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John Grimm Keffer 1788–1845 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1788

Birth Location: Bullskin Twp., Fayette Co., PA

Death Date: 1845

Death Location: Connellsville, Fayette Co., PA

Father: Georg Keffer

Mother: Elizabeth Schmidt

Spouse(s): Jane Moriarty

Children(s): Elizabeth Keffer

The story of John Grimm Keffer began in 1788 in Bullskin Twp., Fayette Co., PA. John Grimm Keffer married Jane Moriarty, and had children including Elizabeth Keffer. John Grimm Keffer passed away in 1845 in Connellsville, Fayette Co., PA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Grimm Keffer began in 1788 in Bullskin Twp., Fayette Co., PA.
  • John Grimm Keffer married Jane Moriarty, and had children including Elizabeth Keffer.
  • John Grimm Keffer passed away in 1845 in Connellsville, Fayette Co., PA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Georg Keffer
1749–1810
Birth Location: Zeselberg, Sudwestpfalz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
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Elizabeth Schmidt
1750–1810
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
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Spouses(s)

Jane Moriarty
1788–1842
Birth Location: County Clare, Ireland
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Keffer
1814–1880
Birth Location: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
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John Keffer's Ancestors

Self
John Keffer
1788–1845
Birth Place: Bullskin Twp., Fayette Co., PA
Parents
Georg Adam Keffer
1749–1810
Zeselberg, Sudwestpfalz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Elizabeth (Margaretha) Schmidt
1750–1810
Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Hans (Peter) Kefer
1706–1789
Mittelbrunn, Bayern, Deutschland
Maria (Johannatta (JUNGEN)) Keffer
1712–
of Zweibrucken, Bayern, Germany
Maria (Franziska) Volck
1731–1774
Jöhlingen, Karlsruhe, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Keffer's Descendants

1.
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John (Grimm) Keffer (1788–1845) m. Jane Moriarty (30 Jul 1788–1842)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Keffer 1814–1880 m. David Grimm 1803–1870
    1. 1. Josiah (K) Grimm 1845–1923 m. Susannah Hart 1838–1922
      1. 1. David (H) Grimm 1873–1956 m. Sarah (Margaret "Sadie") Eicher 1872–1950
        1. 1. Nellie (Celia) Adams 1897–1953 m. Joseph (F. Adams) Sr. 1875–1951
        2. 2. Davis Grim 1893–1978
        3. 3. Bessie Grim 1898–1988
        4. 4. Carrie Grim 1902–1989
        5. 5. Grace Grim 1903–1979
        6. 6. Hazel Grim 1907–1984
        7. 7. Don (D) Grim 1914–2008 m. Dorothy (Marie) Minor 1923–1991 m. Luella (Caroline Livingston) Lepera 1915–1983
        8. 8. Edgar (Ralph) Grimm 1910–1997
        9. 9. Eugene (Hunter) Grimm 1915–1920
        10. 10. George (W) Grimm 1918–1920

John Keffer's Timeline

2 Records

1788
1788
Birth of John Grimm Keffer in Bullskin Twp., Fayette Co., PA
Bullskin Twp., Fayette Co., PA
1845
1845
Age 57
Death of John Grimm Keffer in Connellsville, Fayette Co., PA
Connellsville, Fayette Co., PA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1788
    Event Place: Bullskin Twp., Fayette Co., PA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1845
    Event Place: Connellsville, Fayette Co., PA
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