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Henry A. Keefer
1848 - 1907 (59 years)-
Name Henry A. Keefer Birth 7 Jul 1848 Hornellsville, Steuben County, New York 
Gender Male Death 14 Oct 1907 Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York Burial Lake View Cemetery, Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York Notes - 1860 living in Oil Creek,PA with his Aunt and Uncle Silas and Hannah Whitford.
1870 Henry is working as a Laborer on the Alanson H. Nelson farm in Oil Creek,PA.
Henry apparently moved to Pennsylania after 1855 and retuned to Hornell before 1875 census(June).
1880 in Hornellsville with his wife, children and mother. His occupation in 1880 is listed as a Teamster.
1900 living back in Titusville,PA, working as a Motorman. His two grandaughters are living with he and his wife.
- HENRY A. KEEFER
He Sustained a Stroke of Apoplexy This Morning and Died This Afternoon.
Henry A. Keefer, who for several years was a motorman in the employ of the Jamestown Street Railway company, sustained a stroke of apoplexy this morning and died at his home, corner of East Fourth street and Prendergast avenue, at about 3 o'clock this afternoon. He was at work as usual this morning but did not feel well and succeeded in getting home with considerable difficulty. Shortly after arriving home he suffered the stroke and death took place a few hours later. Mr. Keefer was considered one of the most reliable and efficient men in the employ of the street railway company and Superintendent Harvey stated to a Journal reporter this afternoon that he could be depended upon every time. He leaves a wife and three children, William Keefer of Kansas City, Mo.; Mrs. Dora Chapman of Los Angeles, Cal., and Miss Cora Keefer of this city.
(Jamestown Evenving Journal, Monday, October 14, 1907)
- Henry A. Keefer Dead:
Jamestown, Oct 15. - (Special) - Henry A. Keefer, one of the veteran motorman of the Jamestown Street Railway, made his usual trips yesterday morning, but when he went home at noon complained of feeling ill. In the middle of the afternoon he died of apoplexy.
(Buffalo Evening News, October 15, 1907, page 4)
Person ID I12241 OurNorthernRoots Last Modified 25 May 2025
Father Henry Keefer, b. ca 1787, New York d. Bef 1855, New York (Age ~ 67 years) Mother Dorcas Whitford, b. 1820, Onondaga County, New York d. Aft 1884, Michigan (Age 65 years) Marriage Abt 1847 Steuben County, New York Family ID F3300 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Nora AnaBell Nelson, b. 5 Jul 1852, Titusville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania d. 29 Dec 1908, Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York (Age 56 years) Marriage Feb 1870 Oil Creek Twp, Crawford County, Pennsylvania Children + 1. William H. Keefer, b. 1871, Titusville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania d. Aft 1913, St. Louis, Missouri (Age 43 years)> 2. Cora M. Keefer, b. 7 Mar 1874, Titusville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania d. 24 Nov 1953, Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York (Age 79 years)> 3. Dora L. Keefer, b. 7 Mar 1874, Titusville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania d. 20 Jul 1941, Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California (Age 67 years)Family ID F3354 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2023
- 1860 living in Oil Creek,PA with his Aunt and Uncle Silas and Hannah Whitford.
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Birth - 7 Jul 1848 - Hornellsville, Steuben County, New York 
Marriage - Feb 1870 - Oil Creek Twp, Crawford County, Pennsylvania 
Death - 14 Oct 1907 - Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York 
Burial - - Lake View Cemetery, Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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