Harvey S Keller

1868 - 1959  (90 years)

• Name	Harvey S Keller
  Born	20 Oct 1868	New Amsterdam, Indiana   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	29 Aug 1959	Marion County, Oregon, United States   [3, 4, 5]
  	Note: the Oregon Death Index indicates he died in nearby Marion County, Oregon. Obituary in the Hillsboro Argus, 8/31/1959: Services for Harvey S. Keller, 431 W. Garibaldi, will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. in Sunset Chapel of Donnelson, Sewell & Hammack Mortuary with vault interment at Fir Lawn Cemetery. He died Saturday at the age of 90. The Rev. R.C. Leonard will officiate. Mrs. Willetta Grafham will sing and Mrs. Dorothy Eigenhuis will be organist. Casket bearers will be Edward Wallichs, Tom Miller, Lawrence Flint, John West, Jr., Earl Pickett and E.A. Christiansen. Mr. Keller was born in New Amsterdam, Ind., Oct. 20, 1868, the son of John and Jane Keller. He was married to Miss Rose Alice Jinks April 4, 1894 in Broken Bow, Neb. He moved to this area in 1944 after retiring as meter reader and repairman. He was a member of Hillsboro Christian Church. Mrs. Keller preceded him in death in 1958 and one daughter, Mrs. Elna Sloggett, died in 1953. Survivors include four daughters, Lorena Coxon and Blanche Edwards of Hillsboro, Mrs. Wallace (Twila) Densmore of Beaverton and Clara Roberts of Long Beach, Cal., two sons, Warren of Grand Island, Neb., and Emory of Lucerne, Cal.; sister, Mrs. J.D. Amsberry of Hillsboro, 13 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, donations may be given to Christian Church building fund.
  		Harvey Keller obituary
  Buried	Hillsboro, Washington, Oregon
  		Harvey S Keller headstone
  Person ID	I19	Mouchet-Roberts genealogy
  Last Modified	14 Jun 2016

  
  

  Father	John Muck Keller,   b. 21 Jan 1836, Harrison Co., Indiana ,   d. 28 Jan 1912, Mason City, Custer, Nebraska  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Jane Weaver,   b. 14 Apr 1842,   d. 17 Oct 1923, Custer Co., Nebraska, United States  (Age 81 years)
  Married	24 Nov 1864	Harrison Co., Indiana   [6]
  		John Keller-Jane Weaver marriage record
  Family ID	F1762	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rose Alice Jinks,   b. 16 Sep 1874, Southside, Mason, West Virginia ,   d. 11 Apr 1958, Hillsboro, Washington, Oregon  (Age 83 years)
  Married	2 Apr 1894	Broken Bow, Custer, Nebraska, United States   [2]
  	Location of marriage from Harvey S Keller obituary
  Children	1. Clara Belle Keller,   b. 8 Apr 1907, Mason City, Custer, Nebraska, United States ,   d. 1 Jun 1962, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California  (Age 55 years)   2. Lorena E. Keller,   b. 9 Nov 1896, Mason City, Custer, Nebraska ,   d. 10 Jul 1983, Mason City, Custer, Nebraska  (Age 86 years)   3. Blanche E. Keller,   b. 25 Jun 1898, Mason City, Custer, Nebraska ,   d. 28 Dec 1985  (Age 87 years)   4. Warren Valorous Keller,   b. 29 Jan 1900, Mason City, Custer, Nebraska ,   d. 9 Oct 1999, Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska  (Age 99 years)   5. Etna J. Keller,   b. 11 Nov 1902, Edison, Skagit, Washington ,   d. 1 Sep 1953  (Age 50 years)   6. Emery Keller,   b. 10 Mar 1910, Mason City, Custer, Nebraska ,   d. 28 Apr 1969, California  (Age 59 years)   7. Twila Rose Keller,   b. 31 Aug 1912, Mason City, Custer, Nebraska ,   d. 12 Apr 1993, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States  (Age 80 years)
  Last Modified	26 Feb 2021
  Family ID	F1840	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Keller Family taken right after Rose Keller died From left: Clara, Lorena, Blanche, Twila, Emery, Harve and Warren
  		Keller family
  		Harvey Keller and family Harvey Keller (holding son Warren), Lorena Keller, Blanche Keller, Rose Keller (holding daughter Etna), Bert Amsberry (Uncle)
  		3 Kellers and their spouses From left: Dora Fisher & Henry Keller, Rebecca Keller & Jesse Amsberry, Rose Jinks & Harvey Keller
  		Harve and Rose This is said to be from about 1887, which would mean the baby is Lorena.
  		Rose Jinks and Harve Keller
  		Rose Jinks and Harvey Keller
  		cropped_headshots/Harvey-Keller-2.jpg

  
  

• Sources

  [S12161] History of the Descendants of John Hottel, page 1045, person 1548y-c. [S12162] A Man of the Twentieth Century - Warren V Keller, 3. [S12162] A Man of the Twentieth Century - Warren V Keller, 5. [S12167] Hillsboro Argus, 31 August 1959; transcription. [S12239] Oregon Death Index, 14 June 2016; Death of Harvey S Keller, Marion County Oregon; 29 August 1949. [S12099] Indiana Marriages, GS Film Number: 000549384 , Digital Folder Number: 004003611 , Image Number: 00773.