Script From "A Journey into the Past"

Dear Readers,
Below is a script from the original text of "A Journey into the Past".

According to the 1860 Philadelphia Census, there was a family of Kellers with the mother, Susannah age 59yrs old as head of household. The census also listed three sons, Jacob age 23yrs, Gotlieb age 22yrs and Frederick age 16yrs. Though I cannot verify for sure that this Keller family is any relation it was recorded in the German Lutheran Archives that John Keller was also known as Jak which could be the shorter form of the name Jacob. In addition, John Keller would have been about 23yrs old in 1860 and he did later name one of his daughters the name Susannah which he could have named after his mother. This of course is all speculation. Besides John Keller, the Naturalization Records of 1794 to 1880 also listed an Adam Keller and a Patrick Keller as arriving through the Port of Philadelphia in 1858. (Publication Code 9300) Again, whether or not these two Kellers are in any way related to John Keller is purely speculation.

According to the 1890 Philadelphia directories, John resided at 126 Walnut while Gotlieb Keller resided at 128 Walnut in Manayunk. Again, whether or not these other Kellers are related is all speculation.
John died later that summer in 1890 leaving a wife and several young children ranges in ages 1yr to 14yrs.


Readers,
I wrote the above text when I did original research on John Keller. Today, the speculation has become reality and we now know John Keller had at least two brothers named Gotlieb and Frederick and that his mother was named Susannah. I will research these names further in the future and keep you posted. In the near future you can also expect other text inserts as well as the house photos at 126 and 128 Walnut.