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Austin Ira KEYS

Austin Ira KEYS

Male 1891 - 1954  (63 years)

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  • Name Austin Ira KEYS 
    Born 19 May 1891  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Military Pvt/Medic, 54th Sanitary SQ MD, US Army, World War I (France, Germany)  [2, 3] 
    Census 1900  Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1930  [4] 
    truck driver 
    Census 1940  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 3 Aug 1954  [1] 
    Buried Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I3820  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 10 Sep 2019 

    Father Walter Jacob KEYS,   b. 8 Jan 1862, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1920  (Age 57 years) 
    Mother Laura Sophronia DAVIS,   b. 19 Feb 1869, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jan 1894  (Age 24 years) 
    Family ID F14273  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elsie Marie DAVIS,   b. 5 Dec 1899,   d. 20 Feb 1983  (Age 83 years)  [5] 
    Married 17 Jul 1920  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6] 
    Children 
     1. Theresa Belle KEYS,   b. 22 Dec 1921,   d. 22 Oct 1986  (Age 64 years)
     2. Edith Pearl KEYS,   b. 2 Jul 1923, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Oct 1975, Oxon Hill, Prince Georges Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years)
     3. Austin Ira KEYS, Jr.,   b. 30 Jan 1925,   d. 22 Apr 1987  (Age 62 years)
     4. Benton Edward "Ben" KEYS,   b. 30 Oct 1928, Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Feb 2014, Martinsburg, Berkeley Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     5. Emma Jean KEYS,   b. 2 Nov 1930, Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Oct 1996, New Martinsville, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
    Family ID F1362  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 17 Jul 1920 - West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Weston, Lewis Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)).

    2. [S2624] Military Grave Marker.

    3. [S215] The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, (Taylor Publishing Co, 1979), p. 182.

    4. [S2119] 1930 Census, Lewis County, WV.

    5. [S1564] Obituary of daughter.

    6. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).