Ancestry of Garrison Keillor

compiled by William Addams Reitwiesner


The following material on the immediate ancestry of Garrison Keillor should not be considered either exhaustive or authoritative, but rather as a first draft.





William Addams Reitwiesner

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Ancestry of Garrison Keillor
1 Gary Edward ("Garrison") Keillor, b. Anoka, Minn., 7 Aug. 1942
PARENTS
2 John Philip Keillor, b. Ramsey, Anoka Co., Minn., 12 Oct. 1913, d. Brooklyn Park, Hennepin Co., Minn., 8 March 2001 [SSDI 472-16-0863]
m.
3 Grace Ruth Dunham, b. Hennepin Co., Minn., 7 May 1915
GRANDPARENTS
4 James Crandall Keillor, b. Kingston, Ontario, 4 July 1860, d. Ramsey, Anoka Co., Minn., 4 Nov. 1933
m. ... 1906
5 Dora Edith Powell, b. ... , Iowa, 1 Oct. 1880, d. Onamia, Mille Lacs Co., 26 July 1964
6 William Denham, b. ... , Scotland, ... [ca. 1878], d. ... [living 1930]
m.
7 Marion ... , b. ... , Scotland, ... [ca. 1875], d. ... [living 1920]
GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
8 William Evans Keillor, b. Chatham, New Brunswick, 30 Oct. 1836, d. Ramsey, Anoka Co., Minn., 4 May 1912
m. Amherst, Nova Scotia, 26 Jan. 1856
9 Mary Jane Crandall, b. ... , New Brunswick, ... Nov. 1835, d. Ramsey, Anoka Co., Minn., 26 June 1922
10 James Powell, b. ... , Pa., ... June 1842, d. ... [living 1900]
m. ... [ca. 1868]
11 Sarah Leaman, b. ... , Ill., ... Feb. 1848, d. ... [living 1900]
GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
16 Robert Keillor, b. Point de Bute, N. S., ... 1808, d. Chatham, N. S., ... 1838
m. ... 19 July 1830
17 Rebecca Ryan Jenks, b. ... 1805, d. Point de Bute, N. S., 9 March 1878
18 James B ... Crandall, b. Salisbury, New Brunswick, ... 1802, d. ...
m. ... 16 March 1827
19 Eliza Fownes, b. ... , d. ...
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
32 Thomas Coates Keillor, b. Amherst, N. S., ... 1789, d. Cumberland Point, N. S., 29 July 1859
m.
33 Mary Jones, b. ... 1793, d. Chatham, N. B., 14 Nov. 1826
36 Rev. Joseph S ... Crandall, b. Tiverton, R. I., ... 1772, d. Salisbury, N. B., 20 Feb. 1858
m.
37 Rebecca Ann Sherman, b. ... , d. ...
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
64 Thomas Coates Keillor, b. Skelton in Clevelan, Yorkshire, 23 Nov. 1762, d. Amherst, Nova Scotia, 11 Feb. 1836
m. ... 1788
65 Mary Trenholm, bapt. Hutton Rudby, Yorkshire, 3 Sept. 1767, d. Amherst, Nova Scotia, 28 May 1824
72 Wilbur Crandall, b. Tiverton, R. I., ... 1717, d. Chester, N. B., ...
m.
73 Mary Vaughan, b. ... , d. ...
74 Young Sherman, b. ... 1746, d. ...
m.
75 ... , b. ... , d. ...
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
128 Thomas Keillor, b. Skelton in Cleveland, Yorkshire, 1 Feb. 1729, d. Cumberland Point, N. S., 12 Aug. 1777
m. Skelton in Cleveland, Yorkshire, 22 Dec. 1757
129 Mary Ann Thompson, b. Skelton in Cleveland, Yorkshire, 18 May 1734, d. Cumberland, N. S., 25 April 1811
130 John Trenholm, b. ... , d. ...
m.
131 Isabella Coates, b. ... , d. ...
144 Samuel Crandall, b. Tiverton, R. I., 30 Oct. 1686, d. Tiverton, R. I., 3 Aug. 1758
m. Tiverton, R. I., 3 May 1706
145 Mary Wilbur, b. Bristol Co., R. I., ... 1685, d. Tiverton, R. I., 19 May 1736
148 Caleb Sherman, b. ... 1703, d. ... 1769
m.
149 Rebecca Rider, b. ... 1722, d. ... 1792








EXTRACTS from the U.S. FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS







1930 Minnesota, Anoka Co., Ramsey, ED 21, sheet 5A, line 19

Kieler James         H    M W 70 M 46     C  C  C     1881 Na     Farmer
       Dora          W    F W 49 M 26     IA PA IL
       James         S    M W 19 S        MN C  IA                Farmer          General Farm
       Josephine     D    F W 18 S        MN C  IA                Stenographer    Factory
       John          S    M W 16 S        MN C  IA
       Laurence      S    M W 14 S        MN C  IA
       Elizabeth     D    F W 12 S        MN C  IA
       Eleanor       D    F W  8 S        MN C  IA

C = Canada

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1930 Minnesota, Hennepin Co., Minneapolis, ED 127, sheet 39A, line 18

Denham William    H          M W 52      M 18    S  S  S      1911 Na     Clerical        Railroad
       Annabel    W          F W 54      M 40    MN E  C
       Jean       D          F W 24      S       S  S  S      1911 Na     Stenographer    Attorney
       William    S          M W 22      S       S  S  S      1911 Na     Clerical        Railroad
Shearer Myrtle    Ad StepD   F W 21      S       ND US US                 Dressmaker      Ready to wear
Denham James      S          M W 20      S       S  S  S      1911 Na     Clerical        Office
       Ina        D          F W 18      S       MN S  S
       George     S          M W 16      S       MN S  S
       Grace      D          F W 14      S       MN S  S
       Elsie      D          F W 12      S       MN S  S
       Joan       D          F W  8 1/12 S       MN S  S

C = Canada, E = England, S = Scotland

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1920 Minnesota, Anoka Co., Ramsey, ED 15, sheet 4A, line 24

Keillor James C        H    M W 59       M    ---- Na 1890     C  C  C      Farmer    General Farm
        Dora E         W    F W 39       M                     IA PA IL
        Ruth D         D    F W 12       S                     MN C  IA
        Robert E       S    M W 10       S                     MN C  IA
        James W        S    M W  9       S                     MN C  IA
        Josephine E    D    F W  8       S                     MN C  IA
        John P         S    M W  6       S                     MN C  IA
        Lawrence P     S    M W  4  3/12 S                     MN C  IA
        Elizabeth A    D    F W  1 11/12 S                     MN C  IA

C = Canada

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1920 Minnesota, Anoka Co., Ramsey, ED 15, sheet 4A, line 50, continued on sheet 4B

Keillor Mary J       H     F W 85 Wd    1892 Al     C  C  C       Farmer           General Farm
        Mary E       D     F W 63 S     1881 Pa     C  C  C
        Rebecca E    D     F W 61 S     1892 Al     C  C  C
Crandall Joseph W    GS    M W 29 S     1893 Al     C  C  C       Farm Laborer     Home Farm

C = Canada

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1920 Minnesota, Hennepin Co., Minneapolis, ED 129, sheet 19B, line 69

Denham Wm          H    M W 42      M    1911 Pa     S  S  S     Clerk         R R
       Marian      W    F W 45      M    1911 Al     S  S  S
       Marion R    D    F W 23      S    1911 Na     S  S  S     Milliner      Hat Shop
       Marie       D    F W 21      S    1911 Na     S  S  S     Bookkeeper    Wholesale
       Paula       D    F W 18      S    1911 Na     S  S  S
       Margaret    D    F W 16      S    1911 Al     S  S  S
       Jeane       D    F W 14      S    1911 Al     S  S  S
       Willie      S    M W 12      S    1911 Al     S  S  S
       James       S    M W 10      S    1911 Al     S  S  S
       Ima         D    F W  8      S                MN S  S
       George      S    F W  6      S                MN S  S
       Grace       D    F W  4 8/12 S                MN S  S
       Elsie       D    F W  2 5/12 S                MN S  S
       Dorothy     D    F W    1/12 S                MN S  S

S = Scotland

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1910 Minnesota, Anoka Co., Ramsey, ED 30, sheet 3B, line 79
Adjacent entries

Keillor William E     H    M W 73      M1 54        C  C  C     1892 Pa     Farmer          General Farm
        Mary G        W    F W 76      M1 54 7 7    C  C  C     1892
        Richarda E    D    F W 51      S            C  C  C     1892        House Keeper    House Farm
Keillor James         H    M W 47      M1           C  C  C     1892 Al     Farmer          General Farm
        Dora E        W    F W 29      M1  3 2 2    IA PA IL
        Ruth D        D    F W  2      S            MN C  IA
        Robert E      S    M W  1 2/12 S            MN C  IA

C = Canada

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1900 Minnesota, Anoka Co., Ramsey, ED 26, sheet 2A, line 15

Keillor James      H        W M Jul 1861 39 S         C  NB NB    1881 Na    Farmer
Wren Mary E        Sister   W F Dec 1857 43 Wd  8 3   NS NB NB    1881
     Rozel W       Nephew   W M Jul 1878 21 S         NB NB NB    1881 Al    Farmer
     Gertrude A    Neice    W F Oct 1880 19 S         NB NB NB    1881       Schoolteacher
     Sarah E       Niece    W F Jun 1883 16 S         MN NB NB

C = Canada, NB = New Brunswick, NS = Nova Scotia

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1900 Minnesota, Anoka Co., Ramsey, ED 26, sheet 4A, line 8

Keillor William E    H    W M Oct 1836 63 M 44        NB NS C    1892 8 PA     Farmer
        Mary         W    W F Nov 1833 63 M 44 7 7    C  C  C    1892 8
        Rebecca E    D    W F May 1858 42 S           NS NB C    1894 6
        Thomas       S    W M Oct 1861 38 S           C  NB C    1890 10 Pa    Farmer

C = Canada, NB = New Brunswick, NS = Nova Scotia

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1900 Iowa, Cerro Gordo Co., Thornton, ED 23, sheet 3A, line 17

Powell James      H    W M Jun 1842 57 M  32        PA PA PA     Furniture Dealer
       Sara       W    W F Feb 1848 52 M  32 7 7    IL PA PA
       Dora       D    W F Oct 1880 19 S            IA PA IL     Schoolteacher
       Della      D    W F Oct 1880 19 S            IA PA IL     Schoolteacher
       Lou S      S    W M Aug 1886 13 S            IA PA IL     At School
       Eva E      D    W F May 1891  9 S            IA PA IL     At School
       Louis E    B    W M Jun 1842 57 Wd           PA PA PA

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NOTES






6 -- William Denham, along with his wife and children, arrived in Quebec, Canada, on 1 May 1911 on board the SS Ionian, sailing from Glasgow, Scotland. The family was en route to Minneapolis.





















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