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Romeo Freer KEISTER

Romeo Freer KEISTER

Male 1895 - 1979  (84 years)

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  • Name Romeo Freer KEISTER  [1] 
    Born 7 Aug 1895  Lick Run (Conings), Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Military Pvt, U.S. Army, World War I (honorable discharge, 10/2/1917)  [2, 6, 7] 
    Census 1900, 1910  Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1917  [8] 
    Hope Natural Gas Co, Churchville WV 
    Census 1920  Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1920  [9] 
    railroad fireman 
    Census 1930  Akron, Summit Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1930  [10] 
    clerk in tire shop 
    Residence 1935  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Census 1940  Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1940  [11] 
    farmer 
    Occupation 1942  [3] 
    mail carrier 
    Residence Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Residence 1942  Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Died 20 Nov 1979  Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 13] 
    Buried Spurgeon (aka Pleasant Valley or Dunkard) Cem, Bear Fork (CR 6/2), Doddridge/Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 6, 7] 
    Person ID I48122  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 29 Dec 2012 

    Father Herbert Ison KEISTER,   b. 7 May 1872, Conings, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jun 1937, Linn, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Minnie Jane ADAMS,   b. 1 Aug 1876, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Oct 1949, Linn, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Family ID F28316  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Anna Lora BURTON,   b. 5 Feb 1891, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Apr 1976  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 21 Nov 1917  Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Notes 
    • 1920 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Clay District, City of Pennsboro), enumerated on Feb 25 1920:
      Freer Keister, 25, fireman at railroad; wife Anna, 28; son Bramnal, 5.
      (NOTE: This census is the only reference we have found to Bramnal Keister. Circumstances indicate that this is the same person later known as Ezra Ford Law, son of Anna Lora Burton and Harry DeLane Law, a marriage record for whom has not been found. The exact identity of Harry DeLane Law also has not been determined.)

      1930 Census, Summit Co, Ohio (city of Akron), enumerated on Apr 4 1930 at 1462-1/2 East Market Street:
      Freier R. Kiester, 37, clerk in tire shop; wife Anna, 38; son John, 9; son Robert, 4. All born in West Virginia.

      1940 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Union District), enumerated on May 1 1940 at Bear Run, County Road 22/2:
      Romeo F. Keister, 44, farmer; wife Anna, 48; son John E, 20; son Robert J, 14; son Jimmie, 6. Residence of this family as of Apr 1 1935 was indicated as rural Ritchie County. [1]
    Children 
     1. John Eugene KEISTER,   b. 7 May 1920, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Aug 2002  (Age 82 years)
     2. Robert Gene KEISTER,   b. 11 Aug 1925, Lawford, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jun 2016, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     3. James Larry KEISTER,   b. 29 Jun 1933, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Oct 2015, Fairmont, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
    Family ID F19768  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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    Documents
    48122_KEISTER_RFreer_1895-1979_Obit.jpg    		48122_KEISTER_RFreer_1895-1979_Obit.jpg
    48122_KEISTER_Freer_WorldWarOneDraftRegistration_5Jun1917.jpg    		48122_KEISTER_Freer_WorldWarOneDraftRegistration_5Jun1917.jpg
    48122_KEISTER_Freer_WorldWar2DraftRegistration_27Apr1942.jpg    		48122_KEISTER_Freer_WorldWar2DraftRegistration_27Apr1942.jpg
    48122_KEISTER_Freer_1920Census_RitchieCoWVa_Pennsboro_25Feb1920.jpg    		48122_KEISTER_Freer_1920Census_RitchieCoWVa_Pennsboro_25Feb1920.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1567] Marriage record of son.

    2. [S14] Obituary.

    3. [S2508] World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com online database).

    4. [S1924] Social Security Death Index.

    5. [S1889] Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV.

    6. [S1809] Ritchie County Birth Records, Harrisville, WV.

    7. [S2624] Military Grave Marker.

    8. [S1875] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com online database).

    9. [S2115] 1920 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District).

    10. [S1898] 1930 Census.

    11. [S2641] 1940 Census, Ritchie County, WV.

    12. [S14] Obituary, West Union Herald Record, 11/27/1979.
      Residence given in SSDI as Pullman, with last benefit at West Union. But obituary states that he died at his residence at Rt 2, Harrisville. Identified obituary as R. Freer Keister, but in SSDI as Freer Keister.

    13. [S1752] Obituary - At home.

    14. [S1889] Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV, MR p. 103 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=7811&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Freer T. Keister, 22, b. & res. in Gilmer Co; and Anna Burton, 26, b. & res. in Gilmer Co. Married Nov 21 1917 in Gilmer County.