John Bailey KEITH David V KEITH California KEITH Althia F KEITH John Bailey KEITH Martha Launah CAMPBELL William Terry KEITH Lillie KEITH Louis Cyrus KEITH Herschell Vernon KEITH Arnold Edison KEITH Mary Constance TERRY Mini tree diagram
Samuel Miller KEITH

Samuel Miller KEITH1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11

also known as 2

12th Mar 18774 - 20th Sep 19642,3

Life History

12th Mar 1877

Born in Whitfield County, Georgia.1,2,3

(most likely)

1879

Born in Georgia.4

(less likely)

1880

Resident in Finchers, Whitfield, Georgia, United States.1

1900

Residence2 in Chattanooga Ward 7, Hamilton, Tennessee.4

about 1905

Married Martha Launah CAMPBELL in Tennessee.3,5

20th Sep 1964

Died in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee.2,3

after 20th Sep 1964

Buried in Chattanooga Memorial Park, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee.2

Notes

  • In the 1880 census, Samuel M Keith is reported as 3 years old.  This would mean he was born in 1876 or 1877.  One Keith genealogy reports his birthday as June 1877.  Steve Miller reports it as the exact date of 12 Mar 1877.  The 1900 census reports him born in January 1879, and his age is consistent with that at 21.  I will report the birth as the exact date given by Miller in his Keith genealogy.

    1880 Federal Census, Whitfield County, Georgia, 9 June, Fincher (Militia District 1035), District 197, page 13A, Hse #109, Fam #110
    Keith, John B  W M 35 Farmer GA GA SC
    Keith, Mary C  W F 28 Wife Keeping House GA GA SC
    Keith, Samuel M  W M 3  GA GA GA

    Steve Miller reports his middle name as Miller, while I found that on his memorial on Find a Grave it is Monroe.

    Samuel Miller Keith
    b 12 March 1877 Whitfield Co GA
    d Aug 1964 Hamilton Co TN
    Parents:
    John Baily Keith b 16 May 1845 Murray Co GA
    Mary Constance Terry b 31 Aug 1824 [Murray Co GA]
    Married Launah M b 1885 in Tennessee
    --  Ancestry Trees, Steve Miller, http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2131469&id=I296

    By 1900, Sam's father John had moved his family to Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Sam is working as a Store Clerk.

    1900 Federal Census, Hamilton County, Tennessee, 8 June, Chattanooga, District 68, page 13B, 1021 East 11th St, Hse #288, Fam #326
    Keith, John B  Head W M  May 1845  55 Married 30 yrs  GA GA GA  RR Car Inspector
    Keith, Mary  Wife W F  May 1852  48 married 30 years  GA NC NC
    Keith, Samuel  Son  W M  Jan 1879  21 GA GA GA Store Clerk

    Samuel and his new wife Launah Campbell are reported in the Charlotte, North Caroilna, City Directory in several issues before 1910.  The entry for Mary Keith indicates she is the widow of Thomas Keith.  The younger Margaret looks like the cousin Maggie who was reported in John B and Mary Constance's household in the 1900 census.  But if so, she would be only about 15.  I don't know what the age threshhold would have been for listing in the directory.  But since she was working at a job, at whatever age, that may not be a problem, factor.  No ages are reported in these city directories.

    U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
    Charlotte, North Carolina, City Directory, 1907, p 329
    Keith Maggie Miss wks Observer Ptg Hse r 301 S Poplar
    Keith Mary (wid Thos) r 301 S Poplar
    Keith Saml M (Launah) foreman bindery Ray Ptg Co r 613 N Davidson

    U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
    Charlotte, North Carolina, City Directory, 1909, p 256
    Keith Elliot M (Fannie L) janitor YMCA r 11 W 2nd
    Keith Maggie Miss binder Observer Ptg Hse r 301 S Poplar
    Keith Mary E Mrs r 301 S Poplar
    Keith Saml M (Launah) foreman Ry [sic] Ptg Co r 506 E 4th

    U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
    Charlotte, North Carolina, City Directory, 1910, p 266
    Keith Elliot M (Fannie) supt Tr4ust Bldg r 11 W 2d
    Keith Margaret Miss wks Char Observer Co r 301 S Poplar
    Keith Mary E Mrs r 301 S Poplar
    Keith Saml M (Launah) foreman Ray Ptg Co r 610 E 4th

    They are listed in several Chattanooga, Tennessee, City Directories, among a page and a half of Keith households.

    U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
    Chattanooga, Tennessee, City Directory, 1925, p 968
    Keith Saml M (Launah C) (S M Keith Co)  r 35 Dartmouth, NC
    Keith S M Co (S M Keith)  book binders 806 1/2 Cherry

    U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
    Chattanooga, Tennessee, City Directory, 1928, p 1074
    Keith Saml M (Launah C) (S M Keith Co)  r 35 Dartmouth, NC
    Keith S M Co (S M Keith)  book binders 815 Cherry

    In 1928 , they are listed with their son,

    U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
    Chattanooga, Tennessee, City Directory, 1928, p 966
    Keith Saml M (Launah C) (S M Keith Co)  r 1125 Dartmouth
    Keith S M Co (S M Keith)  book binders 1008 Ga av (2nd fl)
    Keith Saml M Jr student r 1125 Dartmouth

    U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
    Chattanooga, Tennessee, City Directory, 1932
    Keith Saml M (Launah C) (S M Keith Co)  r 1125 Dartmouth
    Keith Saml M Jr student r 1125 Dartmouth

    Samuel Monroe Keith
    Birth Mar. 12, 1877 Whitfield County, Georgia
    Death Sep. 20, 1964, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee
    Veritas Vincit Ceiteach: Keith Clan "Truth Conquers"
    Also in Family Plot:  Gregory H Keith 7/1/1954 Grave 3-A
    Parents:
    John Bailey Keith (1845 - 1907)
    Mary Constance Terry Keith (1851 - 1932)
    Spouse Martha Launah Campbell Keith (1888 - 1971)
    Children:
    Mary Lois Keith Houts (1904 - 1933)
    Sam Campbell Keith (1905 - 1907)
    Clarence Monroe Keith (1908 - 1912)
    Jean Terry Keith (1909 - 1968)
    Samuel A Keith (1915 - 1971)
    Edwin H Keith (1918 - 1938)
    Burial Chattanooga Memorial Park, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, Lot 430 Section A Grave 1
    Created by Cindy Jun 17, 2013
    --  Find A Grave Memorial #11247231, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=112472310

Sources

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