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Silas Clark Keim

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Silas Clark Keim

Birth
Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
10 Mar 1882 (aged 46)
Elk Lick Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
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"Silas Clark Keim ... was baptized by Elder James Quinter. At the time Quinter was the pastor of the Georges Creek congregation of Fayette Co., PA. In the fall of 1857, Silas Keim and Samuel Beeghly, two single young men, traveled on horseback to attend the Beaver Run Love Feast. There he met Annie, daughter of Elder Joseph Arnold. He was married to Annie in her home on Patterson Creek on Jan. 12, 1858. Silas was called to the ministry at Elk Lick around 1862. He was active and a leader in his ministerial role. In addition, he was a director in the county school system and hd deep faith in education. He and Annie lived on the Keim homestead and are buried in the Keim-Livengood graveyard on the home farm (Bittinger, 1990, pp. 284-285).
Reference: Bittinger, Emmert F. Allegheny Passage: Churches and Families West Marva District Church of the Brethren, 1752-1990. Camden Maine: Penobscot Press. 1990.
In 1861, he formed a partnership with Jacob D. Livengood in which they purchased produce in large quantities and engaged in droving. In 1871 they established a bank in Salisbury under the firm name of Keim and Livengood. The business was closed in 1873 when it became unprofitable. Silas "was pastor of the Elk Lick congregation of the Brethren or German Baptists (Keim, 1899, p. 253).
"Silas Clark Keim ... was baptized by Elder James Quinter. At the time Quinter was the pastor of the Georges Creek congregation of Fayette Co., PA. In the fall of 1857, Silas Keim and Samuel Beeghly, two single young men, traveled on horseback to attend the Beaver Run Love Feast. There he met Annie, daughter of Elder Joseph Arnold. He was married to Annie in her home on Patterson Creek on Jan. 12, 1858. Silas was called to the ministry at Elk Lick around 1862. He was active and a leader in his ministerial role. In addition, he was a director in the county school system and hd deep faith in education. He and Annie lived on the Keim homestead and are buried in the Keim-Livengood graveyard on the home farm (Bittinger, 1990, pp. 284-285).
Reference: Bittinger, Emmert F. Allegheny Passage: Churches and Families West Marva District Church of the Brethren, 1752-1990. Camden Maine: Penobscot Press. 1990.
In 1861, he formed a partnership with Jacob D. Livengood in which they purchased produce in large quantities and engaged in droving. In 1871 they established a bank in Salisbury under the firm name of Keim and Livengood. The business was closed in 1873 when it became unprofitable. Silas "was pastor of the Elk Lick congregation of the Brethren or German Baptists (Keim, 1899, p. 253).

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