John F. Keithley

William married Julia Ann Haezlip on 19 May 1836 in St. Charles, St. Charles Co, Missouri. Julia was born in 1813; died in 1852 in Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

JACOB, JOHN, JOSEPH, DANIEL AND SAMUEL KEITHLY
Posted 30 Jun 2010 by Vaughn Marie Gouff

JACOB, JOHN, JOSEPH, DANIEL AND SAMUEL KEITHLY came from North Carolina, and settled in Bourbon county, Ky. John married and raised a large family of children, some of whom settled in Texas and California. Joseph married in Kentucky, and had but one son, John, who settled in Boone county, Mo. Daniel married Mary Mooler, and the names of their children were: Joseph, John, Isaac, Daniel, Jr., William K. and Katy. Samuel lived and died in Tennessee. Jacob married Barbara Rowland, and moved to Warren county, Ky., where he died. His children were: Absalom, Jacob, John, Samuel, Obadiah, Rowland, William, Levi, Daniel, Tabitha, Isaac, Polly, Elizabeth, Katy, Patsey, Sally. Daniel Keithley, son of Daniel, Sr., married Miss Hostetter, and they had a daughter named Kate, who was the largest woman in the world, weighing 675 pounds. She died when 22 years of age (children of Jacob Keithley, Sr.).Abraham married Tennie Rowland, and settled in Missouri in 1806. He had four children, and was killed by his horse in Cuivre river, 1813. His widow afterward married John Shelley. John married Polly Claypole, and lived and died in Kentucky. Joseph married Elizabeth Burket, of St. Charles county, Mo. Samuel settled in the city of St. Charles in 1808. He was married twice, first to Polly Burket, and second to Mrs. Nancy Pulliam. He had 22 children by his two wives, and shortly before he died he gave a dinner to his children and grand-children, of whom there were 82 present. He died in 1871. Rowland was married twice. He settled in St. Charles county in 1816, where he remained two years and then moved to Pike county. William came to St. Charles county in 1812. He joined the Rangers under Nathan Boone, and served with them one year, when he joined Capt. Callaway's company. He was married first to Charlotte Castlio, who died in 1857, and he then married the widow Duncan, who was a daughter of James Loyd. Mr. Keithley was still living, in his eighty-fourth year, in 1875. He had eight children, four of whom are living, viz.: Mrs. Pauline Sharp and Mrs. Elizabeth Wray, of St. Louis; Mrs. Ruth Savage, of Wentzville, and Mrs. Adeline Ward. The names of those who are dead, were: John, Samuel W., Lucy and Francis M. Samuel came to St. Charles county, in 1818, and died in 1862. He was married twice; first to Miss Owens, and second to Emma Wellnoth. He had six children. Absalom settled in St. Charles county in 1818. He married Cenia Castlio, and they had 11 children. Obadiah settled in St. Charles county in 1825, and moved to Texas in 1869. He was married twice. Polly married Isaac Hostetter, of Kentucky, who settled in St. Charles county in 1806. Elizabeth married Joseph Rowland, who came to Missouri and remained one year, and then returned to Kentucky, where he died. Katy married Peter Graves, and lived in Tennessee. Patsy married Alfred Dithmyer, and settled in Illinois.
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A hist. Of the pioneer fams. Of Mo. By Will. S. Bryan et al. St. Louis, Mo. 1876. (Xvii,569p.):162-3

Daniel married Mary Molar. Mary (daughter of Joseph* Moler, Sr. (Rev War) and Mrs. Susannah* (..) Moler) was born about 1776 in Frederick Co, Maryland; died after 19 Mar 1836 in St Charles Co, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Her birthplace is inferred from information on the pension application of her father. 1

19 Mar 1836 On this date Mary is mentioned when her father's Will was proven in Highland Co, OH. She may be one of the females, age 60-70, included in the 1840 census for St. Charles Co, MO, in the households of Nathan and Isaac Keithley, both sons of Daniel & Mary (Moler) Keithley.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military: Jun 1775, Frederick Co, Maryland
• Military: Sep 1777, Frederick Co, Maryland
• Residence: Between 1778 and 1800, Bath Co (prev Montgomery Co), Kentucky; abt 22 years
• Residence: Jan 1778, Rutherford Co, North Carolina; few weeks
• Residence: Feb 1778, Rutherford Co, North Carolina
• Residence: Feb 1778, Washington Co, Georgia
• Residence: Abt Mar 1778, Washington Co, Georgia
• Military: Abt 1779, Georgia
• Military: Between Sep 1781 and Jan 1783, Wilkes Co, Georgia; increments
• Residence: 1785, Wilkes Co, Georgia; taxes
• Property: 1786, Wilkes Co, Georgia
• Residence: 1787, Wilkes Co, Georgia; taxes
• Residence: 1790, Wilkes Co, Georgia; taxes
• Census: 1800, Wilkes Co, Georgia
• Religion: 1800, Nicholas Co, Kentucky
• Residence: Abt 1800, Nicholas Co, Kentucky
• Census: 11 Aug 1800, Montgomery Co, Kentucky
• Residence: 22 Aug 1800, Montgomery Co, Kentucky; Kentucky Tax List
• Residence: Abt 1803, Highland Co, Ohio
• Residence: 1811, Bath Co (prev Montgomery Co), Kentucky; taxes
• Residence: 1812, Bath Co (prev Montgomery Co), Kentucky; taxes
• Residence: 1813, Bath Co (prev Montgomery Co), Kentucky; taxes
• Residence: 1814, Bath Co (prev Montgomery Co), Kentucky; taxes
• Residence: Bef 1815, Hamer Twp, Highland Co, Ohio
• Residence: 1820, Highland Co, Ohio
• Residence: Between 1826 and 1830, Salem Twp, Highland Co, Ohio; taxes
• Census: 1830, Highland Co, Ohio
• Military: 29 Oct 1833, Highland Co, Ohio; received Pension
• Will: 20 Jan 1836, Highland Co, Ohio
• Will: 14 Mar 1836, Highland Co, Ohio; probate

Notes:

http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=hvmo&id=I17667
Rootsweb: Hankins - Vandolah - Moler - Owens Families
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Sources:
1 Title: Denton, Joyce (Email)
2 Title: Probate Court (Highland County), Highland County Will record v. 1-4 1809-1849 (Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1969)
3 Title: McBride, David Newton, Highland County Wills, administrations, guardianships and adoptions of Highland County, Ohio, 1805-1880 (Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1970)
4 Title: Rummel, Merle C., Brethren on the Ohio Valley Frontier (Web Site)
5 Title: Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files
6 Title: United States Census Office, Population Schedules of the Census
7 Title: Ayres, Elsie Johnson, Highland pioneer sketches and family genealogies (Springfield, Ohio : H.K. Skinner & Son, c1971)
8 Title: Newman, Harry Wright, Maryland Revolutionary Records Baltimore : Genealogical Publishing Company, 1967 (1938 reprint)
9 Title: McAdams, Ednah Wilson, Kentucky Pioneer and Court Records (Baltimore : Genealogical Pub. Co., 1975)
10 Title: Index to the Headright and Bounty Grants of Georgia, 1756-1909 (Vidalia, Ga. : Genalogical Reprints, 1970)
11 Title: Hudson, Frank Parker, Wilkes County, Georgia tax records, 1785-1805 (Atlanta, Ga. : F.P. Hudson, c1996)
12 Title: Bath County (Kentucky). Tax Assessor, Tax books, 1811-1870 (Frankfort, Ky. : Kentucky State Historical Society, 1952-1953)
13 Title: McBride, David N., Personal property taxpayers of Highland County, Ohio (Hillsboro, Ohio : D. McBride, c1980)
14 Title: Davidson, Grace Gillam, Early Records of Georgia - Wilkes County, Volume 1 (Macon, Ga. : J.W. Burke, 1932-)
15 Title: Estimated/Assumed Date or Place


Military:
Event: Military JUN 1775 MD, Frederick Co
Served 6 mos. in Capt. Jacob Good's Co., Col. Billings' MD Regiment. Several skirmishes with British on Long Island.
sorce REF: Page 674 7 Event: Military JUN 1775 MD, Frederick Co Title: Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files


Military:
Military SEP 1777 MD, Frederick Co
Served 6 mos. in Capt. Jacob Good's Co., Col. Billings' MD Regiment. Several skirmishes with British on Long Island.
Event: Military SEP 1777 MD, Frederick Co
source: Title: Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files

Residence:
Residence: JAN 1778 NC, Rutherford Co
REF: Volume 1, page 2386
source: Title: Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files

Residence:
Residence: FEB 1778 GA, Washington Co
REF: Volume 1, page 2386
ref Title: Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files

Residence:
Residence: FEB 1778 GA, Washington Co
REF: Volume 1, page 2386
source: Title: Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files

Military:
Served 3 mos. in Capt. Winchester's Company.
Event: Military ABT 1779 GA
Joseph Moler is listed as a Private, Militia; and having served from Georgia.
source: REF: page 38, 145 Title: Newman, Harry Wright, Maryland Revolutionary Records Baltimore : Genealogical Publishing Company, 1967 (1938 reprint)

Military:
September 1781 to March 1782, and three months in the winter of 1782/3. His services were as an Indian spy, to help determine which tribes were friendly with the mother country (England) and which were aligned with the rebellious colonists.
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Residence:
Event: Taxpayer 1785 GA, Wilkes Co, Captain Nail's Precinct
Taxes on 2nd 250.
REF: page 49, 162 Title: Hudson, Frank Parker, Wilkes County, Georgia tax records, 1785-1805 (Atlanta, Ga. : F.P. Hudson, c1996)

Property:
REF: page 321 9
Event: Land 1786 GA, Wilkes Co
Purchased 200 acres.
REF: page 461, 645 Title: Index to the Headright and Bounty Grants of Georgia, 1756-1909 (Vidalia, Ga. : Genalogical Reprints, 1970)

Residence:
Event: Taxpayer 1787 GA, Wilkes Co, Captain Kidd's Precinct

Taxes on 2nd 100 and 3rd 100.
REF: page 49, 162 Title: Hudson, Frank Parker, Wilkes County, Georgia tax records, 1785-1805 (Atlanta, Ga. : F.P. Hudson, c1996)

Residence:
Event: Taxpayer 1790 GA, Wilkes Co, Captain Trimble's Precinct
Taxes on 2nd 100 and 3rd 100.
REF: page 49, 162 Title: Hudson, Frank Parker, Wilkes County, Georgia tax records, 1785-1805 (Atlanta, Ga. : F.P. Hudson, c1996)

Census:
Event: 1800 Census 1800 GA, Wilkes Co
Remnant Tax Digest, Leaves Gone Front and Back. Explanatory: This is the first tax digest found in the court house, and was taken to give a practically complete census of the heads of families of that date, to identify their lands as headrights, and possible bounty grants for Revolutionary service, and to replace in a measure the census of 1790, all of which for Georgia was destroyed by the British during the War of 1812 in Washington, D. C. There is no complete digest until 1802, only a few pages left in the interim. The remnants for 1792, 1793, 1794 have been published in "Some Tax Digests of Georgia" Ruth Blair, State Historian and Archivist, and give valuable information. The entry reads: Joseph Moler, 1 poll, 250 acres Wilkes Co.
source: Title: Davidson, Grace Gillam, Early Records of Georgia - Wilkes County, Volume 1 (Macon, Ga. : J.W. Burke, 1932-)


Religion:
Religion: ABT 1800 KY, Nicholas Co

The largest congregation was north of Boonesboro, toward Limestone. It was on Hinkston Creek, near Mount Sterling Kentucky. Jonas Hahn and his son Peter were here, as were the Welty, Kern, Rebelin, Ramsey, Moler, Garver/Garber, Ockerman, Keithley, Landess, Hendricks, Coleglazer, Lantz, Rowland, Sears, West, Wyatt, Zimmerman families. This was a "Brethren Association" church, and went Disciples after 1826.
source: Title: Rummel, Merle C., Brethren on the Ohio Valley Frontier (Web Site)
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Joseph Moler undoubtedly spoke German and was a member of the early German Baptist Church. While in Kentucky, the Molers, along with the Welty, Ockerman, Keithley and Landess families, were prominent in the Brethren congregation formed at Hinkston Creek, Bath County and their meeting place on Somerset Creek, Nicholas County, now East Union. Many of these families relocated to Highland County, Ohio in the first years of the 19th century, Joseph Moler going there about 1814.
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Residence:
Event: Misc ABT 1800 KY, Nicholas Co

The Crose Families. Michael Crose was born in Maryland in 1765, or earlier, and his wife, Mary Crose, was born in Virginia in 1769. They were both members of the German Baptist or Dunkard Church. They both spoke the German language and brought their German Bible with them to Kentucky about 1780. In all probability their ancestors came to Pennsylvania with a colony of German Baptists in 1719 from near Kassel Hess, in Westfalia Province, Germany. This colony spread over parts of Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia, and finally a small community came to Bourbon and Nicholas counties, Kentucky. Among them were Blounts, Shrouts, Molars, Hahns and the Crose or Krauses. They built a church at the forks of Somerset Creek in Nicholas County, which they named East Union, and in which they preached in the German language.

REF: page 321 Title: McAdams, Ednah Wilson, Kentucky Pioneer and Court Records (Baltimore : Genealogical Pub. Co., 1975)


Census:
Event: 1800 Census 11 AUG 1800 KY, Montgomery Co
Part of Montgomery Co became Bath Co in 1811.
REF: Tax Lists 6

Residence:
1800 Second Census of Kentucky
Moler, Isaac Montgomery 8/22/1800
Moler, Joseph Jr Montgomery 8/22/1800
Moler, Joseph Sr. Montgomery 8/22/1800

Residence:
Taxes on 2nd 100 and 3rd 100.
REF: page 49, 162 11
Event: Taxpayer 1811 KY, Bath Co, Hinkston water course

Joseph Moler, third rate 214, Bath County, Hingston water course, in whose name entered Van Swangun??, in whose name surveyed Van Swangun, in whose name patented Van Swangun, horses & mares - 4.
source: Title: Bath County (Kentucky). Tax Assessor, Tax books, 1811-1870 (Frankfort, Ky. : Kentucky State Historical Society, 1952-1953)

Residence:
Event: Taxpayer 1812 KY, Bath Co, Hinkston water course
Joseph Moler, third rate 244, Bath County, Hingston water course, in whose name entered Tho. Swavenger, in whose name surveyed Tho. Swavenger, in whose name patented Tho. Swavenger, horses & mares - 5. Title: Bath County (Kentucky). Tax Assessor, Tax books, 1811-1870 (Frankfort, Ky. : Kentucky State Historical Society, 1952-1953)

Residence:
Event: Taxpayer 1813 KY, Bath Co, Hinkston water course

65th Regiment, Joseph Moler, third rate 214, Bath County, Hingston water course, in whose name entered Tho. Swearengen, in whose name surveyed Tho. Swearengen, in whose name patented Tho. Swearengen, horses, mares - 4.
source: Title: Bath County (Kentucky). Tax Assessor, Tax books, 1811-1870 (Frankfort, Ky. : Kentucky State Historical Society, 1952-1953)


Residence:
Event: Taxpayer 1814 KY, Bath Co, Somerset water course
Gray's Company, Joseph Moler, second rate 214, Bath County, Somerset water course, in whose name surveyed Tho. Swearengen, in whose name surveyed Tho. Swearengen, in whose name patented Tho. Swearengen,
white males over 21 - 1, blacks over 16 - 2, total blacks - 2, horses, mares & jennies 4, value of land 4, 50, total value 1003.
souce: Title: Bath County (Kentucky). Tax Assessor, Tax books, 1811-1870 (Frankfort, Ky. : Kentucky State Historical Society, 1952-1953)

Residence:
Residence: BEF 1815 OH, Highland Co, Hamer Township
Joseph Moler, another veteran of the Revolution, emigrated to the area of Hamer Twp. with Lewis Moler, before the year 1815. He chose to locate his land grant on Kerr Survey No. 6, 713, northwest of Danville. The Moler farm was taken over by the pioneer, Jacob Landess, as early as 1815. He was a Dutch Quaker from Pennsylvania.

source: REF: Page 674 Title: Ayres, Elsie Johnson, Highland pioneer sketches and family genealogies (Springfield, Ohio : H.K. Skinner & Son, c1971)

Residence:
Residence: 1820 OH, Highland Co
source: Title: United States Census Office, Population Schedules of the Census

Residence:
Event: Taxpayer BET 1826 AND 1830 OH, Highland Co, Salem Township
source: Title: McBride, David N., Personal property taxpayers of Highland County, Ohio (Hillsboro, Ohio : D. McBride, c1980)

Census:
1830 Highland Co, Ohio
There is a male age 80-90 in the household of John Moler, presumably this is his father Joseph, born 1749.

source: Title: United States Census Office, Population Schedules of the Census

Military:
Joseph Moler is listed as a Private, Militia; and having served from Georgia.
REF: page 38, 145 8
Event: Misc 29 OCT 1833 OH, Highland Co
Moler, Joseph, S9033, GA & MD Line, sol was b in Apr 1749 in Lancaster Co PA & he lived in Frederick Co MD at enl & in Jan 1778 he moved to Rutherford Co NC for only a few weeks then moved to Washington Co GA & also enl there & after the Rev he moved to Bath Co KY for 22 yrs then moved to Highland Co OH where he appl 29 Oct 1833.

REF: Volume 1, page 2386 Title: Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files

Will:
Will: 20 JAN 1836 OH, Highland Co

The last Will and Testament of Joseph Moller sen'r. whereas and being in my proper mind and sences do by these presents bequeath to all my children and the immediate offspring of them that have deceased, viz. Mary Keahly, Joseph Moller, Isaac Moller, Anny Little, Lewis Moller, Catherine Landess, Esther Mace, John Moller. It is my will that all these being my lawful heirs shall have what ... equally divided among them after all Just Claims is paid of my burial expenses and of settling my estate and I do hereby appoint my son John Moller my sole executor to settle the estate and as part of my children live at a distance and none of them are dead when the money can all be made ready which cannot be til December 1839 if it should [ill] then and when it may be collected John shall not be bound to pay them interest. The reason for this is some of the grandchildren which will be heirs being young and scattered it may be some time before they get it therefore they are only to have got it when they may an equal part of the sum total when a dividend is struck whereas I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 20th day of January 1836 as my last Will and testament. Joseph [his X mark] Moler. Test: Robert Culvert; David Ockerman. Subscribed and Sworn to in open court this 14th/16th day of March AD 1836.
REF: page 286 3


Will:
http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=hvmo&id=I17667
Rootsweb: Hankins - Vandolah - Moler - Owens Families

Probate: 14 MAR 1836 OH, Highland Co

This day it was proved to the satisfaction of the court that Joseph Moller a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States departed this life the 27th day of January 1836 leaving the following children, to-wit: John Moller and Lewis Moller who reside in Highland County; Isaac Moler, Esther wife of Job Mace and Mary wife of Daniel Keithler who have gone to parts unknown. That Joseph Moller left no widow and that said John Moller is the sole executor of the last will and testament of said Joseph.
Gateway to the West,Vol. I, Highland County, Common Plea Court Records, June 1834 - Jul 1837.


Died:
author unknown - shared on Ancestry tree, says originally shared by "BetweenGeorgia1" to Wittaker Family Tree
I found Joseph Moler later at the Falls Creek Church in Highland Co OH and the hint/possibility that he died at the home of his son, John Moler at the Obannon or Stonelick Church. I have not found any grave for Joseph or John around Stonelick. There is a Moler Road just northwest of the present church or southeast of the Obannon Church where John Moler lived. I do not have a complete burial list of the Stouder Cemetery at the Obannon Church site just southeast of Goshen OH. The Stonelick Church sits at the edge of the Stonelick State Park near Edenton OH. The Park was made of several of the Brethren farms. The surviving congregation of the old Obannon Church is now pastored at the Stonelick Church of the Brethren.
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/17217050/person/18739598392/media/3?pgnum=1&pg=0&pgpl=pid|pgNum

Buried:
Joseph died in Highland County and was buried in the Stouder Cemetery in neighboring Clermont County next to his wife Susannah, who had died earlier at the home of their son, John Mason Moler. The Stouder Cemetery was associated with families of the Obannon Brethren Church.
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Joseph* married Mrs. Susannah* (..) Moler about 1774. Susannah* was born about 1756; died before 20 Jan 1836 in Nicolas Co, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She was a member of the Hinkston Creek Brethren Church.

She is not mentioned in her husband's Will; it is presumed that she died before it was written.

Buried:
Joseph died in Highland County and was buried in the Stouder Cemetery in neighboring Clermont County next to his wife Susannah, who had died earlier at the home of their son, John Mason Moler. The Stouder Cemetery was associated with families of the Obannon Brethren Church.
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