George Washington Keysor ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8}

  General Notes:

George and Tamar lived in Brooklyn, Iowa. Occupation is what was given on the 1860 US Census for Harmony Township, Morrow County, Ohio. He was also a farmer and the 1870 US Census has him as a teamster. He had one of his legs amputated. Maude Lyman said it happened when he was 13 and working in the woods. Other family tales say that it happened when he was a teacher. He was carrying a shotgun and climbed over a fence and accidentally shot himself in the leg. Later he drank a good amount of whiskey and amputated his own leg. I heard this version from my Great Aunt Anna Norris Balfraith and Glorine Lyman Bowman Berry, his granddaughter had heard a similar version. (This came from Dorothy Davis) (per Dannell Hopkins, http://www.geocities.com/danni_74932/)
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Where he was born in Knox County, Ohio later became Morrow County.
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George moved to Iowa about 1864 with his family. In an accident, he had lost one leg and wore a wooden one. Among the family was the story that at age 13 while climbing over a fence he accidentally shot himself and, then or later, cut his own leg off. He had been a farmer, but the 1860 census listed him at age 20 as a school teacher and in the 1870 census he was listed as a teamster. They evidently had a hard time making a living on the Warren Township farm. Tamar helped by raising and selling garden produce. This is from Ferne Norris. (per Dannell Hopkins, http://www.geocities.com/danni_74932/)
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In a look up from Erin, from E-Bay, Civil War Muster Rolls;
George Keysor
Company D, 23rd KY. Infantry.
Private

George Keysor
Company B, 105th Pennsylvanian Infantry.
Private
(per Dannell Hopkins, http://www.geocities.com/danni_74932/)
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He worked as a Teacher at Community School. ⁹

• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Brooklyn, IA on 15 August 1870. ⁶

1870 US Census
Page 14, Family 110
Brooklyn, Poweshiek County, Iowa
Geo Kysor..30..OH..Teamster

(Living with wife, daughter, and sister.)
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Brooklyn, IA on June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 481A, Roll 0362
Brooklyn, Poweshiek County, Iowa
Self..George Kisor..40..OH..Laborer

(Living with wife and 3 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1885 Iowa State Census in Victor, IA on January 1885. ³

1885 Iowa State Census
Page 19, Line 5, Family 1
Victor, Poweshiek County, Iowa
Township 80, Range 13, Section 20; SE-NW
George Keison..44..OH..Farmer

(Living with wife and 3 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1895 Iowa State Census in Warren Township, Poweshiek County, IA on January 1895. ⁴

1895 Iowa State Census
Page 778, Line 6, Family 2
Warren Township, Poweshiek County, Iowa
Geo. W. Keyser..54..OH..Farmer

(Living with wife and daughter.)
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Victor, IA on 16 June 1900. ⁵

1900 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 110, Family 103
Victor, Poweshiek County, Iowa
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 34 years
George S. Keysor..Head..May 1840..60..OH..Farmer

(Living with wife.)
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• His obituary was published in the Brooklyn Chronicle in March 1908 in Brooklyn, IA.

⁸ George W. Keysor was born in Marrow, Ohio, May 24th, 1840, and died at his late home in Warren Township March 16, 1908, after a brief illness.

He married Miss Tamar Wiley (sic), March 15, 1866. To this union four children were born, only two daughters surviving at the present time. Besides the two daughters he leaves a sorrowing wife and one brother William Keysor. The funeral services were held at his late home conducted by Stephen J. Epler, the minister of the Christian Church.

Followed by a large procession of relatives and friends, the remains were brought to Brooklyn and interred in the I.O.O.F. cemetery.

.^{(Source: Brooklyn Chronicle, Brooklyn, Poweshiek County, IA, Mar 1908)
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• Death Image: 16 March 1908, in Warren Township, Poweshiek County, IA. ⁷

• He was buried after 16 March 1908 in the Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery in Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery, Brooklyn, Poweshiek, Iowa, United States.

Plot: Old Brooklyn Cemetery

Find A Grave Memorial #75850765
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George married Tamar Ruth Chambers, daughter of William Chambers and Elizabeth Darner, on 15 March 1866 in Fairfax Township, Linn, IA.^{1 2 3 4 5} (Tamar Ruth Chambers was born on 5 September 1839 in Cincinnati, OH,^{2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17} died on 1 November 1934 in Brooklyn, IA ^{16 17} and was buried on 3 November 1934 in Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery, Brooklyn, Poweshiek, Iowa, United States ^{16 17}.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 15 March 1866, in Fairfax Township, Linn, IA. ¹
Name: George W. Keysor
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 15 Mar 1866
Event Place: Fairfax Twp, Linn, Iowa, United States
Age: 26
Spouse's Name: Tamar R. Chambers
GS Film Number: 1710783
Digital Folder Number: 004321708

Citing this Record:
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJV4-CLS : 6 November 2017), George W. Keysor and Tamar R. Chambers, 15 Mar 1866, Fairfax Twp, Linn, Iowa, United States; citing reference , county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,710,783.
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• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Brooklyn, IA on 15 August 1870. ⁶

1870 US Census
Page 14, Family 110
Brooklyn, Poweshiek County, Iowa
Geo Kysor..30..OH..Teamster
Tamar Kysor..30..OH..Keeping House
Rosella Kysor..2..IA
Elizabeth Kysor..18..OH..Dress Maker
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• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Brooklyn, IA on June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 481A, Roll 0362
Brooklyn, Poweshiek County, Iowa
George Kisor..Head..40..OH..Laborer
Tamar Kisor..Wife..40..OH..Keeping House
Rossella Kisor..Daughter..11..IA
Frank Kisor..Son..9..IA
Maud Kisor..Daughter..3..IA
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• They appeared on the 1885 Iowa State Census in Victor, IA on January 1885. ³

1885 Iowa State Census
Page 19, Line 5, Family 1
Victor, Poweshiek County, Iowa
Township 80, Range 13, Section 20; SE-NW
George Keison..44..OH..Farmer
Tamer Keison..45..OH..Wife
Rosetta G. Keison..16..IA..Poweshiek County
Frank Keison..14..IA..Poweshiek County
Maud M. Keison..8..IA..Poweshiek County
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• They appeared on the 1895 Iowa State Census in Warren Township, Poweshiek County, IA on January 1895. ⁴

1895 Iowa State Census
Page 778, Line 6, Family 2
Warren Township, Poweshiek County, Iowa
Geo. W. Keyser..54..OH..Farmer
Tamar R. Keyser..55..OH
Maud M. Keysor..18..IA..Poweshiek County
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• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Victor, IA on 16 June 1900. ⁵

1900 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 110, Family 103
Victor, Poweshiek County, Iowa
Married 34 years
Farm owned, no mortgage
George S. Keysor..Head..May 1840..60..OH..Farmer
Tamar R. Keysor..Wife..Sep 1839..60..OH..4/2
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• They appeared on the 1905 Iowa State Census in , Poweshiek County, IA on January 1905. ¹⁸

1905 Iowa State Census
, Poweshiek County, Iowa
Geo W. Keysor..64..OH..Card 383
Tamear R. Keysor..65..OH..Card 384
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  Marriage Notes:

From Dorothy Davis; she has a copy of their marriage certificate.
George W. Keysor, Groom
Tamar R. Chambers, Bride
Date: 15 Mar 1866
Married by U. C. Minister, H. C. Roe.

Maude Keysor Lyman told Mom that they were married in Cedar Rapids. I worked at the courthouse in 1965 so I looked it up.
(per Dannell Hopkins, http://www.geocities.com/danni_74932/)
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