Jacob Keffer and Matilda Glessner

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Husband Jacob Keffer ¹

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           Born: 26 Feb 1800 - Germany 2
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           Died: 19 Oct 1885 3
         Buried: 

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         Father: Michael Keffer (1777-1851) 1
         Mother: Elizabeth Lachman (      -      ) 1

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       Marriage: 

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Wife Matilda Glessner ²

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           Born: Aug 1800 2
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           Died: Aug 1881 3
         Buried: 

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Children

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1 F Catherine Matilda Keffer ²

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           Born: 22 Jun 1823 2
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           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: John Blair (      -      ) 2

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2 M Michael Keffer ²

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Jun 1904 - ? Ligonier, Westmoreland Co, PA 3
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Maria Waugh (1833-1907) 3

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3 F Elizabeth Keffer ²

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           Born: 21 Jan 1828 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 Sep 1908 2
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Abraham Brenizer (      -      ) 2

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4 F Susan Keffer ²

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           Born: 30 May 1832 2
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           Died: Jun 1864 2
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         Spouse: Rev. Japhet Fochs (      -      ) 2

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General Notes: Husband - Jacob Keffer

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He was born in Germany, and as an infant was brought by his parents to the United States. He became a successful farmer, purchasing the estate of five hundred acres which later became the property of his grandson, Jacob E. Keffer. Jacob Keffer, the grandfather, cleared a great portion of the tract and about 1835 built a substantial dwelling, using as material, stone which he found on the farm. In 1856 he replaced a solid log barn, which was on the place when he came to it, with a finer and more modern structure. He was a Democrat, filling a number of minor township offices, and his religious membership was in St. James' Lutheran Church, Ligonier, where he served both as elder and deacon.

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General Notes: Wife - Matilda Glessner

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from Somerset Co, PA

1 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 218, 1059.

2 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 1059.

3 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 1060.