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CHRISTIAN
KELLER, produce dealer, Mt. Vernon, Ohio, a native of
this State, was born near Lancaster, Fairfield county, Apr. 19,
1819, and in 1828 his father came to this county where he
resided until his death. C. Keller has resided
within the limits of this county since 1828. He received
such an education as the subscription schools of that day
afforded, and by dilience and and energy he acquired a good
English education. His first business engagement was with
the firm of J. A. Sherman & Co. where in appreciation of
his faithfulness and abilities he was retained eight years.
He then engaged in the dry goods and produce business, which he
conducted with success for seven year, after which he sold out
the dry goods and engaged in the grocery, butter and eggs and
produce business, which he carried on about eighteen years and
during which he did business to the amount of over two million
dollars. He quit the retail grocery trade about eleven
years ago, and he now sells all his groceries out of the wagons.
He keeps an average of fifteen two horse wagons on the road and
furnishes employment to about twenty-five men, nearly all of
whom have families. He ships about five thousand barrels
of eggs and about ten thousand packages of butter per year, and
in a good fruit season he ships about four thousand barrels of
dried apples for export trade. He business is on an
increase of about ten per cent. He was married in Nov.,
1848, to Miss Julia A. White, who was a native of
Vermont. They had one child, a daughter, who died when
about twelve years old.
(SOURCE: History of Knox County, Ohio -
Mt. Vernon, Ohio: A. A. Graham & Co., 1881 ~ Page 709) |
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FRANK
KELLEY, of the firm of J. P. Kelley, Mt. Vernon,
Ohio, son of Andrew Kelley, who was one of the
pioneer hardware merchants of Knox county. He engaged in
the hardware business in Mt. Vernon in 1844, in which he
continued until 1870, with the exception of eighteen months.
In 1870 his son, John P. Kelley, took charge of the
business, and conducted in until 1879, when he went west and
engaged in business there, his brother Frank remaining to
close out the business here, with a view of changing the stock
to that of agricultural implements, it until 1879, when he went
west and engaged in business there, his brother Frank
remaining to close out the business here, with a view of
changing the stock to that of agricultural implements, in which
business he expects to engage on his own account, and in which
he will be sure to succeed, as he is a young man of character,
energy, and ability, and makes friends of all with whom he comes
in contact. He was born Feb. 17, 1854, and is one of a
family of eight children, four of whom are living.
The hardware business, as conducted by Kelley & Sons,
has been a success, and they carried a stock of about six
thousand dollars, consisting of foreign and domestic hardware,
etc., and is the oldest existing firm in this line in the city.
(SOURCE: History of Knox County, Ohio -
Mt. Vernon, Ohio: A. A. Graham & Co., 1881 ~ Page 709) |
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HENRY
KELLER, Pike township, farmer, post office, North
Liberty; born in Knox county in 1829, and was married in
1850 to Elizabeth Grubb, who was born in Bedford county,
Pennsylvania, in 1829. They have four children, Daniel,
Mary E., John W., and Delpha.
Mr. Keeler owns a good farm with all the modern
improvements. He is a minister of the German Baptist
church, and officiates at the Owl Creek church of Berlin
township, and his labor are highly appreciated.
(SOURCE: History of Knox County, Ohio -
Mt. Vernon, Ohio: A. A. Graham & Co., 1881 ~ Page 709) |
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J. A.
KELLEY, was born May 1, 1851, in Mt. Vernon, Ohio,
received a common education at the public schools, after which
he learned the trade of carriage smithing, at which he worked
four years; for the next few years he was engaged in various
ways. In 1878 he established his present business, which
consists of staple and fancy groceries, and all kinds of wines,
brandies, ale, beer, and choice liquors generally. He was
married July 29, 1877, to Miss Lovina E., daughter of
Frederick Weber of Mt. Vernon.
(SOURCE: History of Knox County, Ohio -
Mt. Vernon, Ohio: A. A. Graham & Co., 1881 ~ Page 709) |
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JOHN
KELSER, (deceased), was married to Mary Drake,,
who was born in Holmes county in 1838. They had two sons,
John W. was born in 1863 (he is now residing with his
grandmother, Mrs. Margaret Drake); Philip S. was
born in 1865.
David Drake was married to Margaret
Freshwater, who was born in Brook county, Virginia.
They had eight children, Nancy, Martha, Mary, Sarah E.,
Normanda, William and infant. William
Freshwater (deceased), was a native of Virginia; he was
married to Nancy Chain who was born in Pennsylvania.
They had eight children, William, Reuben, Margaret, Mary,
Fanny, Sarah, Nancy and George. Mr.
Freshwater came to Knox county in 1818, and settled in Union
township; he afterwards moved to Holmes county, and died in that
county.
(SOURCE: History of Knox County, Ohio -
Mt. Vernon, Ohio: A. A. Graham & Co., 1881 ~ Page 709) |
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ISAIAH,
KENDER, landlord, Union township, post office, Danville,
was born in Carroll county, Ohio, Oct. 5, 1835. He
remained there until 1848, when he came to Knox county, and
settled in Jefferson township with his father. In 1865 he
married S. E. Myers, who was born Apr. 28, 1838.
They settled in Brown township, Knox county, on a farm which he
still owns. In 1878 he moved to Rosstown and bought the
Union hotel, which he is conducting with fair success. He
has three children: Odessa, William, and Alma.
Isaiah Kender enlisted in the Eighty-second Ohio
Volunteer Infantry in 1861, and went to the war from this
district. They landed first in Virginia, and were
organized in the Eleventh corps under General Siegel, and
was with him in four battles. In the battle of Red Tree
Creek he was wounded and had to have his arm amputated.
Shortly after he recovered from this injury he was made a
prisoner and taken to Andersonville, where he laid five months
before he was exchanged. Five months after he was
exchanged he was discharged from the service and came home,
where he has remained ever since.
(SOURCE: History of Knox County, Ohio -
Mt. Vernon, Ohio: A. A. Graham & Co., 1881 ~ Page 709) |
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KENYON
MILLS, College township, Gains & Dial proprietors.
These mills are located in college township, on Owl creek, one
mile southeast of Gambier. The grist-mill was erected in
about 1840, by the late Daniel S. Norton, and the
saw-mill was erected shortly afterwards by the same party.
The grist-mill contains three run of buhrs, and has power to
grind three hundred bushels of wheat per day. The
saw-mill is capable of sawing two thousand five hundred feet of
lumber per day.
(SOURCE: History of Knox County, Ohio -
Mt. Vernon, Ohio: A. A. Graham & Co., 1881 ~ Page 710) |
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