Thomas Dove Keizur (T.D. Keizur) and Mary Gurley Keizur
– born on the same day 1793 in North Carolina. The Keizur (Keizer) family were members of the wagon train to Oregon in 1843.
Thomas Dove Keizur (1793-1871)
~ The family patriarch.
Keizer City Hall – T.D. Keizur statue on Chemawa Road
Keizer Brothers – sons of T.D. Keizur:
Standing from left: William Henry Harrison, Thomas Cullwell. Seated from left: Pleasant Cicero, Francis Marion Keizur
Original Keizer Land Donation Claims
Keizer or Keizur – the spelling of our city and the founding family is a common question about our community.
Learn more here: https://keizerheritagemuseum.org/keizer-naming-a-community
The Keizer Heritage Museum presents
“A Willamette Farmer’s Legacy– Thomas Dove Keizur”
August 3-28, 2026
at the Oregon State Capitol
Join the Keizer Heritage Museum on Monday, August 3 at our opening reception at the Oregon State Capitol! The special event is from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. – all are welcome to attend. Our exhibit will be open Monday-Friday through August 4-28 at the west Galleria of the building.
Immerse yourself in a larger-than-life exhibit of an early Oregon Territory pioneer and learn more of his fellow citizens who established the government in this northwestern land.
Thomas Dove (T.D.) Keizur was an involved resident in the Oregon Territory. Participating in the first Oregon election 180 years ago, serving as a pre-provisional legislator in 1844 and serving as the founding Captain of the Oregon Rangers, Keizur embodied “a person that got involved” in Oregon’s democratic process, which is one of the core narrative goals of the Capitol History Gateway exhibit program.
– a virtual exhibit you can explore as part of the Capitol History Gateway program. This digital presentation was funded by the Oregon State Capitol Foundation, a nonprofit 501(c) 3.
https://keizerheritagemuseum.org/thomasdove
mORE ABOUT t.d. kEIZUR: https://keizerheritagemuseum.org/thomas-dove-keizur