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Mary Eliza <I>Raymond</I> Keefer

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Mary Eliza Raymond Keefer

Birth
Three Rivers, St. Joseph County, Michigan, USA
Death
9 Jan 1929 (aged 71)
Midland County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Coe, Isabella County, Michigan, USA GPS-Latitude: 43.4723605, Longitude: -84.6443488
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Ancestry family tree records shows Mary Eliza Raymond married Myron Keefer June 30, 1875 in Hillsdale, Hillsdale Co., MI. They were the parents of Phillip Keefer, Jesse Keefer, Edith Keefer, Raymond Keefer, Leo Carlos Keefer, Caroline Keefer and Floyd C. Keefer.

Mary Keefer had the healing hands. Her home was ten miles from the nearest doctor. She became mid-wife, nurse and sometimes doctor for the nearby early settlers. If needed, she prepared infants for burial. There is one story that tells of Myron building a child's casket and Mary lining the casket with an old wedding dress.

- As told by Leo Keefer
Ancestry family tree records shows Mary Eliza Raymond married Myron Keefer June 30, 1875 in Hillsdale, Hillsdale Co., MI. They were the parents of Phillip Keefer, Jesse Keefer, Edith Keefer, Raymond Keefer, Leo Carlos Keefer, Caroline Keefer and Floyd C. Keefer.

Mary Keefer had the healing hands. Her home was ten miles from the nearest doctor. She became mid-wife, nurse and sometimes doctor for the nearby early settlers. If needed, she prepared infants for burial. There is one story that tells of Myron building a child's casket and Mary lining the casket with an old wedding dress.

- As told by Leo Keefer


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