Robert Foster KeithAge: 57 years1860–1917
- Name
- Robert Foster Keith
- Given names
- Robert Foster
- Surname
- Keith
 Birth | February 5, 1860 33 26 |
 Death of a father | James Foster Keith May 3, 1863 (Age 3 years) |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 13 months)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 6 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 6 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 8 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Marriage of a parent | James Wesley Erwin — Narcissa Elizabeth Howe — View this family February 6, 1870 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Thursa A Erwin October 18, 1871 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a sister | Susan Elizabeth Keith June 11, 1877 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 17 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Marriage of a parent | John T Smith — Narcissa Elizabeth Howe — View this family February 13, 1887 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 38 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 55 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 56 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
 Death | May 23, 1917 (Age 57 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount View Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Foster Keith Birth: about 1827 — Jackson, Alabama, United States Death: May 3, 1863 — Bolivar, Polk, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Narcissa Elizabeth Howe Birth: May 31, 1833 — Robertson, Tennessee, United States Death: July 27, 1920 — Star, Ada, Idaho, United States |
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Marriage: February 10, 1850 — Polk, Missouri, United States |
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2 months elder sister |
Sarah Jane Keith Birth: April 5, 1850 23 16 — Greene, Polk, Missouri, United States Death: January 12, 1923 — Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Rhoda Ann Keith Birth: December 13, 1852 25 19 — Polk, Missouri, United States Death: October 23, 1927 — Star, Ada, Idaho, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Susan Elizabeth Keith Birth: September 12, 1855 28 22 — Polk, Missouri, United States Death: June 11, 1877 — Polk, Missouri, United States |
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7 months elder brother |
Rufus Wilson Keith Birth: April 6, 1856 29 22 — Bolivar, Polk, Missouri, United States Death: April 29, 1947 — Star, Ada, Idaho, United States |
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4 years himself |
Robert Foster Keith Birth: February 5, 1860 33 26 — Polk, Missouri, United States Death: May 23, 1917 — McKinley, Polk, Missouri, United States |
| Mother’s family with James Wesley Erwin |
| step-father |
James Wesley Erwin Birth: about 1827 — Tennessee, United States Death: June 27, 1884 — Polk, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Narcissa Elizabeth Howe Birth: May 31, 1833 — Robertson, Tennessee, United States Death: July 27, 1920 — Star, Ada, Idaho, United States |
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Marriage: February 6, 1870 — Polk, Missouri, United States |
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20 months half-sister |
Thursa A Erwin Birth: October 18, 1871 44 38 — Polk, Missouri, United States Death: September 9, 1938 — Ventura, California, United States |
| Mother’s family with John T Smith |
| step-father |
John T Smith Death: |
| mother |
Narcissa Elizabeth Howe Birth: May 31, 1833 — Robertson, Tennessee, United States Death: July 27, 1920 — Star, Ada, Idaho, United States |
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Marriage: February 13, 1887 — Polk, Missouri, United States |