Margaret Keller @ Parma



Margaret Keller is the grandmother of Belle Champlin (Erastus Champlin, Henry Charles Champlin, Birdie Belle Champlin).

Margaret Keller, daughter of Henry Keller and Elizabeth was born 1809 in New York. She married Erastus Champlin about 1826 in New York. She died after 1880 in Jackson County, Michigan.


In 1827, Margaret (Keller) and Erastus Champlin resided in Freedom, Cattaraugus, New York.

In 1832, Margaret (Keller) and Erastus Champlin resided in Stafford, Genessee, New York.

In 1834, Margaret's husband sold his land to his brother and they removed to Parma, Jackson, Michigan.

Parma schoolhouse
Margaret Keller had 5 children in New York and another 5 children after removing to the Michigan Territory.

In 1850, Margaret (Keller) and Erastus Champlin resided in Leoni, Jackson, Michigan.

In 1860, Margaret (Keller) and Erastus Champlin resided in Spring Arbor, Jackson, Michigan.

By 1880, Margaret (Keller) and Erastus Champlin resided with their daughter Mary's family in Jefferson, Jackson, Michigan.

Margaret's husband was a millwright. He relocated to several streams where mills were built, among which are Leoni Mill, Sharon Mill, Parma Mill, Homer Mill, Jefferson Mill, and Spring Arbor Mill.