Keller Cemetery
Jefferson Township, Ringgold County, Iowa
Benjamin KELLER established the Keller Cemetery on his homestead in 1856. Keller Cemetery is located Jefferson Township, Ringgold County, Iowa; north of Diagonal's Fogle Lake and approximately 1/4 mile east of county road 160th Avenue, [NW 1/4 Section 31, T70, R30],
Keller Cemetery was recorded for Ringgold County Historical Society by
Don and Esther Butt of Diagonal, Iowa, and Arlene Sobotka of Diagonal, Iowa; updated May of 2012 by Tony Mercer.
NOTE: The land is owned by the DNR and driving to the cemetery is restricted.
A path is mown to the cemetery and the cemetery is well kept thanks to donations made by the late Bob Keller. Bob was also instrumental in renovating the cemetery to it's current condition.
NOTE: Rinnggold County Pioneer Cemetery Commission replaced the 'cross' markers with new gravestones. The links identified as "replacement stone" are links to the newly set [2012] gravestones.
Our appreciation goes out to Tony Mercer for this photographic update to Keller Cemetery, and to the Pioneer Cemetery
Commission for their dedicated work.
Interments at Keller Cemetery
 Designated as a Veteran
| NAME |
BORN |
DIED |
COMMENTS |
| COOK, John W. |
02 Dec 1862
St. Joseph MO |
25 Apr 1913 |
son of Jack & Mary E. (MILLS) COOK
married 26 Feb 1899
Nancy Caroline (KELLER) O'BRIEN
homemade cement stone |
| COOK, Nancy Caroline (KELLER) O'BRIEN |
22 Oct 1861 |
26 Jun 1936 |
daughter of Daniel John & Margaret (TIDD) KELLER
married 1st 19 Jul 1891
John
O'BRIEN
married 2nd 26 Feb 1899
John W. COOK |
GRADY, Mary C. (KELLER)
Row 1 |
19 May 1857
Iowa |
1889
Diagonal IA |
daugther of Daniel John & Margaret (TIDD) KELLER
married 04 Jul 1881
Morgan GRADY |
KELLER, Benjamin, Sr.
Row 2 |
17 Sep 1797
Wheeling Creek VA |
13 Jan 1860
aged 62y
Diagonal IA |
son of George & Sarah (GREENWOOD) KELLER
married 18 Apr 1820
Seneca Co. OH
Eleanor BROTHERS |
| KELLER, Benjamin Franklin |
21 Nov 1849
Mt. Ephraim
Noble Co. OH |
21 Mar 1933
Diagonal IA
Replacement Stone |
son of Daniel & Margaret (TIDD) KELLER
married 22 Feb 1870
Lydia SHEPARD |
| KELLER, Clarinda E. |
1859 |
1861
aged 2y
Replacement Stone |
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KELLER, Daniel John
Row 2 |
04 Oct 1823 |
08 Jun 1867
aged 43y 8m 4d |
son of Benjamin James & Eleanor (BROTHERS) KELLER
married 18 Mar 1847
Margaret E. TIDD |
KELLER, Drucilla J.
Row |
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03 Oct 1864
aged 2y |
daughter of Daniel & Margaret (TIDD) KELLER |
KELLER, Eleanor (BROTHERS)
Row 2 |
07 Nov 1797
Greene Co. PA |
01 Nov 1856
aged 58y 11m 24d |
daughter of John, Sr. & Mary "Polly" (HEDGES) BROTHERS
married 18 Apr 1820
Seneca Co. OH
Benjamin KELLER, Sr. |
KELLER, Lucinda M.
Row 2 |
1852
Ohio |
1863
aged 11y
Diagonal IA |
daughter of Daniel & Margaret (TIDD) KELLER |
| KELLER, Lydia Margaret (SHEPHARD) |
1852 |
25 Mar 1915 |
married 22 Feb 1872
Benjamin Franklin KELLER |
KELLER, Mackle
Row 2 |
1886 |
1918 |
WPA Records |
| KELLER, Margaret (TIDD) |
1825
Ohio |
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married 18 Mar 1847
Daniel KELLER
homemade cement stone |
| KELLER, Maude C. |
24 Mar 1886 |
17 Sep 1910 |
daughter of David & Nancy Caroline KELLER
homemade cement stone |
| KELLER, Silas B |
1861
Iowa |
16 Oct 1880
aged 19y 11m 17 days
Diagonal IA |
son of George J. & Malinda (POWELL) KELLER |
| MORRIS, Elvie Ross |
04 Mar 1886 |
24 Apr 1931 |
son of L.M. MORRIS
married 24 Oct 1913
Mollie CLARK |
| O'BRIAN, John |
1816 |
1898
82y
Replacement Stone |
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| POWELL, John |
1805 |
1860
Replacement Stone |
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| SMITH, Albert B. |
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1887 |
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| THOMAS, Theresa May (KELLER) |
05 Sep 1878
Turner Co SD |
08 Jan 1918
Creston IA |
daughter of Benjamin F. & Lydia (SHEPARD) KELLER
married George H. THOMAS |
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Keller Cemetery page at IAGenWeb Gravestone Photographs Project.
ADDITIONAL SOURCES: WPA Graves Survey; various obituaries
Transcription updated by Sharon R. Becker, November of 2009; updated May of 2012
To submit you Ringgold County gravestone photographs, go to
https://iowagravestones.org/submit.php
The Iowa GenWeb Gravestone Photo Project
serves as a photographic archive to honor our ancestors and preserve records of
gravestones that are deteriorating, some even disappearing, through the passage
of time. New contributions are posted as they come in. The link for this
searchable project can be found at:
https://iowagravestones.org/
In the 1930’s the WPA canvassed and
recorded burials in most Iowa Counties. The link for Ringgold County ’s searchable database can be found
at:
https://iowawpagraves.org/index.php?cid=80
The link for all Iowa Counties
included in the WPA searchable database can be found at:
https://iowawpagraves.org/
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