John Keller
1811–Male
Tennessee, United States
The Life of John
When John Keller was born in 1811, in Tennessee, United States, his father, Jacob Keller, was 42 and his mother, Mary Magdalena Rinker, was 38.
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Family Time Line
Jacob Keller
1769–1823
Mary Magdalena Rinker
1773–1844
Catherine Keller
1780–
Peggy Keller
1801–
Rebecca Keller
1807–
Elizabeth Keller
1815–
Mary Keller
1816–
George G Keller
1818–
Sarah Keller
–
Catherine Keller
1792–1840
Maria Keller
1794–1838
Elizabeth Keller
1794–1844
Magdaline Keller
1795–
Christina Keller
1798–1867
Jacob Riley Keller
1799–1870
Elizabeth Keller
1800–
William Keller
1802–
Samuel Keller
1805–
Henry Keller
1806–1864
Sarah Keller
1808–1844
John Keller
1811–
George G Keller
1812–1891
John Keller
1813–
Phillip Stop Keller
1815–1869
Henry Keller
1821–1879
Lee Hale Keller
1821–1893
Parents and Siblings
1769–1823Male
1773–1844Female
siblings
(24)
1780–Female
1792–1840Female
1794–1838Female
1794–1844Female
1795–Female
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World Events (3)
1812
Age 1
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · War of 1812
Age 1
Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.
1835 · The Hermitage is Built
Age 24
The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.
Name Meaning
1 German: from Middle High German kellaere ‘cellarman’, ‘cellar master’ (Latin cellarius, denoting the keeper of the cella ‘store chamber’, ‘pantry’). Hence an occupational name for the overseer of the stores, accounts, or household in general in, for example, a monastery or castle. Kellers were important as trusted stewards in a great household, and in some cases were promoted to ministerial rank. The surname is widespread throughout central Europe.2 English: either an occupational name for a maker of caps or cauls, from Middle English kellere, or an occupational name for an executioner, from Old English cwellere.3 Irish: reduced form of Kelleher .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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