Life History
12th Dec 1882 |
(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