Christ Keller1,2,3,4,5 
M, (4 July 1894 - 5 February 1987)
- Relationship
- 10th great-grandson of Jacob Scholderer
Christ Keller was born on 4 July 1894 at Glendale, Hamilton County, Ohio.2,3,4,6,5 He was the son of Christopher John Keller and Louise Gaessler.1 Christ Keller first married Marie Fritz in 1918.3 Christ Keller married a second time Estella L. [—?—] circa 1969.6 Christ Keller died on 5 February 1987 at Veterans Administration Medical Center, Bay Pines, Pinellas County, Florida, at age 92 years, 7 months and 1 day.4,6,5 He was buried on 9 February 1987 in section 53, site 261, in the Bay Pines National Cemetery, located in Bay Pines, Pinellas County, Florida.5
Christ Keller was also known as Chris.4,5 He appeared on the census of 9 June 1900 in the household of Christopher John Keller and Louise Gaessler at Dayton, 3rd Ward, Montgomery County, Ohio. Christ Keller appeared on the census of 21 April 1910 in the household of Christopher John Keller and Louise Gaessler at Dayton, 3rd Ward, Montgomery County, Ohio.
Due to a need for men to serve during World War I, the United States instituted a draft. The first registration was for men between the ages of 21 and 31. As a result, this first registration included men born between June 5, 1886 and June 5, 1896. Christ Keller filled out a draft card in June 1917 at Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio.2 As of August 1923, Christ Keller and Marie Fritz lived at 306 Hopeland Street, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. Christ, father of Norma Jane Keller, who died on 28 August 1923, was listed as the informant on the death certificate.3,7 Christ Keller and Marie Fritz appeared on the census of between 10 April 1930 and 19 April 1930 at Dayton, 9th Ward, Montgomery County, Ohio. He became a widower at the age of 73 with the death of Marie on 10 December 1967.8,9 Christ Keller and Estella L. [—?—] moved from Greenville, Ohio in 1970 to South Pasadena, Pinellas County, Florida.6,10 His obituary was published on 6 February 1987 in the Saint Petersburg Times, printed in Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida. His obituary stated:
KELLER, CHRIS, 92, of 6800 Park St. S, South Pasadena, died Thursday (Feb. 5, 1987) at the Veterans Administration Medical Center at Bay Pines. Born in Glendale, Ohio, he came here in 1970 from Greenville, Ohio, where he was traffic manager for Kramen Brothers Foundry. He was an Army veteran of World War I, a member of the First Baptist Church of Dayton (Ohio) and was a volunteer at Palms of Pasadena Hospital. Survivors include his wife Estella; a stepson Billie D. Young, Greenville; two sisters, Emma Dauskart, Lauder Hill, and Lena Spitler, Canoga Park, Calif., and two grandchildren. David C. Gross Funeral Homes, Central Avenue Chapel, St. Petersburg.6 The Social Security Death Index gives the last residence of record for Christ as Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida.4
Christ Keller was also known as Chris.4,5 He appeared on the census of 9 June 1900 in the household of Christopher John Keller and Louise Gaessler at Dayton, 3rd Ward, Montgomery County, Ohio. Christ Keller appeared on the census of 21 April 1910 in the household of Christopher John Keller and Louise Gaessler at Dayton, 3rd Ward, Montgomery County, Ohio.
Due to a need for men to serve during World War I, the United States instituted a draft. The first registration was for men between the ages of 21 and 31. As a result, this first registration included men born between June 5, 1886 and June 5, 1896. Christ Keller filled out a draft card in June 1917 at Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio.2 As of August 1923, Christ Keller and Marie Fritz lived at 306 Hopeland Street, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. Christ, father of Norma Jane Keller, who died on 28 August 1923, was listed as the informant on the death certificate.3,7 Christ Keller and Marie Fritz appeared on the census of between 10 April 1930 and 19 April 1930 at Dayton, 9th Ward, Montgomery County, Ohio. He became a widower at the age of 73 with the death of Marie on 10 December 1967.8,9 Christ Keller and Estella L. [—?—] moved from Greenville, Ohio in 1970 to South Pasadena, Pinellas County, Florida.6,10 His obituary was published on 6 February 1987 in the Saint Petersburg Times, printed in Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida. His obituary stated:
KELLER, CHRIS, 92, of 6800 Park St. S, South Pasadena, died Thursday (Feb. 5, 1987) at the Veterans Administration Medical Center at Bay Pines. Born in Glendale, Ohio, he came here in 1970 from Greenville, Ohio, where he was traffic manager for Kramen Brothers Foundry. He was an Army veteran of World War I, a member of the First Baptist Church of Dayton (Ohio) and was a volunteer at Palms of Pasadena Hospital. Survivors include his wife Estella; a stepson Billie D. Young, Greenville; two sisters, Emma Dauskart, Lauder Hill, and Lena Spitler, Canoga Park, Calif., and two grandchildren. David C. Gross Funeral Homes, Central Avenue Chapel, St. Petersburg.6 The Social Security Death Index gives the last residence of record for Christ as Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida.4
Child of Christ Keller and Marie Fritz
- Norma Jane Keller1,3 (23 May 1920 - 28 Aug 1923)
Last Edited=25 Feb 2009
Citations
- [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.
- [S1837] "World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 11 January 2009), card for Christ Keller, card no. 18, stamped 34-6-17A, Dayton, Draft Board 1, Montgomery County, Ohio; citing World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918, National Archives microfilm publication M1509, imaged from Family History Library film no. 1832132.
- [S1839] Montgomery County, Ohio, "Ohio Deaths 1908-1953," death certificate no. 50944 (file no.) 1759 (reg. no.), "Norma Jane Keller," 31 August 1923; digitial image, FamilySearch Labs, Record Search (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/ : accessed 11 January 2009).
- [S1840] Social Security Death Index, RootsWeb online, at <http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/> (Baltimore, Maryland: U.S. Social Security Administration, 17 February 2009 update). The SSDI component of RootsWeb online is drawn from the Social Security Death Benefits Index of the U.S. Social Security Administration. CHRIS KELLER, birth listed as 04 Jul 1894, died listed as Feb 1987, issued in the State of Ohio. Last residence Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, FL 33707, last benefit Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, FL 33707. Accessed 23 Feb 2009.
- [S1842] U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs, Interment.net - Bay Pines National Cemetery - Surnames Kas-Ki - Pinellas County, Florida, online http://www.interment.net/data/us/fl/pinellas/baypinat/… ( page last updated 30 November 2007) viewed on 24 February 2009.
- [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.
- [S1801] "Interment Records," database, Woodland Cemetery & Arboretum (http://www.woodlandcemetery.org/ : accessed 22 February 2009), entry for Norma Jane Keller, Age ( years . months . days ): 3; Birth Place: Dayton, OH; Death Date: 28 Aug 1923; Burial Date: 31 Aug 1923; Section: 49; Lot: 1519; Funeral Home: Berk; citing over 100,000 records from the Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum archives from 1843 to present, Dayton, OH; ID#: 49924; Interment#: 43626.
- [S1801] "Interment Records," database, Woodland Cemetery & Arboretum, entry for Marie Keller.
- [S1840] SSDI, RootsWeb online. (MARIE KELLER, birth listed as 24 Mar 1897, died listed as Dec 1967, issued in the State of Ohio. Last residence Dayton, Montgomery, OH 45406, last benefit (none specified). Accessed 23 Feb 2009.).
- [S1843] "Estella Keller obituary," St. Petersburg Times (St. Petersburg, Florida), 16 April 1996, p. 7B; NewsBank subscription database (http://infoweb.newsbank.com), America's Obituaries & Death Notices by NewsBank, Record No. 165. Accessed 24 February 2009.