. The Keim and allied families in America and Europe . steadWells and subsequently with OliverWells, at the same place. Mr. Keim was elected school direct-or for two terms in North Coventrytownship, where he now resides. Inpolitics he is a Eepubliean, and in re-ligion, a German Baptist or Dunkard. On January 14, 1841, he marriedChristiana Wells. Five children wereborn to them: Herman, Elizabeth andJames, all deceased, Mary and Martha. Mr. Keim is now enjoying goodhealth, probably due to the activehabits of a lifetime, which still charac-terize his daily routine. He has always been noted for hi
. The Keim and allied families in America and Europe . steadWells and subsequently with OliverWells, at the same place. Mr. Keim was elected school direct-or for two terms in North Coventrytownship, where he now resides. Inpolitics he is a Eepubliean, and in re-ligion, a German Baptist or Dunkard. On January 14, 1841, he marriedChristiana Wells. Five children wereborn to them: Herman, Elizabeth andJames, all deceased, Mary and Martha. Mr. Keim is now enjoying goodhealth, probably due to the activehabits of a lifetime, which still charac-terize his daily routine. He has always been noted for hispublic spirit and charity, another char-acteristic of his race as illustrated inthe lives of their representative menand women. Christiana (Wells) Keim, the wife ofGeorge Keim, was born December 13. 1817. i Her maternal grandfather wasSamuel Umstead, who married Chris-tiana (Sinley) Umstead. Her paternal grandfather was Jo-seph Wells, who married MargaretWells. Her mother was Margaret (Um-stead) Wells, who married James THE KEIM AND ALLIED Mrs. Christiana (Wells) Keim,Wife of George Robeson township, Berks county—Kenilworth, Chester county, 1900, living. Wells, born March 25, 1790; diedJune 28, 1893. James Wells, father of Christiana(Wells) Keim, was born in Bobinson(Robeson) township, Berks county, andlearned the trade of carpenter. Hethen removed with his family to Mad-ison (now Kenilworth), Chester coun-ty, where both he and his wife con-tinued to live until their deaths. Hehad nine children, viz: Samuel, Urn-stead, Herman and Oliver (all fournow deceased), Elmira, deceased, Mar-garet, deceased, Hannah, Elizabethand Christiana, living. The region in which this earliestbranch of the American stem of theKeim race settled was peculiarly fa-vored with wealth of soil, agriculturaland mineral, and a topography conduc-ive to arability arid cultivation. Chester must have struck this Keimpioneer as affording even greater at-tractions than his native Oley. or h
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