update Feb 13, 2001 - CORNMAN link
KELLER Family Genealogy
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John Jacob KELLER, Jr.
b. 21 Feb 1779, Lebanon Cty, Pa
d. 12 Sep 1835, Potter Twp, Centre Cty, PA
m.

Mary Elizabeth KORNMAN
b. abt 1781
d. abt 1851, Tusseyville, Centre Cty, PA
David KELLER's parents
Meet John Jacob, Jr. and Mary Elizabeth's children
1.  Daniel KELLER, d. 6 Feb 1884

2. 
John KELLER, b. Nov 1801; d. 11 Oct 1865 Harris Twp., Centre Cty, PA

3. 
Jacob KELLER, 3rd, b. 28 Jan 1803; d. 10 Feb 1848, Potter Twp, Centre Cty, PA; m. 15 Dec 1826 to Christina DINGES

4. 
Catherine KELLER, b. 11 Apr 1804; d. 31 Dec 1897; m. John STAUFFER

5. 
George KELLER, b. May 1806; d. Sep 1865, near Ravenna, OH

6. 
Henry KELLER, b. 3 Feb 1811, Centre Cty, PA; d. 6 Feb 1884, Boalsburg, Centre Cty, PA; m. Margaret SCHENCK

7. 
David KELLER, b. 25 Jan 1818, Cedar Springs, PA; d. 27 Jun 1904, Boalsburg, Centre Cty, PA; m. abt 1840 to Margaret SHINNEBARGER
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Original research by Cousin Tom in the 1970's, continued by me ... all at the Centre County Historical Library.
Additional notes of interest about John Jacob ...   (all spellings are as noted from the hand writing on a copy of this document (caps added by me for easy name identification)

* Jacob Jr. gave the land to his eldest son John through his Last Will and Testament.
        
* Last Will & Testament, #253, Estate #2460, reads as follows with spelling and terms as best read:  "Memorandum, that on or about the twenty sixth day of May one thousand eight hundred and thirty five, Jacob KELLER of Potter Township, Centre County being sick of the sickness whereof he died and on about the twelfth of September following did at this dwelling house in said Township make and declare his last will and testament ... in these or the like following, John KELLER my son is to have one hundred seventy five acres of land in the and of the place he now lives on for which he is to pay five thousand dollars for by paying to Thomas Huston six hundred twenty five dollars yearly, first payment to be made May 1, 1836.  John is to have the land agreeably to a division line run by Oliver KERR, the remainder of the land to remain in the hands of my wife as long as she lives, after her death the land to be sold and the money divided equally among all my children.  These words or to the like effort the said deceased declared in the presence of the witnesses whose names are hereunto subscribed, with an intention that the same should stand for and be his last will and testament and he the said Jacob Keller be the witnesses on some of them bear witness thereunto. Witness our hands this 17th day of October 1835.  Daniel DOBBINS, John KELLER Sr., Jas. POTTER"

* "I do hereby acnounce my right to administer on the estate of my late husband Jacob KELLER and do request that my friends John STOUFFER and Jacob KELLER administer on the estate of my late husband Jacob KELLER dec'd.  Witness my hand this 10th day of October 1835.  Elizabeth (x her mark) KELLER.  Witness Jas. POTTER, John KELLER

*  Centre County - "Before me Samuel Pettit, Deputy Registre for the probate of wills and granting Letters of Administration in and for Centre County personally appeared Daniel DOBBINS, John KELLER, son and James Potter subscribing witness to the foregoing instrument of writing who being duly sworn according to law saith that they were personally present with Jacob KELLER now deceased at his dwelling house in Potter Township and during his last ... and sickness that in the presence and hearing of the said Daniel DOBBINS, John KELLER, son, and James POTTER the deceased Jacob KELLER did pronounce the words to the ... and meaning of the foregoing and called them to witness such as his Last Will, that at the same time the said Jacob KELLER was of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding and further saith not." Sworn and Subscribed the 17th day of Oct 1835 before Samuel PETIT.  Witnesses Daniel DOBBINS, John KELLER and James POTTER.
If you have additional information about this family or corrections, please contact me.
This Kornman link will take you to FTM site of Kathy Cornman.  Elizabeth is generation 3, child 8 George, child vii.
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