Keiser Family Tree
The Keiser Family of PA > Ashland and Richland Counties, OH
My Keiser line: John > Michael >
William > Arthur > Blanche
(Scroll down to see photographs)
Descendants of John Keiser and Mary Unknown
1 John Keiser b: 1802 in PA
.. +Mary Unknown b: 1800 in PA
2 Mary Ann Keiser b: 1826 in OH
.... +Nathaniel Keightly m: Aug 8, 1852 in Ashland Co., OH
... 3 John Keightly b: 1833
2 Capt.Michael Keiser b: Oct 16, 1826 in PA d: Mar 20, 1885 in Mansfield, Richland Co., OH
.... +Harriett Strickler b: 1826 in PA m: May 18, 1848 d: Dec 26, 1877 in Mansfield, Richland Co., OH
... 3 William S. Keiser b: Nov 27, 1848 in Mansfield, Richland Co. OH d: Sep 27, 1919 in Mansfield, Richland Co., OH Burial: Sep 30, 1919 Mansfield Cemetery
....... +Sigourney Donaldson b: 1851 in Mansfield, Richland Co., OH m: Oct 23, 1870 in Richland Co., OH d: Apr 10, 1884 in Mansfield, Richland Co., OH Burial: Buried Mansfield Cemetery
..... 4 Milton Roy "LeRoy" Keiser b: Nov 2, 1872 in Mansfield, Richland Co., OH d: Jul 1902 in Mansfield, Richland Co., OH
......... +Elsie/Elsey O'Dell b: May 1872
........ 5 Donald Keiser b: Aug 1898
..... 4 Hattie Loretta Keiser b: Oct 20, 1875 in Mansfield, Richland Co., OH d: Aug 25, 1948 in Mansfield, Richland Co., OH
......... +William Frederick Huffman/Hoffman b: Sep 1, 1864 m: Sep 1, 1896 in Mansfield, Richland Co., OH d: Jun 4, 1942
..... 4 Arthur "Artie" Ray Keiser b: Aug 13, 1878 in Springfield Twp, Richland Co. OH d: Dec 24, 1944 in Mansfield, Richland Co., OH Burial: Mansfield Cemetery
......... +Rosa "Myrtle" Henry b: Jan 8, 1883 in Miller Twp, Richland Co., OH d: Jan 31, 1926 in Madison Twp, Richland Co., OH
........ 5 Gladys Marie Keiser b: Oct 18, 1903 in Mansfield, Richland Co., OH d: Apr 6, 1975 in Mansfield, Richland Co., OH
............ +Nicholas "Ray" Parsons b: Mar 1, 1897 m: Jun 2, 1922 d: Jan 3, 1972
........ 5 Blanche "Mae" Keiser b: Mar 23, 1905 in Mansfield, Richland Co., OH d: Feb 19, 1969
............ +Charles Francis Stitt b: Jan 18, 1899 in Hanover, OH m: Bef. 1929 d: Jan 5, 1967 in Philo, Muskingum Co., OH
........ *2nd Husband of Blanche "Mae" Keiser:
............ +Roscoe Westfield b: Jan 21, 1898 m: Aft. 1930 d: Nov 23, 1973
........ 5 William "Glenn" Keiser b: Jul 16, 1911 d: Jun 25, 1992 in Mansfield, OH
............ +Marie Theresa Hormuth b: Nov 1, 1925 m: Nov 2, 1946 in Zanesville, Muskingum Co., OH
..... *2nd Wife of Arthur "Artie" Ray Keiser:
......... +Ola Unknown
... *2nd Wife of William S. Keiser:
....... +Olsee J. Laird b: Jun 1, 1866 m: Sep 27, 1886 d: May 28, 1889
... *3rd Wife of William S. Keiser:
....... +Rosie Dewitt m: Aft. 1890 d: Aft. 1890
... 3 David E. Keiser b: Oct 14, 1850 in Mansfield, Richland Co., OH d: Jun 22, 1933 in Mansfield, Richland Co., OH
....... +Alice S. Neal b: Sep 5, 1849 m: Oct 12, 1872 d: Jan 3, 1935
..... 4 Harvey M. Keiser b: Bef. 1882 d: Sep 29, 1935
......... +Blanch Unknown b: 1884 d: 1907
..... 4 Alice Keiser b: Aft. 1881
......... +Walter Fitzsimmons
..... 4 Minnie M. Keiser b: 1882 d: Oct 2, 1882
... 3 Annie Laura Keiser b: 1858 d: Sep 14, 1862
*2nd Wife of Capt.Michael Keiser:
.... +Phebe Sipe m: Sep 29, 1879
... 3 Ida May Keiser b: Jul 7, 1882 d: Oct 20, 1882
2 John A. Keiser b: 1833 in OH d: Aug 30, 1882
2 Emanuel Harsha Keiser b: Aug 27, 1835 in OH d: Jun 18, 1911
.... +Isabelle S. German b: May 27, 1839 in NY m: Feb 24, 1859 d: Feb 14, 1918
... 3 Milton E. Keiser b: 1860
....... +Margaret G. Unknown b: Abt. 1875 in OH
... 3 Ida May Keiser b: 1861
....... +Charles T. Ackerman b: 1859 m: 1881
... 3 Mary Keiser b: 1868
... 3 Myrtle L. Keiser b: 1875 in OH
....... +Unknown Mr. Miller
..... 4 Mildred E. Miller b: 1904 in OH
... 3 Cora Keiser b: 1876
2 Henry Keiser b: 1838
2 Benjamin F. Keiser b: 1840 in OH d: 1918
.... +Ervilla "Villa" Dunkle b: 1846 m: Dec 31, 1868 d: 1930
... 3 John D Keiser b: 1878 d: 1928
2 Luran Keiser b: 1845
Keiser Family Photographs
I am indebted to my cousins George
and Joan, who provided these wonderful old photos and clippings.
My paternal grandmother Blanche "Mae" Keiser

Above: Mae at various stages of life. The two children are likely those of
Mae's brother Glenn and his wife Marie.
Above: Unknown Keiser person (Mae's sister Gladys?), Ethel Steigerwald and Mae.

The picture above (circa 1943) shows Mae (left) with her
sister Gladys Marie Keiser Parsons, along with Gladys' children Aurilla "Sis" Mae,
Kenneth "Kenny" James and Charles "Chuck" Parsons.
Mae's second husband was Roscoe Westfield,
pictured above in his boat with their dog Snowball.
My granduncle William "Glenn" Keiser
Photos of Glenn Keiser and his wife Marie Theresa
Hormuth through the years.
The photo above was taken at their
home on Seminole Avenue in Mansfield, Ohio.


My 2nd great-granduncle David E. Keiser
and his wife Alice S. Neal

David, wife Alice and son Harvey M. Keiser, Mansfield, OH,
circa 1885
Alice Neal Keiser and child, circa 1880s
My great-grandfather Artie Ray Keiser

The ink marks on this photo, circa 1909, identify
Artie (standing), his wife Rosa Myrtle Henry (front, seated) and daughters Mae and Gladys.
(See my Henry page also.)

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