Melvina Keller
Melvina Keller (maiden name: Wolleat) was born around 1833 in Pennsylvania to Michael Wolleat and Adeline Davidson. The family moved to Harrison, Indiana, sometime in the late 1830s, and her father worked as a farmer there. He reported no property in 1850, and a decade later, he owned $300 of real estate and $160 of personal property. Melvina attended school in Harrison, and she married Samuel J. Keller on March 14, 1852. They had at least eight children: William, born around 1853; Samuel, born around 1855; Mary, born around 1858; Catherine, born around 1861; Emma Adaline, born around 1866; Rebecca, born around 1868; Lydia, born around 1871; and John, born around 1874.
 
The family moved to Rice County, Minnesota, around 1854, but they returned to Indiana in 1858 and settled in Bluffton. Her husband worked as a brick maker and farmer, and by 1860, they owned $1,200 of real estate and $200 of personal property. A decade later, they owned $4,500 of real estate and $1,200 of personal property. They moved to San Jose, California, in 1876 and settled in Portland, Oregon, soon afterward. They returned to Bluffton around 1880, and Melvina died sometime that year.
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(884)Keller, Melvina E.18331880
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Civilian
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  • Gender: Female
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 117

  • (2342) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, undated
  • (2344) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 25 November 1861
  • (2345) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 10 December 1861
  • (2346) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 15 December 1861
  • (2347) [associated with] ~ Samuel J. Keller to William N. Covert, 21 December 1861
  • (2348) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 28 December 1861
  • (2349) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 2 January 1862
  • (2350) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 9 January 1862
  • (2351) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 17 January 1862
  • (2352) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 17 January 1863
  • (2353) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 23 January 1862
  • (2354) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 4 February 1862
  • (2355) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 9 February 1862
  • (2356) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 18 February 1862
  • (2357) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 4 March 1862
  • (2358) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 21 March 1862
  • (2360) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 23 March 1862
  • (2361) [recipient] ~ Philip Harter to Melvina E. Keller, 28 March 1862
  • (2362) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 30 March 1862
  • (2363) [associated with] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Samuel Keller Jr. et al., 6 April 1862
  • (2364) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 6 April 1862
  • (2365) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 6 April 1862
  • (2366) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 19 April 1862
  • (2367) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 21 April 1862
  • (2368) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 16 May 1862
  • (2369) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 18 May 1862
  • (2370) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 5 June 1862
  • (2371) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 8 June 1862
  • (2372) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 11 June 1862
  • (2373) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 23 July 1862
  • (2374) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 1 August 1862
  • (2375) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 15 August 1862
  • (2376) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 25 August 1862
  • (2377) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 29 August 1862
  • (2378) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 2 September 1862
  • (2379) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 3 September 1862
  • (2380) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 6 September 1862
  • (2381) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 7 September 1862
  • (2382) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 15 September 1862
  • (2383) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 18 September 1862
  • (2384) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 21 September 1862
  • (2385) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 22 September 1862
  • (2386) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 23 September 1862
  • (2387) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 26 September 1862
  • (2388) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 30 September 1862
  • (2389) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 14 October 1862
  • (2390) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 24 October 1862
  • (2391) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 4 November 1862
  • (2392) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 7 November 1862
  • (2393) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 16 November 1862
  • (2394) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 30 November 1862
  • (2395) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 30 November 1862
  • (2396) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 2 December 1862
  • (2397) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 24 December 1862
  • (2398) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 26 December 1862
  • (2400) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 4 January 1863
  • (2401) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 10 January 1863
  • (2402) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 17 February 1863
  • (2403) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 19 February 1863
  • (2404) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 22 February 1863
  • (2405) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 28 February 1863
  • (2406) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 2 March 1863
  • (2407) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 6 March 1863
  • (2408) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 15 March 1863
  • (2409) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 22 March 1863
  • (2410) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 27 March 1863
  • (2411) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 28 March 1863
  • (2412) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 8 May 1863
  • (2413) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 24 May 1863
  • (2414) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 25 May 1863
  • (2415) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 28 May 1863
  • (2416) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 5 June 1863
  • (2417) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 13 June 1863
  • (2418) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 19 June 1863
  • (2419) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Philip Harter, 26 June 1863
  • (2420) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 29 June 1863
  • (2421) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 4 July 1863
  • (2422) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 4 August 1863
  • (2423) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 15 August 1863
  • (2424) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 23 August 1863
  • (2425) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 4 September 1863
  • (2426) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 6 September 1863
  • (2427) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 12 September 1863
  • (2428) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 1 October 1863
  • (2429) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 2 October 1863
  • (2430) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 7 October 1863
  • (2431) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 11 October 1863
  • (2432) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 6 November 1863
  • (2433) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 8 November 1863
  • (2434) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 19 November 1863
  • (2436) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 27 March 1864
  • (2437) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 13 April 1864
  • (2438) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 15 April 1864
  • (2439) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 16 April 1864
  • (2440) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 22 May 1864
  • (2441) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 5 June 1864
  • (2442) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 22 June 1864
  • (2443) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 23 June 1864
  • (2444) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 1 July 1864
  • (2445) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 4 July 1864
  • (2446) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 12 July 1864
  • (2447) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 21 July 1864
  • (2448) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 22 July 1864
  • (2449) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 25 July 1864
  • (2450) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 27 July 1864
  • (2451) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 13 August 1864
  • (2452) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 15 August 1864
  • (2453) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 23 August 1864
  • (2454) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 13 September 1864
  • (2455) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 18 September 1864
  • (2456) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 16 October 1864
  • (2457) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 11 November 1864
  • (2458) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 15 November 1864
  • (2459) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 30 November 1864
  • (2460) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, 4 December 1864
  • (2461) [recipient] ~ Samuel Keller Jr. to Melvina E. Keller, 26 January 1874
  • (2464) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Keller to Melvina E. Keller, undated

People - Records: 5

  • (884) Keller, Melvina E. is the [wife of] (883) Keller, Samuel J.
  • (1016) Keller, Samuel Jr. is the [child of] (884) Keller, Melvina E.
  • (1017) Keller, William H. is the [child of] (884) Keller, Melvina E.
  • (1018) Keller, Mary Ellen is the [child of] (884) Keller, Melvina E.
  • (1019) Keller, Catherine is the [child of] (884) Keller, Melvina E.

Places - Records: 2

  • (277) [birth] ~ Pennsylvania
  • (379) [death] ~ Indiana

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SOURCES

1850, 1860, and 1870 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941, available from Ancestry.com; Biographical and Historical Record of Adams and Wells Counties, Indiana (Chicago, IL: Lewis Publishing Company, 1887), 884-885.