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

Louis Cyrus KEITH6,1,2,4

also known as Louis S KEITH5

12th Dec 18826,1,4 - 9th Mar 19562

Life History

12th Dec 1882

Born in Whitfield County, Georgia.1,2,3,4,5

(most likely)

Aug 1883

Born in Whitfield County, Georgia.6,1,4

(less likely)

1900

Resident in Chattanooga Ward 7, Hamilton, Tennessee.6

1920

Resident in Fincher, Whitfield, Georgia.1

1930

Residence2 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee.5

9th Mar 1956

Died in Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia.2

after 9th Mar 1956

Buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia.2

Notes

  • In 1900, Louis and his older brother David are still single and living with their widowed mother in Chattanooga, Tennessee.  David, whose birthday we know from a family genealogy as 2 November 1867, is reported as born in  September 1867.  Louis' census birthday of August 1883 also differs from that reported by one family genealogy 12 December 1882.  Another genealogy, however, reports Louis' birth as only the year 1884.

    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, Lewis  Son  W M  Aug 1883  16 TN GA GA Store Clerk

    1920 Federal Census, Whitfield County, Georgia, 8 January, Fincher, District 193, page 3A, Hse #36, Fam #39
    Keith, Mary C Head F W 68 Widow GA NC SC No Occupation
    Keith, Louis C Son M W 36 Widow GA GA GA Farmer

    1930 Federal Census, Hamilton County, Tennessee, 10 April, Chattanooga, District 43, page 6A, 1702 E 26th St, Hse/Fam #116
    Keith, Mary C Head  F W 78 Widow GA NC NC;
    2 single sons David V Son M W 58 Single GA GA GA Life Insurance Agent;
    Louis S (should be Louis C) Son M W 48 Single GA GA GA Farmer

    Louis is reported as Louis S rather than Louis C.  Also his age is a little uncertain.  The number looks somewhat like 40, which is how Ancestry.com interprets it.  But the zero is not an open circle, and has curves very much like a quickly-written 8.  His birthday reported from family genealogies is 12 December 1882.  This would match an age of almost 48 at census time in 1930.  If actually born in December 1882, he would only have had his 47th birthday 4 months before the April 1930 census.

    The memorial on Find a Grave fills in details.

    Louis Cyrus Keith
    Birth Dec. 12, 1882 Georgia
    Death Mar. 9, 1956 Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia
    Parents:
    John Bailey Keith (1845 - 1907)
    Mary Constance Terry Keith (1851 - 1932)
    Burial Pine Grove Cemetery, Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia
    Created by Steve Miller Nov 29, 2009
    --  Find A Grave Memorial #44917038, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=44917038

Sources

  • 1. 1920 Federal Census, Whitfield County, Georgia
    • 8 January, Fincher, District 193, page 3A, Hse #36, Fam #39
  • 2. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
  • 3. One World Tree (sm)
  • 4. Ancestry Trees
    • Richard Bates, http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=rbbates1302004&id=I05511
  • 5. 1930 Federal Census, Hamilton County, Tennessee
    • 10 April, Chattanooga, District 43, page 6A, 1702 E 26th St, Hse/Fam #116
  • 6. 1900 Federal Census, Hamilton County, Tennessee
    • 8 June, Chattanooga, District 68, page 13B, 1021 East 11th St, Hse #288, Fam #326

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