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- From Ezra E. Eby's 1895 History of Waterloo County:
Christian Keller was born about the year 1804(sic). He was married to Catharine Miller. He, in former years resided on the large farm one mile south of Heidelburg now possessed by Michael Schweitzer. Some twenty years ago he sold out and moved to Kent County, Michigan, where he died in 1887. She died in 1892. The names of their children are John, Abraham, Noah, Barbara, Menno, Benjamin, Aaron and Magdalena. They are residing in the state of Michigan.
This information was given by Mrs. Dennis Devitt of Berlin
From Ezra E. Eby's 1895 History of Waterloo County:
Miller, Peter, was never married and had a home with Christian Keller, Kent County, Michigan, where he died, aged about 75 years.
On the 1851 Census of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario are:
Christian Koeller, Farmer, born United States, Menonist, Married, 41 on December 4, Male
Katharina Koeller, born United States, Menonist, Married, 34 on September 10, Female
John Köller, Laborer, born Canada, Menonist, 15 on July 14, Male
Abraham Köller, born Canada, Menonist, 13 on June 30, Male
Christian Koeller, born Canada, Menonist, 9 on November 28, Male
Meno Koeller, born Canada, Menonist, 2 on November 9, Male
Barbara Koeller, born Canada, Menonist, 11 on November 9, Female
Magdalena Köller, born Canada, Menonist, 4 on July 24, Female
Peter Mueller, Racke Maker, born United States, Menonist, 46 on February 10, Male
(Presumably taken by an individual who could speak and write German)
On the 1880 Census of Bowne, Kent, Michigan are:
Keller, Christian, Male, aged 69, Married, Farmer, b Pennsylvania, Father b Pennsylvania, Mother b Pennsylvania
Keller, Catharine, Female, Wife, aged 63, Married, Keep House, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania
Keller, Lydia, Female, Daugher, aged 21, Single, House Work, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania
Miller, Peter, Male, Brother in law, aged 73, Single, Carpenter, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania
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