William John KECK

1828 - BEF 1900

• BIRTH: 1828, Home Dist (Ontario) Canada
• DEATH: BEF 1900, Menomonie, Dunn, WI

• MARRIAGE: 30 JUN 1850, Elkhart Co., Indiana

1.  Catherine KECK
2.  Daniel KECK
3.  Andrew Jefferson KECK
4.  Lucy Jane KECK
5. +Joseph W KECK
6.  John A KECK
7.  Manuel KECK
8.  Son KECK
9.  Lewis KECK

• MARRIAGE: ABT 1870, St Joseph County, IN

1.  William KECK
2.  Lavina KECK
3.  Abgail KECK

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[N3210] DANIEL E. PIPPENGER is the eldest child of one of the earliest pioneers of Elkhart county, being a son of John and Mary (Cripe) Pippenger, the former of whom was a son of John Pippenger and his wife, Rebecca, who came from Holland in early times and settled in Pennsylvania. In that State, John Pippenger, the father of the subject of this sketch was born about March 10, 1798, being one of a good old fashioned family of sixteen children, twelve sons and four daughters, all of whom lived to be grown, married and reared families of their own. One of this family is still living, Eli, who resides in Marshall county, Ind., on a farm and who is quite aged. Rebecca Pippenger died in Pennsylvania, but her husband passed from life in Ohio, being one of the early settlers of Montgomery county. Mary Cripe was born in Pennsylvania, January 8, 1797, was one of eight children, but died soon after locating in Elkhart county, though her husband lived to be quite an old man. She was a daughter of Daniel Cripe, one of the early pioneers of the county, who, with his wife, was probably from Pennsylvania. They came to this region from Ohio in the spring of 1829 and settled on Elkhart Prairie. Notice of this family is given elsewhere. John Pippenger and Mary Cripe were married some time before coming to this county; their union is supposed to have taken place June 17, 1821. During their married life ten children were born to them: Daniel E., who was born July 17, 1822; A--, born September, 26, 1823, reared a family in this county but is now residing in Marshall county; Elizabeth, was born July 4, 1825, married William Keck, reared a family and died in Wisconsin; John, who was born July 23, 1827, is residing in Wisconsin; Magdalene, born January 24, 1829, marOried Joseph Reck, died in Wisconsin and left a family; Susan, born March 5, 1831, died March 31, 1831; Christian, born June 5, 1832, died September 29, 1833; Mary, born May 30, 1834, is married to Peter Stull, of Kosciusko county, Ind.; Catherine, born June 11, 1836, married Manuel Landes and is living in Kosciusko county; Rebecca, born March 15, 1838, is now the widow of L. Cripe, has a grown-up family and is residing in Union township, and Joseph who was born December 12, 1839, is a farmer of that township also. The parents or these children first settled on Elkhart Prairie and took up eighty acres of land, which was later traded for 160 acres where the subject of this sketch is now residing, and on which he cut the first timber. At the time of making the settlement here there were only five families in the county and the township had only seven voters. The father was a member of the German Baptist Church, took an active part in politics and always supported the Democratic party. He died on his farm, where so many years of his life were spent, having come to this region with an ox team, the journey from Ohio occupying seven weeks. They settled on the unbroken prairie, made their own clothing, lived on corn bread, and like all the inhabitants of a new country, had to undergo numerous privations and hardships. They were industrious and in time became well to do, becoming the owners of a fine tract of land comprising 440 acres in Union township, which gave their children a good start in life. They reared their children to honorable manhood and womanhood and only two survive them at this writing: Daniel E., grew up and married Elizabeth Stouder and a family of seven children has been born to them, three of whom died when young - John, Susan and Emanuel; Mary died at the age of twenty-three years, and Levi when nineteen years of age; C , is living in Jackson township and is tilling the soil; Samuel is a farmer and thresher of Union township; Jacob D.; and Catherine is Mrs. P. Swartz, the wife of the ex-superintendent of the schools of Elkhart county; Isaac, is a teacher of the county. Daniel E. Pippenger and his wife are among the first people of the county and have numerous friends.