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Richard Orrin Keller 1923–2004 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Apr 1923

Birth Location: Allison , Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 21 Feb 2004

Death Location: Avon Park, Highlands County, Florida, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Keller

Mother: Myrtle Beam

Spouse(s): Vivian Rose, Gertrude Bessara

Children(s): Darwin Sampson, Edward Keller

In 1923, Richard Orrin Keller entered the world in Allison , Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Benjamin Franklin Keller And Myrtle Alice Beam. In 1935, Richard Orrin Keller resided in Menallen, Fayette, Pennsylvania. In 1940, Richard Orrin Keller resided in Menallen Township, Menallen, Fayette, Pennsylvania. Richard Orrin Keller married Gertrude Lucy Bessara, Vivian Alsace Lorraine Rose, and had children including Darwin Sampson, Edward Orrin Keller, Gerald Lee Keller. Richard Orrin Keller passed away in 2004 in Avon Park, Highlands County, Florida, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1923, Richard Orrin Keller entered the world in Allison , Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Benjamin Franklin Keller And Myrtle Alice Beam.
  • In 1935, Richard Orrin Keller resided in Menallen, Fayette, Pennsylvania.
  • In 1940, Richard Orrin Keller resided in Menallen Township, Menallen, Fayette, Pennsylvania.
  • Richard Orrin Keller married Gertrude Lucy Bessara, Vivian Alsace Lorraine Rose, and had children including Darwin Sampson, Edward Orrin Keller, Gerald Lee Keller.
  • Richard Orrin Keller passed away in 2004 in Avon Park, Highlands County, Florida, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Keller
1884–1959
Birth Location: Marietta, Washington, Ohio, USA
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Myrtle Beam
1889–1961
Birth Location: West Virginia
MB

Spouses(s)

Vivian Rose
1923–1983
Birth Location: Greensburg, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
VR
Gertrude Bessara
1931–2009
Birth Location: Ewa, Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States of America
GB

Children(s)

Darwin Sampson
1944–2014
Birth Location: Uniontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
DS
Edward Keller
1946–2002
Birth Location: Connellsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
EK

Richard Keller's Ancestors

Self
Richard Keller
1923–2004
Birth Place: Allison , Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Benjamin Franklin Keller
1884–1959
Marietta, Washington, Ohio, USA
Myrtle (Alice) Beam
1889–1961
West Virginia
Grandparents
Joseph (A) Keller
1851–1929
Tyler, Charles, Virginia, USA
Mary (Louise) Morris
1852–1929
Monroe County, Ohio, USA
George (H) Boehm
1850–1914
Barbour, West Virginia, United States
Margaret (B.A.) Stockwell
1866–1942
Calhoun, West Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Keller
1803–1884
Mary Carroll
1815–1888
William Morris
1831–1902
Susannah Hickman
1834–1890
Harrison Boehm
1820–1870
Mary Peer
1825–1880
Isaac Stockwell
1829–
Sarah Nestor
1837–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Adam Keller
1771–1853
Permelia Lovitt
1777–1854
Thomas Carroll
1780–1854
Elizabeth Marshall
1794–1859
Henry Morris
1798–1875
Mary Kinkade
1804–1865
Daniel Hickman
1800–1887
Martha Longstreth
1802–1880
Samuel Boehm
1776–1848
Anna Boehm
1780–1861
Jacob Peer
1775–
Elizabeth Snarr
1791–1866
Joseph Stockwell
1782–
Rebecca DeMoss
–1899

Richard Keller's Descendants

1.
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Richard (Orrin) Keller (19 Apr 1923–21 Feb 2004) m. Vivian (Alsace Lorraine) Rose (4 Feb 1923–Oct 1983) m. Gertrude (Lucy) Bessara (27 February 1931–25 August 2009)
  1. 1. Darwin Sampson 1944–2014
  2. 2. Edward (Orrin) Keller 1946–2002

Richard Keller's Timeline

5 Records

1923
19 Apr 1923
Birth of Richard Orrin Keller in Allison , Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Allison , Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
1935
1935
Age 12
Richard Orrin Keller resided here in Menallen, Fayette, Pennsylvania
Menallen, Fayette, Pennsylvania
1940
1940
Age 17
Richard Orrin Keller resided here in Menallen Township, Menallen, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Menallen Township, Menallen, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
1950
1950
Age 27
Richard Orrin Keller resided here in Menallen, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Menallen, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
2004
21 Feb 2004
Age 81
Death of Richard Orrin Keller in Sebring, Highlands, Florida, USA
Sebring, Highlands, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Apr 1923
    Event Place: Allison , Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index, AFGS
    3 _APID 1,60525::4968324
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Menallen, Fayette, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03505; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 26-62, AFGS
    3 _APID 1,2442::20410509
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Menallen, Fa, AFGS
    3 PAGE United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Menallen, Fa
    4 CONC yette, P

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Menallen, Fayette, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Menallen, Fayette, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03505; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 26-62, AFGS
    3 _APID 1,2442::20410509

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Menallen Township, Menallen, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Menallen, Fayette, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03505; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 26-62, AFGS
    3 _APID 1,2442::20410509

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Menallen, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Menallen, Fa, AFGS
    3 PAGE United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Menallen, Fa
    4 CONC yette, P

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 24 Feb 2004
    Event Place: Sebring, Highlands, Florida, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Feb 2004
    Event Place: Sebring, Highlands, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, AFGS
    3 _APID 1,60525::4968324

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Avon Park, Highlands County, Florida, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, AFGS
    3 _APID 1,60525::4968324
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