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Peter Keller

Birth	:	21 Mar 1852 Darmstadt, Stadtkreis Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany
Death	:	31 Jul 1929 Seward County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Germantown Cemetery, Garland, Seward County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.9444008, -96.9966965
Plot	:	Row 6, Lot 28
Description	:	PETER KELLER.--Among the substantial and prosperous agriculturists of Seward county may well be named the gentleman whose name introduces this sketch. His home and farm, which is not lacking in evidence of thrift and enterprise, is situated on section 7, precinct H. Mr. Keller is a native of Germany, his natal day being March 21, 1852, and lived in that country until twenty-eight years of age. He received his preliminary education in the common schools of the Fatherland, between the ages of six and fourteen years, after which he entered the surveyors, and the higher... Read More	PETER KELLER.--Among the substantial and prosperous agriculturists of Seward county may well be named the gentleman whose name introduces this sketch. His home and farm, which is not lacking in evidence of thrift and enterprise, is situated on section 7, precinct H. Mr. Keller is a native of Germany, his natal day being March 21, 1852, and lived in that country until twenty-eight years of age. He received his preliminary education in the common schools of the Fatherland, between the ages of six and fourteen years, after which he entered the surveyors, and the higher schools, and the training he received in these institutions proved valuable to him in his mechanical work. At the age of twenty, he entered the German army, and, after serving three years, returned to his study, taking courses in the schools at Bensheim, Worms and Manheirn. After completing his education at the age of twenty-six, Mr. Keller spent two years in Germany and then started for the new world. He took transport in a steamer from Hamburg to New York and from thence proceeded to Johnson county, Iowa, where he was employed as a farm laborer for about eighteen months. While in Iowa, our subject was united in marriage to Miss Kate Seibert, and soon after moved to Lincoln, Nebraska, where he was employed for one year by the B. & M. railroad company as a mechanic and machinist in the roundhouse. While living in Iowa, Mr. Keller purchased one hundred and sixty acres of railroad land in Seward county, Nebraska, at eight dollars per acre. At the time of this purchase, he was possessed of only fifteen dollars, and after paying ten dollars down for his farm, it took his remaining five dollars to pay his fare home to Iowa. Upon severing his connection with the railroad company in Lincoln, in 1883, he moved, with his wife and child, to his farm in H precinct, Seward county, furnished it with a residence 14 x 20 feet, a team of mules, a cow, a hog and a wagon, and began to break and to otherwise prepare his new farm for crop-raising and fit habitation for himself and family. That Mr. Keller has suceeded (sic) in this venture can be easily proven by a few minutes' reconnoiter of his surroundings. The original quarter section has been added to from time to time until it now comprises two hundred and forty acres, is well stocked and finely improved with buildings, forest trees and fruit trees of every description. The barn, however, was struck by lightning during the past season, but is now being replaced by a new building. Mr. Keller attends religious services at the Congregational church. Mrs. Keller, who has been previously mentioned in this article, was also born in Germany, the date of her birth being November 26, 1853. She was educated in Germany, and at the age of twenty-eight years, she left home and came alone to America, stopping for a time in Baltimore and from thence moved to Iowa, where she met our subject, and was united to him in marriage October 9, 1881. To this union have been born four children, upon whom they have bestowed the following names: Fred, Lizzy, Mary and John, all of whom are living and are still making their home with their parents. Our subject's father, John Keller, was born in Germany and spent his entire life in the land of his nativity, and the mother also lived and died in Germany. Mrs. Keller's father, Frederick Seibert, was also a native of the Fatherland, and her mother, who bore the maiden name of Kate Roth, is still living at the age of seventy-three years. "Memorial and Biographical Record", Geo. A. Ogle & Co, Chicago, 1899

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Peter Keller's memorial is located at: Germantown Cemetery, Garland, Seward County, USA.
When did Peter Keller death?
Peter Keller death on 31 Jul 1929 in Seward County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 40.9444008
Longitude: -96.9966965

Family Members:

Spouse

Katherine Siebert Keller

(1853 - 1932)

Children

Mary Keller

(1886 - 1971)

John G. Keller

(1890 - 1978)

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Coordinate: 40.9444008, -96.9966965

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