My Family History

Jacob Keyser

Male 1800 - 1871  (71 years)


Personal Information    |    Notes    |    Sources    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name Jacob Keyser  [1
    Birth 25 Apr 1800  Washington Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 15 Aug 1871  Mead, Bellaire, Belmont, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Bethesda, Belmont, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I417  Parlett-Stancliff
    Last Modified 3 Jul 2023 

    Father Andrew Keyser,   b. 15 Oct 1759, Washington Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 May 1835, Mead, Bellaire, Belmont, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Mary Palmer,   b. 10 Apr 1760, Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jun 1844, Wegee, Mead Twp, Belmont Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage 27 Dec 1778  PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F570  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • ''Please click on any images once or twice to enlarge.''

      == Biography ==
      Jacob was born into a Mennonite family on 25 April 1801and had a twin, Issac. He was the son of [[Keyser-20|Andrew Keyser]] and [[Palmer-212|Mary Palmer]]. The date of birth comes from the Andrew and Mary Palmer Keyser Family Bible. <ref>Family information handed down to [[Magyar-2|Skip Magyar]]</ref>
      '''OHIO''' By his marriage in 1821, Jacob was living in Ohio.<ref>Ohio, Compiled Marriage Index, 1803-1900</ref>
      '''1821 Marriage:''' Jacob married Margaret Myers (nee Dunfee) on Oct 11, 1821 in Belmont, OH. Margaret was the daughter of Oliver Dunfee (1765–1835) and Rosanna Ortman Dunfee (1771–1823)
      {{Image|file=Palmer-212-4.jpg|caption=Mennonite Card of the Andrew and Mary Palmer Keyser Family; page 3
      }}

      '''1861 CIVIL WAR'''
      '''Death:''' From Findagrave: Jacob Keyser, Sr. was born 25 Apr 1800 in Washington County, Pennsylvania. He died 15 Aug 1871 in Belmont County, Ohio and is buried at Mount Zion Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery at Bethesda, Belmont County, Ohio. Buried there also are known to be dad, Andrew, mom, Mary and wife, Margaret (note that Margaret lived about three years after her husband Jacob died).<ref>https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89460897</ref>

      NOTE: Jacob had no children.


      == Sources ==

      1840 United States Federal Census

      1850 United States Federal Census

      1860 United States Federal Census

      Ancestry Family Trees

      Ohio, Marriages, 1803-1900

      Ohio, Wills and Probate Records, 1786-1998

      U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

      Web: Ohio, Find A Grave Index, 1787-2012

      catorfamilies.com


      <references />

  • Sources 
    1. [S1848508435] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

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