It started, as good quests always do, with a family tale.
Eliza Jane Morrison (Gwyn Morrison, Esther, William, William) was born in Grimes Co, Texas, June 26th 1840, to parents Gwyn Morrison and Sarah Ann Roberts.
Eliza married George W Keyser (1839-1904) on September 10th 1865 in Grimes Co, Texas.
The couple had six children:
- George Gwyn Keyser b. 29 May 1870 d. 27 Dec 1944 m. Emma C Tonn
- William Benjamin Keyser b. 19 Jul 1877 d. 16 Dec 1940 m. Annie Greenwood
- Oran Keyser Sr. b. 1 Jul 1882 d. 24 Mar 1959 m. Nettie L Peoples
- UNK Child 1 reported on 1900 US Census; died in infancy
- UNK Child 2 reported on 1900 US Census; died in infancy
- UNK Child 3 reported on 1900 US Census; died in infancy
George was a farmer, Eliza kept house. Eliza reported that she gave birth to six children, only three were still living in 1900. There is a memorial in Stoneham Cemetery in Grimes Co, Texas for the "children of G W and E J Keyser".
George W Keyser died August 25th 1904 at the age of 64. He is buried in the Stoneham Cemetery in Grimes Co, Texas.
Eliza Jane Morrison Keyser died July 3rd 1915 at the age of 75. She is buried in the Stoneham Cemetery along side her husband and babies.
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