Brief Life History of Amelia
When Amelia Zundel was born on 10 May 1846, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, her father, Johannes Penotus Zundel, was 54 and her mother, Anna Christina Lautenschlager, was 34. She married John Wesley Keele on 18 November 1861, in Payson, Utah, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 11 daughters. She lived in Utah, Utah, United States in 1910. She died on 5 August 1915, in Payson, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Payson City Cemetery, Payson, Utah, Utah, United States.
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Sources (62)
- Amelia Keel, "United States Census, 1910"
- Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961
- Amelia Zundel Keele, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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World Events (8)
1848 · Fire Destroys the Temple
On October 9, 1848, an arsonists fire claimed everything but the outer walls of the Nauvoo Temple since the structure was made out of limestone and wood. It was meant to discourage the Saints that had fled to never come back.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
Name Meaning
German (also Zündel): from a diminutive of Zunder, a metonymic occupational name for a seller of kindling wood, from Middle High German zunder ‘tinder’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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History by his son, Donald
My father, William Francis Keele was born in Payson, Utah County, Utah on 4 Nov. 1888. He was a son of John Wesley Keele and Amelia Zundel. His father was born in Greene County, Illinois and came to …
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