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Elbert W. Minton Keys 1843–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Sep 1843

Birth Location: Washington Co, Tennessee

Death Date: 16 Nov 1917

Death Location: Limestone, Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Aaron Keys

Mother: Mary Hartman

Spouse(s): Sarah Walker

Children(s): Charles Sr, Robert Keys, John Keys, William Keys, Mary Hale, Margaret Keys, Bertha Keys

In 1843, Elbert W. Minton Keys entered the world in Washington Co, Tennessee, born to Aaron Keys And Mary Hartman. Elbert W. Minton Keys married Sarah Matilda Walker, and had children including Bertha V Keys, Charles Edgar Keys Sr, John Wesley Keys, Margaret A Keys, Mary L Hale, Robert Lewis Keys, William Aaron Keys. Elbert W. Minton Keys passed away in 1917 in Limestone, Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1843, Elbert W. Minton Keys entered the world in Washington Co, Tennessee, born to Aaron Keys And Mary Hartman.
  • Elbert W. Minton Keys married Sarah Matilda Walker, and had children including Bertha V Keys, Charles Edgar Keys Sr, John Wesley Keys, Margaret A Keys, Mary L Hale, Robert Lewis Keys, William Aaron Keys.
  • Elbert W. Minton Keys passed away in 1917 in Limestone, Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Aaron Keys
1801–1868
Birth Location: Washington County, Tennessee, USA
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Mary Hartman
1810–1887
Birth Location: Washington County, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Walker
1843–1914
Birth Location: Washington County, Tennessee, USA
SW

Children(s)

Charles Sr
1879–1932
Birth Location: Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America
CS
Robert Keys
1877–1962
Birth Location: Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America
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John Keys
1872–1939
Birth Location: Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America
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William Keys
1870–1930
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Mary Hale
1868–1903
Birth Location: Washington County, Tennessee, USA
MH
Margaret Keys
1875–1906
Birth Location: –
MK
Bertha Keys
1881–1909
Birth Location: Washington Co., Tennessee
BK

Elbert Keys's Ancestors

Self
Elbert Keys
1843–1917
Birth Place: Washington Co, Tennessee
Parents
Aaron Keys
1801–1868
Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Mary Hartman
1810–1887
Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
George Keys
1770–1842
Pennsylvania
Nancy
1773–1860
Pennsylvania
Henry Hartman
1784–1838
Virginia
Mary (Polly) Brown
1784–1862
Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Hartman
1753–1831
Mary Henley
1747–1834
James Brown
1740–1806
Mary Bacon
1745–1834
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Brown
1710–1753
Hannah Hague
1707–1769
Jeremiah Bacon
1725–1810

Elbert Keys's Descendants

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Elbert (W. Minton) Keys (8 Sep 1843–16 Nov 1917) m. Sarah (Matilda) Walker (10 Nov 1843–17 Jan 1914)
  1. 1. Charles (Edgar Keys) Sr 1879–1932 m. Bertha (Blanche) Bacon 1884–1908 m. Monnie (Martha) Hankal 1882–1946
    1. 1. Blanche (Wilanna) Keys 1907–1991
    2. 2. Betty (Jean) Keys 1925–2003
    3. 3. Charles (Edgar Keys) Jr 1921–1988
    4. 4. Searle (Elbert) Keys 1913–1975
    5. 5. Charlene (Evadna) Keys 1912–1990
    6. 6. Dorothy (Elizabeth) Keys 1915–1997
    7. 7. Sarah (Lucille) Keys 1911–1994
    8. 8. Martha (Maxine) Keys 1918–2009
  2. 2. Robert (Lewis) Keys 1877–1962
  3. 3. John (Wesley) Keys 1872–1939
  4. 4. William (Aaron) Keys 1870–1930
  5. 5. Mary (L.) Hale 1868–1903 m. George (Robert) Hale 1867–1934
    1. 1. Charles (Elmer) Hale 1889–1941 m. Elizabeth (Marie) Bubnash 1899–1943
      1. 1. Robert (Winton) Hale 1918–1988 m. Marjorie (Laura) Darcey 1922–1992
      2. 2. Charles (William) Hale 1919–1930
      3. 3. Donna (Marian) Hale 1923–1999 m. Corey (Burdett) Waxham 1916–1983
        1. 1. Caren (Elizabeth) Waxham 1948–2006
    2. 2. Infant (Son) Hale 1894–1894
  6. 6. Margaret (A) Keys 1875–1906
  7. 7. Bertha (V.) Keys 1881–1909 m. Arthur (John) Mitchell 1880–1922
    1. 1. Clifford (R) Mitchell 1908–1960
    2. 2. Raymond (G.) Mitchell 1904–1907
    3. 3. Sarah (A.) Mitchell 1906–1907

Elbert Keys's Timeline

12 Records

1843
8 Sep 1843
Birth of Elbert W. Minton Keys in Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America
Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America
1843
8 Sep 1843
Birth of Elbert W. Minton Keys in Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Washington County, Tennessee, USA
1843
8 Sep 1843
Birth of Elbert W. Minton Keys in Washington Co, Tennessee
Washington Co, Tennessee
1850
1850
Age 7
Elbert W. Minton Keys resided here in Subdivision 4, Washington, Tennessee, USA
Subdivision 4, Washington, Tennessee, USA
1860
1860
Age 17
Elbert W. Minton Keys resided here in Campbells, Jonesboro, Washington, Tennessee, USA
Campbells, Jonesboro, Washington, Tennessee, USA
1870
1870
Age 27
Elbert W. Minton Keys resided here in District 17, Cherry Grove, Washington, Tennessee, USA
District 17, Cherry Grove, Washington, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 37
Elbert W. Minton Keys resided here in District 17, Washington, Tennessee, USA
District 17, Washington, Tennessee, USA
1900
1900
Age 57
Elbert W. Minton Keys resided here in Civil District 17, Washington, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 17, Washington, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 67
Elbert W. Minton Keys resided here in Civil District 17, Washington, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 17, Washington, Tennessee, USA
1917
21 Nov 1917
Age 74
Death of Elbert W. Minton Keys in Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America
Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America
1917
16 Nov 1917
Age 74
Death of Elbert W. Minton Keys in Limestone, Washington, Tennessee, USA
Limestone, Washington, Tennessee, USA
1917
16 Nov 1917
Age 74
Death of Elbert W. Minton Keys in Limestone, Washington, Tennessee
Limestone, Washington, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1843
    Event Place: Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1843
    Event Place: Washington County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 17, Washington, Tennessee; Roll: 1284; Page: 559b; Enumeration District: 035
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 17, Washington, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1568; Page: 360B

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1843
    Event Place: Washington Co, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Subdivision 4, Washington, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Campbells, Jonesboro, Washington, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 17, Cherry Grove, Washington, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 17, Washington, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1568; Page: 360B

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 17, Washington, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 17, Washington, Tennessee; Roll: 1284; Page: 559b; Enumeration District: 035

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 17, Washington, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 17, Washington, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Nov 1917
    Event Place: Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1917
    Event Place: Limestone, Washington, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 74

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1917
    Event Place: Limestone, Washington, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Limestone, Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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