Joseph Keepers and Elizabeth Shaw

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Husband Joseph Keepers ¹

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           Born: 19 Dec 1822 1
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         Father: Joseph Keepers (1795-1830) 2
         Mother: Elizabeth Haven (1798-      ) 2

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Wife Elizabeth Shaw ¹

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           Born: 15 Aug 1824 1
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Children

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1 M Joseph T. Keepers ¹

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           Born: 15 Sep 1844 1
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2 F Alice M. Keepers ¹

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3 M Dr. Americus Columbus Keepers ²

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           Born: 27 Oct 1846 or 1848 3
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         Spouse: Mary E. Cochran (      -      ) 1
           Marr: 13 Feb 1871 1

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4 M Ira Keepers ¹

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           Born: 4 May 1851 1
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5 M Henry L. Keepers ¹

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           Born: 18 Apr 1853 1
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6 M William M. Keepers ¹

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           Born: 26 Mar 1856 1
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7 M Isaac M. Keepers ¹

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           Born: 11 Jun 1858 1
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8 M Frank Keepers ¹

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           Born: 4 Nov 1860 1
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9 M Charles B. Keepers ¹

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           Born: 20 Apr 1867 1
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General Notes: Husband - Joseph Keepers

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He was reared at Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, where he learned the blacksmith trade and where he made his home until 1870, at which time he removed to Newark, New Jersey, and engaged in the mercantile business. He was a member of the M. E. church for fifty-five years, and was for a quarter of a century the superintendent of the Sunday-school at Connellsville.

1 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 335.

2 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 334.

3 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 334, 335.