21. Justus Wilhelm³ KELLER (Maria² METZENDORF, Johann Heinrich¹) was born in Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany on 28 May 1867.⁽³⁷⁾ Wilhelm died in 1946 in Indianapolis, Marion County, IN, at 79 years of age.

He married twice. He married Ida DAVIS 25 Jun 1896 in Indianapolis, Marion County, IN. Ida was born on 3 March 1867 in Indianapolis, Marion County, IN. Ida died circa 1912 in Indianapolis, Marion County, IN. He married Josephine SZLEPESKI 21 Jul 1914 in Indianapolis, Marion County, IN. Josephine was born circa 1890. She resides (in ) at.

He was christened on 11 June 1867 Evangelical City Parrish, Darmstadt in Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany. Wilhelm was an Accountant with the Fletcher Trust Company in Indianapolis, Marion County, IN. Wilhelm Keller came to the United States at the age of 19 to avoid being drafted into the German Army. He initially went to Brooklyn, New York where his uncle, Anton Metzendorf, lived with his family. He is reported to have taken a trip to Phoenix, Arizona in the late 1880's. This may have been to visit his uncle Johann Heinrich Metzendorf who had also emigrated to the USA. In any event, he returned east and settled in Indianapolis, Indiana where he remained until his death. He returned only one time to Germany for a vacation with his family during the summer of 1909. He initially worked in Indianapolis as a bookkeeper at the Indianapolis Brewing Company. He later was an accountant at the Fletcher Trust Company where he remained for many years until his retirement. Although he and his first wife, Ida Davis, were Protestant, he became Catholic when he married Josephine Szlepeski. His first son, William, was Protestant while the others - Francis, John, and Edward - were raised as Catholics. He used the name 'William' after emigrating to the United States.

Justus Wilhelm KELLER and Ida DAVIS had the following child:

+ 53 i. Col William Henry⁴ KELLER was born on 4 August 1898.

Justus Wilhelm KELLER and Josephine SZLEPESKI had the following children:

54 ii. Francis KELLER was born in Indianapolis, Marion County, IN circa 1917.

55 iii. John KELLER was born in Indianapolis, Marion County, IN circa 1919.

56 iv. Edward KELLER was born in Indianapolis, Marion County, IN circa 1923.

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