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Family
Marriage: Children:

  1. Elisha Van Meter Keller: Birth: ABT 1810 in Kentucky. Death: BEF 1860 in Illinois

  2. Atersa J. Keller: Birth: 17 Jan 1817 in Grayson Co., Kentucky. Death: 6 Mar 1888 in Greenfield, Greene Co., Illinois

  3. Susan Jeffers Keller: Birth: 4 Sep 1818 in Crawford Co., Indiana. Death: 7 Jul 1896 in Chesterfield, Macoupin Co., Illinois

  4. Stroud Van Meter Keller: Birth: 29 Mar 1831 in Illinois. Death: 15 Feb 1919 in Medora, Macoupin Co., Illinois

  5. Samuel Davis Keller: Birth: 2 Dec 1833 in Macoupin Co., Illinois. Death: 19 Feb 1914 in Carlinville, Macoupin Co., Illinois


Sources
1. Title:   History of Greene and Jersey Counties, Illinois, p886-887
Publication:   Continental Historical Co., Springfield, Illinois, 1885
2. Title:   Kentucky Marriages: 1802-1850

Notes
a. Note:   , 7 boys and 5 girls.
  1840 Tax List, Macoupin Co., Illinois: John Keller $1.89
  1850 Census: John Keller, 62, farmer, born Maryland; Zillah, 56, born Kentucky; Samuel D. 16, born Illinois; Margaret F., 5, born Illinois; living between Macoupin and Apple Creeks, Greene Co., Illinois (film M432_108, p21, 15 Sep)
 living next to son-in-law and daughter, Nelson and Etersa Keller Corrington.
  1860 Census: John Keller, 72, farmer, born Maryland; Zilah, 67, born Kentucky; Margaret, 15, born Illinois; living in Twp. 9, Range 9, Chesterfield PO, Macoupin Co., Illinois (film M653_206, p53, family 355, 30 Jun)
  From Chesterfield Sesquicentennial
 John Keller came to Illinois in 1833 with ox team, bringing household goods. Camping and cooking by the wayside at night . He drove 100 sheep and 50 cows to the new home. He came to Coles County and stayed three years. He then sold the property and came to Chesterfield Township. He entered a tract of good land, improved it into a fine farm and dwelt there many years, receiving from neighbors and associates the respect due an upright life. Finally Mr. Keller came to Chesterfield and spent his last days in honorable retirement. His wife's maiden name was Zilla Van Meter and she was a native of Grayson Co., Kentucky. He was buried in Kirby Cemetery...
  In 1836 John Keller arrived in Chesterfield, Macoupin County, Illinois from Maryland and entered a tract of land......(excerpt from note under daughter Susan Jeffers Keller;)
 see note under son-in-law Nelson Word Corrington
Note:   see note under son-in-law Nelson Corrington; note states that the Kellers had 12 children

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