1843 July 3-5 “At a special conference of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, held at the grove, near the Temple, it was decided that the following elders go on a special mission to the following counties in the state of Illinois.” Samuel Keele to Jefferson, John Keele to Perry. (Times and Seasons, Vol.4, Pg.240.)
1846 January 9 Richard and Nancy Keele- Endowments Nauvoo Temple.
Owned property T7R6, sec 16-80 Acres, T7R6 sec 18-100 Acres in Hancock County.
1851 Iowa State Census Pottawattamie County Richard 61, Ellen 63, Susan 18.
1853 June 15- 9 September Keele family came to Salt Lake City, Utah in the Henry Bryant Manning Jolley ox team Company.
1856 State Census Payson City, Utah County, Utah.
1856 November 11 Death of Nancy Keele in Payson, Utah.
1860 Census Utah Territory, Sanpete County, North Bend (Moroni) next to son Samuel.
1870 Census Harmony, Kane County, Utah age 83, alone.
1874 voted to join United Order: Richard J Keel, Henry Keel, and Mary Keel (Heart Throbs of the West, Kate B. Carter, Vol.4, p.7.
1877 November 17 Death of Richard Keele at Mt. Carmel, Kane County, Utah (Andrew Jensen)
"Richard, his wife, and some of the children moved to Nauvoo after joining the Church. When they came west, they traveled with their son-in-law, Jeremiah Bingham , their daughter Sarah's husband. Sarah had died previously. Richard's youngest daughter married Jeremiah after Sarah's death. After arriving in the Valley, Richard and Nancy moved to Payson where she died. Sometime after her death, Richard moved to Mt. Carmel where he died. He was a farmer and was also a veteran of the Indian Wars." --Elaine Schofield
source: http://richardkeelepioneer.blogspot.com/
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