Samuel Keller

about 1835–
Sevier, Tennessee, United States

The Life Summary of Samuel

When Samuel Keller was born about 1835, in Sevier, Tennessee, United States, his father, Samuel Keller, was 30 and his mother, Catharine Hix, was 30.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Keller
1805–
Catharine Hix
1805–
Jacob Keller
1832–
Samuel Keller
1835–
Margaret Keller
1836–
Sarah Keller
1838–
Thomas Keller
1839–
Mary Jane Keller
1841–
Tabitha Keller
1842–
Narcissa Keller
1849–
Susan M Keller
1844–1919

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World Events (8)

1835 · The Hermitage is Built
Age 0
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.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 1
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
Age 31
The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

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.

Possible Related Names

Kelleher
Keillor
Callard
Kellar
Kellermann
Kielar
Koeller

Sources (1)

  • Samuel Keller in household of Samuel Keller, "United States Census, 1850"

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