Keltz, George

1734 - 1784  (50 years)

• Name	Keltz, George
  Birth	1734	Ligonier, Westmoreland Co., PA
  Gender	Male
  Military	Revolutionary War Veteran  [1, 2]
  Tombstone Photo	Darlington, Westmoreland Co., PA   [2]
  	Keltz Cemetery
  Death	Jul 1784	Donegal, Westmoreland Co., PA   [2]
  Burial	Darlington, Westmoreland Co., PA   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I84231	My Damon Genealogy
  Last Modified	27 Feb 2014

  
  

  Family	Eager, Mary,   b. 1736, Ligonier, Westmoreland Co., PA d. 1850 (Age 114 years)
  Marriage	1757
  Children	1. Keltz, Barbara,   b. 1755, Lancaster Co., PA d. 06 Jul 1815, Irwin Twp., Venango Co., PA (Age 60 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]   2. Keltz, George Adam,   b. 1758, Westmoreland Co., PA d. 01 Jun 1837, Ligonier, Westmoreland Co., PA (Age 79 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]   3. Keltz, Eva,   b. 1760, Westmoreland Co., PA  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]   4. Keltz, Ann,   b. 1762, Westmoreland Co., PA  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]   5. Keltz, Elizabeth,   b. 1764, Westmoreland Co., PA  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]
  Family ID	F31638	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Feb 2014

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1734 - Ligonier, Westmoreland Co., PA Tombstone Photo - Keltz Cemetery - - Darlington, Westmoreland Co., PA Death - Jul 1784 - Donegal, Westmoreland Co., PA Burial - - Darlington, Westmoreland Co., PA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Keltz, George Sr Will_Page 1
  		Keltz, George Sr Will_Page 2
  		Keltz, George Sr Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Card

  
  

  Headstones		Keltz family.jpg
  		Keltz, George Sr

  
  

• Notes

  From Find A Grave: Occputation: Pioneer settler who lived along Four Mile Run. Military service: Private in the Richard Williams Company of Frontier Rangers during the American Revolution. Documented service from 1777-1783. His son also served in the unit. His family name was changed from Kelso, Kelsey or Kelce. There were other variations recorded. Married Anna Maria Eager about 1754 in Ligonier, Westmoreland County, PA. Between 1755 and 1764 they had 1 boy and 4? girls. In the order of their births they were named: Anna Barbara, George Adam, Eva, Ann Mariah? and Elizabeth. Wrote a will May 6, 1779 Will Proven July 1784 Executors: Col. Archibald Lochry and Capt. Richard Williams, Witnesses: William Jack and Michael Huffnagle. Mentioned in "The Indian Capture of Jacob (Kneisle) Nicely" by Ronald E. Nicely, Trafford Publishing, Victoria, BC, Canada. Several references found in book.

  
  

• Sources

  [S698] Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-1999, database, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 14 January 2014), George Keltz Sr, Keltz Cemetery; citing Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1929–1990, Digital Images, 3–5, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau of Archivs and History, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. [S983] Keltz Cemetery, (Darlington, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania; 1339 Darlington Rd), George Keltz marker. [S648] "Find A Grave", Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 3 August 2013), memorial page for George Keltz (1734-1784), Find A Grave Memorial no. 5604794, citing Keltz Cemetery, Darlington, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, created by Mary Pierotti, photograph by Mary Pierotti.