Who is who on the family tree of Helen Keller
All 10 people on the chart are listed.
| Portrait | Person | Years | Life | On the chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Arthur H. KellerFather | 1836–1896 | Confederate captain and newspaper editor in Tuscumbia. | Find on the chart |
 | Kate Adams KellerMother | 1856–1921 | His second wife, from Memphis. | Find on the chart |
| JM | James McDonald KellerHalf-brother | Not recorded | A son of Arthur Keller’s first marriage. | Find on the chart |
| WS | William Simpson KellerHalf-brother | Not recorded | A son of Arthur Keller’s first marriage. | Find on the chart |
 | Helen KellerAuthor and lecturer | 1880–1968 | The index person of the family tree of Helen Keller. Radcliffe College, 1904. | Find on the chart |
| MK | Mildred KellerYounger sister | c. 1886– | Born about 1886. Later Mildred Tyson. | Find on the chart |
| PB | Phillips Brooks KellerYounger brother | c. 1891– | Born about 1891 and named by Helen. Sources1 | Find on the chart |
 | Anne SullivanTeacher | 1866–1936 | Arrived at Ivy Green on 3 March 1887. | Find on the chart |
| JM | John MacyHusband of Anne Sullivan | 1877–1932 | Edited The Story of My Life. | Find on the chart |
| PT | Polly ThomsonCompanion | 1885–1960 | Interpreted for Helen in her later years. | Find on the chart |
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- APAGenogram Builder. (2026, November 10). The family tree of Helen Keller, with her teacher Anne Sullivan. https://genogrambuilder.org/history/helen-keller-family-tree
- MLA“The Family Tree of Helen Keller, with Her Teacher Anne Sullivan.” Genogram Builder, 10 Nov. 2026, https://genogrambuilder.org/history/helen-keller-family-tree.
- ChicagoGenogram Builder. “The Family Tree of Helen Keller, with Her Teacher Anne Sullivan.” Last modified November 10, 2026. https://genogrambuilder.org/history/helen-keller-family-tree.
- HarvardGenogram Builder (2026) The Family Tree of Helen Keller, with Her Teacher Anne Sullivan. Available at: https://genogrambuilder.org/history/helen-keller-family-tree (Accessed: 10 November 2026).
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Sources
Every source of this family tree of Helen Keller was opened on 10 November 2026, starting with her own account in The Story of My Life. Wikipedia is cited for the years of her parents, the names of her half-brothers and the life of Anne Sullivan, which the institutional pages read here do not give. Perkins School for the Blind refused automated reading and is not cited.
Project Gutenberg
Encyclopedia of Alabama
Wikipedia
Portrait credits
Each name leads to the file on Wikimedia Commons. The portraits in the article are in the public domain or under CC0.
- Helen Keller, Whitman, Chelsea, Mass., 1904.
- Arthur H. Keller, Alabama Department of Archives and History, before 1896.
- Kate Adams Keller, Unknown author, before 1921.
- Anne Sullivan, Library of Congress, 1909.
- Helen Keller, aged eight, with Anne Sullivan in July 1888, the year after Anne came to Tuscumbia, Unknown photographer, 1888.
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