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Source: Portrait and Biographical Album of Fulton County
Biographical Publishing Co., Chicago, 1890

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The Biography of George KEEFAUVER 

Pages 490 & 493, transcribed in full by Danni Hopkins 

[Surnames: KEEFAUVER, MILLER, PARKER] 

    
GEORGE KEEFAUVER. On section 36, in the southeast corner of Joshua Township, lies a pleasant, finely tilled, and well-improved farm, which is the property of our subject. He has been a resident of this county for nearly forty years, and has aided in the pioneer labors that have brought it to its present condition. 
    
Mr. Keefauver is a native of Maryland, and was born in Washington County, in December, 1816. In the prime of early manhood, he went from his early home to Preble County, Ohio, and was a pioneer of that region. In the year 1851, he left the Buckeye State to take up his residence on the prairies of Illinois. He then bought sixty-seven acres of his present farm in Joshua Township, and has since added to it until it comprises eighty acres of as choice farming land as is to be found in this part of the county. The land is valued at $75 per acre. He has erected on it a fine set of farm buildings, and everything about the place is well ordered, and betokens the care of a neat, thrifty and capable owner. He has accumulated his property by downright hard labor, by that wise economy that knows how to spend as well as to save, and by the exercise of sound judgment in his dealings. His place is among the most respected citizens of Joshua Township, and his honesty and uprightness in all the affairs of life have gained for him the confidence of the entire community. He is a Republican in politics, and voted for Benjamin Harrison for President. 
    
Mr. Keefauver has been twice married. November 15, 1838, he was wedded to Miss Lizzie Miller, near Winchester, Ohio. After nearly forty years spent together, their peaceful and happy married life was brought to a close by Mrs. Keefauver's death, May 16, 1878. Mr. Keefauver was married to his present estimable wife, formerly Malissa Parker, February 13, 1879, in Fulton County, Ill. She is a sincere Christian, and a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. 
    
On another page the reader will notice a view of the fine farm of Mr. Keefauver, including the residence and other substantial buildings. [page 491--sorry, picture not available on this website at this time]