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Johann Bernhard Keller
Born Nov 16, 1788 Gammesfeld, Oberamt Gerabronn, Württemberg, Germany
Died Nov 7, 1835 Gammesfeld

SPOUSE	CHILDREN
Anna Barbara Riedinger b. May 16, 1785 Gammesfeld, Germany d. Jan 5, 1853	Anna Barbara b. Jan 1, 1809 Württemberg, Germany	Michael Leonhard b. May 13, 1813 Württemberg, Germany d. Oct 5, 1893 Kellerton, Hamlin Co SD	Johann Georg b. Sep 19, 1814 Württemberg, Germany
	Anna Maria b. Nov 16, 1815 Württemberg, Germany	Johann Bernhard b. Jan 28, 1817 Württemberg, Germany	Marg. Barbara b. Aug 7, 1818 Württemberg, Germany
	Christina Marg. b. Dec 3, 1819 Württemberg, Germany d. May 22, 1820 Württemberg, Germany	Christina Marg. b. Sep 9, 1821 Württemberg, Germany	Johann Gottfried b. Apr 18, 1823 Württemberg, Germany d. Jun 5, 1824 Württemberg, Germany
	Johann Gottfried b. Jul 14, 1824 Württemberg, Germany	Georg Fried. Gottlieb b. Sep 28, 1825 Württemberg, Germany d. Mar 3, 1837?	George Leonhard b. Oct 9, 1829 Württemberg, Germany
The town of Gammesfeld was 28 miles from the town of Gerabronn, which in 1817, became the headquarters or main office of one of the four districts of the territory of Württemberg.
Family Record Sheet lists the family members of Johann Bernhard and Anna Barbara Keller, with first-born son Michael listed as Leonhard Michael.
At least two sons emigrated to the U.S.: Michael Leonhard in 1838, and Georg Leonhard in 1853.
Source: Dunn, Steve, Letter, dated Jun 25, 1980 to Lisabeth M Holloway, reporting information obtained by great-great-grandson of Michael Leonhard from Kirchenbücher of Gammesfeld through a visiting German Methodist preacher. Keller Gammesfelden no. 145, Original Family Record Sheet, image file provided by Charles Riend, via email, I-30-2016. U.S. Census, 1900. U.S. Citizenship Application of Michael Keller, Jefferson Co. WI, Mar 1849.