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Jacob Keysor
(Abt 1815-Abt 1875)
Elizabeth Ralston
(1819-1896)
William Chambers
(1800-1876)
Elizabeth Darner
(1810-1894)
George Washington Keysor
(1840-1908)
Tamar Ruth Chambers
(1839-1934)
Frank Keysor
(1871-1890)

 

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Frank Keysor 1 2 3

  • Born: 10 February 1871, Brooklyn, IA 1 2 3 4 5
  • Died: 11 July 1890, Brooklyn, IA at age 19 3 4 5
  • Buried: 12 July 1890, Brooklyn, IA 3 4
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Brooklyn, IA on June 1880. 1

1880 US Census
Page 481A, Roll 0362
Brooklyn, Poweshiek County, Iowa
Frank Kisor..Son..9..IA

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1885 Iowa State Census in Victor, IA on January 1885. 2

1885 Iowa State Census
Page 19, Line 5, Family 1
Victor, Poweshiek County, Iowa
Township 80, Range 13, Section 20; SE-NW
Frank Keison..14..IA..Poweshiek County

(Living with parents.)
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• He was buried on 12 July 1890 in the Brooklyn Memorial in Brooklyn, IA.

"Frank, Son of G. W. and T. R. Keysor, Died July 11, 1890, Aged 19 years...???" (Gravestone is difficult to read due to extensive weathering)
Plot: Old Brooklyn Cemetery

Find A Grave Memorial #75850630
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• His obituary was published in the Brooklyn Chronicle on 18 July 1890 in Brooklyn, IA.

3 Died at the home of his parents in Warren Township, July 11, 1890, of typhoid malarial fever, Frank Keysor, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Keysor, aged 19 years, 5 months, and 3 days

He was born in Brooklyn, Feb. 10, 1871, and his whole life has been spent in this vicinity where he has many friends. He has been a hard working and industrious boy and for some time before his death was driving dray team for Mr. Harry Mikirk in Brooklyn. His death was a surprise to most of his acquaintances many of whom had not heard of his illness. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. J. S. Snyder assisted by Mr. B. F. Connell and the remains laid to rest in Brooklyn cemetery on Saturday afternoon, July 12, in presence of many friends. The family have the sympathy of all our people in this dark hour of their sorrow.


(Source: Brooklyn Chronicle, Brooklyn, Iowa, 18 Jul 1890)
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Sources


1 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Brooklyn, Poweshiek County, Iowa, p. 481A, George Washington Keysor and Tamar Ruth Chambers; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 6 Feb 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0362.

2 1885 Iowa State Census, Victor, Poweshiek County, Iowa, p. 19, dwelling 109, family 1, line 5, George Washington Keysor and Tamar Ruth Chambers; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803643 : accessed 6 Feb 2014).

3 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 6 Feb 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=75850630.

4 Dannell Hopkins, "HOPKINS, HLADKY, BOHAM, LYMAN AND MANY MORE" (Ancestry.com/RootsWeb.com Database: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=craighopkins).

5 World Family Tree Vol. 101, CD-ROM Database (N.p.: Genealogy.com, LLC, Release date: Aug 2002), Tree #1560; Marshall W. McCoy.


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