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Descendants of John Keister

Generation No. 3

5. WILLIAM ANDREW³ KEISTER (DANIEL², JOHN¹) was born June 10, 1843 in Huntingdon, PA, and died July 07, 1918 in Valentine, Nebraska burried in Tekamah, Neb. He married (1) ELLEN MCCULLOCH November 16, 1864 in Huntingdon, PA. She was born June 17, 1837 in Huntingdon, PA, and died April 26, 1884. He married (2) MARY KANE August 25, 1885. She was born Abt. 1847 in Huntingdon, PA (Altoona 1843 maybe?), and died December 1888. He married (3) AMY PAULINE MEACHAM October 22, 1890, daughter of STEPHEN MEACHAM and NANCY MARTIN. She was born April 26, 1862 in Lancaster County, Neb., and died October 18, 1958 in Buried in Grand Island, Hall, Neb. cemetary 10/21/58.

Notes for WILLIAM ANDREW KEISTER:
The Valentine Democrat Headlines for 7/11/1918 shows:

BLOW KILLED W.A.KEISTER
Says Coroner's Jury - Does Not Fix Blame but Bud Evans Faces Trial.

A coroner's inquest, presided over by Acting Coroner E. D. Clarke, was held Monday evening at the district court room in the court house, for the purpose of establishing the cause of the death of William A. Keister who died at his home in this city last Sunday morning.

Testimony offered at the inquest tended to strengthen the sentiment which had been rife since Mr. Keister's death to the effect that his demise was due to other than natural causes. Expert testimony offered by local physicians, backed up by the introduction in evidence of the skull of the deceased, left little doubt that the aged man's death was due to a blow on the head.

Further testimony showed that Mr. Keister had, a couple of weeks prior to his death, engaged in an altercation with Bud Evans at the latter's office in Fraternal Hall. The deceased was seen to stagger from the door which slammed behind him with his hand to his head. Asked by the witness what the trouble was, Mr. Keister replied that he had been struck by Evans, but that he was all right, whereupon he proceeded downstairs and home. A short time after a physician was summoned to attend the injured man whose condition grew worse as time passed, finally passing away early last Sunday morning. Following his death it was discovered that his skull had been fractured.

After hearing the testimony the jury, after deliberating for two days, on Wednesday evening returned the following verdict:

"William A. Keister came to his death from a fracture of the inner plate of the skull received in a manner to the jury unknown".

The jury was made up of the following well known men of the city: W. E. Haley, C. H. Cornell, H. W. Hoenig, E. C. Davenport, W. S. Jackson and C. A. Rosseter.

The Democrat is authorized to say that Bud Evans will be arrested on the charge of causing Mr. Keister's death. His arrest will perhaps occur before this newspaper reaches its readers. While there is, thus far, an absence of conclusive evidence that Evans struck the blow which fractured the skull of Mr. Keister, County Attorney Clarke feels that such evidence as has been offered fully justifies him in prosecuting the case.

*end of news story*

The following is information sent to me by Larry Keister's e-mail dated 5/14/00:

5-106 (4-31) William Andrew Keister 1843 - 1918
Son of Daniel and Matilda was born June 10, 1843 at Huntingdon, PA. He
married (1) Eleanor McCulloch who was born 17 June1837 at Huntingdon.
She died 27 April 1884 at Tekamah, Burr Co, Nebraska. Their children
were Letitia Jane Keister (6- 87), John McCulloch Keister (6-88), Mary
Ellen (6-89), William Simon (6-90). William then married Mary Kane on
25 August 1885. Her first husband was a Mr. Beamer. She was from
Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania. She died in December 1888. On
October 22, 1890 William married a third time to Amy Pauline Meacham.
She was born on 26 April 1862 at Lancaster Co. Nebraska. Her first
Husband was Robert Roggenkamp. Amy was the mother of 5 children for
William - Amy Juniata (6-91), Orpha Belle (6-92), Mina Ruth (6-93), Elza
Dewey Keister (6-94), Neva Pauline (6_95). William died on July 7, 1918
at Valentine, Cherry County, Nebraska and is buried at the place of
burial of his first wife, Tekamah, Nebraska. Amy lived on until 18
October 1958 and died at Grand Island,
Hall County, Nebraska.

Notes for ELLEN MCCULLOCH:
Per Larry Keister's e-mail dated 5/14/00:

Ellen McCulloch on 16 Nov 1864, Huntingdon, PA; Ella born 17 Jun 1837; d. 26 Apr 1884
**(note) on John Mcculloch Keister's death certificate has his mothers name is listed as Ellen. In the Nicholas Graffius story her name is found as Eleanor. It is listed as being Eleanor by Amy Juniata (Keister) Husted.....The (correct name is Ellen).

Notes for MARY KANE:

Per Larry Keister's e-mail 5/14/00:

Mary Kane, b. abt 1843 Altoona, Blair County,
Pennsylvania m. 25 Aug. 1885 d. dec.1888
**(note) Her First husband was a Mr. Beemer
They may have had a child: Mary K. Beemer

Children of WILLIAM KEISTER and ELLEN MCCULLOCH are:

12.	i.		JOHN MCCULLOCH⁴ KEISTER, b. May 17, 1866, Philadelphia, Blair, PA.
	ii.		JENNIE LETITIA KEISTER, b. January 07, 1868, Altoona, Blair, PA; m. WILLIAM SHERMAN BARKER; b. Abt. 1864, Poss. Altoona, PA.

Notes for JENNIE LETITIA KEISTER:
Family Group shows Jennie L.
Research done by Junie Keister shows Letitia Jane.

From Larry Keister's e-mail dated 5/14/00:

**(note) In a letter sent to my Grandmother Joie (Williams) Keister, Lowman, by Amy Juniata (Keister)
Husted, this sister is listed as Littittia Jane Kiester.
This letter contains family kistory charts as well
as the location of the William Sherman Barker family
bible, from which she gathered this information.

iii.

ELLA MARY KEISTER, b. March 06, 1871, Altoona, Blair, PA; d. June 1913, Valentine, Nebraska burried in Tekannah Neb.

Notes for ELLA MARY KEISTER:
Family Group info shows: Ella M.
Research done by Junie Keister shows Mary Ellen.

Per Larry Keister's e-mail dated 5/14/00:

**(note) Amy Juniata (Keister) Husted has this sister
listed as: Mary Ellen Keister in the William
Sherman Barker family bible.
**(note) Last known location for this Bible was with
Bernardine Anderson Prescott, Az.

iv.

WILLIAM SIMON KEISTER, b. November 04, 1873, Altoona, Blair, PA; m. PEGGY LUCAS MATHEWS; b. Abt. 1877, Poss. Altoona, PA.

Notes for WILLIAM SIMON KEISTER:
Per Larry Keister's e-mail dated 5/14/00:

**(note) A. Juniata Husted located the daughter of
Willie Simon Kiester and she has given all of Willies'
information, her information, and her brothers information to<
A.Juniata (Keister) Husted. .

Children of WILLIAM KEISTER and AMY MEACHAM are:

13.	v.	AMY JUNIATA⁴ KEISTER, b. March 16, 1892, Near Norden, Keyapaha Co. Neb..
14.	vi.	ORPHA BELL KEISTER, b. June 25, 1893, Near Norden, Keyapaha Co. Neb.; d. December 1983, Buried in Lusk, Wyo. cemetary.
15.	vii.	MINA RUTH KEISTER, b. July 31, 1895, Near Norden, Keyapaha Co. Neb.; d. 1996, Fort Laramie, WY was buried in Cheyenne, WY.
	viii.	ELIZA DEWEY KEISTER, b. May 20, 1898, near Norden, Keyapaha Co. Neb..
16.	ix.	NEVA PAULINE KEISTER, b. January 03, 1904, Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.; d. January 29, 1921.

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