Our Family History
Rose Alice Jinks
1874 - 1958 (83 years)
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Name Rose Alice Jinks Birth 16 Sep 1874 Southside, Mason, West Virginia 
[1] Gender Female Death 11 Apr 1958 Hillsboro, Washington, Oregon [2, 3, 4] - Obituary in the Hillsboro Argus, 4/21/1958
Last rites for Mrs. Rose Alice Keller, who died Thursday at her Hillsboro home, were held Monday afternoon in the Sunset Chapel of Donelson, Sewell, Hammack Mortuary. The Rev. Jack Hann and the Rev. R.C. Leonard officiated.
She died in her home after a lengthy illness, at the age of 83 years.
Rose Alice Jinks was born at South Side, W. Va., September 16, 1874, the daughter of Robert and Margaret Amsberry Jinks. she moved with her family to Nebraska in 1889, where she lived until April 4, 1894, when she was married to Harvey S. Keller at Broken Bow, Neb. The couple moved to Oregon in 1944, settling at Hillsboro, where they have lived since.
Mrs. Keller was a member of the Hillsboro Christian church and excelled at flower growing and sewing, which she enjoyed.
Surviving are her husband, Harvey S.; four daughters and two sons: Mrs. Lorena Coxon and Mrs. Blanche Edwards, all of Hillsboro; Mrs. Wallace (Twila) Densmore, Beaverton; Mrs. L.F. (Clara) Roberts, Long Beach, Cal.; Warren Keller, Grand Island, Neb., and Emery Keller, Cloverdale, Cal; A sister Mrs. Cora Lamb, Culver, Minn.; a step-sister, Mrs. Luce Blake, Brewster, Neb.; Brother Robert Jinks, Cassville, Neb.; a daughter, Edna Sloggett who preceded her in death in 1953, and a sister, Mrs. Priscilla Caldwell, died in 1956. Twelve grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren also survive.
Casket bearers were John West Jr., Earl Pickett, Lawrence Flint, Julius Biksen, E.A. Christiansen, Robert Soule. Honorary bearers were Dr. R. J. Harvey, Charles Draper, William Hulbert, Ernest Creekpaum, and Elmer ross.
Vault interment was at Fir Lawn cemetery.
Rose Jinks obituary Burial Hillsboro, Washington, Oregon Person ID I22 Mouchet-Roberts genealogy Last Modified 2 Jun 2015
Father William Robert Jinks, b. 4 Dec 1848, Gallia County, Ohio, United States d. 25 Dec 1888, Southside, Mason, West Virginia (Age 40 years) Mother Margaret Edna Amsberry, b. 29 Oct 1852, Southside, Mason, West Virginia d. 17 May 1925, Mason City, Custer, Nebraska (Age 72 years) Marriage 26 Dec 1871 Mason, Mason, West Virginia, United States [5] 
William Jinks marriage to Margaret Amsberry Family ID F1765 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Harvey S Keller, b. 20 Oct 1868, New Amsterdam, Indiana d. 29 Aug 1959, Marion County, Oregon, United States (Age 90 years) Marriage 2 Apr 1894 Broken Bow, Custer, Nebraska, United States [6] - 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)Family ID F1840 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 26 Feb 2021
- Obituary in the Hillsboro Argus, 4/21/1958
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Photos 
Rose Jinks and relatives
Back Row: Rose A. Jinks, Cory Jinks, Persilla Jinks
Front Row: Margaret Edna Amsberry, Robert Jinks
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/Rose-Jinks-2.jpg
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Sources - [S12162] A Man of the Twentieth Century - Warren V Keller, 1.
- [S12162] A Man of the Twentieth Century - Warren V Keller, 5.
- [S12167] Hillsboro Argus, 21 April 1958; transcription.
- [S12239] Oregon Death Index, 14 June 2016; Death of Rose Keller, Washington County Oregon; 17 April 1958.
- [S12102] West Virginia Marriages, Actual image at http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view2.aspx?FilmNumber=567390&ImageNumber=361.
- [S12162] A Man of the Twentieth Century - Warren V Keller, 3.
- [S12162] A Man of the Twentieth Century - Warren V Keller, 1.