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Benjamin Keesling of Mechanicsburg, [[Indiana]]

I had a photograph of Benjamin Keesling and his wife Sarah, which I bought at a flea market for five dollars.  Through advertising here, I was able to reunite it with a member of this family (to whom I'm not related) for my cost plus a dollar (six dollars).

The back of the photograph states "Great grand parents of Scott and Patty Keesling 1959" in one hand, then in another hand it states "Benjamin & Sarah Keesling, parents of, Charles Fremont Keesling, father of Joe Showalter Keesling"

The front of the photograph has a photographer's stamp which reads "O M Keesling, Mechanicsburg, Ind."  The picture shows a seated man and woman, looking to be in their 60's, and dressed in clothing consistent with the picture being from perhaps the 1860's to 1880's.

That's all the information I had to start this search.  Let's see, just knowing this much, what I can find.
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*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1920usfedcen%2c&rank=0&=%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c&gsfn=Charles&gsln=Keesling&sx=&gs1co=2%2cUSA&gs1pl=17%2cIndiana&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&pcat=35&fh=0&recid=7498543&recoff=1+3 1920 census of San Jose, Santa Clara County, California] showing : "Charles F Keesling, 58 MN/IN/IN; Minnie 56 wife IN/PA/OH; Russel R 30 son IN; Joe S 28 son MN"

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