Henry M. Keeler

KEELER

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Date: 11/7/2022 at 21:44:34

Henry M. Keeler

H. M. Keeler, dealer in dry goods, groceries, boots and shoes, etc., was born in Broome Co., N. Y., Aug. 17, 1850, where he was educated. In 1868 he came to Worth county, settling in Bristol, where he lived until 1878, engaged in general mercantile business. He then went to Manly, put up a store building, it being one of the first in the place, and stocking it with goods, engaged in busi­ness and has continued to reside there since. Mr. Keeler has built up a splen­did trade. He was appointed postmaster in 1881. He is a notary public, has held the office of township clerk of Lincoln township for three years, and is agent for the United States Express Company. He was married in June, 1871, to Alice Wright, born in New York State in April, 1853. They have had three chil­dren-Fred E., Burr and Harry. Wil­liam H. Keeler, father of H. M., was born April 2, 1822, in Connecticut. He is now living in Iowa. His mother was born in 1831 in Broome Co., N. Y., and died in 1873. H. M. was their only child. Source: History of Mitchell and Worth Counties, Iowa, 1884, p.792