William Keller

Brief Life History of William

When William Keller was born in 1815, in Tyler, Virginia, United States, his father, Adam Keller, was 44 and his mother, Parmelia Lovitt, was 36. He married Rachel Archer in 1840, in Tyler, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Tyler, Tyler, Virginia, United States in 1850. He died on 1 May 1855, at the age of 40, and was buried in Tyler, West Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Keller
1815–1855
Rachel Archer
1821–1891
Marriage: 1840
Laura Hickman Keller
1843–1899
Lea Keller
1847–
Esther L Keller
1845–
Zachary Taylor Keller
1850–
Theodore Eason Keller
1851–1931
Sarah E Keller
1854–1855
Joseph D Keller
1854–1855

Sources (16)

  • William Keller, "United States Census, 1850"
  • William Keller, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
  • William Keller, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1824 · """Mary Randolph Publishes """"The Virginia Housewife"""""""

“The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America. 

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

Name Meaning

German and Danish: from Middle High German kellaere ‘cellarman, cellar master’ (from 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. This form of the surname is also established in many other parts of Europe, e.g. in France (Alsace and Lorraine), Russia, Hungary, the Netherlands, Poland, Czechia, and Croatia.

English: occupational name from Middle English keller ‘maker of cauls or kells (women's close-fitting caps or headdresses)’, a derivative of Middle English calle, kelle.

Irish: variant of Kelleher .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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