BIO:  J. R. W. Keesey, York County, PA

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History of York County, Pennsylvania.  John Gibson, Historical Editor.
Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886.
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Part II, Biographical Sketches, Hopewell Township, Pg 113

J. R. W. KEESEY, son of Jacob and Catherine (Hyson) Keesey, of Hopewell Township, 
York County, Penn., was born in said township, May 17, 1853.  At the age of ten 
years he moved to Chanceford Township with his parents.  In 1872 he returned to 
Hopewell Township, and began learning the milling business with his grandfather, 
Hyson, in whose employ he remained until 1877, when he entered the mill and 
carried on the business four years.  In 1881 he purchased a store property and 
twenty-two acres of land at Mt. Pleasant, and carried on a general merchandise 
business for two years; then he sold his stock of goods and leased the store.  He 
then followed the carpenter’s trade for six months, after which he again leased 
Hyson’s Mill, where he has since been doing a very extensive business.  In 1881 
he was married to Effie Hyson, daughter of Robert Hyson, of Hopewell Township, 
and has one child, Walter O. H.  Mr. and Mrs. Keesey are members of the 
Presbyterian Church, of Hopewell.