Franz Keilman

1831 - 1908  (77 Jahre)

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• Name	Franz Keilman
  Geburt	25.11.1831	Bürstadt, Bergstraße, Hessen, Deutschland
  Geschlecht	männlich
  Auswanderung	1840	USA, , , USA
  Aufenthaltsort	1900	St. John Township, Lake County, Indiana, USA
  	ED 41
  Tod	10.10.1908
  Beerdigung	1908	St. John, Lake County, Indiana, USA
  Erstellt am:	09 Aug 2020
  ID Familysearch:	MDZP-TNC
  Personen-Kennung	87296064	Generation Boxheimer
  Zuletzt bearbeitet am	9 Aug 2020

  
  

  Vater	Heinrich Keilman,   geb. 17.04.1794, Bürstadt, Bergstraße, Hessen, Deutschland gest. 04.08.1878, St. John Township, Lake County, Indiana, USA (Alter 84 Jahre)
  Mutter	Maria Elisabeth Ofenloch,   geb. 29.09.1799, Bürstadt, Bergstraße, Hessen, Deutschland gest. 1840, Portage, Wood County, Ohio, USA (Alter 41 Jahre)
  Eheschließung	16.02.1819	Bürstadt, Bergstraße, Hessen, Deutschland
  Erstellt am:	09 Aug 2020
  Familien-Kennung	79681739	Familienblatt  |  Familientafel

  
  

  Familie	Margaret Schaffer,   geb. 17.10.1883, Deutschland, , , Deutschland gest. 06.01.1920 (Alter 37 Jahre)
  Eheschließung	16.05.1857	Lake County, Lake County, Indiana, USA
  Erstellt am:	09 Aug 2020
  Kinder	1. Susan Keilman,   geb. Oktober 1858, Lake County, Lake County, Indiana, USA   2. Francis Bartholomew Keilman,   geb. 1860, Lake County, Lake County, Indiana, USA gest. 1903 (Alter 43 Jahre)   3. John Mathias Keilman,   geb. 1862, Lake County, Lake County, Indiana, USA gest. 14.04.1946 (Alter 84 Jahre)   4. William Fredrich Keilman,   geb. 05.02.1865, Lake County, Lake County, Indiana, USA gest. 16.05.1910 (Alter 45 Jahre)   5. Elizabeth Keilman,   geb. 18.03.1867, Lake County, Lake County, Indiana, USA gest. 1942 (Alter 75 Jahre)   6. George Francis Keilman,   geb. November 1872, Lake County, Lake County, Indiana, USA gest. 15.01.1927 (Alter ~ 54 Jahre)   7. Magdalene Helen " Lena" Keilman,   geb. 17.11.1874, Lake County, Lake County, Indiana, USA gest. 1952 (Alter 78 Jahre)   8. Peter Keilman,   geb. 17.06.1877, Lake County, Lake County, Indiana, USA gest. 28.08.1942 (Alter 65 Jahre)
  Familien-Kennung	48456936	Familienblatt  |  Familientafel
  Zuletzt bearbeitet am	10 Feb 2024

  
  

• Ereignis-Karte

  Geburt - 25.11.1831 - Bürstadt, Bergstraße, Hessen, Deutschland Auswanderung - 1840 - USA, , , USA Eheschließung - 16.05.1857 - Lake County, Lake County, Indiana, USA Aufenthaltsort - ED 41 - 1900 - St. John Township, Lake County, Indiana, USA Beerdigung - 1908 - St. John, Lake County, Indiana, USA  = Link zu Google Earth

  
  

• Notizen

  Francis P. Keilman a pioneer St John Merchant, was born in Hess, Darmstadt, Germany, on November 25, 1831 and came to America with is parents in 1840. His father, Henry, first settled in Portage County, Ohio, but in 1844, came to Lake County where he established a farm in St. John Township; and continued to live there until his death at age 85. Keilman's mother died at the early age 38 while the family still lived in Ohio. One of the seven children, Francis left Ohio when he was eleven years old to live with his older brother, Henry, in Chicago. Here he attended school until his parents moved to St. John Township, and he rejoined them there. Two years later, however, in 1846, he returned to Chicago and clerked in a store where he first gained a grounding in shopkeeping. In 1859 he came back to St. John and clerked in a general merchandise store which his brother, Henry, had established. Some time later the brothers became partners in the business which then operated under the name of Henry and F.P. Keilman. Named postmaster in 1856, he continued to hold this post until 1885. Married to Margaret Schaefer, also a native of Germany, in 1857, the couple in subsequent years had nine children. They were Susan, Francis B., John, William F., Elizabeth, Margaret, George, Lena and Peter. After the Civil War in 1865, Keilman bought out his brother's interest in the store and formed a partnership with George F. Gerlach. This continued until 1885 when the partnership was dissolved. Gerlach withdrew to found his own store, and Keilman continued to operate the business alone. A contemporary described the store as having a fine general stock valued at ten thousand dollars. At one time Kielmann had the reputation of being the longest established merchant in Lake County. A local historian once wrote of him: "He and the family of which he is a member of have been identified with Lake County and St. John since pioneer times, and their enterprises and personal influence have always been reckoned as important factors in the various affairs of the county."