Alpharreta Ophelia Keyes

Brief Life History of Alpharreta Ophelia

When Alpharreta Ophelia Keyes was born on 27 November 1849, in Holt, Clay, Missouri, United States, her father, William Henry Harrison Keyes, was 37 and her mother, Eliza Ann Herrick, was 34. She married Michael Buchmiller on 27 November 1869, in Hope, Pike, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in Weber, Utah, United States in 1850 and Coast Fork Precinct, Lane, Oregon, United States in 1860. She died on 22 June 1918, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Michael Buchmiller
1831–1915
Alpharreta Ophelia Keyes
1849–1918
Marriage: 27 November 1869
Nellie Madeline BUCHMILLER
1871–1947
Lettie May Buchmiller
1873–1955
Margaret E Buchmiller
1876–1957
Leroy Buchmiller
1878–1933

Sources (15)

  • Alf Ryes in household of Harrison H Ryes, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Alpharetta Buchmiller, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
  • Unknown Unknown in entry for Leroy Buchmiller, "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994"

World Events (8)

1850

Historical Boundaries: 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Weber, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Weber, Utah, United States

1859 · Oregon Becomes a State

Oregon became the 33rd state admitted to the Union on February 14, 1859. 

1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

Name Meaning

English, Irish and Scottish: variant of Kay , of various origins, mostly, with excrescent -s.

English (of Norman origin): in some cases, possibly a variant of Guise, a habitational name from Guise in Aisne, Picardy.

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

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