Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Jacob G. Keefer and Harriet Gordon




Husband Jacob G. Keefer 1

           Born: 8 Dec 1815 - Beaver Twp, Clarion Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: Jan 1882 1
         Buried:  - Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Dutch Hill, Perry Twp, Clarion Co, PA


         Father: George Keefer (1793-1819) 2
         Mother: Mary Magdalena Fry (1794-1871) 2


       Marriage: 9 Apr 1840



Wife Harriet Gordon 3

           Born: 10 Mar 1822 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 Jan 1917 - ? Clarion Co, PA 1
         Buried:  - Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Dutch Hill, Perry Twp, Clarion Co, PA


         Father: Samuel Gordon (Abt 1783-1851) 4
         Mother: Elizabeth [Unk] (      -      ) 4




Children
1 M William Delbert Keefer 1 5

           Born: 29 Jun 1841 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried:  - West Monterey Cemetery, West Monterey, Clarion Co, PA
         Spouse: Melissa Olive Harringer (      -1914) 6
           Marr: 17 Nov 1861 - Armstrong Co, PA 7
         Spouse: Nettie Foust Craft (      -      ) 7


2 F Mary Jane Keefer 8

           Born: 5 Feb 1844 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 27 Nov 1887 - Clarion Co, PA 8
         Buried:  - West Monterey Cemetery, West Monterey, Clarion Co, PA
         Spouse: James A. Hogan (1840-1924) 8
           Marr: 19 Dec 1862 8


3 M Joseph Custer Keefer 9

           Born: 13 Sep 1846 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 9
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 Aug 1910 9
         Buried:  - Parker Cemetery
         Spouse: Elizabeth Gates (      -      ) 9


4 F Elizabeth Ann Keefer 9

           Born: 22 Aug 1849 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 9
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 Jan 1918
         Buried: 
         Spouse: John McCall (1838-1876) 9
         Spouse: Oliver P. Baker (1846-1890) 10
         Spouse: James A. Hogan (1840-1924) 8


5 M George Washington Keefer 11

           Born: 1 Oct 1850 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 11
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Jan 1930 - West Monterey, Clarion Co, PA 11
         Buried:  - Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Dutch Hill, Perry Twp, Clarion Co, PA
         Spouse: Elizabeth Adeline Crispin (1855-1941) 11
           Marr: 2 Mar 1875 11


6 F Clarissa Agnes Keefer 12

           Born: 12 Feb 1856 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 12
     Christened: 
           Died: 5 Jan 1930 12
         Buried:  - Clarion Cemetery, Clarion, Clarion Co, PA
         Spouse: Oliver Edmundson Nail (1844-1921) 12
           Marr: 16 May 1876 12


7 F Lydia Olive Keefer 13

           Born: 7 Feb 1862 - Perry Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 13
     Christened: 
           Died: 11 Feb 1949 13
         Buried:  - Belle Vernon Cemetery
         Spouse: Thomas D. Frampton (      -1916) 13


8 M James McClellan Keefer 14

           Born: 13 Apr 1865 14
     Christened: 
           Died: 14 Apr 1865 14
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


9 M Jacob Gordon Keefer 14

           Born: 16 Nov 1868 14
     Christened: 
           Died: 22 Mar 1869 14
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry



General Notes: Husband - Jacob G. Keefer


After marriage, he and his wife were among the early settlers of Franklin, PA, where they made their home for some time. He was a carpenter-builder by trade. During 1850-1851, he served as Venango County Treasurer. After 1856 he no longer appears on the Franklin Tax Assessment List, having moved to Clarion County, and then to Perry Township, Armstrong County.


General Notes: Wife - Harriet Gordon


She lived to be 95 years old, and was a helpless invalid the last four years of her life. Her daughter-in-law, (George's wife) cared for her like a child. Harriet was very religious and often sang hymns and quoted scripture, while she lay in bed. Her favorite hymn was "Whiter Than Snow".

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Sources


1 Estella B. Keefer, The Keefer Family: Jacob & Catharina 1791 - 1976 (Franklin, PA: Privately Published, 1976), Pg 14.

2 Estella B. Keefer, The Keefer Family: Jacob & Catharina 1791 - 1976 (Franklin, PA: Privately Published, 1976), Pg 9.

3 Virginia Gordon Russell, Gordons of Western Pennsylvania (Cochranton, PA: Specialty Printers, 1981), Pg 14.

4 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1028.

5 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 1491.

6 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 1492.

7 Estella B. Keefer, The Keefer Family: Jacob & Catharina 1791 - 1976 (Franklin, PA: Privately Published, 1976), Pg 15.

8 Estella B. Keefer, The Keefer Family: Jacob & Catharina 1791 - 1976 (Franklin, PA: Privately Published, 1976), Pg 29.

9 Estella B. Keefer, The Keefer Family: Jacob & Catharina 1791 - 1976 (Franklin, PA: Privately Published, 1976), Pg 34.

10 Estella B. Keefer, The Keefer Family: Jacob & Catharina 1791 - 1976 (Franklin, PA: Privately Published, 1976), Pg 35.

11 Estella B. Keefer, The Keefer Family: Jacob & Catharina 1791 - 1976 (Franklin, PA: Privately Published, 1976), Pg 36.

12 Estella B. Keefer, The Keefer Family: Jacob & Catharina 1791 - 1976 (Franklin, PA: Privately Published, 1976), Pg 49.

13 Estella B. Keefer, The Keefer Family: Jacob & Catharina 1791 - 1976 (Franklin, PA: Privately Published, 1976), Pg 52.

14 Estella B. Keefer, The Keefer Family: Jacob & Catharina 1791 - 1976 (Franklin, PA: Privately Published, 1976), Pg 99.


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