Susan C. Keasler

Other Events:

• Alt. Birth: 1848, ____, ____, IL

Susan married Dr. James Cader Harrell Bef 1874. James (son of Benton R. Harrell and Dolly Emily Abney) was born 21 Aug 1847, Bear Creek Precinct, Gallatin Co., IL; died Unknown. [Group Sheet]

1. Jennie Harrell was born 1874; died 1955.
2. Stella Harrell was born 1879; died Unknown.
3. Fred Harrell was born 1883; died Unknown.
4. Ethel Harrell was born 1885; died Unknown.

Other Events:

• 1840 Census: 1840
• 1850 Census: 30 Aug 1850

Notes:

1840 Census:
Bear Creek Precinct, Gallatin Co., IL, p. 63, as James Kisler, 000 010 000 0000 - 200 010 000 0000

1850 Census:
Bear Creek Precinct, Gallatin Co., IL, pp. 365-365a, as James Keisler, age 35, b. SC

James married Mary R. Gregg 12 Jan 1836, ____, Gallatin Co., IL. Mary was born 3 Sep 1817, ____, ____, SC; died 3 Oct 1892, ____, Hamilton Co., IL; was buried Aft 3 Oct 1892, Keasler Cemetery, Hamilton Co., IL. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Mary D. Gregg
• 1850 Census: 30 Aug 1850

Notes:

From Gravestone:

Keasler, Mary D. w/o James September  3, 1815 October 3, 1892

1850 Census:
Bear Creek Precinct, Gallatin Co., IL, p. 365, w/James Keisler, age 28, b. SC, as Mary Keisler

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• Alt. Birth: 2 May 1782, ____, Botetourt Co., VA
• 1810 Census: 1810
• 1820 Census: 1820
• 1830 Census: 1830
• 1840 Census: 1840
• 1850 Census: 18 Oct 1850

Notes:

Deed Franklin County, Georgia: Zachaeus Herring to David Keasler 15 Feb 1825, recorded 7 MAY 1825, for $800.00 393 acres on south side Leatherwood Creek. witness Thos. Hall Robt. Wms. J. P...... This would indicate that David had money when he arrived in Franklin from Newberry because this is the year they arrived in Franklin county.
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http://www.carolyar.com/Illinois/Cemetery/Keasler.htm

Keasler Cemetery

The Keasler Cemetery inscriptions were copied by Ira Shane (age 96)  of Norris City, IL in 1967.
Section 1- Mayberry Township
Located on the Harry Cook farm.  Many graves have no stones.
Hamilton County, IL

From Gravestone in Keasler Cemetery :

Keasler, David Shebmah s/o D. & M. L.   January 12, 1820 Child

1810 Census:
____, Newberry District, SC, p. 121, as David Besler/Kesler, 01010-30200-00

1820 Census:
Newberry, Newberry Co., SC, p. 143, as David Keasla, 300010-13010-0001

1830 Census:
____, Franklin Co., GA, p. 257, 011 200 100 0000 - 110 010 100 0000

1840 Census:
____, Hamilton Co., IL, p. 155, as David Keasler, 000 110 010 0000 - 201 100 010 0000

1850 Census:
Tenth District, Hamilton Co., IL, p. 237, as David Restler, age 66, b. PA

David married Mary Shealy 10 Jan 1804, ____, ____, SC. Mary (daughter of Johann Wintle "John" Schüle and Anna Maria "Mary" Epting) was born 2 Jul 1786, ____, ____, SC; died 20 Feb 1859, ____, Hamilton Co., IL; was buried Aft 20 Feb 1859, Keasler Cemetery, Hamilton Co., IL. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• 1850 Census: 18 Oct 1850

Notes:

1850 Census:
Tenth District, Hamilton Co., IL, p. 237, w/David Restler, age 62, b. SC, as Mary Restler

Notes:

Married:
http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=REG&db=:2145216&id=I101891637

Mary SHEELY (Christian SHEELY5, Nicolas SHEELY4, Johannes Nicholas SCHIEHL3, Johannes Schiehl (SHEELY)2, Wilhelm SCHIEHL1) was born 2 Jul 1786, and died 20 Feb 1859. She married David KEASLER. He was born 2 May 1782, and died 24 Aug 1854.

Children of Mary SHEELY and David KEASLER are:
  2   i. Katherine KEASLER was born 13 Nov 1804, and died 9 Nov 1860.
  3   ii. Elizabeth KEASLER was born 1807, and died 1827.
  4   iii. Henry KEASLER was born 1811, and died 21 Jan 1876.
  5   iv. James KEASLER was born 15 Jun 1813, and died 16 Feb 1864.
  6   v. Mary KEASLER was born 13 Apr 1818, and died 22 Apr 1840.
  7   vi. Jesse KEASLER was born 20 Dec 1819, and died 13 Dec 1852.
  8   vii. David KEASLER was born 30 Jan 1821, and died 1 Jul 1898.
  9   viii. Harriet KEASLER was born 4 Oct 1824, and died 24 Dec 1855.
  10   ix. Caroline KEASLER.
  11   x. Orpha KEASLER.

Other Events:

• 1800 Census: 1800

Notes:

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Debra Kay Page

The following text is from "The Keasler Book Descendants of Henry Kesler, Planter of Newberry County, South Carolina" written and compiled by Inez Winans:

The earliest ancestor of whom we have any knowledge is Henry Kesler who died 1802 in Newberry County, South Carolina. His name, and that of his descendants, has been spelled many ways in early records and this has been a problem in our research. I believe the original spelling was Kiesler, possibly Kessler, although I know of no present day descendants who spell it either way. The signature on his Will, on file in Newberry County, is too illegible to be of any help; it is very possible he first signed John Henry, and then signed again so that his signature would conform to the "I, Henry" above. It is evident that he was a resident of Virginia before moving to South Carolina. He served in the Revolutionary War while living in Virginia, and we believe moved to Newberry County about 1785, very close to the time his son Abraham was born. Land records clearly indicate he was there in 1786. The first land transaction was recorded October 24, 1786 in Book E, page 137: he bought 200 acres "lying in Craven County on the south side of Broad River ... on the waters of Second Creek". A second transaction is recorded December 23, 1793 (State Plats, Vol 29, page 218) -- for 31 acres, adjoining his presently owned land. (His name is clearly spelled Keisler on this document, but it is not a signature.) On the first official US Census of 1790, our Henry is shown as Henry Kessler and living in the North Part of Orangeburg District, which later became Newberry County. (Until 1868, counties were called Districts in South Carolina.) A Barbara Keasler and a George Keasler are shown on that same census, but we have been unable to establish any connection to them to learn anything further about them.

The David Keasler family has a legend about our family's arrival in the United States: "Two young men, still in their teens, ran away from their home in Germany to escape the Universal Militray Training then in practice in that country. They landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and after a while one wend north, and the other went south, and they never saw each other again." This quote is from the book "Descendants of David Keasler", published in 1969 by William H. Keasler. The legend may be true. I have considered another possible explanation for the story. A ship called "Two Brothers" brought large numbers of immigrants to this country in the 1700's, and our ancestor may have come on this ship.

The Will of 1802 and other estate papers indicate that Henry Kesler died July 29, 1802 in Newberry County, that he had 10 living children at the time he wrote it, and since his wife is not mentioned, we assume she died between 1788 and 1802. We do not know her name.

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The following information was obtained from Shannon Knapp (justknappy@hotmail.com) and has not been verified or proven yet to be the same Henry Kesler:

Henry Kesler was born 1758 in Pennsylvania. His parents were Paul Keisler (b. abt. 1725) and Mary Ann Wells (b. abt. 1725). Henry married Rebecca Kirth (b. abt. 1760). Also, Henry served in the Revolutionary War.

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This information obtained from National Archives in Washington, DC:

Henry Kesler was a Private and served with the 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment and/or the 3rd Pennsylvania Regiment (1776). He may have enlisted September 1, 1776 (not sure about this; having trouble interpreting the information files from National Archives.

1800 Census:
____, Newberry District, SC, p. 81, as Henry Keizler, 01001-00010-00

William — Miss [--?--]. Miss died Unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• 1800 Census: 1800
• 1820 Census: 1820

Notes:

"The Shealys. John Windell Shealy was the first of the name that came from the old country to this. A man named John Adam Epting brought over a small colony from the city of Heidelberg, consisting of Shealy, Leitzey, Setzler, Cromer and Myer, in the year 1763. They were all Lutherans, and were among the founders of the present St. John's church. John Windell Shealy married Miss Epting, daughter of Mr. Epting, the pioneer of the colony, in the year 1770, and settled near where W. C. Shealy now lives.

The fruits of this union were twelve sons and one daughter. I can give the names of only eight of these sons; the others I have never learned: Windell, William, Adam, John, Henry, Matthias, David and Andrew. Of these, William, Windell and David married Wertses; Andrew married a Miss Sawyer, and the daughter of Mr. Quattlebaum. Whom the others sons married, if they ever married, I am unable to say.

Mr. Shealy, the pioneer, died in the year 1814, and was buried near the place where he first settled. He lived long enough to see all his sons fully grown; and they were all strong, robust men. They stood six feet in height, and the least and lightest one of them weighed 175 pounds. In those days, when men defended themselves, on all ordinary occasions, with the weapons given them by nature, these twelve brothers, if they felt their rights assailed, could have given any other twelve, or more, a lively tussle.

Mr. Shealy owned all the lands in and around Little Mountain at that time, and settled not a few of his children on them; hence this is the Mecca of the Shealy. Within a few hundred yards of the residence or Mr. W. C. Shealy is the spring of fresh, cool, clear, bubbling water used by the original John Windell Shealy, and it still has in it a portion of the gum placed there by Mr. Shealy over one hundred and twenty years ago. The men of this family, like others who are the salt of the earth, are farmers, cultivators of the soil, and attend to their own business and let others' alone. Some of them are preachers of the gospel, ministers in the Lutheran Church - they are all Lutherans - and one is a teacher of youth, whom I have heard mentioned as a man of large brain and heart, but of small body, like my friend Squire Padgett of Edgefield."

Source: The Annals of Newberry, Part Second by John A. Chapman, A. M. Originally published Newberry, South Carolina 1892. Reprinted Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, 1975 (929.3757). p626-627.

1800 Census:
Spring Hill - Lexington, Orangeburg District, SC, p. 568, as Windle Shealy, 00100-00100-00

1820 Census:
Lexington, Lexington Co., SC, p. 45, as John W. Shealy Sr, 000001-00001-0500-1200-1200

Johann married Anna Maria "Mary" Epting Bef 1765. Anna was born 1744, Rötenberg, Schwarzwaldkreis, Württemberg, Germany; died Unknown. [Group Sheet]