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| Michael Leonhard Keller m. Feb 8, 1847 b. May 13, 1813 Württemberg, Germany d. Oct 5, 1893 Kellerton SD |
Catherine (Katherine) b. Mar 26, 1849 Jefferson Co. WI d. Mar 6, 1911 Kellerton, Hamlin Co. SD |
George John b. Dec 10, 1850 Jefferson Co. WI d. Apr 11, 1942 IL |
Rosina b. Dec 24, 1853 Jefferson Co. WI d. Mar 18, 1883 |
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John b. Apr 18, 1855 Jefferson Co. WI d. Sep 10, 1911 |
Anna b. May 10, 1859 Jefferson Co. WI d. Jan 5, 1873 |
Charles W. b. Mar 10, 1862 Jefferson Co. WI d. Jul 13, 1938 |
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Mary b. Nov 3, 1863 Jefferson Co. WI d. Apr 5, 1899 |
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Son George married Anna Robish in 1875. He received his license to preach in
Evangelical churches in 1881. The next year he moved to the site of the present
Kellerton Church in Hamlin Co. SD with his brother Charles. He set up a store and
a post office that was identified as Kellerton. In 1889, Michael moved to Hamlin
Co. from Wisconsin to join his sons. With the Robish family, the Kellers formed
the nucleus of a church congregation that grew to become part of the
Dakota Conference of the Evangelical Association. |
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Daughter Rosina married Louis J. Wolfmeyer, who moved to South Dakota, remarried and
homesteaded the the farm that would later be bought by
Edward and Rosa Feind. |
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| Kellerton Homestead House 2003 | |||||
| Framed Aerial Photograph of the Kellerton homestead farm. | |||||
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Sources: Dunn, Steve, Keller accounts in Hamlin County, 1878-1979, Hamlin Historical Committee, Hamlin Co., SD. Feind, Alice, ed., "History" in Kellerton United Meethodist Church, 90th Anniversary, 1883-1983, Hamlin Co. SD, 1983. Haag, H. Arthur, Historical Sketch and Genealogy of the John Adam Haag Family, privately printed for the author. Jefferson County WI, 1850 Census. Robish, John George, account in Memorial and biographical record... South Dakota, A. Ogle, Chicago, 1898, p. 765. Wüerttemberg Emigration Index, v. 5:67. Hogstad, Marlys, "Hamlin County, SD-Kellerton-Zion Cemetery", List of graves. |
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