The Peffley, Peffly, Pefley Families in America, A historical and genealogical record of the Peffley, Peffly and Pefley families from 1729-1938; Published in 1938, By May Miller Frost and Clarence Earl Frost

Call Number: R929.2 P375

1399 - EMMA HARSHBARGER, (dau. of No.1398) married at Ladoga, at a double ceremony with her sister Effie, Oct. 9th, 1888 REV. HOWARD HENRY KEIM, born Aug. 1st, 1860 (son of SILAS CLARK and ANNA (Arnold) KEIM).

Howard H. Keim is second in a family of nine children. His father Silas Clark Keim, born Oct. 6th, 1835, at Salisbury, Somerset Co., Penna., was one of seven sons and five daughters born to Judge Keim of Salisbury in 1803. Judge Jonas Keim married Sarah Livingood daughter of Christian Livingood, born 1811. The last of their children ALBERT G. Keim, died at the age of 85 in Dyersburg, Tenn., Dec. 10th, 1934. Anna, wife of Silas C. Keim, was the only daughter of Joseph Arnold and Elizabeth Sloan, both of Virginia. Silas C. Keim and Anna Arnold were married at Burlington, Hardy Co., Va., Jan. 12th, 1858. They had seven sons and two daughters.

Emma Harshbarger attended Mt. Morris College, Ill., and Ashland College, Ohio where she met Mr. Keim.

Rev. Henry Howard Keim began teaching school in Maryland at the age of eighteen. He taught his last school in 1890. He was teacher, preacher and surveyor at thirty. Moved to Indiana in 1891 to become a stock-man and farmer. He spent nineteen years in Indiana farming preaching and lecturing. He was a first class stock breeder. Established the Wild Rose Sheep Farm. He sold out and moved to Newberg, Ore. in March, 1910. Moved to Bechelos Island Farm of one thousand acres. Sold out and moved to Nampa Idaho in 1916. Established small packing business in same year. Served three years on the board of education; Mayor of Nampa from 1919 to 1921; put the city on a fine sewer system; lighted Main St. with metal lamp posts; built a pesthouse and made the city sanitary. In 1920 he incorporated the H. H. Keim Co. Ltd. with four of his sons: William H. Keim, Treasurer; H. H. Keim, President; Wallace B. Keim, Vice-President; Stanley Bryce Keim, Secretary; Richard V. Keim, Manager.

Rev. Keim has been an ordained minister of the Church of the Brethren for over forty years, always preaching without pay. His son-in-law, Dr. C. Ray Keim and Howard Jr. are also ministers. There is only one other Keim preacher in the Church of the Brethren.

Address (as of 1938); 1605 S. 6th St., Nampa, Idaho.

Issue: All but first, born at Ladoga.

1 - WILLIAM HARSHBARGER KEIM, b. 10-7-1890.
2 - SILAS ARNOLD KEIM, b. 4-8-1892.
3 - ANNIE KEIM, b. 9-28-1893.
4 - WALLACE BURCH KEIM, b. 3-7-1895.
5 - RICHARD VICTOR KEIM, b. 4-30-1901.
6 - STANLEY BRYCE KEIM, b. 10-22-1903.
7 - HOWARD HENRY KEIM, JR., b. 6-11-1905.
8 - ESTHER KEIM, b. 12-31-1907.