Kings County Biographies


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GEORGE F. KEIFFER
 
was born in Virginia, June 11, 1836, son of Joseph and Phebe (Campbell) Keiffer, 
the former of German extraction and a native of Pennsylvania, and the latter a 
native of Virginia.  In the family were seven children, he being the second 
born.  Until he was six years old they lived in Virginia, and at that time moved 
to Missouri, where he was reared and educated, and where he remained until 1853, 
when he came to California.
            After his arrival in this State, Mr. Keiffer worked for wages at 
Half Moon Day [sic] and other places, until 1863.  In 1867 he was united in 
marriage with Miss Mary Rhoads, a native of Santa Clara County, California, 
their nuptuals [sic] being celebrated at the home of her father, Mr. Daniel 
Rhoads (see his history in this book).  They settled in San Mateo County, and 
their union was blessed with nine children, all of whom are living, namely:  
Sarah J., wife of Jesse Esrey, Ruth A., wife of F. March; Martin D., Mary A., 
wife of John Kurtz, Dora E., Hugh H., Alice C., George M. and Bertha I.
            From her father, Mrs. Keiffer received a ranch of 240 acres, near 
Lemoore, to which they moved in 1884, and on which they built a comfortable 
residence, where they now reside.  Mr. Keiffer is chiefly engaged in wheat 
raising.  On one occasion he harvested from forty acres of land, twenty-three 
sacks of wheat to the acre, each sack weighing 145 pounds.
            He is an industrious and reliable citizen, and in politics is a 
Democrat.
 
Memorial and Biographical History of the counties of Fresno, Tulare and Kern, 
California
Chicago, The Lewis Publishing Company, 1892  p. 699-700
Transcribed by Kathy Sedler