THE STUART FAMILY ARCHIVE
Esther A. Todd
- Recorded life status
- deceased
Additional original census — October 14, 2026: Original image inspected October 14, 2026: 1900 US census, Washington City, District of Columbia, ED42, sheet6B, enumerated June4,1900, dwelling87/family90, lines63–66, 2013 O Street NW. Esther A. Keyser is Head, widowed, born July1839, age60, with Elhanan W. Keyser explicitly Son, born May1864, age36, decorator; Elizabeth and Gertrude are daughters. This supports the mother–son connection between existing Esther A. Todd and Elhanan W. Keyser (born1864), correlated with the compiled family and the 1880 Benjamin/Esther household. No father is named in this 1900 household, so Benjamin’s paternity of Elhanan remains unverified by this source. Esther’s maiden name Todd is not given. Her 1900 July1839 birth conflicts with age44 in1880 and age23 in the1860 index. No exact birth date is asserted from the conflicting ages. May1864 corroborates Elhanan’s compiled birth month/year, not the day May10. Residence recorded only at enumeration, not a move-in date. Index street transcription O Street W W is corrected to O Street NW from the original. Source: NARA T623, roll160; Ancestry7602 record7874924/image4119675_00196. Source: [[evidence:WEB-20261014-063604-66593b9f|Original 1900 Esther Keyser household census]].
Original census corroboration — October 14, 2026: The June 8, 1880 census at 201 E Street NW, Washington, D.C. (ED57, written p.38/stamped287b, dwelling288/family347), lists Benjamin U. Keyser, bank examiner, with Esther T. as Wife and William B. as Son. Names, spouse/son cluster and Washington context correlate with these existing compiled profiles. [[evidence:WEB-20261014-063140-8c22351e|Original 1880 Washington Keyser household census]]. Benjamin’s age is recorded 38, conflicting with the compiled 1832 birth and 1860 index age27. William is recorded18, not an exact confirmation of his compiled September1862 birth. Existing birth dates remain unchanged and qualified. The census does not name Benjamin’s parents, Esther’s maiden name, or William’s biological mother; those relationships and dates remain research leads. The son Elhanan W. is absent from this household.
Previous research retained: 8 October 2026 - Keyser and Wallace family research, second round
Page 132 names this person as spouse of Benjamin Urner Keyser, married October 25, 1859. Their two listed sons are William B. Todd and Elhanan W. This is a compiled marriage claim awaiting an original record.
Evidence and limits Charles S. Keyser, The Keyser Family (Philadelphia: Wm. F. Fell & Co., 1889), printed pp. 129, 132-134 (PDF pages 175, 178-180). Scanned printed pages inspected. Historical family compilation, not original vital records. https://archive.org/details/keyserfamilydesc00keys
Status: Historical compilation lead. The named relationships and dates have not been independently verified from original vital or probate records. Proposed family connections are documented in these notes; they are not asserted as new biological tree links.
Archive source packet: [[evidence:WEB-20261008-214421-a180e0c0|62-person findings and inspected source images]].
Research context: [[person:person-2cabed8e-4fa5-4280-8d3e-a11a5a6aa1d8|Elhanan Winchester Keyser]]. Consult the relationship qualifications above.
Relationship source notes
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Named as wife Esther T. in the original June 8, 1880 Washington census; [[evidence:WEB-20261014-063140-8c22351e|Original 1880 Washington Keyser household census]]. Correlated with Esther A. Todd in the family compilation; maiden name and October 25, 1859 marriage date remain compiled claims.
Recorded life history
- Discover events
- Events
- Category
Residence
- Date
June 8, 1880
- Place
201 E Street NW, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Statement
Enumerated as Esther T. Keyser, wife of household head Benjamin U., age44. Residence documented at enumeration only; no move-in date established.
- Status
Original census image inspected; identity correlated with the family cluster; age discrepancies retained.
- Evidence ids
WEB-20261014-063140-8c22351e
- Source notes
1880 US census, ED57, written p.38/stamped287b, dwelling288/family347. Original census corroboration — October 14, 2026: The June 8, 1880 census at 201 E Street NW, Washington, D.C. (ED57, written p.38/stamped287b, dwelling288/family347), lists Benjamin U. Keyser, bank examiner, with Esther T. as Wife and William B. as Son. Names, spouse/son cluster and Washington context correlate with these existing compiled profiles. [[evidence:WEB-20261014-063140-8c22351e|Original 1880 Washington Keyser household census]]. Benjamin’s age is recorded 38, conflicting with the compiled 1832 birth and 1860 index age27. William is recorded18, not an exact confirmation of his compiled September1862 birth. Existing birth dates remain unchanged and qualified. The census does not name Benjamin’s parents, Esther’s maiden name, or William’s biological mother; those relationships and dates remain research leads. The son Elhanan W. is absent from this household.
- Source url
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6742/images/4240115-00581?pid=26924702&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true
- Category
Residence
- Date
June 4, 1900
- Place
2013 O Street NW, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Statement
Enumerated as Esther A. Keyser, widowed head, with son Elhanan W. and daughters Elizabeth and Gertrude. Residence at enumeration only, not a move-in date.
- Status
Original census image inspected; family correlation qualified.
- Evidence ids
WEB-20261014-063604-66593b9f
- Source notes
Original image inspected October 14, 2026: 1900 US census, Washington City, District of Columbia, ED42, sheet6B, enumerated June4,1900, dwelling87/family90, lines63–66, 2013 O Street NW. Esther A. Keyser is Head, widowed, born July1839, age60, with Elhanan W. Keyser explicitly Son, born May1864, age36, decorator; Elizabeth and Gertrude are daughters. This supports the mother–son connection between existing Esther A. Todd and Elhanan W. Keyser (born1864), correlated with the compiled family and the 1880 Benjamin/Esther household. No father is named in this 1900 household, so Benjamin’s paternity of Elhanan remains unverified by this source. Esther’s maiden name Todd is not given. Her 1900 July1839 birth conflicts with age44 in1880 and age23 in the1860 index. No exact birth date is asserted from the conflicting ages. May1864 corroborates Elhanan’s compiled birth month/year, not the day May10. Residence recorded only at enumeration, not a move-in date. Index street transcription O Street W W is corrected to O Street NW from the original. Source: NARA T623, roll160; Ancestry7602 record7874924/image4119675_00196. [[evidence:WEB-20261014-063604-66593b9f|Original 1900 Esther Keyser household census]]
- Source url
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7602/images/4119675_00196?pid=7874924&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true