Husband Daniel Schneck Keller 1
Born: 5 Sep 1844 - Oak Hall, Harris Twp, Centre Co, PA 1
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Died: 12 Aug 1894 1
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Father: Henry Keller (1811-1884) 2 3
Mother: Margaret Schneck ( - ) 1
Marriage: 1878 4
Other Spouse: Martha E. Huestis (1842-1876) 4 - May 1866 4
Wife Martha E. R. Schroeder 4
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1 M Daniel S. Keller, Jr. 4
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2 F Rose Louise Keller 4
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3 M John S. Keller 4
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General Notes: Husband - Daniel Schneck Keller
He attended the public schools of his native township, and Boalsburg Academy, where he prepared for the Freshman class of Franklin and Marshall College, and was expecting to enter in September, 1862; but before this time the long-suppressed antagonism between the North and the South broke out into open warfare, and being too patriotic to remain a mere spectator he joined in the contest, enlisting, in 1862, in Company G, 148th Regiment, P. V. I. He was made a corporal; in the battle of Chancellorsville, May 3, 1863, he was shot in the shoulder, and the wound proving serious, a tedious period in hospital followed. On February 15, 1864, he was transferred to the 112th Company, 2d Battalion, Veteran Reserve Corps, and remained in the service until peace was established, being discharged by general order August 19, 1865. During his term of service he was detailed for special duty in the office of the Quartermaster-general of the army at Washington, D. C., and later developed such facility and accuracy in his work that he was retained in that office, and subsequently in the Census Bureau, where he was chief of a division until 1873. In the meantime he was pursuing a course in the Columbia Law School, and by night study prepared himself for the practice of his profession; having completed a full course in that institution, he was admitted to practice in the District of Columbia. In 1873 he resigned his position in the Bureau, and returning to his native county settled in the charming little city of Bellefonte.
On April 29, 1873, he was admitted to the Bar of Centre County, and began an independent practice in which he succeeded remarkably, building up a large business in connection with the Orphans' Court. He continued his professional work until about two years before his death, which ended at a comparatively early age.
He was prominent in the councils of the Republican party in his state, though never anxious for official position. He was an active member of Gregg Post, and of the Masonic fraternity, holding rank in the latter as past master of the lodge, and past high priest of the Chapter. He acquired his military title as assistant adjutant-general of the 5th Division of the National Guard of Pennsylvania, with the rank of lieutenant-colonel. He served in this capacity, and subsequently as assistant adjutant-general of the 4th and 2nd Brigades of the National Guard of Pennsylvania, almost continuously from 1873 to 1887, upon Gen. Beaver's staff.
"As a member of the Bar his strength was in his conscience, and in his ability, by close and searching analysis, to reach the foundation principles of the subject, and when he reached a conclusion, he was irresistible in following to the legitimate results what he believed to be right. He devoted himself without stint to the interests of his clients. It can be said without reserve that in all his relations, personal and professional, he was absolutely honest.
"As a citizen he was faithful in the discharge of every duty. He followed his convictions as he followed the flag of his country, without wavering, and with an eye single to what he felt to be duty. His chairmanship of the committee, who had in charge the conduct of the campaign at the time of the submission of the constitutional amendment prohibiting the manufacturing and sale of intoxicating liquors, is an illustration of the manner in which he followed his convictions, and of the faith in which he met and discharged every duty. As the result of that campaign, which was due very largely to his leadership, and to the active work of his associates on the committee, the county gave a majority of 2,000 in favor of the prohibitory amendment."
Col. Keller was a member of the Reformed Church, and was sound in faith, and believed that the cause of temperance and sobriety was one of God's laws. He was a Sabbath-school superintendent, deacon and elder in his Church.
General Notes: Wife - Martha E. R. Schroeder
from Reading, Berks Co, PA