Ethel May Brindle

F, (23 July 1914 - 6 March 1943)
Father-Biological*Charles Henry Brindle b. 23 Jul 1892, d. 26 Sep 1936
Mother-Biological*Phoebe Lavina Green b. 20 Mar 1891, d. 19 Dec 1978
Last Edited=10 Oct 2026
Gravestone of Jacob and Ethel Kelller
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     Ethel May Brindle was born on 23 July 1914 at Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.1 She was the daughter of Charles Henry Brindle and Phoebe Lavina Green. Ethel, age 5, appeared on the US Census of 1920 living at 2621 Avenue A, Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania,in the household of her parents, Charles Henry and Phoebe Lavina Brindle.2 Ethel, age 15, appeared on the US Census of 1930 living at 2621 Laveen Street, Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania,in the household of her parents, Charles Henry and Phoebe Lavina Brindle.3 As of 1939,her married name was Keller.

Ethel May Brindle married Jacob Frank Keller, son of Samuel H, Keller and Emma Jane Merhaut, in 1939.4 Ethel May Brindle died on 6 March 1943 at Latrobe Hospital, Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, at age 28 from toxemia of pregnancy one hour after giving birth.5,6,7,8 Ethel's obituary of 8 March 1943, reads:

Mrs. Ethel May Keller


Mrs. Ethel May Keller, aged 28 years, died at the Latrobe Hospital, on Saturday, March 6th, following a short illness.

She is survived by her husband, Jacob S. Keller, and an infant son; her mother, Mrs.Charles Everett; one sister, Mrs. Althea Oakes and three brothers, Paul Brindle, of Chicago, Ill; George Brindle, of the U. S. Army; and Charles Brindle, of Latrobe.

Friends will be received at the home of her mother, Mrs. Everett, at 334 Cherry street.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock with the Rev. P. H. McKee and the Rev. .W. A. Sites in charge of the services. Interment will follow in the Unity cemetery.

Published by theLatobe Bulletin, 8 March 1943.7


Ethel was buried on 9 March 1943 at Unity Cemetery, Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, in section H.5,6,7

Compeller's Notes:
Birth: Her Birth Certificate states she was born 23 July 1914, but her Death Certificate lists her birth as 10 July 1915. I am using her Birth Certificate's date at this point.

Citations

  1. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Pennsylvania, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1906-1917. Leh, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2015.
  2. Census Bureau. 1920 U.S. Federal Census. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010.
  3. Census Bureau. 1930 U.S. Federal Census. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2002.
  4. Ancestry.com. Ancestry Member Trees - Use with Caution. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations.
  5. Department of Health, Record Group. Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1973. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2014.
  6. Find-a-Grave. Online https://www.findagrave.com/
  7. Latrobe Bullletin, "Mrs. Ethel May Keller" Latrobe, Pennsylvania, 8 March 1943.
  8. Latrobe Bullletin, "Jacob F. Keller" Latrobe, Pennsylvania, 1 March 1982.