
Son..Boyd S. Keefer..22..OH..farming
Daughter-in-law..Vera M. Keefer..21..OH
Boarder..Jay Sell..64..OH
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• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Washington Township, Richland County, OH on April 1930. ⁵

Sheet 3A, Roll 1864, District 0044, Household I43
Washington Township, Richland County, Ohio, United States
Head..Jacob W. Keefer..65..OH
Wife..Cora Keefer..58..OH
Lodger..Edward Bush..54..OH
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1 "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 19 Apr 2014); Name: Jacob W. Keefer; Event Date: 20 Nov 1890; Event Place: Richland, Ohio.

2 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Washington Township, Richland County, Ohio, United States, enumeration district (ED) 140, sheet 2A, family 33, Jacob Wesley Keefer and Cora Belle Aby; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 19 Apr 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

3 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Washington Township, Richland County, Ohio, United States, enumeration district (ED) 204, sheet 2B, family 48, Jacob Wesley Keefer and Cora Belle Aby; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 19 Apr 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624.

4 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Washington Township, Richland County, Ohio, United States, enumeration district (ED) 227, sheet 10A, family 227, Jacob Wesley Keefer and Cora Belle Aby; index and images (accessed 19 Apr 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625.

5 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Washington Township, Richland County, Ohio, United States, enumeration district (ED) 0044, sheet 3A, family I43, Jacob Wesley Keefer and Cora Belle Aby; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 19 Apr 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 1864.

6 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Mifflin Township, Richland County, Ohio, p. 8, dwelling 55, family 58, Henry Keefer and Barbara Culler; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 16 Apr 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

7 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Mifflin Township, Richland County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 209, p. 109B, Henry Keefer and Barbara Culler; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 17 Apr 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1061.

8 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Washington Township, Richland County, Ohio, United States, enumeration district (ED) 70-64, sheet 17B, household 357, Jacob Wesley; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 19 Apr 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 3136.

9 "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 19 Apr 2014), Name: J Wesley Keefer; Event Date: 10 May 1953.

10 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 19 Apr 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=30775347.

11 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 19 Apr 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=30775331.

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