Charles McDowell KELLER
1830 Census, Bedford Co., TN. Buried Walnut Hill Cemetery. Information furnished by g-g-grandniece, Carla Keller Anderson Lived in Lincoln (Moore) Co., TN, then moved to Bedford Co. Family Bible Grave Marker
Buried Walnut Hill Cemetery
BURIED: Gravel Hill Cemetery
In addition to the 5 children listed there were 5 children who died in infancy: names, sex and order of birth are unknown. John was a Union soldier during the Civil War having enrolled on 30 Jan. 1862 in Cairo, IL., and was honorably discharged 9 Jan. 1865 in Chicago, IL. He lost the sight in his right eye at Corinth, MS in Dec. 1863 in the line of duty.
BURIED: Brooks Cemetery at Wayside, north of Lick Creek, IL.
BURIED: Walnut Hill Cemetery
BURIED: College Hill Cemetery
His family moved to Illinois in 1837 where his parents died. He then returned to Bedford Co., TN until Oct. 1854. On the 12th he departed for Texas through Mississippi, Arkansas. Arrived in Belton, Bell Co., Texas, Dec. 8, 1854.
He married Sarah Chaffin Abt 1816 at Burke, North Carolina . Sarah Chaffin was born at of Burke, North Carolina 1790/1800 .
They were the parents of 7
children:
Francis Franklin Keller
born 25 Jan 1817.
John Porter Keller
born 2 Sep 1818.
Squire C. Keller
born 17 Sep 1821.
Mary Elizabeth or Nancy Keller
born Abt 1824.
Mary Jane Keller
born Abt 1825.
Robert Morrison Keller
born 1 Jun 1828.
Andrew Mitchell Keller
born 9 Feb 1830.
Charles McDowell Keller died Abt 1850 at St Clair, Illinois .
Sarah Chaffin died 1840/50 at St Clair, Illinois .