Nancy Elizabeth Keller

1889 - 1961  (71 years)

• Name	Nancy Elizabeth Keller  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	16 Jul 1889  [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	1961  [1, 4]
  Burial	Ardmore, Carter, Oklahoma, USA
  Origins
  Person ID	I196	1794 BARLOW-GAWF/GOFF (US-NC-WAK / US-TN-HEN) I-FTA50669
  Last Modified	20 Oct 2023

  
  

  Family	CONLEY Mcdonald Davenport,   b. 1886, Arkansas, USA d. 14 Nov 1916, Oklahoma, USA (Age 30 years)
  Marriage	1 Sep 1907	Carter, Oklahoma, USA
  Children	1. Charley D. Davenport,   b. Abt 1909, Oklahoma, USA d. Yes, date unknown   2. Othall Davenport,   b. 1911, Oklahoma, USA d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Frances Strong  m. 24 Oct 1931   3. VIOLET Sarah Owens,   b. Abt 1911, Oklahoma d. Apr 1992, Spring, Harris County, Texas, United States of America (Age 81 years) ▻ Hayes Jasper Owens  m. 23 Dec 1933   4. Jack Woodville Davenport,   b. 22 Oct 1913, Ardmore, Oklahoma d. 15 Apr 1995, Seattle, Washington, USA (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F112	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Oct 2023

  
  

• Notes

  1910 with husband Conley in Akers, Carter Co., OK 1920 Akers, Carter Co., OK Charles H. DAVENPORT 61 AR/TN/TN Betty wife 47 TX/TX/TX Arthur 16 OK AR/TX ? dau 14 Lorena 9 Holly 7 ? CROWNOVER dau 33 widow AR/AR/AR (must be from a diff. wife) same page DAVENPORT, (Nanie?) Female 29 widowed OK/TN/AL (b. ca 1891) can read/write, rents Othal son 9 OK/OK/OK (b. ca 1911) Violet dau 8 Woodwill 6 son Ok/OK/OK (b. ca 1914) http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/d/e/m/Kimberly-Dempsey/GENE2-0002.html Notes for MARTIN WOODVEL KELLER: MARTIN WOODVEL KELLER - As told by Violet (Davenport) Owens Martin Woodvel Keller was born in 1840 in Georgia. He was a member of the Confederate States of America Army and moved to Texas in 1875. His first wife, Susan (Gordon) Keller, was born in Alabama. Their son, Dr. H. Forney Keller, was born June 23, 1875, in Jacksonville, Alabama. other sons were J.P. and Allison Keller and John Davis. In 1879, four families (Davises, Kellers, Averyts and Cochrans) left Cooke County, Texas, and entered Indian Territory, Settling at Rocky Point, near Lebanon and the present Madill. In 1881, Susan died and was buried at the Chickasaw Orphan's Home Cemetery. Dr. Forney Keller was a pharmacist in Madill for many years. Later, Martin Woodvel married Sarah (Averyt) Keller, born May 8, 1956. Martin was a very religious man, and no one did unnecessary work on Sunday. Even the horses rested, so the family walked the road to church. This was hard on Martin as he had heart trouble. He was a very prosperous wheat farmer and rancher and was well know. He was always kind and helpful to those in need. The week before Christmas was a Holy Week in this family, and no work was done except the essentials. Martin usually took his wheat to market in Ardmore by wagon. He strted with a load on January 1, 1901, and it was very cold. He got out to walk and warm up, but he dropped by the wagon and died there of a heart attack. Sarah was left with several girls to care for, the one discussed below being Nancy Elizabeth Keller. Sarah died February 14, 1934. Nancy Elizabeth "Nannie" Keller was born July 16, 1889, in Indian Territory. At age seventeen, Nannie met Conley Davenport at a play party (square dance). They were married September 2, 1907. The Davenports had come to Indian Territory in 1898 from Arkansas. For a few years, Nannie and Conley lived next to a wonderful black family, Uncle Albert and Aunt Martha Shannon. These families helped each other with their crops. Nannie and Conley next lived in a house where a woman died of tuberculosis. Despite their fumigating, Conley contracted the disease. The only known place for treatment was in New Mexico. After nearly a year's delay, they started the trip by wagon (it took 4 months). Nannie had to do odd jobs on the way to earn just a few cents for food. After Conley's exam, they were told he could live only a short time, and they headed to Oklahoma again. They arrived in Ardmore again in September, 1916. Conley died November 14, 1916. Nannie's life from this time forward was one of self determination and courage, but with only hard toil to support her children. She had three small children; Charles Othal, Violet, and Woodvel. For a time the family stayed with Conley's sister in Ardmore, Mrs. Perry Stillwell, and Nannie worked at the Chlor Hotel. But she wanted the children on the farm. Frequently, they lived in old leaky houses that got their beds and food wet, and one time lived in a tent. Nannie worked from 4 a.m. until dark, chopping cotton, taking washes to do on rub boards, plus all their family chores, to keep her family together. She was a person of great love and determination. During a storm, she would gather her children together with her in the center and all the children around, covered by blankets. Violet recalled how secure they all felt with her. Because of her ingenuity and love, they a survived and remember a very happy youth. After Othal left for college, Nannie was lost, for he was her main helper. She then got job at Von Keller Hospital as a dietician, and later too some training as a nurse. Othal became a plywood mill engineer and Woodvel chose life on a ranch but later worked also in the plywood business. Violet became a beautician. The mother, living with her children in later years, worked at the Boeing Aircraft plant during World War II. She retired in 1957 and died in 1961 at age 72. If our father could have looked in on us when we were growing up, he would have told Mother, "it was a job well done." http://files.usgwarchives.net/ok/carter/cemeteries/carter3d.txt - listed in Rose Hill Cem. index - other DAVENPORTs include Laura M. YATES 1860-1944, Mary 1881-1964, S. F. 1907-1993 According to her brother's obituary, in 1943 she was living in Seattle Washington http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/d/e/m/Kimberly-Dempsey/GENE2-0003.html#CHILD8 THE RYAN LEADER - FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1943 Pioneer of County Died Here Sunday Funeral services were held last Wednesday for Allison L. Keller one of Jefferson county's old time residents, from the first Baptist church in Ryan, with Rev. K. F. Kelley, Rev. Carlos Berry and Mrs. Cassie Brown officiating. Internment was in the Ryan cemetery, with arrangements in charge of the Grantham Funeral Home. Allison L. Keller was born June 26, 1867, at Jacksonville, Alabama and departed this life March 14, 1943, at this home east of Ryan. On December 4, 1892, he was married to Miss Rosie E. Meeks, and to their union ten children were born. One son, Albert Keller, preceded his father in death. Mr. Keller moved to Ryan in 1907, and located at the place that he had made his home since that time. He is survived by the widow and nine children, as follows Jesse Keller, Putnam, Oklahoma; Miss Annie Keller, Ryan; Mrs. E.V. Haviland and Mrs. P.M. Reed, Coronado, California; Mrs. Jerry Morgan and Allen Keller, Ryan; Mrs. Ed Edwards and Mrs. Karl Jones, Forth Worth, Texas; and Mrs. Ray Dawney, El Reno. he is also survived by one brother, Sornie Keller of Madill, and two half sisters, Mrs. Mary Echols, El Reno and Mrs. Nannie Davenport, Seattle, Washington. Pallbearers for the funeral were Francis Sanders, G.W. Mitchell, J.A. Burkhead, Fred Coats, Jim Robison, Sam Sewell, John Smart and Loy Gilbreath

  
  

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