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William Freeman Keith 1914–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Mar 1914

Birth Location: Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 4 Dec 1991

Death Location: Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Thomas Keith

Mother: Lydia Humphries

Spouse(s): Willie Myers

Children(s):

In 1914, William Freeman Keith entered the world in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States of America, born to Thomas Transou Keith And Lydia Ann Humphries. In 1920, William Freeman Keith resided in Winston-Salem Ward 1, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA. In 1930, William Freeman Keith resided in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA. William Freeman Keith married Willie Brewer Myers, and had children including Billye Myers Keith, Jayne Idol Keith. William Freeman Keith passed away in 1991 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1914, William Freeman Keith entered the world in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States of America, born to Thomas Transou Keith And Lydia Ann Humphries.
  • In 1920, William Freeman Keith resided in Winston-Salem Ward 1, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1930, William Freeman Keith resided in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA.
  • William Freeman Keith married Willie Brewer Myers, and had children including Billye Myers Keith, Jayne Idol Keith.
  • William Freeman Keith passed away in 1991 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Keith
1885–1971
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States of America
TK
Lydia Humphries
1881–1950
Birth Location: Caulcott, Oxfordshire, England
LH

Spouses(s)

Willie Myers
1914–2002
Birth Location: Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, United States of America
WM

Children(s)

William Keith's Ancestors

Self
William Keith
1914–1991
Birth Place: Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Thomas Transou Keith
1885–1971
North Carolina, United States of America
Lydia (Ann) Humphries
1881–1950
Caulcott, Oxfordshire, England
Grandparents
Wiley (Freeman) Keith
1851–1931
Wake County, North Carolina, United States of America
Isabelle (Dundee "Belle") Transou
1857–1925
Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States of America
John Humphries
1852–1939
Caulcott, Oxfordshire, England
Mary (Ann) Stanley
1852–
Northorpe, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Timotheus Transou
1811–1887
Sarah Miller
1824–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johannes Transou
1766–1841
Rebecca Frey
1771–1827

William Keith's Timeline

9 Records

1914
20 Mar 1914
Birth of William Freeman Keith in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States of America
Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States of America
1920
1920
Age 6
William Freeman Keith resided here in Winston-Salem Ward 1, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA
Winston-Salem Ward 1, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 16
William Freeman Keith resided here in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA
Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA
1934
1934
Age 20
William Freeman Keith resided here in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 21
William Freeman Keith resided here in Richmond, Virginia
Richmond, Virginia
1940
1940
Age 26
William Freeman Keith resided here in Winston Township, Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA
Winston Township, Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 36
William Freeman Keith resided here in Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA
Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 37
William Freeman Keith resided here in North Carolina
North Carolina
1991
4 Dec 1991
Age 77
Death of William Freeman Keith in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States of America
Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1914
    Event Place: Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Winston-Salem Ward 1, Forsyth, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1298; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 83
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0033; FHL microfilm: 2341423
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Winston-Salem Ward 1, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Winston-Salem Ward 1, Forsyth, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1298; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 83

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0033; FHL microfilm: 2341423

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1934
    Event Place: Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Richmond, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02911; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 34-77

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Winston Township, Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02911; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 34-77

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Salem, Forsyth, Nort

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Gibson, Indiana
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1991
    Event Place: Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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