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Henry Joseph KECK

Henry Joseph KECK

Male 1823 - 1918  (94 years)

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  • Name Henry Joseph KECK 
    Born 4 Dec 1823  Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 5 Jul 1918  Van Buren County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I36127  Main
    Last Modified 30 Jul 2010 

    Family Mary NIXON,   b. 23 May 1830, Fayette County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Feb 1899, Van Buren County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 13 Dec 1855  Van Buren County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Ella Jane KECK,   b. 30 Oct 1856, Van Buren County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 May 1865, Van Buren County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 8 years)
    +2. Anna Belle (Bell) KECK,   b. 20 Aug 1858, Van Buren County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Nov 1913, Van Buren County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
    +3. Sarah Catherine (Sallie) KECK,   b. 27 Aug 1863, Van Buren County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jan 1942, Hillsboro, Henry, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    +4. Elmer Ellsworth KECK,   b. 10 Feb 1865, Van Buren County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location
    +5. Henry Judson (Jud) KECK,   b. 1 Aug 1866, Van Buren County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. Dibble Cemetery, Van Buren County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2023 
    Family ID F12663  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 13 Dec 1855 - Van Buren County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 5 Jul 1918 - Van Buren County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • 1878 Biography Harrisburg twnship., Van Buren Co.

      Keck, Henry, farmer, Sec. 5, P. O. Utica; owns 420 acres of land valued at $40 per acre; born Dec. 1823, Westmoreland Co., Penn./ went to Cincinnati, Ohio, and engaged in a wholesale and retail grocery store for his uncle; in the fall of 1849, came to Van Buren Co.; in the spring of 1850, went by overland route to Californiaf; returned in 1852; in 1852, again went to California; in 1855, returned and settled on the farm where he now lives. He married Mary Nixon, daughter of Isaac Nixon of this county, Dec. 13, 1855; she was born May 23, 1830, in Fayette Co., Penn; have four children living - - Anna B., Elmer E., Sallie C., Henry J.; lost one daughter -- Ella J. Mr Keck's father died here June 10, 1863, at the age of 59, and his mother died May 20, 1874, at the age of 64. Member of the M. E. Church, Republican.

      Sources for the Keck family came from Minnie Morrison Dodds, Wanda Barker Sheets, family history records from Kathleen Dodds Jones passed on by her daughter. Carol Parker.
      The biggest part of the information came from Joseph Keck's book titled History Of The Keck Family. In it he sites finding the Lehigh County, Pa., pioneers which gave a good history of the founder of the Keck family in
      America. He started the book in 1898. He visited gravesites, families and libraries that were available at the time. He continued his work with the aid of other family members who were willing to contribute and help in his search. The result is what i will try and put in the family records for posterity. G.J. Dodds great granddaughter of Sallie Catherine Keck.


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Updated 23 Dec 2023