From History of Wayne County, Ohio, page 814 by Ben Douglass, Wooster, Ohio, published 1878
John Keeler was born within four miles of Philadelphia, PA, August 20, 1819. His father came to Wayne county at an early date, bringing his family, and worked for a period on the Samuel Funk farm in Chester Township. He then removed to Galion, Ohio. John, however, remained in Wayne county, and was married to Hannah Matthews [Jan 15, 1843 in Wayne County] of Wooster, whose mother was Catherine Poe, sister of Mrs. Kuffel, and daughter of old Adam Poe, the Indian fighter. After marriage they removed to Congress village and lived there until Mr. Keeler's death, February 14, 1875. They had four children, two of whom are dead, one dying when a child. William, a son, was a soldier in Company F, 102d Regiment, and was killed by the explosion of the steamer Sultana, on the Mississippi river, April 28, 1875. Sarah C. is the wife of Joseph McVicker. Thomas B., married to Ida J. Weltmer, is a lawyer in practice in West Salem.
