Nancy Eleanor Keele

Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868 Henry Bryant Manning Jolley Company (1852) Age 64

Departure: 15 June 1852 Arrival: 9-15 September 1852

Company Information: About 340 individuals and about 64 wagons were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Kanesville, Iowa (present day Council Bluffs).

Married - Richard John Keele, 8 Sep 1808, Bedford County, Tennessee

Children - Mary Keele, Jacob Keele, Elizabeth Keele, Samuel Keele, John Keele, Sally Keele, Alexander Keele, Richard Keele, John Arthur Keele, Dabney Uel Keele, Thomas Henry Keele, Nancy Eleanor Keele, Susan Keele

History - Nine of her children were born in Bedford, Tennessee. The last two children were born in Green County, Illinois. Their family became converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Nancy, her husband, and some of her children moved to Nauvoo, Illinois. They had to leave the are due to so much persecution. They traveled with their son-in-law, Jeremiah Bingham, and his family. Their daughter, Sarah, was married to Jeremiah in 1845, but died in childbirth in 1852. Nancy's daughter, Susan, also married Jeremiah. They traveled with the John W. Cooley Wagon Company on September 9, 1852. Then they moved their family to Payson, Utah where she died just three years later.

Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, Henry Bryant Manning Jolley Company (1852).

Departure: 15 June 1852 Arrival: 9-15 September 1852

Company Information: About 340 individuals and about 64 wagons were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Kanesville, Iowa (present day Council Bluffs).

• Updated from Find A Grave Memorial via son Alexander Keele by SmartCopy: Nov 24 2014, 4:31:39 UTC
• Residence: Pottawatamie county, Pottawatamie, Iowa - 1850
• Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy: Jul 16 2023, 6:37:00 UTC

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• Immigration: Sep 9 1852 - Utah, United States
• Residence: 1850 - Pottawattamie county, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
• Residence: Circa 1852 - Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
  • Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy: Jul 16 2023, 6:37:00 UTC