Alva Grant Keyser^[1]

1872 - 1956  (83 years)

• Name	Alva Grant Keyser  [2, 3]
  Birth	29 Apr 1872	Webster Magisterial District, Marshall County, West Virginia   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	30 Apr 1872	Webster Magisterial District, Marshall County, West Virginia   [2]
  Residence	1880	Washington, Moundsville, Marshall, West Virginia, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter
  Death	28 Mar 1956	Northampton Township, Summit County, Ohio
  Person ID	I385	Parlett-Stancliff | Lucas
  Last Modified	3 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	John Love Keyser,   b. 6 Jul 1842, Pease, Belmont, Ohio d. 24 Oct 1896, Wheeling, Belmont, Ohio, USA (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Martha Mae Heaton,   b. 2 Feb 1845, Wood County, Virginia d. 3 Mar 1897, Wheeling, Belmont, Ohio, USA (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	26 Jun 1865	Washington, Ohio, USA   [4]
  Family ID	F584	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  == Biography =='''BIRTH OF ALVA GRANT KEYSER''' was born April 30,1872 in Limestone, Marshall County West Virginia, to parents John Love Keyser (1842-1896) and Martha A Heaton Keyser (1845 - 1897). '''1896 Death of Father John Love Keyser''' (1842–1896) 24 Oct 1896 Wheeling Twp, Belmont, OH '''1897 Death of Mother Martha Mae Heaton Keyser''' (1845–1897) 17 Mar 1897 Wheeling, Belmont, Ohio. {{Image|file=Keyser-413-4.jpg |align=r |size=m |caption=Alva and Leona Marriage Cert.}}'''MARRIAGE:''' He married his first cousin once removed AMANDA LEONA JEFFERSON on 15 Sep 1898 Shepherd, Marshall Co., W. Va. Amanda Leona Jefferson (1877–1956). Alva and “Leona” became dairy farmers in Northampton, OH. The Keyser home in Cuyahoga was originally built by the Best family in 1877 with J. C. Johnston, an in-law and master builder erected the farmhouse. In 1905 the Keyser family purchased the home. The Keysers sold a portion of their land to the City of Cuyahoga Falls in 1986, and then the final portion in 1993. This property is now known as Keyser Park, in Cuyahoga Falls and is named in honor of Alva. This is the last home in the area (783 West Bath Road) which has "Italianate and Eastlake style influence" per http://northamptonhistoricalsociety.com/keyser_donate.php.''' ::His daughter Carrie Keyser Swain was a local historian and instrumental in forming the society. She led the restoration of "Old Center Schoolhouse" as a meeting place and museum for citizens. The one-room schoolhouse was destroyed by a tornado on July 12, 1992 that took the schoolhouse off of its foundation and carried it 75 feet away, smashing it flat. Artifacts were strewn afar also. http://www.northamptonhistoricalsociety.com/school.php '''CHILDREN''': Alva Grant Keyser and Amanda Leona Jefferson were the parents of Eula Ruth, Carrie Margaret, Martha Mae, Gladys Marie, and William Erwin as well as John Earl Keyser: :Eula Ruth Keyser (Mrs. Green) (1898 - 1932) 29 Dec 1898 WV. Died 22 Jul 1932 in Cuyahoga Falls, Summit, Ohio. :Carrie Margaret Keyser (Mrs. Swain) (1903 - 1995) 21 Apr 1903 Limestone :Martha Mae Keyser (Mrs. Shaw) (1904 - 1986) 24 Dec 1904 Webster, Marshall, WV (Last of the children born there) : John E. Keyser (1907 - 1993) 24 Feb 1907 Northampton, Ohio on Keyser Farm :Gladys Marie Keyser (Mrs. Newman) (1913 - 1996) :William Ervin ''Dutch'' Keyser (1915 - 1991) 31 Mar 1915 on Keyser Farm, Summit Co., OH '''1932 Farm in Ohio''' {{Image|file=Keyser-413-5.jpg |caption=Alva Grant Keyser in 1932 on the Keyser farm in OH }} {{Image|file=Keyser-413-3.jpg |caption=Alva and Amanda Keyser }} '''DEATHS:''' Alva and Amanda died within one week of one another: Her mother Amanda Leona passed away on March 21, 1956, in Northampton, Ohio, at the age of 78. One week later her father Alva Grant passed away on March 28, 1956, in Northampton, Ohio, at the age of 83. Cuyahoga was central to their lives. They are buried at Oakwood Cemetery in Cuyahoga Falls, OH. Plot: Section 11.<ref> {{FindAGrave | 29825761}}</ref> ---- '''SIBLINGS''': :Emma V Keyser Gillespie (1865 - 1952). Died 11 Nov 1952 in Barnesville OH :Elmer Amos Keyser (1868 - 1926). Death of Brother Elmer Amos Keyser (WWI) (1867–1926) 28 April 1926 in Greenville (Transfer), PA; Buried Unity Cem., New Athens OH; Elmer Amos Keyser died while hand-cranking his Model T Ford at his farm, 5 miles West of Greenville, Pa. :Charles White Keyser (Sr.) born 1870; died 02 Feb 1953 :Alva Grant Keyser (1872 - 1956). :William Chalmer Keyser 29 Dec 1875 Limestone; died 18 Jun 1953 in Columbus, OH. :John Calvin Keyser(1878–1882) 15 Dec 1878 Limestone, WV. :Death of Brother John Calvin Keyser(1878–1882) 26 Feb 1882 :Carrie Jane Keyser(1882–1950) 28 Mar 1882 Limestone WV. Death of Sister Carrie Jane Keyser 30 April 1950 in Shortcreek, Harrison, Ohio. :Anna Laura "Annie" Keyser(1889–1965) 14 July 1889 • Ohio County, WV ==SOURCES== <references /> * https://catorfamilies.com/genealogy/keyser.html * https://snippetbiographies.blogspot.com/search?q=keyser * 1880, 1900 thru 1940 United States Federal Censuses * Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1774-1973 * Ohio, County Marriages, 1774-1993 * West Virginia, Births Index, 1804-1938 * West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971 Author: Anonymous Magyar

  
  

• Sources

  . [S1848508553] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S1848511635] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc). [S1849045228] Ancestry.com, Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).