Margaret Hodge Keller family 1850 Census

Margaret Hodge Keller, born about 1807
wife of Willis Green Keller, b 1804
mother of John Patterson Hopwood Keller, b 1827
grandmother of William Lafayette Keller, b 1855
great grandmother of John Patterson Hopwood Keller, b 1889
great great grandmother of Ralph Melvin Keller, b 1918
great great great grandmother of Marlene Keller Omerza, b 1946



Above is the 1850 U.S. Census for Jefferson County, Illinois. Left click to enlarge, right click to save.

Margaret Hodge Keller, widow of Willis Green Keller since 1835 is listed as the head of household. Her age is listed as 42. The census record is dated 23 Aug 1850, confirming her birth to be about 1807, as family PAF records indicate.

Children John P. age 22, Elizabeth S. A. age 17, and Joseph W. age 13 are also listed.

Margaret's birthplace is recorded to be in North Carolina, the children in Tennessee.

Two entries after Margaret's family (on the next census page) is the record for the Patterson Hodge family [entry 937]. Patterson was also born in North Carolina. Difficult to know exactly how [or if] they are related.



Nine entries after Patterson (two pages after Margaret) is the record for Willis A. Keller, wife Mary, and daughter Sarah [see entry 946].



Willis A. is Willis Green Keller's nephew. Willis A. Keller's father is John M. Keller, Jr., brother of Willis Green Keller.