Sketch of the Keithley Family, St. Charles County, Missouri

>From "A History of the Pioneer Families of Missouri, with numerous
sketches, anecdotes, adventures, etc., relating to Early Days in 
Missouri" by William S. Bryan and Robert Rose, Published by Bryan,
Brand & Co., St. Louis Missouri, 1876.
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Jacob, John, Joseph, Daniel and Samuel Keithley, came from North
Carolina and settled in Bourbon County, KY.  John married and raised
a large family of children, some of whom settled in Texas and Cali-
fornia.  Joseph married in Kentucky, and had but one son, John, who
settled in Boone County, MO.  Daniel married Mary Mooler, and the
names of their children were: Joseph, John, Isaac, Daniel Jr., 
William R. and Katy.  Samuel lived and died in Tennessee.  Jacob
married Barbara Rowland, and moved to Warren County, KY., where he
died.  His children were: Abraham, Jacob, John, Samuel, Obediah,
Rowland, William, Levi, Daniel, Absalom, Tabitha, Isaac, Polly, Eliza-
beth, Katy, Patsey, Sally and one not named, making eighteen in all.
Daniel Keithley, son of Daniel, Sr., married a Miss Hostetter, and
they had a daughter named Kate, who was the largest woman in the world,
weighing 675 pounds.  She died when twenty two years of age. (Children
of Jacob Keithley, Sr.) Abraham married Tennie Rowland, and settled in
Missouri in 1806.  He had four children, and was killed by his horse,
on Cuivre River, in 1813.  His widow afterward married John Shelley.
John married Polly Claypole, and lived and died in Kentucky.  Joseph
married Elizabeth Burket, of St. Charles County, MO.  Samuel settled
in the city of St. Charles in 1808.  He was married twice, first to
Polly Burket, and second to Mrs. Nancy Pulliam.  He had twenty two
children by his two wives, and shortly before his death he gave a din-
ner to his children and grandchildren, of whom there were eighty two
present.  He died in 1871.  Rowland was married twice.  He settled in
St. Charles County in 1816, where he remained two years and then moved
to Pike County.  William came to St. Charles county in 1812.  He joined
the rangers under Nathan Boone, and served with them one year, when he
joined Capt. Callaway's company.  He was married first to Charlotte
Castlio, who died in 1857, and he then married the widow Duncan, who
was a daughter of James Loyd.  Mr. Keithley is still living, in his
eighty fourth year.  He had eight children, four of whom are living,
viz: Mrs. Paulina Sharp, and Mrs. Elizabeth Wray, of St. Louis, Mrs.
Ruth Savage, of Wentzville, and Mrs. Adeline Ward.  The names of those
who are dead were: John, Samuel W., Lucy and Francis M.  Samuel came to
St. Charles County in 1818, and died in 1862.  He was married twice,
first to a Miss Owens, and second to Emma Wellnoth.  He had six child-
ren.  Absalom settled in St. Charles County in 1818.  He married Cenia
Castlio, and they had eleven children.  Obediah settled in St. Charles
County in 1825, and moved to Texas in 1869.  He was married twice.
Polly married Isaac Hostetter, of Kentucky, who settled in St. Charles
County in 1806.  Elizabeth married Joseph Rowland, who came to Missouri
and remained one year, and then returned to Kentucky, where he died.
Katy married Peter Graves, and lived in Tennessee.  Patsy married Al-
fred Dithmyer, and settled in Illinois. 	

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