Husband: William Harrison Keister
Born: Feb-25-1836 1
Died: Feb-19-1917 1
Buried: in Keister Cemetery, Crane Run (Conings), Gilmer Co, WV 1
Census: 1870, 1880, 1910 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Gilmer Co, (W)VA
Father: George William Keister (1805 - 1895)
Mother: Sarah Ellen Propst (1807 - 1895)
Wife: Mary Jane Moneypenny 2
Born: Dec-15-1839 3
Died: Jun- 9-1928 in Lewis Co, WV 4
Census: 1870, 1880, 1910 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV
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Notes
M Child 1: James Clay Keister Census name: William C. Keister 5 Born: Dec-29-1858 in Gilmer Co, (W)VA 1,6 Died: Aug-29-1898 1 Buried: in Keister Cemetery, Crane Run (Conings), Gilmer Co, WV 1 Census: 1870, 1880 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Wife: Christina Matheny b. ca 1861 Married: Dec-16-1880 in Gilmer Co, WV 6
F Child 2: Florence Elizabeth Keister Census name: Elizabeth F. Keister 7,5 Born: May- -1861 in Gilmer Co, WV 8 (see note 1) Died: Dec-27-1926 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 8 Buried: in Weston Masonic Cemetery, Weston, Lewis Co, WV 8 Census: 1870, 1880 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Husband: Carlisle Fillmore Law b. Jan-26-1856 d. Feb- 4-1924 Census name: Philmore Law 9 Married: Sep-30-1883 in Gilmer Co, WV
M Child 3: Alva N. Keister Also known as: Alvan N. Keister 10 Born: Jun-24-1862 in Gilmer Co, (W)VA 8 Died: May-11-1949 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 8 Buried: in Weston Masonic Cemetery, Weston, Lewis Co, WV 8 Resided: in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 11,8 Census: 1870, 1880 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Occupation: blacksmith 8 Wife: Johanna M. Cunningham b. Mar-17-1867 d. Jul-27-1944 Census name: Joan Cunningham
M Child 4: Burdell Keister Also known as: Hubert Burdwell "Bird" Keister 12 Born: Jul- 4-1866 in Gilmer Co, WV 12,13,14 Died: Mar-17-1929 in Lewis Co, WV 12 Buried: in Butcher Cemetery, near Turnertown, Lewis Co, WV 12 Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Wife: Zeffie Madora Jackson b. Mar- -1871 d. May-23-1951 Census name: Effie M. Married: Jun-18-1892 in Lewis Co, WV 14
M Child 5: Asa W. Keister Also known as: A. W. Keister 15 Born: Sep-22-1869 in Gilmer Co, WV 5 (see note 2) Died: Mar-12-1954 at Coxs Mills, Gilmer Co, WV 8 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Troy, Gilmer Co, WV 8 Resided: at Coxs Mills, Gilmer Co, WV 8 Census: 1870 80, 1900 10 20 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Resided: 1895 in Doddridge Co, WV 15 Occupation: farmer 8 Wife: Ada Strother b. Mar- -1877 d. bef Mar 1954 Also known as: Ada Strawder 15 Married: Dec-24-1895 in Doddridge Co, WV 16
M Child 6: Herbert Ison Keister Born: May- 7-1872 at Conings, Gilmer Co, WV 8,17,6,18 Died: Jun-21-1937 at Linn, Gilmer Co, WV 8,18 Buried: in Spurgeon (aka Pleasant Valley or Dunkard) Cem, Bear Fork (Co Rd 62/2), Doddridge/Gilmer Co, WV 1,8 Census: 1900, 10, 20, 30 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Occupation: 1910 mail carrier 9 Occupation: 1900 farmer 17 Wife: Minnie Jane Adams b. Aug- 1-1876 d. Oct-15-1949 Married: May- 6-1894 in Gilmer Co, WV 6
F Child 7: Viola Gay Keister Born: Sep-11-1873 in Gilmer Co, WV 8 Died: Mar-20-1950 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 8 Buried: in Weston Masonic Cemetery, Weston, Lewis Co, WV 8 Resided: in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 8 Census: 1880, 1910 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Husband: Colonel S. Tyson b. May- 8-1869 d. Mar- 6-1940 Married: ca 1899 9
M Child 8: Ira Lott Keister Born: Mar-27-1877 in Gilmer Co, WV 8 Died: Dec-29-1913 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 8 Buried: in Parkersburg Memorial Gardens (aka IOOF Cem, 24th St), Wood Co, WV 8 Wife: Blanche Backus
M Child 9: Howard Blair Keister Born: Apr-18-1881 in Gilmer Co, WV 6 Died: Mar- 6-1949 in Troy, Gilmer Co, WV 8 Buried: in Brannon Cemetery, Rush Run, Gilmer Co, WV 8,12 Resided: near Troy, Gilmer Co, WV 8 Census: 1910 in Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV Occupation: farmer 8 Wife: Eva Byrd Burton b. May- 7-1882 d. Dec-18-1964 Also known as: Bird Burton 6,17 Married: Aug- 6-1903 in Gilmer Co, WV 19
Sources: (1) Headstone. (2) Death record of daughter. (3) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (4) Lewis County Death Records, Weston, WV. (5) 1880 Census, Gilmer County, WV (Troy District) (6) Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV. (7) 1870 Census, Gilmer County, WV. (8) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (9) 1910 Census, Gilmer County, WV. (10) Death record of son. (11) Death record of wife. (12) Findagrave.com. (13) 1900 Census, Lewis County, WV. (14) Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV. (15) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (16) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as A. W. Keister, 27, b. Gilmer Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Ada Strawder, 19, b. Pendleton Co, res. Doddridge Co. Married Dec 24 1895 "at the residence of Jesse Sponaugle.", MR p. 139. (17) 1900 Census, Gilmer County, WV (Troy District). (18) Headstone (year only) (19) Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV, Identified as Howard B. Keister, 22, b. & res. in Gilmer Co; and Bird Burton, b. Doddridge Co, res. Gilmer Co. Married Aug 6 1903 in Gilmer County. (NOTE: Howard B. Keister was the uncle of Freer Keister, husband of Eva Byrd Burton's sister Anna.), MR p. 72 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10609&Type=Marriage. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in death record as May 17 1861, but date on headstone is May 16 1861. Note (2) Birth date given as Sep 22 1868 in death record, and 1900 Census also states birth date as Sep 1868. But age 9 months in 1870 Census (enumerated in Jul 1870) would put birth in Sep 1869.