Person Page - 1637

     George Horn Keesling was born circa 1827 at Smyth Co. (probably), VA, 1850 census, District 60, p.236. He was the son of Peter Keesling and Catharine (?) George Horn Keesling married Sarah Frances Gannaway, daughter of John Gannaway and Kisiah Bannier, circa 1849 at Smyth Co. (probably), VA.¹ George Horn Keesling died circa 1859 at Smyth Co. (probably), VA.

     George Horn Keesling was born on 29 November 1858 at Smyth Co. (probably), VA.¹ He was the son of George Horn Keesling and Sarah Frances Gannaway.¹ George Horn Keesling died on 22 October 1945 at Lamar, TX, at age 86.

     James William Keesling was born on 2 April 1857 at Smyth Co. (probably), VA.¹ He was the son of George Horn Keesling and Sarah Frances Gannaway.¹ James William Keesling died on 30 July 1936 at Lamar, TX, at age 79.

     John B. Keesling married Martha Windell, daughter of Christopher W. Windell and Mary Williams, on 11 July 1889 at Madison Co., IN.

     John G. Keesling was born circa 1850 at Smyth Co. (probably), VA.¹ He was the son of George Horn Keesling and Sarah Frances Gannaway.¹

     Ora Mae Keesling was born in February 1876 at Indiana. She was the daughter of David Isley Keesling and Eliza Ann Shelton. Ora Mae Keesling married Henry Blake, son of Joseph P. Blake and Ruhama Williams, on 8 December 1897 at Henry Co., IN, This was Henry's second marriage, but Ora's first, per 1910 census info. First wife may have been Minnie Mayer -- an 1884 marriage in Marion County, or Hannah Bardsley, an 1883 marriage in Huntington County.

     Peter Keesling married Catharine (?). Peter Keesling was born circa 1792 at Virginia.

     Thomas P. Keesling was born circa 1853 at Smyth Co. (probably), VA.¹ He was the son of George Horn Keesling and Sarah Frances Gannaway.¹

     Fanny Ellen Keeth married Charlie Andrew Carroll.

     Ollie Ruth Keeton was born on 18 December 1900 at Tennessee; daughter of James Jerome and Eunice B. (Martin) Keeton. She married Perry Hite Windle, son of Robert Sevier Windle and Sarah Otillia Goggin, on 2 March 1929 at Overton Co., TN. Ollie Ruth Keeton died on 26 May 1968 at age 67. She was buried in 1968 at Monroe Cemetery, Monroe, Overton Co., TN, Findagrave #83827724.

     Wilbur F. Keeton married Grace Semler, daughter of George Henry Semler and Lydia Pence. Wilbur F. Keeton was born on 12 December 1896 at Montgomery Co., OH. He died on 20 October 1979 at Montgomery Co., OH, at age 82.

     Elmer Ellsworth Keever was born on 12 August 1872 at Iowa.¹ He married Della Jane Howell circa 1896.¹ Elmer Ellsworth Keever died on 3 February 1945 at Little River, Rice Co., KS, at age 72. He was buried in February 1945 at Bean Cemetery, Little River, Rice Co., KS, Findagrave #37964893.

     Elsie May Keever was born on 4 February 1900 at Little River, Rice Co., KS. She was the daughter of Elmer Ellsworth Keever and Della Jane Howell.¹ Elsie May Keever married Leland Tasaway DeVault, son of Hugh Alexander Tate DeVault and Mary Alice Brown, on 1 September 1917 at McPherson, McPherson Co., KS. Elsie May Keever died on 6 February 1925 at Hutchinson, Reno Co., KS, at age 25. She was buried in February 1925 at Bean Cemetery, Little River, Rice Co., KS, Findagrave #37867997.

     Everett Blair Keever was born on 30 June 1939. He died on 12 March 2018 at age 78.

     Virgil G. Keever was born on 12 May 1909 at Smith Center, Smith Co., KS.¹ He married Opal Dee Irvin. Virgil G. Keever died on 28 December 1993 at Windsor, Weld Co., CO, at age 84. He was buried at Loveland Burial Park, Loveland, Larimer Co., CO, Findagrave #153504848.

     Elizabeth Willis Keezee was also known as Betty. She was born on 14 January 1844 at Richmond, VA. She married Capt. Peter Randolph Reamey, son of Col. Daniel Reamey and Susannah Starling, in 1868. Elizabeth Willis Keezee died on 9 December 1894 at age 50.

     Anthony Kefalas was born on 11 October 1921 at Dacono, Weld Co., CO.¹ He was the son of Thomas Kefalas and Iva Fay Wilson.¹ Anthony Kefalas married Wilma Arlene Kniss in 1941 at Cheyenne Co., NE; After the 1966 divorce, Wilma remarried to A. C. Garland (1930-1974), who is also buried at Bellevue Memorial Park.

Anthony Kefalas and Wilma Arlene Kniss were divorced in December 1966 at San Bernardino Co., CA. Anthony Kefalas lived in 1981 at Chino, San Bernardino Co., CA. He died on 31 May 1989 at Los Angeles Co., CA, at age 67 Dates and location per SSDI, last residence Pomona.

     Daniel Van Kefalas was born on 23 December 1958 at Los Angeles Co., CA. He was the son of George Edward Kefalas. Daniel Van Kefalas lived in 1975 at Ontario, San Bernardino Co., CA. He lived between 1990 and 2000 at San Jose, Santa Clara Co., CA. He died on 26 January 2008 at age 49.

     Eugene Richard Kefalas was born on 30 September 1931 at Weld Co., CO.¹ He was the son of Thomas Kefalas and Iva Fay Wilson.¹ Eugene Richard Kefalas began military service in 1948 Korean War service, U.S. Air Force. He married Shirley Ann Thomas, daughter of John Hiram Thomas and Loretta G. Colbert, circa 1952; no children from this marriage. Eugene Richard Kefalas and Shirley Ann Thomas were divorced circa 1969. Eugene Richard Kefalas married Catherine Helen Borovina on 28 June 1971 at Orange Co., CA; Catherine was previously married to Oliver James German (1929-2022) in 1955, and had children Peter (1956), Frances (1957), and Steven (1958) German. Eugene Richard Kefalas and Catherine Helen Borovina were divorced in January 1973 at Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA. Eugene Richard Kefalas died on 24 January 2013 at VA Hospital, Long Beach, Los Angeles Co., CA, at age 81.

     George Cameron Kefalas was born on 6 July 1988 at Riverside Co., CA. He was the son of George Edward Kefalas. George Cameron Kefalas lived in 1992 at Hemet, Riverside Co., CA. He lived in 1993 at Red Bluff, Tehama Co., CA. He lived in 2016 at Shasta Lake, Shasta Co., CA. He died on 7 January 2017 at University of California Davis Medical Center, Davis, Yolo Co., CA, at age 28.

     George Edward Kefalas was born on 1 September 1934 at Weld Co., CO.¹ He was the son of Thomas Kefalas and Iva Fay Wilson.¹ George Edward Kefalas lived in February 1955 at Claremont, Los Angeles Co., CA,

The Pomona Progress Bulletin, Pomona, California; Tuesday, 15 FEB 1955, page 1 (Newspapers.com):

Local Parking Meter Looters Plead Guilty
Two youths who admittedly stole and looted 23 parking meter heads, causing replacement of repair damage approximating the $1380 value of the coin machines in order to steal approximately $30 in coins, pleaded guilty this morning in Municipal Court to four-count petty theft complaints.

George Kefalas, 20, of 9245 N. Mills Ave., Claremont, and Robert Dee Green, 19, resident of a hotel at 395 S. Thomas St., Pomona, were held in lieu of $500 bail each for sentence tomorrow.

He lived in May 1959 at Pomona, Los Angeles Co., CA,

Progress-Bulletin, Pomona, California; Friday, 1 MAY 1959, page 1, Section 2 (Newspapers.com):

Drug Suspect Nabbed After Hit-Run Chase

A young Pomona man, apparently planning suicide, was arrested Thursday afternoon and booked on suspicion of driving while under the influence of a drug.

The suspect is George Edward Kefalas, 23, of 1350 S. East End Ave. He also was accused of hit-run driving.

A. B. Jeffers, 41 year-old Pomona contractor, told police that Kefalas’ auto struck his earlier at 5th Ave. And Reservoir St. Jeffers, of 780 W. 6th St., said he had stopped for a red light when Kefalas’ auto struck his, backed up and sped away eastbound on 5th ave.

Jeffers said he chased Kefalas and clocked the suspect at 70 mph. Just before reaching the city limits, Jeffers said the left front tire of Kefalas’ 1935-model auto came off but the driver kept right on going.

By that time California Highway Patrolman Lloyd Clark took up pursuit of Kefalas and chased him to the Montclair area where another CHP officer, R. G. Sykes, halted the suspect.

Police, who booked Kefalas said the man admitted taking Seconal tablets earlier because he had had an argument with his wife. Seconal is a barbiturate. Officers said he almost lost consciousness at the police station and was taken to Pomona Valley Community Hospital and later the jail ward of the county hospital.

Police said they found a suicide note on Kefalas’ front lawn in which he said he had taken his own life.

He died on 1 March 1992 at Sun City, Riverside Co., CA, at age 57 Dates and location per California Death Index. He was buried in March 1992 at Perris Valley Cemetery, Perris, Riverside Co., CA, Findagrave #85331552.

     John William Kefalas was born on 13 May 1923 at Dacono, Weld Co., CO, WW II draft registration.¹ He was the son of Thomas Kefalas and Iva Fay Wilson.¹ John William Kefalas lived on 30 June 1942 at Longmont, Boulder Co., CO, WW II draft registration. He married Yanoula Katheryne Damigos on 27 November 1944 at Orange Co., CA; Joan had a first marriage to George E. Xinidakis in 1936 and a son Emmanuel George Xinidakis from that marriage. John William Kefalas lived in 1948 at Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA. He lived in 1957 at Lakewood, Los Angeles Co., CA, city directory (Ancestry.com.) He lived in 1994 at Walnut Creek, Contra Costa Co., CA. He lived in 1995 at Tucson, Pima Co., AZ.

     Judi Lavon Kefalas was born on 22 July 1945 at Adams Co. (probably), CO. She was the daughter of Anthony Kefalas and Wilma Arlene Kniss. Judi Lavon Kefalas married Kenneth Edward McArthur on 5 November 1965 at San Bernardino Co., CA. Judi Lavon Kefalas lived in 1973 at Hesperia, San Bernardino Co., CA. She lived between 1980 and 2020 at Apple Valley, San Bernardino Co., CA. She died on 11 December 2015 at age 70.

     Lawrence Thomas Kefalas was born on 20 July 1949 at Denver, CO. He was the son of Thomas Kefalas. Lawrence Thomas Kefalas died on 27 November 2013 at Tucson, Pima Co., AZ, at age 64.

     Louis Eugene Kefalas was born on 29 August 1919 at Weld Co., CO.¹ He was the son of Thomas Kefalas and Iva Fay Wilson.¹ Louis Eugene Kefalas married Beatrice Maude Leijs, daughter of Alphonsus Amandus Leijs and Bertha Maud Oxford, on 8 August 1945. Louis Eugene Kefalas lived in 1964 at Downey, Los Angeles Co., CA. He died on 24 February 1974 at Downey, Los Angeles Co., CA, at age 54. He was buried in February 1974 at Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles Co., CA, Findagrave #128287624.

     Stella Etta Gertrude Kefalas was born on 2 February 1929 at Weld Co., CO.¹ She was the daughter of Thomas Kefalas and Iva Fay Wilson.¹ Stella Etta Gertrude Kefalas married William Ellsworth Bartlett, son of George Hale Bartlett and Elsie Orange Howard, on 19 March 1948 at California. Stella Etta Gertrude Kefalas lived in 1950 at Boulder, Boulder Co., CO. She lived in 1964 at San Bernardino, San Bernardino Co., CA. She died on 24 March 2008 at Wiggins, Stone Co., MS, at age 79

Sun Herald, Biloxi, Mississippi; Wednesday, 26 MAR 2008, page A4 (Newspapers.com):

Mrs. Stella Etta Bartlett, 79, of Wiggins, died March 24, 2008. Memorial service will be at a later date. Moore Funeral Home in Wiggins is in charge of arrangements.


NOTE: SSDI shows last benefit address Adelanto, San Bernardino County, California but last residence Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi.

     Note: Some Kefalas family information per For My Father, Louis Eugene Kefalas genealogy prepared by jeanettekefalasmyrick15, online at ancestry.com.

Thomas Kefalas was born on 20 March 1889 at Patras, Greece, date and location per WW I draft registration. He immigrated on 18 April 1907 to New York, NY; naturalized at Denver, Colorado on 22 AUG 1922. He married Iva Fay Wilson, daughter of Edgar Lewis Wilson and Effa Windle, in 1919. Thomas Kefalas lived in January 1920 at Dacona, Weld Co., CO, Coal miner.¹ He lived on 3 April 1927 at Dacona, Weld Co., CO, Laborer, coal mine.² He lived on 3 April 1930 at Dacono, Weld Co., CO, coal miner.² He lived on 19 April 1940 at Third Street, Dacona, Weld Co., CO, Coal miner.³ He lived on 27 April 1942 at 2.5 miles northwest of Longmont, Boulder Co., CO, WW II draft registration. He died on 17 February 1964 at Montclair, San Bernardino Co., CA, at age 74

Obituary – Progress-Bulletin, Pomona, California; Wednesday, 19 FEB 1964, page 2 (Newspapers.com):

THOMAS KEFALAS
Thomas Kefalas, 76, a native of Greece, died Monday at his home, 9245 Mills Ave., Montclair, after a prolonged illness.

Born March 20, 1887, Mr. Kefalas came to the United States at the age of 14. He came to Pomona 13 years ago and had lived in Montclair for the past 10 years.

Mrs. (sic) Kefalas was a retired miner and a member of St. Elias Greek Orthodox Church in San Bernardino.

He leaves his wife, Mrs. Iva Fay Kefalas of the home address; a daughter, Mrs. Stella Bartlett of San Bernardino; six sons, Louis Kefalas of Downey, Tony Kefalas of San Pedro, George Kefalas of Ontario, Tom Kefalas of Denver and the Rev. John W. Kefalas, a missionary in Mexico; a brother, Harry Kefalas of Montclair; 17 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Thrice Holy Hymn will be recited at 6 this evening at at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Griffith Chapel in Chino. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Griffith Chapel with the Rev. Leon A. Pachis of St. Elias Greek Orthodox Church officiating. Thrice Holy Hymn and interment will be at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier.

He was buried in February 1964 at Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles Co., CA, Findagrave #128287669.

     Thomas Kefalas was born on 19 October 1926 at Weld Co., CO.¹ He was the son of Thomas Kefalas and Iva Fay Wilson.¹ Thomas Kefalas died on 19 December 2003 at Boulder Co., CO, at age 77 Dates and location per SSDI, last residence Broomfield.

     Anna Margartha Kefer married Hans Simon Höh.

     Catherine Elizabeth Kegerreis was born on 5 March 1837 at Ohio or Pennsylvania. She married Oliver P. Sutton, son of Humphrey Sutton and Sophronia Gilmore, on 22 January 1857 at Randolph Co., IN. Catherine Elizabeth Kegerreis died on 6 May 1910 at Randolph Co., IN, at age 73.