1. UNKNOWN KEITH born between 1650-1670 Scotland and died unknown. He married UNKNOWN before 1689 in Scotland.
Children of UNKNOWN KEITH & UNKNOWN:
A. CORNELIUS KEITH b 1689 Loch Lomond Scotland d abt 1742 Brunswick
Co Maryland m ELIZABETH JOHNSTON
2. B. JAMES KEITH b abt 1694 d abt1790
2. JAMES KEITH was born about 1694 in Loch Lomond Scotland and died about 1790 in Virginia He married DOROTHY ? before 1715 in Scotland. He & his family migrated from Loch Lomond Scotland to Brunswick Co Virginia, settling along the banks of the Roanoke River about 1720.
It is suspected that James Keith left Scotland because he was a Jacobite. Jacobites were supports of King James II of England and after his death, his son, James Francis Stewart. One of the major battles to put James Francis on the throne occurred in 1715. Many Jacobites fled Scotland afterward in order to avoid being tried for treason. More about Jacobites can be found at Scottish History - The Jacobites.
Children of JAMES KEITH & DOROTHY ?:
3. A. CORNELIUS KEITH SR b 1715 d 1808
B. JOHN KEITH b 24 Dec 1724 Virginia died unknown
C. SAMUEL KEITH b 13 Dec 1725 Virginia died unknown
3. CORNELIUS KEITH SR was born in 1715 in Loch Lomond Scotland and died in 1808 in Pickens Co South Carolina. He married (1)JUDA HOLDER before 1735 (2)JUDY THOMPSON before 1741 (3)MARY BOHANNON in 1746 in North Carolina. Judy Thompson was born about 1715 in Virginia and died in Pickens Co South Carolina. Mary Bohannon was born in 1725 in North Carolina and died unknown. Cornelius moved to Pickens Co South Carolina about 1745. He & his family were the first white settlers there and soon made friends with the natives. In 1795, the Keith family helped build the first church in the area, Oolenoy Baptist Church. One of the gravestones in its cemetery reads; "Cornelius Keith b 1715 Loch Lomond Scotland d 1808 of Royal Lineage. Coat of Arms 1715 to 1818 from 1010 AD. Original pioneer of Oolenoy settlement started about 1743. Married Juda Thompson reared 12 children one son was Col. Cornelius Keith Rev War Hero whose wife was Mary Laffoon."
Child of CORNELIUS KEITH SR & JUDA HOLDER:
4. A. LEMUEL KEITH b abt 1735
Children of CORNELIUS KEITH SR & JUDY THOMPSON:
A. JUDA THOMPSON KEITH b 1741 Roanoke Brunswick Co Virginia d 1805
Pickens Co South Carolina
5. B. CORNELIUS KEITH JR b Nov 1743 d 13 Jun 1820
Children of CORNELIUS KEITH SR & MARY BOHANNON:
A. JOHN W KEITH b 1747 Pickens Co South Carolina
B. GEORGE KEITH b 1749 Pickens Co South Carolina
C. WILLIAM KEITH b 1751 Pickens Co South Carolina d 1774
D. ASA KEITH b 18 Sep 1753 Pickens Co South Carolina
E. DUNCAN KEITH b 1755 Pickens Co South Carolina
F. SARAH KEITH b 1757 Pickens Co South Carolina
G. NAOMI KEITH b 1759 Pickens Co South Carolina
H. CONNIE KEITH b 1761 Pickens Co South Carolina
I. WASHINGTON KEITH b 1763
J. JAMES KEITH b 1765
4. LEMUEL KEITH was born about 1735 in Brunswick Co Virginia and died in Pickens Co South Carolina. He married UNKNOWN by 1777. He moved with his father from Virginia to South Carolina when about 10 years old.
Child of LEMUEL KEITH & UNKNOWN:
6. A. DUNCAN KEITH b abt 1777 d aft 1835
5. CORNELIUS KEITH JR was born Nov 1743 in Roanoke Brunswick Co Virginia and died 13 Jun 1820 in Pickens Co South Carolina, buried in the Oolenoy Baptist Church Cemetery. According to his father's headstone, he was a colonel and hero during the Revolutionary War (1775-1781). He married MARY LAFFOON about 1770. She was born in 1749 in Lunenburg Co Virginia and died 13 Feb 1846 in Pickens Co South Carolina. She was the daughter of MATTHEW LAFFOON & MARY ?.
Children of CORNELIUS KEITH JR & MARY LAFFOON:
A .JOHN KEITH b 2 Feb 1771 Surrey Co North Carolina d 2 Feb 1853 Pickens
Co South Carolina
B. GEORGE KEITH SR b 16 Dec 1772 d 26 May 1840 Hall Co Georgia
C. JAMES M KEITH b abt 1776 Surrey Co North Carolina d 11 May 1871 Pickens Co South Carolina
D. ALLEN KEITH b 1780 Pickens Co South Carolina d abt 1867 Pickens Co South Carolina
E. CORNELIUS KEITH III b 14 Apr 1781 Surrey Co North Carolina d 9 Nov 1847 Pickens Co South Carolina m NANCY ALLEN
F. WILLIAM LAFFOON KEITH b 9 Sep 1791 Surrey Co North Carolina d 20 May 1856 Pickens Co South Carolina
G. SARAH ‘SALLY' KEITH b 5 May 1793 Surrey Co North Carolina d 30 May 1871 Pickens Co South Carolina m WILLIAM SOUTHERLAND
H. REBECCA KEITH b 1795 Pickens Co South Carolina m JOSEPH REID
I. EDITH CATHERINE ‘EADY' KEITH b 1796 Pickens Co South Carolina d 1871 Pickens Co South Carolina m ALFRED HESTER
J. MARY B KEITH b 12 Jun 1810
K. MATTHEW KEITH b 15 Dec 1816 North Carolina d 20 Feb 1861 Pickens Co South Carolina
6. DUNCAN KEITH was born about 1777 in Pickens Co South Carolina and died after 1835 in De Kalb Co Alabama, buried in the White Hall Cemetery. He married KISSIAH PAINE before 1796. In the spring of 1835, Duncan & his family left Pickens Co and headed west through north Georgia then southeast Tennessee. That summer they found a place near Lookout Mountain in northeast Alabama in the White Hall community DeKalb Co.
Children of DUNCAN KEITH & KISSIAH PAINE:
7. A. WILEY KEITH b Aug 1796 d 27 Mar 1875
8. B. CLARA KEITH b 1800 d 1880
7.WILEY KEITH was born either 22 Aug or 26 Aug 1796 in Pickens Co South Carolina or Wilkes Co Georgia and died 27 Mar 1875 in DeKalb Co Alabama. He married SUSANNAH HUNSUCKER/HUNSUCCER about 1812/3 in Greenville Co South Carolina. She was born in South Carolina and died before 1850 probably in DeKalb Co Alabama. Wiley was commissioned by the federal government to gather all the Indians in his locality. They were brought to what is now Fort Payne Alabama and held until they were sent by wagon trains to Oklahoma/Indian Territory on what is now called the "Trail of Tears". Wiley and his son William had a cooper's shop and made baskets, barrels, chairs, etc.. They also had a blacksmith's shop at the top of Old Wade Gap.
Children of WILEY KEITH & SUSANNAH HUNSUCKER/HUNSUCCER:
9. A. JOHN MARSHALL KEITH b 24 Jun 1814 d 18 Oct 1887
B. SARAH ELIZABETH KEITH b 26 Dec 1816 m JOHN HOWELL
C. BENJAMIN KEITH b abt 1819 d unknown
D. MARION KEITH b abt 1820 d unknown
10. E. WILLIAM ROBERT KEITH b 16 Jul 1822 d 1905
11. F. SUSANNAH KEITH b 25 Aug 1824 d unknown
8.CLARA KEITH was born in 1800 in Pickens Co South Carolina and died in 1880 in DeKalb Co Alabama. She married JOHN WHITE before 1822 probably Pickens Co South Carolina. He was born in 1798 and died in 1863 DeKalb Co Alabama.
Child of CLARA KEITH & JOHN WHITE:
12. A. WILLIAM H WHITE b 24 Mar1822
B. JAMES TAYLOR WHITE b 1832 d unknown m ARMINA JANE WELLS 7 Jul 1878 b 1841
C. JOSEPH WHITE b unknown died unknown
9.JOHN MARSHALL KEITH was born 24 Jun 1814 in Pickens Co South Carolina and died 18 Oct 1887 in DeKalb Co Alabama. He married NANCY PEACOCK 24 Sep 1834 in Franklin Co Tennessee. (See PEACOCK). Marshall as he was known, moved from South Carolina and settled in Franklin Co Tennessee about 1834. He & his family moved to Alabama about 1849. Marshall was a wagonwright. He & Nancy had two set of twins. Following is from two census records:
Census 1850 DeKalb Co Alabama Dwelling #362 Family #362 page 400 Marshall age 36 Wagon Right birthplace South Carolina Wife Nancy age 37 unable to read or write birthplace Georgia Children at home: Wiley age 16 in school, Susannah age 12 in school, Joseph age 10 in school, William age 8 in school, Francis M age 6, George W age 6, John H age 4, Absolam age 3 months, Sarah age 3 months. Also living in household is Marshall's father, Wiley age 63 farmer birthplace listed as Georgia.
Census 1860 DeKalb Co Alabama Dwelling #141 Family #141 page 23 Marshall age 45 Wagon Right Value of Real Estate $200 Value of Personal Estate $1000 birthplace South Carolina Wife Nancy age 48 housewife birthplace Georgia. Children at home: Susannah age 21 helps at home, Joseph H age 20 helps at home, William R age 18 helps at home, Francis M age 15 in school, George W age 15 in school, John age 13 in school, Absolam age 10 in school, Sarah Elizabeth age 10 in school, Colonel Gipson age 7 in school, Margaret age 5.
Children of JOHN MARSHALL KEITH & NANCY PEACOCK:
13. A. WILEY CHAPMAN KEITH b 21 Feb 1835 d abt 1864/65
B. SUSANNAH KEITH b 5 Feb 1838 Franklin Co Tennessee m THOMAS B CLARK 23 Jan 1868 DeKalb Co Alabama
14. C. JOSEPH H KEITH b 26 Jan 1840 d 1912
15. D. WILLIAM R KEITH b 17 Jan 1842 d 25 Jun 1908
16. E. FRANCIS MARION KEITH b 2 Jun 1844 d unknown
F. GEORGE WASHINGTON KEITH b 2 Jun 1844 d unknown
17. G. JOHN HENRY KEITH b 7 Aug 1847 d unknown
18. H. ABSALOM W KEITH b 2 Feb 1850 d 1913
I. SARAH ELIZABETH KEITH b 2 Feb 1850 Valley Head DeKalb Co Alabama d 23 Jul 1885 m BEN FRANKLIN/WILLIAM B CLARK 25 May 1869 DeKalb Co Alabama
19. J. COLONEL GIPSON ‘TOBE' KEITH b 4 Jun 1852 d 5 Dec 1926
K. MARGARET E KEITH b 8 Nov 1854 DeKalb Co Alabama m JAMES N KERBY 31 Jan 1879 DeKalb Co Alabama
10. WILLIAM ROBERT KEITH was born 16 Jul 1822 in Pickens Co South Carolina and died about 1905 in DeKalb Co Alabama. He married (1) NANCY VENABLE in 1842 in Franklin Co Tennessee (2) SARAH JANE WALLACE on 31 Oct 1850 in DeKalb Co Alabama (3) NEELY STEWART after 1880 (4)CORNELIA PEACOCK on 14 Feb 1886 in DeKalb Co Alabama. Nancy was born in Tennessee and died in 1848 in Alabama. Sarah was born about 1829 in Tennessee and died after 1880. Bill as he was called was a farmer and also was a cooper with his father in Alabama. Following is from census records:
Census 1850 DeKalb Co Alabama Dwelling #361 Family #361 page 400 William age 26 farmer birthplace South Carolina Wife Sarah Jane age 21 birthplace Tennessee William and Sarah unable to read or write Children at home: Thomas age 7, William age 6, James H age 4.
Census 1880 Cherokee Co Alabama page #11 (559C) William age 58 farmer birthplace South Carolina Sarah Jane age 46 birthplace Tennessee Children at home: Jane age 23, Elizabeth age 21, Susanna age 18, Duncan age 16 farmer, Ellen age 7.
Children of WILLIAM ROBERT KEITH & NANCY VENABLE:
A. THOMAS KEITH b Sep 1843 Alabama d unknown
B. WILLIAM R ‘BUD' KEITH b 1844 Alabama d 7 Feb 1879
C. JAMES HENRY KEITH b 1846 Alabama d 1926 Oklahoma
D. JOHN MARSHALL KEITH b 6 Jun 1848 Alabama d 4 Feb 1935 buried Little Sulphur Springs Cemetery Ft Payne DeKalb Co Alabama
Children of WILLIAM ROBERT KEITH & SARAH JANE WALLACE:
A. MARGARET KEITH b abt 1853 DeKalb Co Alabama m JOHN GARDNER
B. JANE KEITH b abt 1857 DeKalb Co Alabama m JOHN FISHER 13 Oct 1880 DeKalb Co Alabama
C. MARY ELIZABETH KEITH b abt 1858 DeKalb Co Alabama
D. SUSANNA A KEITH b abt 1859 DeKalb Co Alabama
E. CHARLES DUNCAN ‘UNCLE DUNK' KEITH b 13 Oct 1863 Ft Payne DeKalb Co Alabama d 14 Feb 1944 DeKalb Co Alabama buried Fisher Cemetery
F. ELLA KEITH b abt 1872 DeKalb Co Alabama m FRANK SAUNDERS
11. SUSANNAH KEITH was born 25 Aug 1824 in Pickens Co South Carolina and died unknown. She married GILES W BASS on 10 Dec 1839 in Franklin Co Tennessee. He was born about 1820/21 in North Carolina. Following is from census records:
Census 1850 DeKalb Co Alabama Dwelling #358 Family #358 page 399 Giles W age 29 farmer birthplace North Carolina Wife Susannah (Keith) age 23 birthplace South Carolina Children at home: Elizabeth age 9, Mary age 7, Anna age 5, Rebecca age 3, Manerval age 3 months. Also living in the household is Giles' sister Elizabeth Bass age 16 birthplace Tennessee and Joseph Keith (Susannah's nephew) age 10.
Children of SUSANNAH KEITH & GILES W BASS:
A. ELIZABETH BASS b 1841 Alabama
B. MARY BASS b 1843 Alabama
C. ANNA BASS b 1845 Alabama
D. REBECCA BASS b 1847 Alabama
E. MANERVAL BASS b Mar 1850 Alabama
12. WILLIAM H WHITE was born in 24 Mar1822 probably in Pickens Co South Carolina and died probably in DeKalb Co Alabama. He married MARGARET JANE TODD before 1853. She was born 12 Apr 1827 and died probably DeKalb Co Alabama.
Children of WILLIAM H WHITE & MARGARET JANE TODD:
A. MARY LOUISE WHITE b 19 Aug 1853 (see 19. Colonel Gipson Keith)
B. JOHN LORENZA WHITE b bet 1857-1859 d unknown
C. JAMES M ‘UNCLE DOC' WHITE b 22 Oct 1858 d 8 Jul 1955 DeKalb Co Alabama
D. ANNIE WHITE b unknown d unknown
E. PALLIE WHITE
13. WILEY CHAPMAN KEITH was born 21 Feb 1836 in Franklin Co Tennessee and died 1864/65. It is claimed he died 15 Sep 1864 as a Confederate prisoner of war at Camp Chase Ohio. He is buried in a National Cemetery east of Columbus Ohio. He married JANE SUMMERS or ARMINA JANE WELLS before 1857. Following is from census records:
Census 1860 DeKalb Co Alabama Dwelling #535 Family #535 page 80 Wiley
age 25 Mechanic
Value of Personal Estate $300 birthplace Tennessee Wife Jane age 18
housewife birthplace Alabama Children in household: Marie age 3 and Benjamin
F age 2
Children of WILEY CHAPMAN KEITH & JANE SUMMERS or ARMINA JANE WELLS:
A. MARIE KEITH b abt 1857 DeKalb Co Alabama
B. BENJAMIN F KEITH b abt 1858 DeKalb Co Alabama
14. JOSEPH H KEITH was born 26 Jan 1840 in Franklin Co Tennessee and died 2 Feb 1912 in Adamsburg DeKalb Co Alabama. He married SARAH ANN KERBY 17 Jul 1860 DeKalb Co Alabama. She was born 12 Sep 1845 in Georgia and died 10 Sep 1905 in DeKalb Co Alabama. This Joseph is believed to be the son of Marshall Keith's sister Sarah Keith who lived at times with his uncle Marshall and his aunt Susannah Keith Bass.
Children of JOSEPH H KEITH & SARAH ANN KERBY:
A. JOHN CARSON KEITH b 21 Mar 1861 DeKalb Co Alabama d 6 Aug 1929
B. WILLIAM JOSEPH KEITH b Nov 1863 Mentone Alabama d 1937 Lyerly Chattooga Co Georgia buried Mt Bethel Cemetery Broomtown
C. THOMAS MADISON KEITH b 26 Feb 1866 Mentone Alabama d 5 Sep 1932 DeKalb Co Alabama buried Liberty Hill Baptist Cemetery Adamsburg Alabama
D. SARAH ELIZABETH KEITH b 1867 DeKalb Co Alabama m GEORGE LITTLE
E. MARTHA E KEITH b 1868 DeKalb Co Alabama m GUS JONES
F. LOUIS ALFRED KEITH b 1871 DeKalb Co Alabama m RHODA F BAKER 12 Oct 1890 DeKalb Co Alabama
G. COLUMBUS HIEWEY KEITH b 12 Jun 1873 Mentone Alabama d 19 Dec 1892
H. GEORGE PLATT KEITH b 1876 Mentone Alabama d unknown
I. CHARLES A B KEITH b 16 Aug 1879 DeKalb Co Alabama d 3 Mar 1893 DeKalb Co Alabama
J. LENNIE ANN KEITH b 10 Mar 1884 Cherokee Co Alabama m ALFRED INGRAM PARKER 14 Feb 1904 DeKalb Co Alabama
K. JACOB KERBY ‘JAKE' KEITH b Mar 1891 Cherokee Co Alabama m LONA BAKER
L. JOHN S KEITH b Mar 1893 Cherokee Co Alabama
15. WILLIAM R KEITH was born 17 Jan 1841 or 1842 in Franklin Co Tennessee and died 25 Jun 1908 in DeKalb Co Alabama. He married (1) EMELINE CLARK about 1857 and (2)SARAH A SLATON DEAN about 1860. Emeline was born between 1841-1852 and died about 1858. Her parents are unknown. Sarah was born 26 Jun1844 in DeKalb Co Alabama, the daughter of F WILLIAM SLATON & UNKNOWN. She died 4 Feb 1921 in DeKalb Co Alabama. William died of cancer in his left breast
Child of WILLIAM R KEITH & EMELINE CLARK:
A. ELIZABETH KEITH b 1858 DeKalb Co Alabama
Children of WILLIAM R KEITH & SARAH SLATON DEAN: A. BENJAMIN E KEITH
b 24 Jan 1861 Alabama d 4 Aug 1879 DeKalb Co Alabama buried Whitehall Cemetery
B. DUNCAN KEITH b 1862 DeKalb Co Alabama d bef 1880
C. JOHN M KEITH b 1866 Tennessee
D. WILLIAM H KEITH b 1869 DeKalb Co Alabama d Alabama buried Jackson Co
E. ELLEN KEITH b 1872 DeKalb Co Alabama d bef 1880
F. GEORGE ABSALOM KEITH b 28 Jan 1873 Pea Ridge DeKalb Co Alabama d 27 Nov 1962 Ft Payne Alabama buried Glenwood Cemetery m EFFIE CORDELIA HAWKINS
G. COLONEL E KEITH b 1876 DeKalb Co Alabama m OLLIE STEELE 29 Sep 1898 DeKalb Co Alabama by Colonel Gipson ‘Uncle Tobe' Keith
H. WALLACE KEITH b 1879 DeKalb Co Alabama m GEORGIA A BELL 20 Dec 1906 DeKalb Co Alabama
16. FRANCIS MARION KEITH was born 2 Jun 1844 in Franklin Co Tennessee, twin of GEORGE WASHINGTON KEITH. He married MARGARET E CLARK on 22 Jan 1868 in DeKalb Co Alabama. His children were all single and living with their father and mother in the 1910 census.
Children of FRANCIS MARION KEITH & MARGARET E CLARK:
A. MARY EVIE KEITH b Oct 1868 Alabama d unknown
B. WILLIAM M ‘DOCK' KEITH b Jul 1870 Alabama d unknown
C. AMANDA L KEITH b Feb1874 Alabama d 1 Oct 1956
17. JOHN HENRY KEITH was born 7 Aug 1847 in Franklin Co Tennessee. He married ANGELINE SMITH on 5 Aug 1869 in DeKalb Co Alabama. She was born about 1852 in Alabama, the daughter of ? SMITH & SARAH ?.
Children of JOHN HENRY KEITH & ANGELINE KEITH:
A. CHARLIE T KEITH b 5 Nov 1870 DeKalb Co Alabama m SALLIE F BIDDLE
8 Oct 1903 DeKalb Co Alabama by ‘Uncle Tobe' Keith
B. WILLIAM MARSHALL KEITH b 21 Dec 1873 DeKalb Co Alabama d bef 1910
C. SILAS PHILIP KEITH b 19 May 1875 DeKalb Co Alabama m LILIAN C BIDDLE 28 Aug 1898 DeKalb Co Alabama by ‘Uncle Tobe' Keith
D. BENJAMIN W KEITH b 6 Mar 1878 DeKalb Co Alabama
E. COLONEL H KEITH b 16 Apr 1880 Kansas d 12 Jan 1962 DeKalb Co Alabama
F. SARAH ATNA KEITH b 31 Jan 1883 b 10 Jun 1887 DeKalb Co Alabama
G. JOSEPH FOREST KEITH b 12 Apr 1885 DeKalb Co Alabama m JIMMIE LEE WILSON 9 Dec 1906 DeKalb Co Alabama by ‘Uncle Tobe' Keith
H. JOHN C KEITH b abt 1888 DeKalb Co Alabama m MARY DILBECK 21 Dec 1911 DeKalb Co Alabama
I. JESSE J KEITH b abt 1891 DeKalb Co Alabama m SALLIE BELLE COX 16 Dec 1912 DeKalb Co Alabama
18.ABSALOM W KEITH was born 2 Feb 1850 in Valley Head DeKalb Co Alabama and died 1913 near Columbus Cherokee Co Kansas. He had a twin sister, Sarah Elizabeth Keith. He married SARAH JANE SIZEMORE on 27 Nov 1873 in DeKalb Co Alabama (See SIZEMORE).
Children of ABSALOM W KEITH & SARAH JANE SIZEMORE:
20. A. JAMES MARSHALL KEITH b 28 Jan 1875 d 15 Sep 1952
B. MARY M KEITH b 1876 d 7 Jan 1877
21. C. MINNIE BELLE KEITH b 30 Apr 1879 d 11 Jul 1941
22. D. WILLIAM JEFFERSON ‘JEFF' KEITH b 4 Oct 1880 d 1 Jan 1951
23. E. STELLA E KEITH b Mar 1883 d Jul 1928
F. ELMER J KEITH b Oct 1885 Columbus Cherokee Co Kansas m ELIZABETH ‘BETTY' PUTCUMBER/PUTCAMBER lived in Lomita California in 1952 children: E LORENE b 1901 & GLENN b 1913
G. CALVIN G KEITH b Oct 1887 Columbus Cherokee Co Kansas d 1960 m MINNIE G MANN children including LEWIS LELAND KEITH b 31 Jan 1914 d 5 Mar 1915
H. BLANCHE E KEITH b 6 Jul 1890 Columbus Cherokee Co Kansas d Feb 1978 Independence Montgomery Co Missouri m SCOTT WALTERS
I. ROY C KEITH b 19 Sep 1893 (twin)Columbus Cherokee Co Kansas d unknown
J. OSCAR LEROY KEITH b 19 Sep 1893 (twin) Columbus Cherokee Co Kansas d 17 Sep 1918 Ft Dix New Jersey while training for WWI
K. IDA ELVINA ‘ELVA' KEITH b 13 Aug 1896 Columbus Cherokee Co Kansas d Jun 1973 m VERN HAMSHER had twins
19. COLONEL GIPSON ‘UNCLE TOBE' KEITH was born 4 Jun 1852 in DeKalb Co Alabama and died 5 Dec 1926 in Ider DeKalb Co Alabama and is buried in Mountain Home Cemetery Sand Mountain Alabama. He married MARY LOUISE WHITE on 5 Nov 1874 in DeKalb Co Alabama at the home of the bride's father by Elder J J Harwood. She was the daughter of WILLIAM H WHITE & MARGARET JANE TODD (see above).
C G ‘Uncle Tobe' was one of the leading citizens of Ider Alabama. He was a Baptist minister, educator, song writer and member and chairman of the Board of Education at Ider from 1921-26. He taught school in DeKalb Co beginning in 1875. He began his ministry as a Baptist minister in 1881. He conducted 552 revivals, baptized new converts on 404 occasions and performed 66 marriages. He was clerk of the Mt Pleasant Association for eleven years beginning in 1884. He also taught singing school and wrote sacred harp songs. (Source: ‘Landmarks-A Pictorial History of DeKalb County)
Children of COLONEL GIPSON ‘UNCLE TOBE' KEITH & MARY LOUISE WHITE:
A. LAURA ALICE KEITH b 23 Aug 1875 Ider DeKalb Co Alabama d 24 Oct
1965 m COLUMBUS LAFAYETTE ‘UNCLE LUM' CROW 12 Feb 1893 DeKalb Co Alabama
24. B. LUTHER DALLAS KEITH b 1 Jun 1877 Ider DeKalb Co Alabama d 27 Mar 1955 DeKalb Co Alabama buried Mtn Home Cemetery Sand Mountain Alabama m CORDELIA BROWN 14 Sep 1900 children: MAY b 1902 RALPH b 1903 AVIS b 1906 & THERMAN b 1909
C. LUCY P KEITH b 7 Nov 1879 Ider DeKalb Co Alabama d 19 Sep 1882 DeKalb Co Alabama buried Whitehall Cemetery
25. D. DOVIE ANGELINE KEITH b 20 Dec 1881 Ider DeKalb Co Alabama d 4 Dec 1932 DeKalb Co Alabama buried Mtn Home Cemetery m JAMES RENO GIFFORD 11 Apr 1909 child BONNIE b abt 1910
26. E. ANNIE HASELTINE KEITH b 27 Mar 1884 Ider DeKalb Co Alabama d 30 Jul 1963 DeKalb Co Alabama buried Mtn Home Cemetery m WILLIAM R GIFFORD 25 Dec 1904 children: ELSA MAE b 1906 JAMES CONLEY b 1908 FLOSSIE G 1910 ALBERT L b 1913 PEARL M b 1915 WILLIAM C b1917 CHARLES A b 1919 & DELBERT L b 1921
27. F. JOHN LOWRY W KEITH b 25 May 1886 Ider DeKalb Co Alabama d 31 May 1965 DeKalb Co Alabama buried Fuller Cemetery m GEORGIA ANNA BROWN 12 May 1907 Sand Mountain DeKalb Co Alabama children: HERMAN G b 1909 MANUEL CLAYTON b 1910 & EUNICE
28. G. ONIE MAY ‘MAMIE' KEITH b 18 Aug 1888 Ider DeKalb Co Alabama d 1950 m A F PAYNE 8 Nov 1908 child: WILLIAM BENTON b 1912
29. H. LORA BELL KEITH b 10 Jun 1891 Ider DeKalb Co Alabama d 8 Mar 1978 Chattanooga Hamilton Co Tennessee m STANLEY OTTO CLARK 13 Jun 1909 children: HAZEL EMMA, LOU EDITH, DARRELL HINSTON, LOY OWEN, GLADYS MYR & CECIL OTTO
I. MARGARET LOUISE ‘MAGGIE' KEITH b 17 May 1894 Ider DeKalb Co Alabama m ? RHODEN
J. RUTH KEITH b 9 Apr 1896 Ider DeKalb Co Alabama d 6 Oct 1922
20. JAMES MARSHALL KEITH was born 28 Jan 1875 in DeKalb Co Alabama and died 15 Sep 1952 in Cherokee Co Kansas. He married NOVA/NORA NEOMA MITTS on 17 Nov 1897 in Cherokee Co Kansas. She was born and died unknown and her parents are unknown.
Children of JAMES MARSHALL KEITH & NOVA MITTS:
A. RUTH KEITH b unknown d unknown
30. B. LLOYD KEITH children: CLYDE, WILLIAM, DEAN, DALE, FLOSSIE, BERY LOU & RUTH
C. CLYDE KEITH b unknown d unknown
D. BILLY KEITH b 1914 d unknown
E. BERYLDEAN KEITH b unknown d unknown
F. BETTY KEITH b unknown d unknown
21. MINNIE BELLE KEITH was born 30 Apr 1879 near Columbus Cherokee Co Kansas and died 11 Jul 1941 or 1944 in Freedom Hospital Joplin Newton Co Missouri. She married WILLIAM ELLIS SCOTT on 15 Sep 1901. He was born 18 Jan 1881 McCune Crawford Co Kansas and died 5 May 1969 in a nursing home in Anderson McDonald Co Missouri. He was the son of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN SCOTT & SARAH ELLEN FILBY (See FILBY & SCOTT for more info). When Minnie was about 16 years old, she worked for a German couple as a cook at their boarding house and lunch counter. This is where she learned to cook German style. After her marriage Minnie and her husband Ellis ran a boarding house and lunch counter in Iola Allen Co Kansas.
Children of MINNIE BELLE KEITH & WILLIAM ELLIS SCOTT:
A. VADIS LEE SCOTT b 26 Aug 1903 d 1 Jan 1981 m DANIEL JOHN ELBERT
7 Jan 1925
B. CORNELIA SCOTT b 1904 d 1904
C. DALLAS C SCOTT b 17 Dec 1905 d Jan 1971
D. CECIL ELLIS SCOTT b 12 Sep 1908 d May 1979
E. GOLDIE MAY SCOTT b 6 Mar 1914 d 7 Aug 1990 m GEORGE F SLAUGHTER
F. JESSE WILLARD SCOTT b Jun 1917 d Mar 1918
22. WILLIAM JEFFERSON ‘JEFF' KEITH was born 4 Oct 1880 near Columbus Cherokee Co Kansas and died 1 Jan 1951. He married ETHEL BELL on 25 Dec 1905 in Allen Co Kansas. She was born and died unknown and her parents are unknown.
Children of WILLIAM JEFFERSON ‘JEFF' KEITH & ETHEL BELL:
A. ROLAND VIRGIL KEITH b 1906 d 1931
B. VERNON DELBERT KEITH b 1914 d 1978
C. RAYMOND JEFFERSON KEITH b 1916 d 1981
D. CHESTER KEITH b unknown d unknown
E. NAOMI BELL KEITH b 1921 d 1964
F. WANETA MAE KEITH b 1923 lived in Tigard Oregon
G. ZELMA LOUISE KEITH b 1925
H. PAULINE FAY KEITH b 1928
I. WANDA LUCILLE KEITH b 1930
23. STELLA E KEITH was born Mar 1883 near Columbus Cherokee Co Kansas and died Jul 1928 probably Missouri. She married JOHN F SCOTT in 1902. He was born 1879 and died probably in Missouri. He was the son of Benjamin Franklin Scott & Sarah Ellen Filby and brother of William Ellis Scott who married Stella's sister Minnie Belle (see above).
Child of STELLA E KEITH & JOHN F SCOTT:
A. OPAL SCOTT b 28 Aug 1903 Galena Cherokee Co Kansas d unknown
B & C. Twin sons who died as infants
Last Updated 6 September 2006
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Sources:
Goldie Scott Slaughter
1850 US Census DeKalb Co Alabama
1860 US Census DeKalb Co Alabama
1880 US Census Cherokee Co Alabama
"Landmarks - A Pictorial History of DeKalb County" (Alabama)
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