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William A. Keyes 1801–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1801

Birth Location: Pendleton District, South Carolina

Death Date: 1854

Death Location: Smith, Mississippi

Father: Joshua Keyes

Mother: Rachel Harvey

Spouse(s): Elender LNU

Children(s): Joshua Keyes, William Keyes, John Keyes, Tabitha Keyes, Fanny Keyes, Nancy Keyes, Benjamin Sr., Altamira Keyes

William A. Keyes was born in 1801 in Pendleton District, South Carolina, the child of Joshua Keyes And Rachel Sarah Harvey. In 1850, William A. Keyes resided in Smith, Mississippi. William A. Keyes married Elender Ann Nelly Lnu, and had children including Altamira Keyes, Benjamin Franklin Keyes Sr, Fanny Keyes, John Wiley Keyes, Joshua Keyes, Nancy J Keyes, Tabitha Ellen Keyes, William Keyes. William A. Keyes passed away in 1854 in Smith, Mississippi.

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Biography

  • William A. Keyes was born in 1801 in Pendleton District, South Carolina, the child of Joshua Keyes And Rachel Sarah Harvey.
  • In 1850, William A. Keyes resided in Smith, Mississippi.
  • William A. Keyes married Elender Ann Nelly Lnu, and had children including Altamira Keyes, Benjamin Franklin Keyes Sr, Fanny Keyes, John Wiley Keyes, Joshua Keyes, Nancy J Keyes, Tabitha Ellen Keyes, William Keyes.
  • William A. Keyes passed away in 1854 in Smith, Mississippi.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joshua Keyes
1775–1854
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Rachel Harvey
1775–1819
Birth Location: Pendleton District, South Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Elender LNU
1808–1880
Birth Location: South Carolina
EL

Children(s)

Joshua Keyes
1828–1860
Birth Location: –
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William Keyes
1840–
Birth Location: Smith, Mississippi
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John Keyes
1830–1863
Birth Location: Smith, Mississippi
JK
Tabitha Keyes
1834–1860
Birth Location: Smith, Mississippi
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Fanny Keyes
1838–
Birth Location: Smith, Mississippi
FK
Nancy Keyes
1829–1890
Birth Location: Covington, Mississippi
NK
Benjamin Sr.
1836–1907
Birth Location: Smith, Mississippi
BS
Altamira Keyes
1843–1916
Birth Location: Smith, Mississippi
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William Keyes's Ancestors

Self
William Keyes
1801–1854
Birth Place: Pendleton District, South Carolina
Parents
Joshua Keyes
1775–1854
North Carolina
Rachel (Sarah) Harvey
1775–1819
Pendleton District, South Carolina
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Keyes's Descendants

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William (A.) Keyes (1801–1854) m. Elender (Ann "Nelly") LNU (1808–Aft. 6 Jul 1880)
  1. 1. Joshua Keyes 1828–1860 m. Sarah (Margaret) Duckworth 1834–1917
    1. 1. Robert (Crocker) Keyes 1853–1927 m. Emma (Jane) Houston 1856–1952
      1. 1. FNU Keyes 1882–1883
      2. 2. FNU Keyes 1896–1900
      3. 3. Ina Keyes 1879–
      4. 4. Claudia (Belle) Keyes 1878–1966
      5. 5. Thomas (P.) Keyes 1886–
      6. 6. William (Lawless Lovard) Keyes 1889–1959 m. India (Mae) Rogers 1894–1958
        1. 1. William (Robert "Bob") Keyes 1912–2008 m. Frances (Lucille) Bradley 1914–2001
        2. 2. Charles (M.) Keyes 1918–
      7. 7. Clyde Keyes 1898– m. Eva LNU 1906–
        1. 1. Louis Keyes 1924–
      8. 8. Robert (Leonard) Keyes 1891–
      9. 9. Amanda (Maude) Keyes 1894–
      10. 10. Elmer Keyes 1901–
    2. 2. Regis (Susan) Keyes 1855–
    3. 3. Laura (K.) Keyes 1858–
  2. 2. William Keyes 1840–
  3. 3. John (Wiley) Keyes 1830–1863
  4. 4. Tabitha (Ellen) Keyes 1834–1860
  5. 5. Fanny Keyes 1838–
  6. 6. Nancy (J.) Keyes 1829–1890
  7. 7. Benjamin (Franklin Keyes) Sr. 1836–1907 m. Mary (Jane) Duckworth 1838–1899
    1. 1. Edgar (Thomas) Keyes 1876–1950 m. Annie (Elmira) Southworth 1879–1964 m. Henrietta Austin 1881–1935
      1. 1. Mary (Marcelle) Keyes 1913–1914
      2. 2. Geneva (Elizabeth "Juanita") Keyes 1909–1999 m. Joseph (Carroll "J.C." a\k\a Carl) Gunter 1902– m. James (Ernest Musgrove) Sr. 1906–1983 m. Thomas (Nixon "Nick") Hutchins 1905–1980
        1. 1. Donna (Faye) Hutchins 1921–2010 m. Winston (Wesley) Aylor 1920–1984
        2. 2. James (Ernest Musgrove) Jr. 1927–2000 m. Luvenia (Vernece) Lowe 1931–2000 m. Carmela (Susan "Camille") Marullo 1923–1996 m. Dorothy (Mae) Johnson 1929–1993 m. Lona (Syble) McGary 1933–1994
        3. 3. Dorris (Elizabeth) Musgrove 1928–2013 m. Varon (Vinson "Mutt") Todd 1922–1996
      3. 3. Gladys (Martha) Keyes 1914–1994 m. William (Vander "Van") Sims 1903–1990
        1. 1. Ruby (Lee) Sims 1932–2005
        2. 2. James (William) Sims 1934–1987
        3. 3. Bobbie (Joe Sims) Sr. 1940–1970 m. Mary (Nell) Touchstone 1941–2017
      4. 4. James (Edgar) Keyes 1917–1992 m. Mary (Frances) Lum 1918–1994
        1. 1. Frances (E) Keyes 1942–1942
      5. 5. Myrtis (Lucille) Keyes 1919–2003 m. Paul Calderera 1919–2012 m. Wesley (Austin Rushing) Sr. 1914–1951
      6. 6. Mildred (Lee) Keyes 1911–1977 m. FNU Allen 1908–1940
      7. 7. Helen (Louise) Keyes 1904–1975 m. Steven Shoemake 1902–
        1. 1. Helen (Louise) Shoemake 1931–1985
      8. 8. Barney (Franklin) Keyes 1905–1973 m. Loretta (Clara) Walters 1907–1973
      9. 9. Alice (Estelle) Keyes 1907–1956 m. George (Ben) Boyles 1909–1966 m. George (Thomas Thrash) Sr. 1903–1970
        1. 1. Curtis (Earl) Thrash 1931–1985
        2. 2. George (Thomas Thrash) Jr. 1928–1969
        3. 3. Dorothy (Jean) Thrash 1929–2016 m. David (Edwin) Burgess 1927–1992
        4. 4. Ray (Ollen (Allen)) Thrash 1934–2003
    2. 2. John (Howard) Keyes 1875–1937 m. Pearl Stringer 1877–
      1. 1. John (Prentiss) Keyes 1900–1965
      2. 2. Charlotte ("Lottie") Keyes 1906–
    3. 3. Sarah (Elizabeth) Keyes 1856–1940
    4. 4. Cornelia (A) Keyes 1859–
    5. 5. Terry (A.) Keyes 1860–1949
    6. 6. Pauline Keyes 1869–
    7. 7. Benjamin (Franklin Keyes) Jr. 1863–1920
    8. 8. Robert (G) Keyes 1863–
    9. 9. Martha (T) Keyes 1865–
    10. 10. Ross (B) Keyes 1867–
    11. 11. Charles (H) Keyes 1876– m. Hannah (Mae) LNU 1890–
      1. 1. Charles (Franklin) Keyes 1920–
      2. 2. Janett Keyes 1925–
      3. 3. Joseph ("Joe") Keyes 1918– m. Bernice LNU 1924–
      4. 4. Joseph (E) Keyes 1917–1970
      5. 5. Alva Keyes 1907–
      6. 6. Thelma Keyes 1909–
  8. 8. Altamira Keyes 1843–1916 m. William (Stringer Mordecai) Gambrell 1838–1927
    1. 1. John (William) Gambrell 1861–1944 m. Dovie (Adelia) Reddoch 1868–1941
      1. 1. William (Chester) Gambrell 1886–1933
      2. 2. Altimyrah (Gertrude "Dovie") Gambrell 1893–1982
      3. 3. John (Lee) Gambrell 1902–1975
      4. 4. Fannie (LouElla) Gambrell 1885–1971
      5. 5. Robert (Martin "Robbie") Gambrell 1895–1977
      6. 6. Benjamin (Fridge) Gambrell 1897–1945
      7. 7. John (Cook) Gambrell 1889–1966
      8. 8. James (Reddoch "Jim") Gambrell 1909–1964 m. Jimmie Green 1916–2002
    2. 2. Margaret ("Maggie") Gambrell 1869–1876
    3. 3. FNU Gambrell 1872–1872
    4. 4. Robert (Lee) Gambrell 1865–1940
    5. 5. Mary (Frances) Gambrell 1867–1915

William Keyes's Timeline

4 Records

1801
1801
Birth of William A. Keyes in Pendleton District, South Carolina
Pendleton District, South Carolina
1848
1 Sep 1848
Age 47
William A. Keyes - Property in Smith, Mississippi
Smith, Mississippi
1850
20 Sep 1850
Age 49
William A. Keyes resided here in Smith, Mississippi
Smith, Mississippi
1854
1854
Age 53
Death of William A. Keyes in Smith, Mississippi
Smith, Mississippi

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1801
    Event Place: Pendleton District, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Property
    Event Date: 1 Sep 1848
    Event Place: Smith, Mississippi
    Record Source: U.S., General Land Office Records, 1776-2015, Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records; Washington D.C., USA; Federal Land Patents, State Volumes

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1850
    Event Place: Smith, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Smith, Mississippi; Roll: 381; Page: 347b

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1854
    Event Place: Smith, Mississippi
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