KELLER, Helen^[1]

1880 - 1968  (87 years)   Has 14 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

• Name	KELLER, Helen
  Birth	27 Jun 1880	Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Alabama, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Burial	Jun 1968	Washington National Cathedral, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA   [2]
  Death	1 Jun 1968	Easton, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA   [1]
  	Social Reformer, Civil Rights Activist. After losing her sight and hearing when only 19 months old, Helen Keller would learn to read and write with the help of Anne Sullivan of the Perkins Institute for the Blind; this extraordinary process was later immortalized in William Gibson's 1959 play "The Miracle Worker." Keller graduated from Radcliffe College with honors in 1904, wrote several books, and became a ceaseless advocate for a number of causes and organizations, including both pacifist and veterans' groups, the American Foundation for the Blind, and the International Workers of the World. Bio by: Stuthehistoryguy [3]
  Age	87 years
  Person ID	P2338	Dutton Ancestry
  Last Modified	30 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	KELLER, Capt Arthur Henley           b. 5 Feb 1836, Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Alabama, USA           d. 29 Aug 1896, Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Alabama, USA (Age 60 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	ADAMS, Catherine Everett           b. 12 Oct 1856, Phillips County, Arkansas, USA           d. 15 Nov 1921, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, USA (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	1867	Colbert County, Alabama, USA   [1]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 30 years and 10 months old - She : ~ 10 years and 2 months old.
  Children	1. KELLER, Helen           b. 27 Jun 1880, Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Alabama, USA           d. 1 Jun 1968, Easton, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA  (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F5595	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Click to display
  		Birth - 27 Jun 1880 - Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Alabama, USA Burial - Jun 1968 - Washington National Cathedral, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA Death - 1 Jun 1968 - Easton, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend

  
  

• Notes

  An American author, disability rights advocate, political activist, and lecturer. She lost her sight and her hearing after a bout of illness when she was 19 months old. She then communicated primarily using home signs until the age of seven, when she met her first teacher and life-long companion Anne Sullivan. - My 6th Cousin 3X Removed [1]

  
  

• Sources

  [S141] Familysearch.org. [S50] Findagrave.com. Maintained by: Find a Grave Added: 25 Apr 1998 Find a Grave Memorial #567 [S50] Findagrave.com.