Person:Daniel Keffer (9)

Daniel Keffer
b.30 Oct 1844 Canada West, Canada
m. 11 Oct 1836
  1. Barbara Elizabeth Keffer1837 - 1920
  2. Frederick Keffer1839 - 1899
  3. Rosanna Keffer1842 -
  4. Daniel Keffer1844 - 1922
  5. George Jonathan Keffer1846 - 1925
Facts and Events
Name Daniel Keffer
Gender Male
Alt Birth[7] 30 Oct 1843 Vaughan, York, Canada West, Canada
Birth[6] 30 Oct 1844 Canada West, Canada
Census[1] Jan 1852 Vaughan, York, Canada West, Canada
Census[2] Jan 1861 Vaughan, York, Canada West, Canada
Census[3] Apr 1871 Vaughan, York, Ontario, Canada
Census[4] Apr 1881 Vaughan, York, Ontario, Canada
Census[5] Apr 1891 Vaughan, York, Ontario, Canada
Census[6] 31 Mar 1901 Vaughan, York, Ontario, Canada
Death[7] 9 Oct 1922 Vaughan, York, Ontario, Canada
Burial[8] Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Vaughan, York, Ontario, Canada
References
  1. Vaughan, York County, Canada West, in United Province of Canada. 1851 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada)
    C-11759, District 42, SubDistrict 401, p 53, lines 46-50 and p 51, lines 1 & 2.

    Keffer, Henry, 35, m, m, Canada, Lutheran, farmer
    Keffer, Ann Barbary, 30, f, m, Canada, Lutheran, housekeeper
    Keffer, Barbara, 15, f, s, Canada, Lutheran, ---
    Keffer, Fredrick, 13, m, s, Canada, Lutheran, ---
    Keffer, Rossanna, 10, f, s, Canada, Lutheran, ---
    Keffer, Daniel, 8, m, s, Canada, Lutheran, ---
    Keffer, George, 4, m, s, Canada, Lutheran, ---

    The last two children are not found with their parents in the 1851 census listings, but at the top of the preceding page (pages were 4-fold). This mix-up of pages was quite common in both 1851 and 1861 Canadian census.

  2. Vaughan, York County, Canada West, in Canada. 1861 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada)
    C-1089, p 33, line 40ff.

    Keffer, Henry, 53, m, m, Canada, Lutheran, farmer
    Keffer, Ann, 43, f, m, Canada, Lutheran, ---
    Keffer, Fred, 20, m, s, Canada, Lutheran, ---
    Keffer, Rosean, 18, f, s, Canada, Lutheran, ---
    Keffer, Daniel, 17, m, s, Canada, Lutheran, ---
    Keffer, George, 14, m, s, Canada, Lutheran, ---

  3. Vaughan, York West, Ontario, in Canada. 1871 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada)
    Reel C-9966, Dist 44, SubDistrict b, Division 1, Page 61, Household 216, Line 2.

    Keffer, Anne, f, 52, widow, born Ontario, Lutheran
    Keffer, George, m, 25, single, born Ontario, Lutheran, farmer
    Keffer, Daniel, m, 23, single, born Ontario, Lutheran, farmer

    The order of George and Daniel were reversed in the 1871 census. Daniel should be 25 and George should be 23.

  4. Vaughan, York West, Ontario, in Canada. 1881 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada)
    Reel C-13249, Dist 136, SubDist E, Division 7, Page 26, Household 125.

    Keffer, Annay, f, 62, widowed, born USA, Lutheran, ---
    Keffer, Daniel, m, 36, single, born USA, Lutheran, labourer

  5. Vaughan, York West, Ontario, in Canada. 1891 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada)
    Reel T-6380, Dist 132, SubDistrict E, Division 4, Page 1, Household 1.

    Keffer, Daniel, m, 48, single, head, born Ontario, father born Ontario, mother born Ontario, Lutheran, ---
    Keffer, Anna, f, 73, widowed, mother [of head of household], born Ontario, father born England, mother born Germany, Lutheran, ---

  6. 6.0 6.1 Vaughan, York West, Ontario, in Canada. 1901 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada)
    Reel T-6509, District 131, SubDistrict i, Division 3, Page 3, Family 27.

    Keffer, Daniel, m, head, single, born 30 Oct 1844 in Ontario, age 56, Lutheran, farmer {living alone]

  7. 7.0 7.1 District of the County of York, Division of the Township of Vaughan, p 21, Reg'n 037353/22, in Ontario, Canada. Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-ongoing. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Archives of Ontario)
    MS935, reel 296, p 21.

    Daniel Keffer, male, of Lot 19, Concession 3, single. Born Vaughan 30 Oct 1843 (age 79), farmer, lived 21 years at place of death, lifetime in Ontario. Father: Henry Keffer born Vaughan Twp; mother Anna Quantz born Markham Twp. Informant Geo J Keffer of Maple, brother. Burial Lutheran Cemetery, Vaughan

  8. Transcription and photograph from Canadian Headstones

    Henry Keffer born May 28, 1810
    Anna Quantz, wife of the above
    born May 10, 1818, died Feb. 20, 1900
    Daniel Keffer, son of the above
    born Oct. 30, 1843, died Oct. 9, 1922