Keller, S. S.

KELLER

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Date: 1/5/2009 at 13:42:40

S. S. Keller

(From the 1883 History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, by J. H. Keatley, p.33 Council Bluffs)
S. S. Keller, furniture, Council Bluffs, was born in Franklin County, Penn., in 1838, where he received his education, and remained till 1856. He then moved to Indiana, and , in 1862, entered the One Hundred and Fifty-sixth Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. He remained in the service till the battle of Gettysburg, when his regiment was mustered out. In the spring of 1867, he came to Council Bluffs, where he worked at the carpenter's trade with Johnson & Orr for nine months; then began business for himself as a contractor and builder. In 1870, he went to Utah, where he engaged in the grain trade with N. J. Bond; returned to Council Bluffs in 1871, where he engaged in the furniture business with J. M. Scott, at the corner of Broadway and Bryant streets, and after being in business some time under the firm name of Scott & Keller, bought out Mr. Scott's interest. He then ran the business himself, occupying the entire three story building, which comprises two stories and basement, is seventy feet long and forty-three feet wide; the warehouse in the rear is one story in height and forty feet long by forty feet wide. Mr. Keller started in business with but little capital, but has succeeded in building up a good trade. He carries a full line of furniture and household goods. In 1873, he added undertaking to his business, and carried on business alone till 1876, when he formed partnership with Messrs. Morgan & Dohaney, carrying on business under the firm name of Morgan, Keller & Co. The business is under the management of Mr. Morgan, who is an experienced undertaker. In Council Bluffs, in 1874, Mr. Keller married Libble Noble, of Carroll County, Ill. He is a German descent; during the year 1881, he held the office of Alderman of the Second Ward. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. of Council Bluffs.