Richard John Keele

Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868 Henry Bryant Manning Jolley Company (1852) Age 65

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).

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Birth: Nov. 7, 1786 Henry County Virginia, USA

Death: Nov. 17, 1877 Mount Carmel Kane County Utah, USA

Son of John Keele and Nancy Eleanor Palmer

Married - Nancy Eleanor McCullough, 18 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 - Richard, his wife, and some of the children moved to Nauvoo after joining the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. When they came west, they traveled with their son-in-law, Jeremiah Bingham, their daughter's (Sarah) husband. Sarah had died previously. Richard's youngest daughter married Jeremiah after Sarah's death. After arriving in the Valley, Richard and Nancy moved to Payson where she died. Sometime after her death, Richard moved to Mt. Carmel where he died. He was a farmer and was also a veteran of the Indian Wars.

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).

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Spouse:

*Nancy Eleanor McCullough Keele (1788 - 1856)

Children:

*Samuel Keele (1816 - 1897)*

• Alexander Keele (1822 - 1853)*
• Dabney Uel Keele (1826 - 1902)*
• Thomas Henry Keele (1829 - 1914)*
• Susan Keele Bingham (1832 - 1859)*

Burial: Mount Carmel Cemetery Mount Carmel Kane County Utah, USA

Married - Nancy Eleanor McCullough, 18 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 - Richard, his wife, and some of the children moved to Nauvoo after joining the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. When they came west, they traveled with their son-in-law, Jeremiah Bingham, their daughter's (Sarah) husband. Sarah had died previously. Richard's youngest daughter married Jeremiah after Sarah's death. After arriving in the Valley, Richard and Nancy moved to Payson where she died. Sometime after her death, Richard moved to Mt. Carmel where he died. He was a farmer and was also a veteran of the Indian Wars.

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
• Military_service: Ranger along the N. C. wilderness and Tenn. - Revolutionary War
• Residence: Pondtown, Utah, Utah Territory, United States - 1860