Descendants of Abraham Keefer Generation No. 1 1. Abraham1 Keefer was born 1796 in Pennsylvania, and died March 24, 1863 in Ionia County, Michigan. Burial: 1863, Keefer/Olmstead Cemetery, Ionia County, Michigan He married Mary Ann Weston Abt. 1821 in Ohio. She was born October 16, 1799 in Pennsylvania, and died July 01, 1872 in Ionia County, Michigan. Burial: 1872, Keefer/Olmstead Cemetery, Ionia County, Michigan Children of Abraham Keefer and Mary Ann Weston are: + 2 i. Jacob2 Keefer, born 1819 in Ohio. + 3 ii. John Keefer, born 1821 in Stark County, Ohio. + 4 iii. George Keefer, born 1823 in Stark County, Ohio; died April 08, 1894. + 5 iv. Abram Keefer, born 1826 in Stark County, Ohio; died 1902 in Michigan. + 6 v. Samuel L. Keefer, born January 28, 1826 in Stark County, Ohio. + 7 vi. Mary Ann Keefer, born 1830 in Stark County, Ohio. + 8 vii. William Keefer, born December 16, 1837 in Stark County, Ohio; died July 28, 1911 in Orange Township, Ionia County, Michigan. Generation No. 2 2. Jacob2 Keefer (Abraham1) was born 1819 in Ohio. Burial: Keefer/Olmstead Cemetery, Ionia County, Michigan He married Catherine. She was born January 19, 1817 in Pennsylvania, and died 1880. Burial: 1880, Keefer/Olmstead Cemetery, Ionia County, Michigan Children of Jacob Keefer and Catherine are: 9 i. Solomon3 Keefer, born 1843 in Ohio. + 10 ii. John J. Keefer, born 1850. + 11 iii. Mary J. Keefer, born June 14, 1839; died May 14, 1916. 12 iv. Lydia Keefer, born Abt. 1847. 3. John2 Keefer (Abraham1) was born 1821 in Stark County, Ohio. He married (1) Ursula Hammon. She was born 1829 in New York State. He married (2) Elizabeth Woolver February 28, 1860. Children of John Keefer and Ursula Hammon were: 13 i. Sidney S.3 Keefer, born 1848 in Michigan. ii. Harriet A. Keefer, born 1852, Gratiot Co, Michigan iii. Clarissa M. Keefer, born 1854, Gratiot Co, Michigan iv. Franklin H. Keefer, born Apr 1858, Gratiot Co, Michigan His wife was Lauretta v. Lucy A. Keefer, born 1858, Gratiot Co, Michigan vi. Levi Keefer, born 2 Nov 1860 in Michigan. Died 2 Oct 1901 He married Hester A. Miller 4. George2 Keefer (Abraham1) was born 1823 in Stark County, Ohio, and died April 08, 1894. Burial: 1894, Keefer/Olmstead Cemetery, Ionia County, Michigan He married Rachael. She was born 1827 in Vermont, and died May 04, 1880. Burial: 1880, Keefer/Olmstead Cemetery, Ionia County, Michigan Children of George Keefer and Rachael are: 14 i. Abagail Keefer, born 1845 in Ohio. She married George St. John September 26, 1866 in Ionia County, Michigan. 15 ii. Mary Elizabeth Keefer, born May 1847 in Ohio. + 16 iii. Malachi Keefer, born May 1847 in Michigan; died April 14, 1915. 17 iv. Charles Keefer, born 1852. + 18 v. Abraham Keefer, born 1854. + 19 vi. William Keefer, born 1856. 5. Abram2 Keefer (Abraham1) was born 1826 in Stark County, Ohio, and died 1902 in Michigan. Burial: 1902, Keefer/Olmstead Cemetery, Ionia County, Michigan He married Mary Ann Tubbs December 20, 1857 in Ionia County, Michigan. She was born 1837, and died 1924. Burial: 1924, Keefer/Olmstead Cemetery, Ionia County, Michigan Children of Abram Keefer and Mary Tubbs are: + 20 i. Florence P.3 Keefer, born October 1858 in Michigan; died 1921. + 21 ii. Laura E. Keefer, born May 03, 1860 in Michigan; died 1949 in Michigan. + 22 iii. Albert Keefer, born January 19, 1862 in Michigan; died 1936 in Michigan. 23 iv. Adelbert Keefer, born 1864. 24 v. Eva Keefer, born 1866 in Michigan; died 1927 in Michigan. She married William Smith; born 1841; died 1918. 6. Samuel L.2 Keefer (Abraham1) was born January 28, 1826 in Stark County, Ohio. He married (1) Mary Jane Warner March 04, 1852. She was born November 15, 1833. He married (2) Emily Bennet October 10, 1947. Children of Samuel Keefer and Mary Warner are: 25 i. Frank Eugene3 Keefer, born 1856 in Alma, Michigan. 26 ii. Dudley Keefer, born December 10, 1865; died January 28, 1917. 7. Mary Ann2 Keefer (Abraham1) was born 1830 in Stark County, Ohio. She married Oscar Morse September 11, 1851. He was born 1827. Children of Mary Keefer and Oscar Morse are: 27 i. Martha3 Morse, born 1853 in Michigan. 28 ii. William H. Morse, born 1855; died 1856. Burial: 1856, Keefer/Olmstead Cemetery, Ionia County, Michigan 29 iii. Mary Morse, born 1864 in Michigan. 8. William2 Keefer (Abraham1) was born December 16, 1837 in Stark County, Ohio, and died July 28, 1911 in Orange Township, Ionia County, Michigan. Burial: 1911, Keefer/Olmstead Cemetery, Ionia County, Michigan He married Julia M. Carbough August 13, 1862, daughter of George Carbough and Magdelene Foreman. She was born September 14, 1838 in Ionia County, Michigan, and died 1906. Burial: 1906, Keefer/Olmstead Cemetery, Ionia County, Michigan Children of William Keefer and Julia Carbough are: + 30 i. Ulysses Grant3 Keefer, born October 14, 1863 in Ionia County, Michigan; died 1933 in Michigan. + 31 ii. Emma May Keefer, born September 24, 1865 in Michigan. + 32 iii. Wilson Sherman Keefer, born September 13, 1867 in Ionia County, Michigan; died 1954 in Michigan. 33 iv. Ida Ella Keefer, born October 27, 1870 in Ionia County, Michigan; died October 10, 1947 in Alma, Gratiot County, Michigan. She married William S. Knudson 1898 in Ionia County, Michigan; born June 03, 1870 in Montcalm County, Michigan; died July 10, 1936 in Alma, Gratiot County, Michigan. + 34 v. Sherman Wilson Keefer, born December 19, 1873 in Ionia County, Michigan; died March 06, 1943 in Michigan. He married Charlota Elida Judd on 28 Jun 1900 in Ionia Co, MI Generation No. 3 10. John J.3 Keefer (Jacob2, Abraham1) was born 1850. He married Esther E. Davenport January 11, 1874. Children of John J. Keefer and Esther Davenport are: 35 i. Willie J.4 Keefer, born 23 Jan 1875, Michigan. 36 ii. Walter Keefer, born 1877 in Michigan. iii. Orion Vernon Keefer, b. 10 Jun 1896, Ionia Co, MI; died Jan 1973, Tulsa, OK 11. Mary J.3 Keefer (Jacob2, Abraham1) was born June 14, 1839, and died May 14, 1916. Burial: 1916, Keefer/Olmstead Cemetery, Ionia County, Michigan She married Farley J. Tubbs. He was born May 16, 1836 in New York. Burial: Keefer/Olmstead Cemetery, Ionia County, Michigan Child of Mary Keefer and Farley Tubbs is: 37 i. Isadora Clara4 Tubbs, born June 04, 1859. 14. Abigail Keefer (George2, Abraham1) was born abt 1845 in Ohio. She married George W. St John on 26 Sep 1866 in Ionia Co, MI 16. Malachi3 Keefer (George2, Abraham1) was born May 1847 in Michigan, and died April 14, 1915. Burial: 1915, Bristol Cemetery, Flint Township, Genesee County, Michigan He married Margaret M. Priest on 14 Mar 1869. He married Hannah Croten. She was born January 1855 in England, and died 1939. Burial: 1939, Bristol Cemetery, Flint Township, Genesee County, Michigan1 Children of Malachi Keefer and Hannah Croten are: 38 i. George R. Keefer, born April 01, 1874; died August 24, 1907. 39 ii. Blanche E. Keefer, born February 22, 1880. + 40 iii. Claude M. Keefer, born October 19, 1887; died 1959. Burial: 1959, Bristol Cemetery, Flint Township, Genesee County, Michigan1 + 41 iv. Ulus J. Keefer, born May 30, 1893; died November 15, 1972. Burial: 1972, Bristol Cemetery, Flint Township, Genesee County, Michigan + 42 v. Silas Keefer, born May 30, 1893 in Rose City, Michigan; died December 26, 1973 in Michigan. 43 vi. Dorothy Keefer, born March 30, 1895; died March 07, 1978. She married Clarence Haber. She married William Henry Wideman. Burial: 1978, Sunset Hills Cemetery, Flint, Michigan 44 vii. Laura Keefer, born March 01, 1891. 18. Abraham3 Keefer (George2, Abraham1) was born 1854. He married Alice Green June 09, 1875 in Ionia County, Michigan. Children of Abraham Keefer and Alice Green are: 45 i. Frank4 Keefer, born abt 1876, Ionia Co, Michigan. 46 ii. Jennie Keefer, born abt 1878, Ionia Co, Michigan, died 10 Jul 1951, Ionia Co, Michigan She married Warren J. Stifler on 19 Aug 1904. 47 iii. Rachel Keefer, born abt 1879, Ionia Co, Michigan. 19. William Keefer (George2, Abraham1) was born Oct 1859 in Michigan. He married A. Clara Hiland on 24 Dec 1878 in Ionia Co, Michigan Children of William Keefer and A. Clara Hiland are: i. Hansin Keefer, born Mar 1882 in Ionia County Michigan ii. Allie M. Keefer, born Sep 1886 in Ionia County Michigan 20. Florence P.3 Keefer (Abram2, Abraham1) was born October 1858 in Michigan, and died 1921. Burial: 1921, Keefer/Olmstead Cemetery, Ionia County, Michigan She married Byron S. Richardson. He was born July 1848, and died 1930. Burial: 1930, Keefer/Olmstead Cemetery, Ionia County, Michigan Children of Florence Keefer and Byron Richardson are: 48 i. Ethel4 Richardson, born October 1886. 49 ii. Mary Richardson, born March 1888. 21. Laura E.3 Keefer (Abram2, Abraham1) was born May 03, 1860 in Michigan, and died 1949 in Michigan. Burial: 1949, Keefer/Olmstead Cemetery, Ionia County, Michigan She married Joseph P. Fitch October 15, 1885. He was born 1857, and died 1932. Burial: 1932, Keefer/Olmstead Cemetery, Ionia County, Michigan Children of Laura Keefer and Joseph Fitch are: 50 i. Philah4 Fitch, born May 04, 1887. 51 ii. Lennah Fitch, born April 02, 1889. 52 iii. Raleigh Fitch, born August 19, 1890. 53 iv. Albert Fitch, born May 12, 1892; died 1964. Burial: 1964, Keefer/Olmstead Cemetery, Ionia County, Michigan 54 v. Gordon Fitch, born August 24, 1893; died 1972. Burial: 1972, Keefer/Olmstead Cemetery, Ionia County, Michigan He married Mina G.; born 1903; died 1971. Burial: 1971, Keefer/Olmstead Cemetery, Ionia County, Michigan 55 vi. Alta Fitch, born April 21, 1895. 56 vii. Harold J. Fitch, born August 06, 1897; died 1963. Burial: 1963, Keefer/Olmstead Cemetery, Ionia County, Michigan 22. Albert3 Keefer (Abram2, Abraham1) was born January 19, 1862 in Michigan, and died 1936 in Michigan. He married Eva Eliza Taft November 15, 1892 in Michigan. She was born January 1875 in New York State, and died May 02, 1954 in Michigan. Children of Albert Keefer and Eva Taft are: + 57 i. Floyd J.4 Keefer, born January 20, 1894 in Ionia County, Michigan; died September 06, 1944 in Portland, Michigan. + 58 ii. Riley Earl Keefer, born April 05, 1897 in Ionia County, Michigan; died January 08, 1932 in Ionia County, Michigan. 30. Ulysses Grant3 Keefer (William2, Abraham1) was born October 14, 1863 in Ionia County, Michigan, and died 1933 in Michigan. Burial: 1933, Keefer/Olmstead Cemetery, Ionia County, Michigan1 He married Sadie Ann. She was born January 1875 in Michigan, and died 1959 in Michigan. Burial: 1959, Keefer/Olmstead Cemetery, Ionia County, Michigan1 Child of Ulysses Keefer and Sadie Ann is: 59 i. Reva M.4 Keefer, born December 1898 in Michigan; died 1979 in Michigan. Burial: 1979, Keefer/Olmstead Cemetery, Ionia County, Michigan 31. Emma May3 Keefer (William2, Abraham1) was born September 24, 1865 in Michigan. She married William T. Naldrett October 15, 1888 in Ionia County, Michigan. He was born January 05, 1863 in Alma, Gratiot County, Michigan. Children of Emma Keefer and William Naldrett are: 60 i. Jessie I.4 Naldrett. 61 ii. Dorothy M. Naldrett. 62 iii. Bessie M. Naldrett. 63 iv. Dora May Naldrett. 32. Wilson Sherman3 Keefer (William2, Abraham1) was born September 13, 1867 in Ionia County, Michigan, and died 1954 in Michigan. Burial: 1954, Keefer/Olmstead Cemetery, Ionia County, Michigan He married (1) Minerva (Minnie) R. Foote in Apr 1895, in Ionia Co, MI. She was born 1869, and died 1910. Burial: 1910, Keefer/Olmstead Cemetery, Ionia County, Michigan He married (2) Myrtie. She was born 1879, and died 1965. Burial: 1965, Keefer/Olmstead Cemetery, Ionia County, Michigan Children of Wilson Keefer and Minnie R. Foote are: i. Lucielle M. Keefer, born May 1900 in Ionia Co, MI 64 ii. Beulah I.4 Keefer, born 1902. Burial: Keefer/Olmstead Cemetery, Ionia County, Michigan She married Charles Forest Higbee June 04, 1925; born March 08, 1898; died June 22, 1989. Burial: 1989, Keefer/Olmstead Cemetery, Ionia County, Michigan iii. Florence L. Keefer, b. 1908 34. Sherman Wilson3 Keefer (William2, Abraham1) was born December 19, 1873 in Ionia County, Michigan, and died March 06, 1943 in Michigan. Burial: 1943, Keefer/Olmstead Cemetery, Ionia County, Michigan He married Charlotta Elida Judd. She was born September 06, 1873, and died October 13, 1957 in Michigan. Burial: 1957, Keefer/Olmstead Cemetery, Ionia County, Michigan Children of Sherman Keefer and Charlotta Judd are: 65 i. Gayla4 Keefer, born 1893. She married Charles Densmore. 66 ii. Gordon D. Keefer, born 1901; died 1901. Burial: 1901, Keefer/Olmstead Cemetery, Ionia County, Michigan 67 iii. William Judd Keefer, born 1905; died 1948. Burial: 1948, Keefer/Olmstead Cemetery, Ionia County, Michigan He married Esther K.; born 1902; died 1997. Burial: 1997, Keefer/Olmstead Cemetery, Ionia County, Michigan + 68 iv. Victor Keefer, born April 03, 1908 in Ionia County, Michigan; died September 05, 1985 in Carson City, Michigan. Generation No. 4 40. Claude4 M. Keefer (Malachi3, George2, Abraham1) was born 19 Oct 1887 in Michigan. He married Myrtle Grovenburg. They lived in Genesee Co, Michigan. Children of Claude M. Keefer and Myrtle are: i. Florence Keefer, b. abt 1910 ii. Dottie Keefer, b. abt 1913 iii. Thelma Keefer, b. abt 1914 iv. Leo Keefer, b. abt 1916 v. Ruth Keefer, b. abt 1918 vi. Mary or May Keefer, b. abt 1920 vii. Mabel Keefer, b. abt 1922 viii. Lettia Keefer, b. abt 1925 ix. Gertrude Keefer, b. abt 1927 x. Annabelle Keefer, b. abt 1929 41. Ulas4 Keefer (Malachi3, George2, Abraham1) was born May 30, 1893 in Rose City, Michigan. He married Martha Mamie Grovenburg. They lived in Flint, Genesee, MI Children of Ulas and Martha Keefer were: i. Maxine Keefer ii. Vina Keefer iii. Yvonne Keefer iv. Wesley Keefer v. Lesley Keefer 42. Silas4 Keefer (Malachi3, George2, Abraham1) was born May 30, 1893 in Rose City, Michigan, and died December 26, 1973 in Michigan. Burial: 1973, Sunset Hills, Flint, Michigan He married Lucy Ann Thom, daughter of Neil Thom and Christina Cory. She was born July 25, 1889 in Brooke, Lambton, Ontario, Canada, and died December 12, 1972 in Michigan. Burial: 1972, Sunset Hills, Flint, Michigan Children of Silas Keefer and Lucy Thom are: + 69 i. Charles U. Keefer, born April 30, 1915; died August 23, 1969 in Genesee County, Michigan. + 70 ii. Donna Keefer, born abt 1923. 71 iii. Alice M. Keefer. She married Theodore Saunders. + 72 iv. Robert Neil Keefer, born abt 1925, died December 23, 2001 in Genesee County, Michigan. + 73 v. Shirley W. Keefer, born abt 1930. 74 vi. Beverly Keefer. She married Pratt. 75 vii. Oleta June5 Keefer, born January 11, 1927. Burial: 1969, Sunset Hills Cemetery, Flint, Michigan1 76 viii. Phyllis Marie Keefer, born April 16, 1920; died March 15, 1927. Burial: 1927, Sunset Hills Cemetery, Flint, Michigan1 57. Floyd J.4 Keefer (Albert3, Abram2, Abraham1) was born January 20, 1894 in Ionia County, Michigan, and died September 06, 1944 in Portland, Michigan. Burial: 1944, Keefer/Olmstead Cemetery, Ionia County, Michigan He married Bessie Malissa Lowry November 11, 1915 in Ionia County, Michigan. She was born October 22, 1895 in Ionia County, Michigan, and died 1956 in Ionia County, Michigan. Burial: 1956, Keefer/Olmstead Cemetery, Ionia County, Michigan Children of Floyd Keefer and Bessie Lowry are: + 77 i. Gerald F.5 Keefer, born March 28, 1917; died August 11, 1992 in Beaverton, Michigan. 78 ii. Bernard A. Keefer, born February 28, 1919; died 1995. Burial: 1995, Keefer/Olmstead Cemetery, Ionia County, Michigan He married Charlene A. Bell July 19, 1945; born December 24, 1926. Burial: Keefer/Olmstead Cemetery, Ionia County, Michigan 79 iii. Marcelene Eva Keefer, born November 15, 1923 in Ionia County, Michigan. She married Donald May; born January 12, 1924 in Portland, Michigan. 80 iv. Albert Wayne Keefer, born June 06, 1925 in Ionia County, Michigan. He married Betty Wandel April 14, 1945. 58. Riley Earl4 Keefer (Albert3, Abram2, Abraham1) was born April 05, 1897 in Ionia County, Michigan, and died January 08, 1932 in Ionia County, Michigan. He married Lillian Smith February 21, 1920. She was born January 19, 1899. Children of Riley Keefer and Lillian Smith are: + 81 i. Samuel Basil5 Keefer, born 1921. 82 ii. Betty Keefer. She married Floyd Mulnix. 83 iii. Bertha Lee Keefer. She married Frank Tuck. 68. Victor4 Keefer (Sherman Wilson3, William2, Abraham1) was born April 03, 1908 in Ionia County, Michigan, and died September 05, 1985 in Carson City, Michigan. Burial: 1985, Keefer/Olmstead Cemetery, Ionia County, Michigan He married Elaine Ruehs August 21, 1940 in Michigan. She was born 1919, and died 1994. Burial: 1994, Keefer/Olmstead Cemetery, Ionia County, Michigan Children of Victor Keefer and Elaine Ruehs are: 84 i. Phillip5 Keefer. 85 ii. Terrence Keefer. Generation No. 5 70. Donna5 Keefer (Silas4, Malachi3, George2, Abraham1) She married James Fowler. Children of Donna Keefer and James Fowler are: + 91 i. Penny6 Fowler. 92 ii. Carol Fowler. 71. Alice5 M. Keefer (Silas4, Malachi3, George2, Abraham1) was born abt 1916 in Michigan She married Ambrose W. Goodrich in Schuylkill Co, PA 72. Robert Neil5 Keefer (Silas4, Malachi3, George2, Abraham1) died December 23, 2001 in Genesee County, Michigan. Burial: 2001, Flint Memorial Park, Flint, Michigan He married Rosella. Children of Robert Keefer and Rosella are: 89 i. Gary6 Keefer. 90 ii. Phyllis June Keefer. She married Jeremy Robert Bigalow October 23, 1999 in Genesee County, Flint, Michigan. 73. Shirley5 W. Keefer (Silas4, Malachi3, George2, Abraham1) She married Darrell Thoroman. Children of Shirley Keefer and Darrell Thoroman are: 93 i. Christopher6 Thoroman. 94 ii. Dana Thoroman. 75. Oleta June5 Keefer (Silas4, Malachi3, George2, Abraham1) was born January 11, 1927. She married Walter Douglas Wendland March 10, 1945 in Genesee County, Flint, Michigan, son of Walter Wendland and Opal Cox. He was born May 24, 1922, and died December 29, 1994 in Flint, Michigan. Burial: 1994, Michigan (cremated) Children of Oleta Keefer and Walter Wendland are: + 86 i. Terry Lee6 Wendland, born December 03, 1954 in Flint, Michigan. + 87 ii. Douglas Dale Wendland. 88 iii. Larry Dean Wendland. 77. Gerald F.5 Keefer (Floyd J.4, Albert3, Abram2, Abraham1) was born March 28, 1917, and died August 11, 1992 in Beaverton, Michigan. Burial: 1992, Keefer/Olmstead Cemetery, Ionia County, Michigan He married (1) Julia Sach. He married (2) Hazel P. Hart. She was born June 1915, and died 1964. Burial: 1964, Keefer/Olmstead Cemetery, Ionia County, Michigan He married (3) Rowella Shultz. Children of Gerald Keefer and Julia Sach is: 95 i. Alfred E.6 Keefer, born November 12, 1941 in Lansing, Michigan; died November 12, 1941 in Lansing, Michigan. ii. Larry L.6 Keefer iii. Paul6 Keefer 81. Samuel Basil 5 Keefer (Riley Earl4, Albert3, Abram2, Abraham1) was born 1921. Burial: Keefer/Olmstead Cemetery, Ionia County, Michigan He married Audrey J. Ferris. She was born 1931. Child of Samuel Basil Keefer and Audrey Ferris is: 96 i. Leo Earl6 Keefer, born January 13, 1952; died January 13, 1952. Burial: 1952, Keefer/Olmstead Cemetery, Ionia County, Michigan Generation No. 6 86. Terry Lee6 Wendland (Oleta June5 Keefer, Silas4, Malachi3, George2, Abraham1) was born December 03, 1954 in Flint, Michigan. He married (1) Charlene Kay Welsh June 05, 1976 in Flint, Michigan, daughter of John Welsh and Kathleen Taylor. She was born October 07, 1957 in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada. Divorce: October 05, 1987, Lapeer, Michigan He married (2) Sidney Marieann Scholl October 11, 1994 in Genesee County, Flint, Michigan. Marriage: June 05, 1976, Flint, Michigan Children of Terry Wendland and Charlene Welsh are: 97 i. Amy Marie7 Wendland, born November 18, 1978 in Flint, Genessee County, Michigan. + 98 ii. Bethany Anne Wendland, born October 17, 1981 in Flint, Genessee County, Michigan. 87. Douglas Dale6 Wendland (Oleta June5 Keefer, Silas4, Malachi3, George2, Abraham1) He married Carol Ann Michalik August 26, 1972 in Genesee County, Flint, Michigan. Child of Douglas Wendland and Carol Michalik is: 99 i. David7 Wendland. 91. Penny6 Fowler (Donna5 Keefer, Silas4, Malachi3, George2, Abraham1) Children of Penny Fowler are: 100 i. Brent7 Fowler. 101 ii. Matt Fowler. Generation No. 7 98. Bethany Anne7 Wendland (Terry Lee6, Oleta June5 Keefer, Silas4, Malachi3, George2, Abraham1) was born October 17, 1981 in Flint, Genessee County, Michigan. Child of Bethany Anne Wendland is: 102 i. Kaitlyn Marie8 Kienutske, born July 04, 2002 in Flint, Genesee County, Michigan. Endnotes 1. Tombstone.