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cemetery there. Her memoir is provided in Section II.A (below). [Funkhouser 1921, pp. 140, 173; see also
pp. 128, 296-297, 311] and [Glovier 1965, pp. 129-130, which provided the picture; see also pp. 90, 96]
KEEDY: David D. Keedy (also, D. H. Keedy, J. D. Keedy) (b. Feb. 16, 1830,
Washington, County, Md.; d. Jan. 12, 1895, Keedysville, Md.; mar. Lucinda
Brechbill, 1850-1930) was a student with C. B. Hammack in Mt. Pleasant, Pa. He
was Presiding Elder for the churches in Morgan County during 1873-75. His picture
is included with those traveling preachers attending the Virginia Annual Conferences
of 1873 and 1886. He transferred to Va. Conf. from Alleghany Conference in 1857,
where he had been licensed in 1855. He served Hagerstown Circuit, 1857-58,
Otterbein Station, 1858-59; Presiding Elder, 1873-75, as Lebanon Valley College
Agent, 1876-77; and transferred to the Maryland Conference in 1887. The pictures
are from [Glovier 1965, p. 68-69]; the one on the left was taken in 1873, the one
on the right in 1886. [Funkhouser 1921, p. 140, 217, 271-274, 276-278, 280-282, 284-286, 288-290; 259
(“D. H. Keedy”); 259-267 (“D. J. Keedy”)] and [Lycoming 2013]
KEELEY: William Byrd Keeley (b. Apr. 19, 1860, Dublin, Ireland; d. Mar. 12, 1910, Rouzerville, Pa.; mar.
Nannie Hannah Southworth) was admitted to Va. Conf. in 1901 and served Lacey Springs Circuit, 1901-03,
and Hagerstown Station, 1903-05. W. B. Keeley transferred to Pa. Conf. in 1906, where he served
Harrisonburg, 1903-05; and Rocky Springs, 1906-07 (when he was also chaplain for Scotland Home). He
transferred to the Central Pa. Conf. of the MEC, where he served Rouzerville, 1907-10. He died in 1910 and
was interred in Burns Hill Cemetery, Waynesboro, Pa. [Glovier 1965, p. 90; Funkhouser 1921, p. 128, 296,
300; and Lycoming 2013]
KEEZLE (KEEZEL): G. M. Keezle was licensed in 1921 and served Reliance Charge, 1921-22, and Sleepy
Creek Circuit, 1922-27. [Funkhouser 1921, p. 309; Glovier 1965, p. 91].
KEITER: Monroe Fillmore Keiter was given Conference License in 1875 in the
Virginia U.B. Conference, along with W. H. Clary, A. D. Freed, Henry Jones, George
J. Roudabush, and Jacob R. Roudabush. He was ordained in 1878 along with H.
Jones, Z. Umstot, J. N. Fries, J. A. Negley, and Jacob R. Ridenour. While serving at
Toms Brook about 1875, the church was built at a cost of $1,500. He served
Winchester Mission Station, 1875-76, and Lacey Spring Charge, 1876-78. While
serving Lacey Spring, the church Mount Carmel in Brock’s Gap was built about
1877 at a cost of $300 and dedicated by John K. Nelson. He also served the
Berkeley [Springs] Charge 1878-1879; Edinburg Circuit 1879-81; Keedysville Station 1881-
1883; and Martinsburg Mission Station 1883-1884. The 1883 Va. Conf. Journal reports that J. J.
Glossbrenner, A. P. Funkhouser, and J. W. Funk, serving as the Committee on the Troubles at Rohrersville,
addressed a complaint growing out of the administration of the secrecy law by M. F. Keiter and proposed a
way forward accepted as satisfactory by both parties, and adopted by Conference. Along with Isaac T. Parlett
and John H. Parlett, Bro. Keiter joined the Old Constitution (“radical wing”) of the United Brethren in 1891. In
1921, he was living in Huntingdon, Ind. He served Winchester (First) U.B. Church, 1875-76, and Martinsburg
(First) Church, 1883-84. The picture is from [Glovier 1965, p. 69], taken in 1886. [Funkhouser 1921, p. 140;
see also pp. 130, 197, 201, 272-277, 279-286, 288, 291] and [Glovier 1965, pp. 89, 159, 166, 253, 307]
KELLER: William David Keller was born Apr. 30, 1920, the son of William Bryan Keller and
Jeanette Rohm Keller, at Kitzmiller, Md. He was converted at Buchanan, W.Va., in 1949. He served
charges in Methodist W.Va. Conf. , at Buchanan and Springfield, W.Va. He joined Va. Conf. in 1959,
and was assigned to Broadway Circuit, 1959-64. He attended grade and high school at Kitzmiller,
Md., and West Virginia Wesleyan College, Buchanan, W.Va. He was married to Virginia See Karickhoff
on Nov. 11, 1938. They have two daughters, Carole and Judy. Since 1964 he served Fulks Run
Circuit, 1964-67. [Glovier 1965, p. 295; see also pp. 86, 153, 167, 259] Apparently he did not join the UMC,
since he is not listed in the 1968, 1969, or 1982 UMC General Minutes.
KELLOW: G. E. Kellow served Mt. Zion Circuit, 1933-36. He is not listed in the 1968 or 1969 UMC
General Minutes.
KEMP: Peter Kemp (b. June 28, 1749; d. Feb. 26, 1811; mar. May Lehman) was licensed and became a
member of Conference in 1801; died near Frederick, Md., 1811. Note: Mrs. Kemp is the daughter of Adam
Lehman. It was in the Frederick Kemp (Peter’s father) home near Frederick Md., that the U.B. denomination
was organized on Sep. 25, 1800. From [Holdcraft 1938, p. 300]: Otterbein, Boehm, Geeting and Newcomer
loved to visit here. Newcomer was with Peter Kemp when he died and, with Geeting, conducted the funeral
services. Peter Kemp was licensed to preach in 1801. The conferences of 1800, 1801, and 1819 were held in
the Kemp home. In the latter year, Valentine Doub, a son-in-law of Peter Kemp, with his family occupied the
homestead. Peter Kemp, Jr., was a school teacher and figured prominently in the beginnings of the
Walkersville and Frederick churches. From [Drury 1884, p. 272]: The house of Peter Kemp was a large stone
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cemetery there. Her memoir is provided in Section II.A (below). [Funkhouser 1921, pp. 140, 173; see also
pp. 128, 296-297, 311] and [Glovier 1965, pp. 129-130, which provided the picture; see also pp. 90, 96]
KEEDY: David D. Keedy (also, D. H. Keedy, J. D. Keedy) (b. Feb. 16, 1830,
Washington, County, Md.; d. Jan. 12, 1895, Keedysville, Md.; mar. Lucinda
Brechbill, 1850-1930) was a student with C. B. Hammack in Mt. Pleasant, Pa. He
was Presiding Elder for the churches in Morgan County during 1873-75. His picture
is included with those traveling preachers attending the Virginia Annual Conferences
of 1873 and 1886. He transferred to Va. Conf. from Alleghany Conference in 1857,
where he had been licensed in 1855. He served Hagerstown Circuit, 1857-58,
Otterbein Station, 1858-59; Presiding Elder, 1873-75, as Lebanon Valley College
Agent, 1876-77; and transferred to the Maryland Conference in 1887. The pictures
are from [Glovier 1965, p. 68-69]; the one on the left was taken in 1873, the one
on the right in 1886. [Funkhouser 1921, p. 140, 217, 271-274, 276-278, 280-282, 284-286, 288-290; 259
(“D. H. Keedy”); 259-267 (“D. J. Keedy”)] and [Lycoming 2013]
KEELEY: William Byrd Keeley (b. Apr. 19, 1860, Dublin, Ireland; d. Mar. 12, 1910, Rouzerville, Pa.; mar.
Nannie Hannah Southworth) was admitted to Va. Conf. in 1901 and served Lacey Springs Circuit, 1901-03,
and Hagerstown Station, 1903-05. W. B. Keeley transferred to Pa. Conf. in 1906, where he served
Harrisonburg, 1903-05; and Rocky Springs, 1906-07 (when he was also chaplain for Scotland Home). He
transferred to the Central Pa. Conf. of the MEC, where he served Rouzerville, 1907-10. He died in 1910 and
was interred in Burns Hill Cemetery, Waynesboro, Pa. [Glovier 1965, p. 90; Funkhouser 1921, p. 128, 296,
300; and Lycoming 2013]
KEEZLE (KEEZEL): G. M. Keezle was licensed in 1921 and served Reliance Charge, 1921-22, and Sleepy
Creek Circuit, 1922-27. [Funkhouser 1921, p. 309; Glovier 1965, p. 91].
KEITER: Monroe Fillmore Keiter was given Conference License in 1875 in the
Virginia U.B. Conference, along with W. H. Clary, A. D. Freed, Henry Jones, George
J. Roudabush, and Jacob R. Roudabush. He was ordained in 1878 along with H.
Jones, Z. Umstot, J. N. Fries, J. A. Negley, and Jacob R. Ridenour. While serving at
Toms Brook about 1875, the church was built at a cost of $1,500. He served
Winchester Mission Station, 1875-76, and Lacey Spring Charge, 1876-78. While
serving Lacey Spring, the church Mount Carmel in Brock’s Gap was built about
1877 at a cost of $300 and dedicated by John K. Nelson. He also served the
Berkeley [Springs] Charge 1878-1879; Edinburg Circuit 1879-81; Keedysville Station 1881-
1883; and Martinsburg Mission Station 1883-1884. The 1883 Va. Conf. Journal reports that J. J.
Glossbrenner, A. P. Funkhouser, and J. W. Funk, serving as the Committee on the Troubles at Rohrersville,
addressed a complaint growing out of the administration of the secrecy law by M. F. Keiter and proposed a
way forward accepted as satisfactory by both parties, and adopted by Conference. Along with Isaac T. Parlett
and John H. Parlett, Bro. Keiter joined the Old Constitution (“radical wing”) of the United Brethren in 1891. In
1921, he was living in Huntingdon, Ind. He served Winchester (First) U.B. Church, 1875-76, and Martinsburg
(First) Church, 1883-84. The picture is from [Glovier 1965, p. 69], taken in 1886. [Funkhouser 1921, p. 140;
see also pp. 130, 197, 201, 272-277, 279-286, 288, 291] and [Glovier 1965, pp. 89, 159, 166, 253, 307]
KELLER: William David Keller was born Apr. 30, 1920, the son of William Bryan Keller and
Jeanette Rohm Keller, at Kitzmiller, Md. He was converted at Buchanan, W.Va., in 1949. He served
charges in Methodist W.Va. Conf. , at Buchanan and Springfield, W.Va. He joined Va. Conf. in 1959,
and was assigned to Broadway Circuit, 1959-64. He attended grade and high school at Kitzmiller,
Md., and West Virginia Wesleyan College, Buchanan, W.Va. He was married to Virginia See Karickhoff
on Nov. 11, 1938. They have two daughters, Carole and Judy. Since 1964 he served Fulks Run
Circuit, 1964-67. [Glovier 1965, p. 295; see also pp. 86, 153, 167, 259] Apparently he did not join the UMC,
since he is not listed in the 1968, 1969, or 1982 UMC General Minutes.
KELLOW: G. E. Kellow served Mt. Zion Circuit, 1933-36. He is not listed in the 1968 or 1969 UMC
General Minutes.
KEMP: Peter Kemp (b. June 28, 1749; d. Feb. 26, 1811; mar. May Lehman) was licensed and became a
member of Conference in 1801; died near Frederick, Md., 1811. Note: Mrs. Kemp is the daughter of Adam
Lehman. It was in the Frederick Kemp (Peter’s father) home near Frederick Md., that the U.B. denomination
was organized on Sep. 25, 1800. From [Holdcraft 1938, p. 300]: Otterbein, Boehm, Geeting and Newcomer
loved to visit here. Newcomer was with Peter Kemp when he died and, with Geeting, conducted the funeral
services. Peter Kemp was licensed to preach in 1801. The conferences of 1800, 1801, and 1819 were held in
the Kemp home. In the latter year, Valentine Doub, a son-in-law of Peter Kemp, with his family occupied the
homestead. Peter Kemp, Jr., was a school teacher and figured prominently in the beginnings of the
Walkersville and Frederick churches. From [Drury 1884, p. 272]: The house of Peter Kemp was a large stone
Biographical Sketches 85
