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Henry "Hervie" Keil

Henry "Hervie" Keil

Male 1855 - 1941  (86 years)


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  • Name Henry "Hervie" Keil 
    Birth 19 Jan 1855 
    Gender Male 
    Death 30 Sep 1941  Lived and died in Genesse Twp., Whiteside Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I10789  forneyclark
    Last Modified 10 Jun 2026 

    Father Johannes Keil,   b. 28 Nov 1818, Laudenau / Odenwald / Hessen / Deutschland; immigrated to USA October 21,1853 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1900-1910 (Age 91 years) 
    Mother Anna Elisabetha Röder,   b. 18 Jun 1816, Laudenau / Odenwald / Hessen / Deutschland; immigrated to USA October 21,1853 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jul 1857, Burial: (First) Lutheran Church, Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years) 
    Marriage 26 Jun 1853  Reichelsheim / Odenwald / Hessen / Deutschland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1939  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
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      Source:
      Jacque Sikora:
      https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V2VV-97C
      "Pennsylvania, Births and Christenings, 1709-1950," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V2VV-97C : accessed 09 Jun 2014), Heinrich Keil, 26 May 1855; Christening, citing SECOND EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH,CHAMBERSBURG,FRANKLIN,PENNSYLVANIA; FHL microfilm 824278
      Heinrich Keil, "Pennsylvania, Births and Christenings, 1709-1950"
      Name: Heinrich Keil
      Gender: Male
      Event Type: Christening
      Event Date: 26 May 1855
      Event Place: SECOND EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH,CHAMBERSBURG,FRANKLIN,PENNSYLVANIA
      Birth Date: 19 Jan 1855
      Birthplace:
      Death Date:
      Name Note:
      Race (Original):
      Father's Name: Johannes Keil
      Father's Birthplace:
      Father's Age:
      Mother's Name: Elisabetha
      Mother's Birthplace:
      Mother's Age:
      Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C50467-1
      System Origin: Pennsylvania-ODM
      GS Film number:824278
      Reference ID:
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      Source:
      Jacque Sikora:
      Elizabetha Keil gave birth to two sons with Keil after arriving in Chambersburg. Grayce Stambaugh's "History of the Frank Family" indicates that Elizabetha died and Keil remarried and had a son Henri prior to relocating to Illinois. According to the Gettysburg Theological Seminary records, the following sons were born to Keil and Anna Elizabetha:

      Henry (Hervie) Keil - b: 19 Jan. 1855
      Christened at Second Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chambersburg 26 May 1855
      d: March 20, 1944 at 90 y/o
      Lived and died in Genesee Twp. Illinois
      Never Married

      Benjamin Frank Keil - b: 1 Apr. 1857
      d: Sept. 30, 1941
      Lived and died in Morrison Illinois
      Never Married
      Buried in Grove Hill Cemetery, Whiteside Co., Ill
      He was 3 months old when Elizabetha died.
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      Source:
      Jacque Sikora:
      https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXHN-VPZ
      "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXHN-VPZ : accessed 09 Jun 2014), John Keil, Fulton, Whiteside, Illinois, United States; citing "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," Fold3.com; p. 27, household ID 236, NARA microfilm publication M653; FHL microfilm 803237.
      John Keil, "United States Census, 1860"
      Name: John Keil
      Event Type: Census
      Event Year: 1860
      Event Place: Fulton, Whiteside, Illinois, United States
      Gender: Male
      Age: 42
      Race: White
      Race (Original):
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1818
      Birthplace: Hessendrnstadt
      Page: 27
      Household ID: 236
      Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
      Affiliate Publication Number: M653
      GS Film Number: 803237
      Digital Folder Number: 004215004
      Image Number: 00031
      Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
      John Keil M 42 Hessendrnstadt
      Chalote Keil F 25 Hessendrnstadt
      Henri Keil M 6 Penn
      Benj F Keil M 3 Penn
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