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Henry Keefer
(1821-1905)
Barbara Culler
(1831-1916)
Jacob Wesley Keefer
(1865-1953)
Cora Belle Aby
(1871-1940)
Boyd Solomon Keefer
(1897-1972)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Vera M. Hissong

2. Edna Christene Kreps

Boyd Solomon Keefer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

  • Born: 15 October 1897, Washington Township, Richland County, OH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
  • Marriage (1): Vera M. Hissong on 26 October 1918 in , Richland County, OH 1 2 3
  • Marriage (2): Edna Christene Kreps on 1 January 1942 in , Morrow County, OH
  • Died: 21 October 1972, Mansfield, OH at age 75 9 10
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Washington Township, Richland County, OH on 5 June 1900. 6

Sheet 2A, District 140, Household 33
Washington Township, Richland County, Ohio, United States
farm owned, no mortgage
Son..Boyd Keefer..Oct 1897..2..OH
(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Washington Township, Richland County, OH on April 1910. 7

Sheet 2B, District 204, Household 48
Washington Township, Richland County, Ohio, United States
Son..Boyd S. Keefer..12..OH
(Living with parents.)
.



• On 12 September 1918, he registered for the World War I Draft at Mansfield, OH.

Name:Boyd Solomon Keefer
Event Place:Richland County, Ohio, United States
Birth Date:15 Oct 1897
. 5

• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Washington Township, Richland County, OH on 30 January 1920. 2

Sheet 10A, District 227, Household 227
Washington Township, Richland County, Ohio, United States
Son..Boyd S. Keefer..22..OH..farming
(Living with wife at home of his parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Milton Township, Ashland County, OH on April 1930. 3

Sheet 8A, Roll 1749, District 0013, Household 183
Milton Township, Ashland County, Ohio, United States
Head..Boyd S. Keefer..32..OH
(Living with wife and 3 sons.)
.

• 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

(Boyd was divorced and living with his son at the home of his father.)

.


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Boyd married Vera M. Hissong on 26 October 1918 in , Richland County, OH.1 2 3 The marriage ended in divorce. (Vera M. Hissong was born in 1898 in Ohio 2 11 and died on 25 January 1988 11.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Washington Township, Richland County, OH on 30 January 1920. 2

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
.

• Divorced: Between 1930 and 1940.

• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Milton Township, Ashland County, OH on April 1930. 3

Sheet 8A, Roll 1749, District 0013, Household 183
Milton Township, Ashland County, Ohio, United States
Head..Boyd S. Keefer..32..OH
Wife..Vera M. Keefer..30..OH
Son..Robert E. Keefer..10..OH
Son..Harold P. Keefer..8..OH
Son..James W. Keefer..7..OH
.


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Boyd next married Edna Christene Kreps, daughter of Charles Kreps and Sarah Miller, on 1 January 1942 in , Morrow County, OH. (Edna Christene Kreps was born in 1906 and died on an unknown date.)


bullet  Marriage Notes:

Name:Boyd Solomon Keefer
Titles and Terms:Mr
Event Type:Marriage
Event Date:01 Jan 1942
Event Place:Morrow, Ohio, United States
Age:44
Birth Date:
Birth Year (Estimated):1898
Birthplace:
Father's Name:J W Keefer
Father's Titles and Terms:
Mother's Name:Cora Belle Aby
Mother's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Name:Edna Christene Kreps
Spouse's Titles and Terms:Miss
Spouse's Age:36
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated):1906
Spouse's Birthplace:
Spouse's Father's Name:Charles Kreps
Spouse's Father's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Mother's Name:Sarah Miller
Spouse's Mother's Titles and Terms:
Reference ID:
GS Film Number:001928462
Digital Folder Number:004752677
Image Number:00632



Citing this Record:
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/2QH2-6HD : accessed 19 Apr 2014), J W Keefer in entry for Boyd Solomon Keefer and Edna Christene Kreps, 01 Jan 1942; citing Morrow, Ohio, United States, reference ; FHL microfilm 001928462.

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Sources


1 "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 19 Apr 2014); Name: Boyd S. Keifer; Event Date: 26 Oct 1918; Event Place: Richland, Ohio, United States.

2 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.

3 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Milton Township, Ashland County, Ohio, United States, enumeration district (ED) 0013, sheet 8A, family 183, Boyd Solomon Keefer and Vera M. Hissong; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 19 Apr 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 1749.

4 "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003," database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 19 Apr 2014); Name: Boyd S. Kieffer; Event Date: 15 Oct 1897; Event Place: Washington, Richland, Ohio.

5 "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 19 Apr 2014); Name: Boyd Solomon Keefer; Event Place: Richland County, Ohio, United States.

6 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.

7 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.

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 Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007," database, FamilySearch (accessed 19 Apr 2014), Name: Boyd S Keefer; Event Date: 21 Oct 1972; Event Place: Mansfield, Richland, Ohio, United States.

10 "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (accessed 19 Apr 2014), Name: Boyd Keefer; Event Date: October 1972.

11 Lynne Logan, "Lynne's Family," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=lynnelogan27 : accessed 19 Apr 2014).


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