Ercell C (Bowles) Keller (1914 - 2001)

Born 22 Feb 1914 in Clayton, Pushmataha, Oklahoma, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Hershey Howard Keller — married about 1935 (to 16 Jun 1981) in California, United States

Died 11 Jul 2001 at age 87 in Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States

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Biography

Ercell (Bowles) Keller migrated from Oklahoma to California.

Ercell was born 22 February 1914 in Clayton, Pushmataha, Oklahoma, United States. She was the daughter of Arthur Bowles and Bertie Bishop.

In the 1920 census Ercell (age 6) was the granddaughter of Joseph A Bishop in Tuskahoma, Pushmataha, Oklahoma.^[1]

Name	Sex	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
Joseph A Bishop	M	49	Married	Head	Farmer	Missouri
Phoeba Bishop	F	49	Married	Wife		Arkansas
Vada Bishop	F	25	Single	Daughter		Arkansas
Bertha Bishop	F	22	Single	Daughter		Arkansas
Susie Bishop	F	12	Single	Daughter		Arkansas
Ercell Bishop	F	6	Single	Daughter		Oklahoma
Mildred Bishop	F	4	Single	Granddaughter		Oklahoma
James Bishop	M	2	Single	Grandson		Oklahoma

In the 1930 census Ercell (age 16) was the single stepdaughter of William W Haynes at 1019 11th Street, Bakersfield, Kern, California, United States.^[2]

Name	Sex	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
William W Haynes	M	44	Married	Head	Steam Fitter	Missouri
Bertie B Haynes	F	33	Married	Wife		Arkansas
Ercell E Haynes	F	16	Single	Stepdaughter		Oklahoma
James I Haynes	M	12	Single	Son		Oklahoma
William P Haynes	M	5	Single	Son		Missouri
Betty L Haynes	F	2	Single	Daughter		Oklahoma
Jackie B Haynes	M	0	Single	Son		California

Ercell married Hershey Howard Keller.^[3] They had three daughters;

1. Barbara J Keller
2. Kay L Keller
3. Shirley A Keller

In the 1940 census Ercell (age 26) was the wife of Hersley Keller in Jenny Lind, Calaveras, California.^[4]

Name	Sex	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
Hersley Keller	M	37	Married	Head	Winchman	Pennsylvania
Ercell Keller	F	26	Married	Wife		Oklahoma
Barbara Keller	F	4	Single	Daughter		California

In the 1950 census Ercell (age 36) was the wife of Hershey H Keller in American, Sacramento, California, United States.^[5]

Name	Sex	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
Hershey H Keller	M	47	Married	Head	Carpenter	Pennsylvania
Ercell C Keller	F	36	Married	Wife		Oklahoma
Barbara J Keller	F	14	Never married	Daughter		California
Kay L Keller	F	7	Never married	Daughter		California
Shirley A Keller	F	4	Never married	Daughter		California

Hershey died on 16 June 1981 and was buried in Sierra Hills Memorial Park, Sacramento, Sacramento County, California, United States.^[6]

Ercell died 11 July 2001 in Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States and was buried in Sierra Hills Memorial Park, Sacramento, California, United States.^[7][8]

Sources

1. ↑ 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census" Year: 1920; Census Place: Tuskahoma, Pushmataha, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1480; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 236 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #49439445 (accessed 12 November 2022) Ercell Bishop (6), single daughter, in household of Joseph A Bishop (49) in Tuskahoma, Pushmataha, Oklahoma. Born in Oklahoma.
2. ↑ 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census" Year: 1930; Census Place: Bakersfield, Kern, California; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 2339856 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #89321826 (accessed 12 November 2022)
   Ercell E Haynes (16), single daughter, in household of William W Haynes (44) at 1019 11th Street, Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA. Born in Oklahoma.
3. ↑ Needs Source
4. ↑ 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census" Year: 1940; Census Place: Jenny Lind, Calaveras, California; Roll: m-t0627-00194; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 5-8 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #67643083 (accessed 12 November 2022) Ercell Keller (26), wife, in household of Hersley Keller (37) in Jenny Lind, Calaveras, California. Born in Oklahoma.
5. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
   United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: American, Sacramento, California; Roll: 1465; Sheet Number: 70; Enumeration District: 34-27
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #259148844 (accessed 12 November 2022) Ercell C Keller (36), wife, in household of Hershey H Keller (47) in American, Sacramento, California, USA. Born in Oklahoma.
6. ↑ Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current", Find A Grave: Memorial #151681912, Ancestry Record 60525 #125240361 (accessed 21 February 2024), Hershey Howard Keller burial (died on 16 Jun 1981) in Sierra Hills Memorial Park, Sacramento, Sacramento County, California, United States of America. Born on 24 Oct 1902.
7. ↑ 2001 Social Security: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007", Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007, Ancestry Record 60901 #813341160 (accessed 21 February 2024), Name: Ercell C Keller; Gender: Female; Birth Date: 22 Feb 1914; Death Date: 11 Jul 2001; Claim Date: 10 May 1976.
8. ↑ Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current", Find A Grave: Memorial #151625575, Ancestry Record 60525 #125080765 (accessed 21 February 2024), Ercell C Keller burial (died on 11 Jul 2001) in Sierra Hills Memorial Park, Sacramento, Sacramento County, California, United States of America. Born on 22 Feb 1914.