Hester Ellen 'Elender' Keel

1888 - 1940  (52 years)

• Name	Hester Ellen 'Elender' Keel  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	7 Jan 1888	Missouri, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1900	Sherley, Ripley, Missouri, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
  Census	1910	Sherley, Ripley, Missouri, USA   [6]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
  Census	1920	Pine City, Ripley, Missouri, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
  Census	1930	Sherley, Ripley, Missouri, USA   [5]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
  Census	1940	Thomas, Ripley, Missouri, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
  Death	4 Sep 1940	Naylor, Ripley, Missouri, USA   [4]
  Burial	Briar Oak Ridge Cemetery, Briar, Ripley, Missouri, USA   [4]
  	Hester Keel and John Tharp, buried togethe
  		Burial-THARP Hester and John Hester Keel and John Tharp, buried together - Briar Oak Ridge Cemetery, Briar MO + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31154203/ john https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31154226/ hester
  		Briar Oak Ridge Cemetery (also known as Oak Ridge Cemetery) Briar, Ripley, Missouri Find a Grave: #2185578
  Person ID	I20228	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	James Burton 'Big Jim' Keel,   b. 24 Mar 1844, Ripley County, Missouri, USA d. 1 Apr 1910, Gatewood Township, Ripley, Missouri, USA (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Martha Adeline Mayes,   b. 16 Apr 1864, Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA d. 4 Nov 1941, Bardley, Ripley, Missouri, USA (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	27 Mar 1881	Iron County, Missouri, USA   [1, 8]
  Family ID	F9578	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John William Tharp, Sr,   b. 12 Jun 1884, Benton County, Missouri, USA d. 9 Oct 1948, Naylor, Ripley, Missouri, USA (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	1 May 1905	Pine City, Ripley, Missouri, USA   [4, 7]
  Children	1. Sylvia Lee Tharp,   b. 9 Dec 1913, Missouri, USA d. 9 Mar 2002, Independence, Macon, Missouri, USA (Age 88 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Pearl Jewell Tharp,   b. 16 Nov 1911, Ponder, Ripley, Missouri, USA d. 2 May 1981, St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Myrtle Marie Tharp,   b. 6 Feb 1908, Pine City, Ripley, Missouri, USA d. 19 Jun 1994, Doniphan, Ripley, Missouri, USA (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. James Roy Tharp,   b. 9 Apr 1906, Ripley County, Missouri, USA d. 30 Jan 2003, Rifle, Garfield, Colorado, USA (Age 96 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Jessie Reva Tharp,   b. 9 Jan 1910, Pine City, Ripley, Missouri, USA d. 10 Feb 1987, Hotchkiss, Delta, Colorado, USA (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. John William 'Johnie' Tharp, Jr,   b. 27 Mar 1916, Missouri, USA d. 26 Dec 2005, Naylor, Ripley, Missouri, USA (Age 89 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F7806	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 7 Jan 1888 - Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - 1900 - Sherley, Ripley, Missouri, USA Marriage - 1 May 1905 - Pine City, Ripley, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - 1910 - Sherley, Ripley, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - 1920 - Pine City, Ripley, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - 1930 - Sherley, Ripley, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - 1940 - Thomas, Ripley, Missouri, USA Death - 4 Sep 1940 - Naylor, Ripley, Missouri, USA Burial - - Briar Oak Ridge Cemetery, Briar, Ripley, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Burials

  Burial-THARP Hester and John Hester Keel and John Tharp, buried together - Briar Oak Ridge Cemetery, Briar MO + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31154203/ john https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31154226/ hester

  
  

  DNA Matches

  At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  
  

  People

  KEEL-Hester Tharp Hester Ellen 'Elender' Keel Tharp

  
  

• Sources

  [S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Sherley, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: 885; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0096; FHL microfilm: 1240885. 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Sherley, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: 885; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0096; FHL microfilm: 1240885 [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Thomas, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: T627_2144; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 91-14. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Thomas, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: T627_2144; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 91-14 [S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Pine, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: T625_942; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 181; Image: 473. 1920 United States Federal Census Year: 1920; Census Place: Pine, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: T625_942; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 181; Image: 473 [S7077] Find a Grave: KEEL Hester Tharp 1888-1940, Hester Ellen Keel Tharp. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31154226/hester-ellen-tharp [S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Sherley, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: 1221; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0011; Image: 158.0; FHL microfilm: 2340956. 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Sherley, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: 1221; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0011; Image: 158.0; FHL microfilm: 2340956 [S11466] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Sherley, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: T624_805; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0160; FHL microfilm: 1374818. 1910 United States Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: Sherley, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: T624_805; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0160; FHL microfilm: 1374818 [S10] Ancestry.com, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;). Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 [S7032] Find a Grave: MAYES Martha Keel, Martha Adeline Mayes Keel. BIRTH 16 Apr 1864 DEATH 4 Nov 1941 (aged 77) BURIAL Bardley Cemetery Bardley, Ripley County, Missouri MEMORIAL ID 29408819 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29408819/martha-adeline-keel