Life History
29th May 1888 |
Born in Tennessee.1 |
about 1907 |
Married Herschell Vernon KEITH in Chatanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee.2 |
Aug 1908 |
Birth of son Herschell V KEITH in Chatanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee.4,2 |
20th Feb 1963 |
Death of Herschell Vernon KEITH in Jefferson County, Kentucky.4 |
23rd Dec 1972 |
Died.1 |
Notes
- 1910 Federal Census, Hamilton County, Tennessee, 16 April, District 49, Chattanooga Ward 3, page 1B, 1279 Market Street, Hse #16, Fam #23
Keith, John B Head M W 36 Widowed GA GA GA Hotel Proprietor
Keith, Mary C Mother F W 55 Widow GA GA GA None
Keith, Marsh Son M W 5 TN GA GA None
Keith, Jo J [sic] Son M W 3 TN GA GA None
Keith, Herschel V Brother M W 24 married 3 yrs GA GA GA Hotel Proprietor
Keith, Willie E Sister-in-Law F W 22 married 3 yrs TN Germany TN None
Keith, Herschel V Jr Nephew M W 1yr 7mos TN GA TN
In the Chattanooga City Directory, her middle initial is L, not E. This is accounted for in her full name given on Ancestry.com, with her gravestone: Willie Ethel Lessly.
U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
Chattanooga, Tennessee, City Directory, 1928, p 1073
Keith Herschel V (Willie L) Mgr Herschel V Keith Agcy and Prs Security Trust Co, Tel M 458, r 5 Derby (Glenwood) Tel H 2319
Gravestone of Willie Ethel Lessly Keith, Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee
Willie Lessly Keith
May 29, 1888 Dec 23, 1972
-- Ancestry, Mendes-Keith-Grififn, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/47656131/person/6827533467/fact/57751493328
Sources
- 1. Gravestones of Tennessee
- 2. 1910 Federal Census, Hamilton County, Tennessee
- 16 April, District 49, Chattanooga Ward 3, page 1B, 1279 Market Street, Hse #16, Fam #23
- 3. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
- Chattanooga, Tennessee, City Directory, 1928, p 1073
- 4. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014