Jacob Bicher
(1818-1878)
Sarah Reider
(1824-1887)
Harrison Keller
(1849-1923)
Lydia Bicher
(1857-1911)
Charles Bicher Keller
(1878-1905)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Savilla Steffy Lutz

Charles Bicher Keller 2 3

  • Born: 14 Mar 1878, Brecknock Twp., Lancaster, PA 2
  • Marriage (1): Savilla Steffy Lutz on 3 Nov 1900 in Terre Hill, Lancaster, PA 1
  • Died: 1905, , Berks, PA at age 27 3
  • Buried: Mohnton: Mohnsville Cemetery, Berks, PA 3

   FamilySearch ID: LTT3-SBD.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Note: Lydia Bicher gave birth on 14 Mar 1878 to a bastard child fathered by Harrison Keller and filed a court suit against him in 31 March 1879, 14 Mar 1878, Brecknock Twp., Lancaster, PA. 4

2. Census in 1880 in Brecknock Twp., Lancaster, PA. 5 The 1880 census recorded Augustus Frey, baker, 36, living with wife Lydia, 23, and step-son Charles Keller, 2. Augustus and his parents were born in Switzerland. Lydia, Charles, and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

3. Census in 1900 in East Earl Twp., Lancaster, PA. 6 The 1900 census recorded Charles Keller, servant, 22, born Mar 1878, living in the household of Franklin Weaver, farmer, 34, born Apr 1866, who had a wife Emma, 35, born Nov 1865, and 5 children. Charles and his parents were born in Pennsylvania.

4. Newspaper: Lancaster New Era: Marriage Licenses Issued. Charles Keller and Savilla Lutz, both of East Earl., 2 Nov 1900, Lancaster, Lancaster, PA. 7

5. Residence: on 3 Nov 1900 in East Earl Twp., Lancaster, PA. 1


Charles married Savilla Steffy Lutz, daughter of Martin H. Lutz Sr. and Eliza Ann Steffy, on 3 Nov 1900 in Terre Hill, Lancaster, PA.1 (Savilla Steffy Lutz was born on 29 Mar 1876 in Earl Twp., Lancaster, PA,1 8 9 died on 3 Mar 1955 in Reading, Berks, PA 8 9 10 and was buried on 5 Mar 1955 in Mohnton: Mohnsville Cemetery, Berks, PA 8 9.)


Sources


1 Pennsylvania, U.S., Marriages, 1852-1854 ([database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Secretary of the Commonwealth. Series 26.28, Record and Indexes of Births, Deaths, and Marriages. Microfilm, rolls 668-673. Records of the Department of State, Record Group 26. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Lancaster Co. 2 Nov 1900 Charles Keller m. Savilla Lutz on 3 Nov 1900 at Terre Hill PA.

2 Lancaster County Historical Society, Collection File APR 1879 F067 QS - Lancaster County Quarter Sessions Court April 1879 - Bastard Cihld of Lydia Bicher fathered by Harrison Keller.

3 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/212444360.

4 Lancaster County Historical Society, Collection File APR 1879 F067 QS - Lancaster County Quarter Sessions Court April 1879 - Bastard Child of Lydia Bicher fathered by Harrison Keller.

5 1880 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWFR-MF8 Augustus Frey, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 104, sheet 32C.

6 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M33X-X8Q Charles Keller East Earl Twp Lancaster PA.

7 Lancaster New Era (Lancaster, PA), 2 Nov 1900, page 2.

8 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1970 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Death Certificate 11613 Savilla Keller b. 29 Mar 1876 d. 28 Feb 1955, father Martin H. Lutz, mother Eliza Steffy, widowed. Informant Mrs. Frank Griswald.

9 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/212444521.

10 Ephrata Review (Ephrata, PA), 3 Mar 1955, page 3. Obituary of Savilla Keller.



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