The son of Swiss immigrants, John B. Keri*, Sr. and Theresia Stroup, "Frank" was born in Calhoun County, Illinois.
Frank married Anna Theresa Evering on 08 Jun 1880 in Calhoun County. They were the parents of 4 children--3 sons and a daughter who died when she 20 months old.
Anna gave birth to the couple's youngest child, Oswald, on 11 May 1888. Anna died exactly one month later at the age of 30 years and 2 days.
Children from first marriage: 3 sons, 1 daughter.
Frank married Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Ninteman in Calhoun County on 13 Jan 1891. They were the parents of 5 children, including a set of twin boys.
Frank was a farmer in Calhoun during the early years of their marriage, but the family moved to Jersey County, Illinois where he took a job working at a gunpowder mill in Grafton sometime between 1900 and 1910.
Children from second marriage: 4 sons, 1 daughter.
At the time of his death due to a stroke, Frank was 62 years, 5 months and 17 days old. He was survived by his wife, Lizzie, and was buried on 20 Mar 1924. She passed away in 1944.
Father of:
• from first marriage:
John Henry Carey
Theresa Carey (died young)
George Charles Carey
Oswald Carey [See son of Oswald.]
• from second marriage:
Henry "Hine" Carey
Harmon Paul Carey (twin)
Peter William Carey (twin)
Theresa Agnes Carey Plummer
Benjamin James "Ben" Carey
Frank's siblings:
John B. Cary*, Jr.
Catherine Kary*
Oswald Kary
Mary Kary Pohlman
Elisebeth Kary Schobernd
*Frank's father's stone clearly spells the name KERI. Some of the children of John and Theresa spell the name KARY and others spell it CARY or CAREY.
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Obituary excerpts:
GRAFTON
DEATH.
Frank Carey was stricken Sunday while at work at the Illinois Powder plant with an paralytic stroke. He was taken to his home in Upper Grafton where a physician and his relatives were summoned, but he was unconscious and passed away at 4 o'clock Monday morning. Mr. Carey was born near Brussels, Calhoun county, Sept. 20, 1861. His parents were natives of Switzerland. He is survived by his wife, five sons and one daughter, one brother and one sister. Funeral services were held Thursday morning at 9:30 o'clock at St. Patrick's church. Burial was in the I. O. O. F. cemetery.
(Alton Evening Telegraph; 21 Mar 1924; p. 11)
Note: All spelling, capitalization and punctuation marks in obituary are exactly as they appeared in the original text.
Frank married Anna Theresa Evering on 08 Jun 1880 in Calhoun County. They were the parents of 4 children--3 sons and a daughter who died when she 20 months old.
Anna gave birth to the couple's youngest child, Oswald, on 11 May 1888. Anna died exactly one month later at the age of 30 years and 2 days.
Children from first marriage: 3 sons, 1 daughter.
Frank married Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Ninteman in Calhoun County on 13 Jan 1891. They were the parents of 5 children, including a set of twin boys.
Frank was a farmer in Calhoun during the early years of their marriage, but the family moved to Jersey County, Illinois where he took a job working at a gunpowder mill in Grafton sometime between 1900 and 1910.
Children from second marriage: 4 sons, 1 daughter.
At the time of his death due to a stroke, Frank was 62 years, 5 months and 17 days old. He was survived by his wife, Lizzie, and was buried on 20 Mar 1924. She passed away in 1944.
Father of:
• from first marriage:
John Henry Carey
Theresa Carey (died young)
George Charles Carey
Oswald Carey [See son of Oswald.]
• from second marriage:
Henry "Hine" Carey
Harmon Paul Carey (twin)
Peter William Carey (twin)
Theresa Agnes Carey Plummer
Benjamin James "Ben" Carey
Frank's siblings:
John B. Cary*, Jr.
Catherine Kary*
Oswald Kary
Mary Kary Pohlman
Elisebeth Kary Schobernd
*Frank's father's stone clearly spells the name KERI. Some of the children of John and Theresa spell the name KARY and others spell it CARY or CAREY.
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Obituary excerpts:
GRAFTON
DEATH.
Frank Carey was stricken Sunday while at work at the Illinois Powder plant with an paralytic stroke. He was taken to his home in Upper Grafton where a physician and his relatives were summoned, but he was unconscious and passed away at 4 o'clock Monday morning. Mr. Carey was born near Brussels, Calhoun county, Sept. 20, 1861. His parents were natives of Switzerland. He is survived by his wife, five sons and one daughter, one brother and one sister. Funeral services were held Thursday morning at 9:30 o'clock at St. Patrick's church. Burial was in the I. O. O. F. cemetery.
(Alton Evening Telegraph; 21 Mar 1924; p. 11)
Note: All spelling, capitalization and punctuation marks in obituary are exactly as they appeared in the original text.
The son of Swiss immigrants, John B. Keri*, Sr. and Theresia Stroup, "Frank" was born in Calhoun County, Illinois.
Frank married Anna Theresa Evering on 08 Jun 1880 in Calhoun County. They were the parents of 4 children--3 sons and a daughter who died when she 20 months old.
Anna gave birth to the couple's youngest child, Oswald, on 11 May 1888. Anna died exactly one month later at the age of 30 years and 2 days.
Children from first marriage: 3 sons, 1 daughter.
Frank married Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Ninteman in Calhoun County on 13 Jan 1891. They were the parents of 5 children, including a set of twin boys.
Frank was a farmer in Calhoun during the early years of their marriage, but the family moved to Jersey County, Illinois where he took a job working at a gunpowder mill in Grafton sometime between 1900 and 1910.
Children from second marriage: 4 sons, 1 daughter.
At the time of his death due to a stroke, Frank was 62 years, 5 months and 17 days old. He was survived by his wife, Lizzie, and was buried on 20 Mar 1924. She passed away in 1944.
Father of:
• from first marriage:
John Henry Carey
Theresa Carey (died young)
George Charles Carey
Oswald Carey [See son of Oswald.]
• from second marriage:
Henry "Hine" Carey
Harmon Paul Carey (twin)
Peter William Carey (twin)
Theresa Agnes Carey Plummer
Benjamin James "Ben" Carey
Frank's siblings:
John B. Cary*, Jr.
Catherine Kary*
Oswald Kary
Mary Kary Pohlman
Elisebeth Kary Schobernd
*Frank's father's stone clearly spells the name KERI. Some of the children of John and Theresa spell the name KARY and others spell it CARY or CAREY.
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Obituary excerpts:
GRAFTON
DEATH.
Frank Carey was stricken Sunday while at work at the Illinois Powder plant with an paralytic stroke. He was taken to his home in Upper Grafton where a physician and his relatives were summoned, but he was unconscious and passed away at 4 o'clock Monday morning. Mr. Carey was born near Brussels, Calhoun county, Sept. 20, 1861. His parents were natives of Switzerland. He is survived by his wife, five sons and one daughter, one brother and one sister. Funeral services were held Thursday morning at 9:30 o'clock at St. Patrick's church. Burial was in the I. O. O. F. cemetery.
(Alton Evening Telegraph; 21 Mar 1924; p. 11)
Note: All spelling, capitalization and punctuation marks in obituary are exactly as they appeared in the original text.
Frank married Anna Theresa Evering on 08 Jun 1880 in Calhoun County. They were the parents of 4 children--3 sons and a daughter who died when she 20 months old.
Anna gave birth to the couple's youngest child, Oswald, on 11 May 1888. Anna died exactly one month later at the age of 30 years and 2 days.
Children from first marriage: 3 sons, 1 daughter.
Frank married Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Ninteman in Calhoun County on 13 Jan 1891. They were the parents of 5 children, including a set of twin boys.
Frank was a farmer in Calhoun during the early years of their marriage, but the family moved to Jersey County, Illinois where he took a job working at a gunpowder mill in Grafton sometime between 1900 and 1910.
Children from second marriage: 4 sons, 1 daughter.
At the time of his death due to a stroke, Frank was 62 years, 5 months and 17 days old. He was survived by his wife, Lizzie, and was buried on 20 Mar 1924. She passed away in 1944.
Father of:
• from first marriage:
John Henry Carey
Theresa Carey (died young)
George Charles Carey
Oswald Carey [See son of Oswald.]
• from second marriage:
Henry "Hine" Carey
Harmon Paul Carey (twin)
Peter William Carey (twin)
Theresa Agnes Carey Plummer
Benjamin James "Ben" Carey
Frank's siblings:
John B. Cary*, Jr.
Catherine Kary*
Oswald Kary
Mary Kary Pohlman
Elisebeth Kary Schobernd
*Frank's father's stone clearly spells the name KERI. Some of the children of John and Theresa spell the name KARY and others spell it CARY or CAREY.
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Obituary excerpts:
GRAFTON
DEATH.
Frank Carey was stricken Sunday while at work at the Illinois Powder plant with an paralytic stroke. He was taken to his home in Upper Grafton where a physician and his relatives were summoned, but he was unconscious and passed away at 4 o'clock Monday morning. Mr. Carey was born near Brussels, Calhoun county, Sept. 20, 1861. His parents were natives of Switzerland. He is survived by his wife, five sons and one daughter, one brother and one sister. Funeral services were held Thursday morning at 9:30 o'clock at St. Patrick's church. Burial was in the I. O. O. F. cemetery.
(Alton Evening Telegraph; 21 Mar 1924; p. 11)
Note: All spelling, capitalization and punctuation marks in obituary are exactly as they appeared in the original text.
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