1844 - 1865

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• Birth	Abt 1844	Ohio
  Gender	Male
  Died	27 Apr 1865	Near Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
  Person ID	I106695	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2005 00:00:00
  Father	John KEELER, b. 20 Aug 1819, Near Philadelphia, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania
  Mother	Hannah MATTHEWS, b. 5 Nov 1821, Wayne Co., Ohio
  Family ID	F45170	Group Sheet

• Notes	Sources: POE99 99 1865 27 Apr William was a soldier in the Union army [Co. F, 102nd Ohio Regt]. He was killed by an explosion on the steamer, Sultana, when the ship blew up while returning expatriated Union P. O. W.s to the North. This was near Memphis, TN on the Mississippi River. Also killed was Majo;r James W. Carlin.