Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Benjamin Lawrence Keys    
                Born: ca 1890              in Tyler Co, WV  1,2
             Resided: 1914                 in Doddridge Co, WV  2
              Census: 1910                 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV  
              Father: Creed Fernando Keys   (1864 - 1956) 
              Mother: Halena I. Myer   (1874 - 1927) 
                Wife: Lulu Belle Wilcox   3  
       Also known as: Lula Bell Wilcox 3
             Married: Aug-14-1914          in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  2
                Born: Aug-14-1893          in Doddridge Co, WV  4,5,2 (see note 1)
                Died: Feb- 1-1976          in Tyler Co, WV  5
              Buried:                      in Shirley Cemetery, Shirley, Tyler Co, WV  6
             Resided: 1972                 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co, OH  7
              Census: 1940                 in Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV  
             Resided: 1935                 in Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV  8
             Resided: 1914                 in Doddridge Co, WV  2
              Census: 1900, 1910           in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Father: William Henry Wilcox   (1869 - 1947) 
              Mother: Berthena Costilow   (1871 - 1916) 
           M Child 1: Lawrence Eugene "Bub" Keys      
         Census name: Eugene Keys 
                Born: Jul- 8-1917          in Canton, Doddridge Co, WV  9
                Died: Aug-15-2012          in Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV  10
              Buried:                      in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV  9
             Resided:                      in Wabash (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV  9
              Census: 1940                 in Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV  
          Occupation:                      owner/operator of Keys Barber Shop in West Union (23 yrs)  9
            Military:                      World War II (Dutch Harbor, Alaska)  9
                Wife: Wanda F. Haught  
             Married: Jun-22-1950           11
           F Child 2: Gwalia Jean Keys      
                Born: Oct-20-1923           12
                Died: Mar-25-2009           12
              Buried:                      in Spring Hill Cemetery, Riggs Chapel, Josephs Mills, Tyler Co, WV  6
             Resided:                      in Alma, Tyler Co, WV  12
              Census: 1940                 in Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV  
             Resided: 1935                 in Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV  8
             Husband: Clatie Roy Dawson  
           F Child 3: Living      
             Husband: Don O. Leggett  b. Aug-29-1930  d. Nov-28-1985  

Sources:
(1) 1910 Census, Tyler County, WV. 
(2) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. 
(3) Obituary of son. 
(4) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(5) Headstone (year only) 
(6) Findagrave.com. 
(7) Obituary of sister. 
(8) 1940 Census, Tyler County, WV. 
(9) Obituary. 
(10) Obituary - United Hospital Center. 
(11) Obituary of husband. 
(12) Social Security Death Index. 

Event Notes
Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Aug 1894, while age 15 in 1910 Census
would put birth in about 1895.  Birth record shows it to be Aug 14 1893.







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