Louise Gaessler1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8

F, (10 August 1868 - 30 April 1940)
     Louise Gaessler was born on 10 August 1868 at Germany.2,4,5,7 She married Christopher John Keller, son of Johannes Keller and Elizabeth Minzi, in 1890.1,3,4,5 Louise Gaessler died on 30 April 1940 at Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, at age 71 years, 8 months and 20 days.5,7 She was buried on 4 May 1940 in section 126, lot 6, in the Woodland Cemetery, located in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. The funeral service was officiated by Reverend W. R. Grunewald.6,5,7
     Louise Gaessler emigrated in 1887 from Germany. She and Christopher John Keller appeared on the census of 9 June 1900 at Dayton, 3rd Ward, Montgomery County, Ohio. Louise Gaessler and Christopher John Keller appeared on the census of 21 April 1910 at Dayton, 3rd Ward, Montgomery County, Ohio. Louise Gaessler and Christopher John Keller appeared on the census of 2 January 1920 at Dayton, 3rd Ward, Montgomery County, Ohio. Louise, wife of Christopher John Keller, who died on 16 March 1921, was listed as the informant on the death certificate.3,9 Louise Gaessler appeared on the census of 2 April 1930 at Dayton, 3rd Ward, Montgomery County, Ohio. She, deceased, formerly lived at 1044 Demphle Avenue, Dayton, Ohio, as of April 1940.6,5 Her obituary was published sometime in May 1940 in the local paper, printed in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. Her obituary stated:

     LOUISE KELLER

     Services for Louise Keller, 71, of 1044 Demphle av., who died Tuesday at 6:25 p.m. at the residence after an illness of four months, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday from the residence, and at 2:30 p.m. at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran church with the Rev. W. R. Gruenwald officiating. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery, and friends may view the body at...6

Children of Louise Gaessler and Christopher John Keller

Last Edited=24 Feb 2009

Citations

  1. [S1783] Keller Family 8-8-43, Keller Research Files; supplied by David A. Buerk, [street address for private use,] Dayton, Ohio, USA. 2008. This is a copy of a family tree that was hand drawn in 1943. The date listed is shown as 8-8-1943. David indicated that it came from Emma (Keller) Feldmaier, which is Jacob Keller's daughter. It can be presumed that either Jacob or Emma was the artist of the tree. The tree contains no dates only a center showning John and Eliabeth Keller with branches for each of their children: Anna, Lena, John, Elizabeth, George, Margaret, Jacob, Katie and Christ and their descendants.
  2. [S1833] Montogmery County, Ohio, "Ohio Deaths 1908-1953," death certificate no. 54153 (file no.) 1898 (reg. no.), "Otto Keller," 22 September 1913; digitial image, FamilySearch Labs, Record Search (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/ : accessed 5 January 2009).
  3. [S1838] Montgomery County, Ohio, "Ohio Deaths 1908-1953," death certificate no. 19059 (file no.) 509 (reg. no.), "Christ John Keller," 18 March 1921; digitial image, FamilySearch Labs, Record Search (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/ : accessed 16 April 2008).
  4. [S1832] Montogmery County, Ohio, "Ohio Deaths 1908-1953," death certificate no. 18362 (file no.) 637 (reg. no.), "Henry M. Keller," 26 March 1930; digitial image, FamilySearch Labs, Record Search (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/ : accessed 11 January 2009).
  5. [S1836] Montgomery County, Ohio, "Ohio Deaths 1908-1953," death certificate no. 28542 (file no.) 1099 (reg. no.), "Louise Keller," 1 May 1940; digitial image, FamilySearch Labs, Record Search (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/ : accessed 16 April 2008).
  6. [S1789] Louise Keller obituary, undated clipping from an unidentified newspaper presumably from a local paper in Dayton, Ohio, May 1940. David A. Buerk, Dayton, Ohio, USA.
  7. [S1801] "Interment Records," database, Woodland Cemetery & Arboretum (http://www.woodlandcemetery.org/ : accessed 21 February 2009), entry for Louise Keller, Age ( years . months . days ): 71; Birth Place: Germany; Death Date: 30 Apr 1940; Burial Date: 4 May 1940; Section: 126; Lot: 6; Funeral Home: Westbrock; citing over 100,000 records from the Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum archives from 1843 to present, Dayton, OH; ID#: 49910; Interment#: 54569.
  8. [S1784] "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 December 2008), entry for Lena Elizabeth (Keller) Spitler, showing mother's maiden name as Gaessler; citing, Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California; no specific record cited.
  9. [S1801] "Interment Records," database, Woodland Cemetery & Arboretum, entry for Christopher Keller.
  10. [S1841] "Chris Keller obituary," St. Petersburg Times (St. Petersburg, Florida), 6 February 1987, p. 9; NewsBank subscription database (http://infoweb.newsbank.com), America's Obituaries & Death Notices by NewsBank, Record No. 173. Accessed 24 February 2009.