Thomas Keyser

1794 - 1882  (87 years)

• Name	Thomas Keyser  [1]
  Birth	4 Oct 1794	PA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	29 Jul 1882	Mead, Bellaire, Belmont, Ohio, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I414	Parlett-Stancliff
  Last Modified	3 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Andrew Keyser,   b. 15 Oct 1759, Washington Co, PA d. 27 May 1835, Mead, Bellaire, Belmont, Ohio, USA (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Mary Palmer,   b. 10 Apr 1760, Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States of America d. 12 Jun 1844, Wegee, Mead Twp, Belmont Co, OH (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	27 Dec 1778	PA   [1]
  Family ID	F570	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  ''Please click on any images once or twice to enlarge.'' == Biography == He was the son of [[Keyser-20|Andrew Keyser]] and [[Palmer-212|Mary Palmer]], a Mennonite family.<ref>Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014</ref> '''Birth''' Thomas Keyser was born 4 Oct 1794 in Pennsylvania <ref>https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95812482</ref> '''Marriage''' Thomas married a woman named Susanna Allender (1798–1877) and they had at least 2 known children, Andrew Keyser and William T. Keyser, all of whom are buried in same cemetery as Thomas. '''1850 Census for Mead, Belmont, OH for Thomas Keyser family'''Thomas was 55 and his wife Susannah is also listed as 55. Living with them are: :Mary Keyser 26 :Thomas Keyser 20 :William Keyser 19 :Susannah Keyser 17 :Sarah Keyser 13 :Lucinda Keyser 10 :Jacob Keyser 8 '''1860 Census for Mead, Belmont, OH for Thomas Keyser family'''Thomas was 66. His post office listed as Bellaire. Thomas was a farmer with real estate estimated to value $2000 and personal estate value to be $400. Living in his household are: :Thomas Keyser 66 :Susan (Allender) Keyser 65 :Margaret Baker 39 :Grace Shephard 10 :Jacob Keyser 19 '''1877 Death of Wife Susan Allender Keyser''' on March 8th in Belmont County OH. Buried Thomas Keyser Family Cemetery Shadyside, Belmont County, Ohio <ref>findagrave MEMORIAL ID 131088617</ref>''Inscription: Susanna Keyser Wife of Thomas Died Mar. 8, 1877 Aged 79 yrs 1 mo 7 days'' '''1882 Death''' Thomas died on 29 Jul 1882 in Mead Township, Belmont County, Ohio. He was aged 87 yrs 9 mos 25 days. His wife predeceased Thomas Keyser. <ref>https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95812482</ref> '''Burials''' At very small family cemetery at the home of Thomas Keyser Family Cemetery in Mead Township, Belmont County, Ohio. Now known as the Yates Family Cemetery (current owners per Terry Maygar))<ref>https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95812482</ref> '''Probate Documents''' {{Image|file=Keyser-887-1.jpg|caption=Ohio Probate form for Thomas Keyser Sr listing children and grandchildren in 1882 }} Originally set up from unsourced family tree handed down to [[Magyar-2|Skip Magyar]]. == Sources == Sources 1850 United States Federal Census 1860 United States Federal Census 1870 United States Federal Census Ancestry Family Trees Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014 Ohio, Wills and Probate Records, 1786-1998 U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current <references />

  
  

• Sources

  [S1849247649] Ancestry.com, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).