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From History of North Washington, published 1903, now in public domain. 
Submitted by Candy L. Grubb Feb. 19, 1997. Both above notices must remain 
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HENRY KELLER

	Henry Keller resides about 2 miles south from Calispell. In addition 
to being one of the earliest pioneers of the valley, Mr. Keller is at the 
present time one of the heaviest land owners and is a leading and prominent 
citizen. He was born in Jefferson county, New York, on February 24, 1835, 
the son of Matthew and Catherine (Zemmerman) Keller, natives of New York. 
In 1856 they moved to Dodge county, Minnesota, where they resided for twenty 
years, then made another move to South Dakota. Nine children, named as 
follows, were born to them. Barbara A., Henry, Mary, James, Benjamin F., 
Darwin, Isaac, Betsey and George.  His ancestors came to this country over 
two hundred years ago and participated  in the struggle for independence. 
The mother's grandfather was taken prisoner in the Revolution and suffered 
the loss of his scalp, but even with this loss survived.
	Our subject received his education in the common and select schools. 
At the age of twenty-one he settled on government land in Minnesota and for 
twenty-five years followed farming and threshholding. In 1862 he enlisted in
the Tenth Minnesota Volunteers and fought the Indians one year, then went 
south and continued, in the service until August 21, 1865. Having 
participated in many battles, among which were Mobile and Nashville. He was
mustered out at Fort Snelling and carries the mark of a wound received on 
his head. Following the war, he returned to agricultural pursuits and also 
became interested in the manufacture of cheese. Later he was employed by a 
harvester company in Minneapolis, after which he operated a summer resort at 
Lake Minnetonka. In 1886 Mr. Keller came to Spokane and operated a meat 
market for one year. It was in 1887 that he settled on his present place, 
put up a large amount of hay and shipped stock clear from the east. From 
that time until the present Mr. Keller has devoted himself to the related 
industries of farming and dairying and now owns four hundred acres of fine 
land together with much stock. His son and son-in-law own enough land 
adjoining to make the sum total one thousand acres.
	In 1872 Mr. Keller married Miss Margaret Harper, whose parents were
natives of Ireland. Mr. Harper is dwelling in Illinois and is about ninety
years of age. The following children have been born to this couple: Bertha,
Roy H. and Nina.
	Mr. Keller is a stanch Republican and cast his first vote for 
Abraham Lincoln. He has always taken great interest in the affairs of his 
party and has held various responsible positions such as county commisioner, 
school director, etc. Mr. Keller is a member of the A.F. and A.M.