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Canadian County, Oklahoma
Samuel Keffer (Keffee)
From the research of
Jean Kyle
No dates on Civil War Stone
Samuel Keffee (Keefer)
Additional Info: Samuel was born in 1826 in Indiana. The First
Territorial census of Oklahoma in 1890 it list Samuel Keffee age
64 born Indiana had been in the Territory for 6 months. His
wife was Kate, age 48, a daughter Birdie S. Age 18 who had been
here 1 week. The 1880 United States Federal Census list Samuel
Keefer, age 54, born Indiana, living in Dodge, Ford County,
Kansas as a widower. He had two children, George, age 25 born
Indiana in 1855, Ellen Keffer age 24 born Indiana 1856. His
occupation was a Freighter.
The "Special Schedule for surviving Soldiers" states Samuel was
a Private in Co F 39th Iowa Infantry and served from August 17,
1862 until May 25, 1865. He suffered a disability as a result
of his service. There is not a Probate listed for him to
ascertain a death date. And the records of the cemetery burned
in the house fire of Richard Griffin, Secretary of the Frisco
Cemetery Assn., in 1918. Checking the Civil War records on
Ancestry did not have information that anyone filed for his
pension.
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