The Shemwell Family

William Fletcher KeithAge: 29 years18721902

Name
William Fletcher Keith
Given names
William Fletcher
Surname
Keith
Birth May 22, 1872
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 5 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageLenora Alice DurhamView this family
November 16, 1893 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Robert Marion Keith
August 28, 1894 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 25 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
Census June 28, 1900 (Age 28 years)
Death January 13, 1902 (Age 29 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Elmwood Cemetery
Note: Killed in a mining accident. Son of Chesterfield Marion and Nancy Jane Lane Keith. He is listed on the Fallen Miner's Memorial Wall at Chaddick Park in McAlester, OK.
Family with Lenora Alice Durham - View this family
himself
William Fletcher Keith
Birth: May 22, 1872Batesville, Independence, Arkansas, United States
Death: January 13, 1902Oklahoma, United States
wife
Marriage: November 16, 1893Conway, Arkansas, United States
9 months
son
Robert Marion Keith
Birth: August 28, 1894 22 20Arkansas, United States
Death: March 27, 1980Clarksville, Johnson, Arkansas, United States
Henry Nichols + Lenora Alice Durham - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: between 1930 and 1940Arkansas, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - William Fletcher Keith - Household

Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Keith, WilliamheadWMMay187327M6ARGATNMiner0YesNoYesRH
Keith, AlicewifeWFFeb187426M611ARGAARYesYesYes
Keith, RobertsonWMAug18945SARARAR0
Kirklry, MayorphanWFMay188812STXUnknownUnknownNoNoYes

Burial
Killed in a mining accident. Son of Chesterfield Marion and Nancy Jane Lane Keith. He is listed on the Fallen Miner's Memorial Wall at Chaddick Park in McAlester, OK.