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Robert Sherman Key 1865–1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: about 1865

Birth Location: Simpson County, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: about 1935

Death Location: Clay County, Tennessee, United States

Father: Napoleon Key

Mother: Mary Key

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The story of Robert Sherman Key began in 1865 in Simpson County, Kentucky, United States. Robert Sherman Key passed away in 1935 in Clay County, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Sherman Key began in 1865 in Simpson County, Kentucky, United States.
  • Robert Sherman Key passed away in 1935 in Clay County, Tennessee, United States.

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Robert Key's Ancestors

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Robert Key
1865–1935
Birth Place: Simpson County, Kentucky, United States
Parents
Napoleon Bonapart Key
1826–1901
Smith County, Tennessee, United States of America
Mary (Elizabeth Bowman) Key
1824–1902
Sumner, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Solomon (A) Key
1790–1834
Jones, North Carolina, United States
Nancy (Ann) Stovall
1800–1834
Campbell County, Virginia
William (David) Bowman
1794–1839
Clear Springs, Washington, Maryland, USA
Caroline (Selina) Caffey
1794–1880
Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
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Robert Key's Timeline

2 Records

1865
about 1865
Birth of Robert Sherman Key in Simpson County, Kentucky, United States
Simpson County, Kentucky, United States
1935
about 1935
Age 70
Death of Robert Sherman Key in Clay County, Tennessee, United States
Clay County, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: about 1865
    Event Place: Simpson County, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: about 1935
    Event Place: Clay County, Tennessee, United States

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