Compatriot Dirk A. Stapleton lives in Kansas City, MO. He joined the Sons
of the American Revolution on January 28, 2002 as a Member of the Harry S. Truman Chapter. His application was signed
by Robert L. Grover. Compatriot
Stapleton is currently serving in the United States Army Reserve as a Lieutenant Colonel with 22 years of service.
Ancestry: Private John Christophel Keller is listed in the book "Berks County Soldiers in the
American Revolution"; page 59; as serving in Pennsylvania as a Private in the Sixth Battalion, Eighth Company, Berks County,
PA.
Descendants of John Christophel Keller
1 John Christophel Keller 1747 - 1834
.. +Catherine Delp
- 1824
........ 2 Susanna Keller 1792 - 1832
............ +Joseph Specht 1790 - 1854
................... 3 Elizabeth Specht 1828 - 1903
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+William Stapleton 1816 - 1899
............................. 4 Elmer Ellsworth Stapleton 1861 - 1941
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+Elizabeth Merk 1865 - 1949
........................................ 5 William (Ed) Stapleton 1892 - 1963
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+Mary Lucille Schlerth 1892 - 1963
.................................................. 6 Alexander Albert Stapleton 1931
- 1962
.........................................................+ Donna Mae Harrier 1933 - ..............................................................
7 Dirk Albert Stapleton 1959 - ...................................................................+ Laura Lynette Kelley 1965
- ........................................................................ 8 Victoria Lynette Stapleton 1995 -