James L. Keachie

1876 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	James L. Keachie
  Born	23 Jan 1876	Sheffield, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Education	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Commercial College
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-55608
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I55608	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	John Keachie,   b. 14 Aug 1838, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Dec 1914, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Sarah Kirkpatrick,   b. 8 Mar 1846, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Jul 1894, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 48 years)
  Married	11 Jun 1865	St. George, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Family ID	F41972	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  James L. Keachie is secretary and general manager of the Dexter Creamery -- the most important industry of the town. He was born in Sheffield, Wentworth county, Ontario, Canada, on January 23, 1876, a son of John and Sarah (Kirkpatrick) Keachie. The father, also a native of Sheffield, was born August 14, 1838, while the grandfather, James Bailey Keachie, was born in New York, his parents having emigrated from Scotland. They remained in New York for only a short period, however, crossing the border into Canada and taking up their abode in Ontario. The members of the Keachie family for several generations back had largely been tillers of the soil, and John Keachie, the father of our subject, likewise followed the same pursuit. For the past eight years, however, he has been living a retired life in the town of Galt, Wentworth county. His wife was also born in Sheffield Ontario, the date of her birth being March 8, 1845, while her parents were respectively of Scotch and German ancestry. She passed away on July 12, 1894, and her death was deeply regretted by a large circle of friends as well as by her immediate family. Mr. and Mrs. Keachie were the parents of six children, as follows: John B., who resides in Redwood Falls, Minnesota; Mary, the wife of Osborn Howell, of St. George, Ontario, Canada; Anna, who married Dr. James McQueen, living in Freelton, Ontario; James L., of this review; Gertrude, the wife of C. E. Benkley, of New Liskeard, Ontario; and Nellie, the wife of C. E. Cornell, residing in Truman, Minnesota. James L. Keachie was reared on the home farm and acquired his education in the public schools of Sheffield and the Commercial College at Galt, Ontario. In 1900 he came to the United States, joining a brother in Dexter, Iowa, who had charge of the creamery here and whose employ he entered. The following winter he took a special course in butter-making at the Iowa State Dairy School at Ames, and following its completion he was offered and accepted the management of the creamery at Blairstown, Benton county, Iowa. In the spring of 1902, however, he resigned from this institution, and applied for the position of secretary and general manager of the Dexter Creamery, these offices being left vacant by the resignation of his brother. On the 1st of March, 1902, James L. Keachie assumed the duties of his present position, the plant under his management having been unusually successful owing to the executive ability and excellent business training of our subject. The business of the creamery has increased with remarkable rapidity, and during the past year the output amounted to one hundred and eighty thousand pounds of butter. The entire product of this important industrial plant is shipped to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Dexter Creamery is the most important enterprise of the town and also one of the most successful creameries in this section of Iowa, being therefore a prominent factor in the material prosperity of the county. On the 25th of December, 1902, Mr. Keachie was joined in wedlock to Miss Ada Gilmore, a native of Valens, Ontario, Canada, and a daughter of William and Eliza (Cudney) Gilmore, both of whom are still living and reside on their farm in Wentworth county, Ontario. In his political views Mr. Keachie is a republican and fraternally is connected with Dexter lodge, No. 215, I. O. O. F. He is also a member of the United Presbyterian church, while his wife is connected with the Methodist Episcopal denomination. In the conduct of his business Mr. Keachie has always employed methods which would bear the closest investigation and scrutiny and which have been based upon the strictest principles of business integrity. He well deserves his position as one of the representative citizens of the county, and all with whom he comes in contact accord him the highest respect and esteem. Past and Present of Dallas County, Iowa, Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1907

  
  

• Sources

  [S1457] Book - Past and Present of Dallas County, Iowa, Biography of James L. Keachie. [S50] Vit - ON, Brant - Marriage Register 1858-1869. John Keachie Birth Place: Beverley Township Residence: Beverley Township Age: 25 Estimated birth year: abt 1840 Father Name: James B. Mother Name: Mary Spouse Name: Sarah Kirkpatrick Spouse's Age: 20 Spouse Birth Place: Beverley Township Spouse residence: Beverley Township Spouse Father Name: John Spouse Mother Name: Ann Marriage Date: 11 Jul 1865 Marriage Location: St. George Marriage County: Brant

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 23 Jan 1876 - Sheffield, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario Education - Commercial College - - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth