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Thomas Jefferson Keith and Martha Ann Hawkins Keith @ 1891

 

Thomas Jefferson Keith and Martha Ann Hawkins Keith in their  twenties @ 1891 (before 1892 which would be the birth of their 1st child).

Thomas Jefferson Keith - Martha Ann Hawkins Keith Family @ 1915

This photo taken at the wedding of Veachel Lestel Keith and Gertrude "Gertie" Stice Keith @1915 (Date est. from birth date of youngest child pictured). Top row left to right: Millie Ann "Annie" Keith,  Gertrude Stice Keith, Veachel Lestel Keith, Benjamin Luther Keith, Mary Bethel Cross Keith. Bottom row Left to right: Earl Thomas Keith,   Thomas Jefferson Keith, Daniel Theodore "Doe" Keith, Martha Ann "Mattie" Hawkins Keith, Charlie Harry Keith. Not pictured Myrtle Ethel Keith who married Sam Tarter and moved to Oklahoma.

The Scottish Heart

The mark of a Scot of all classes [is that] he … remembers and cherishes the memory of his forebears, good or bad; and there burns alive in him a sense of identity with the dead even to the twentieth generation.” Robert Louis Stevenson

Daniel Keith

My Great, Great Grandfather Daniel Keith is buried in Edmonson Co. KY in the Keith-Howard Cemetery located in the Cedar Spring community. His stone marks my earliest introductions to my ancestry. Daniel's father William "Billy" Keith was the first of this line to be born in Kentucky the year 1816. William's father Daniel was born in Floyd County, Virginia from where he moved to Kentucky around 1810.

Veachel and Getrude Keith at the Kyrock Asphalt Plant, Edmonson Co. KY @ 1920-1

This is one of the earliest surviving photos of my grandparents. Three children and expecting a fourth, living in a tent located at Kyrock Asphalt Plant, Edmonson County, KY . Work was scarce for a young family in Edmonson County, Kentucky. Two boarders also lived with them in the tent. This photo was taken in 1920-1 (Est. from birth date of smallest child). Appears to be a hard life with the Great Depression lurking.

The Family of Veachel Lestel Keith and Gertrude "Gertie" Stice Keith @ 1942

The entire Keith Clan, 11 children surviving. Another was lost in infancy and was rarely spoken of.
The youngest child in this photo was born in 1942. Surviving the Great Depression and entering World War II, times were hard.

Mammoth Cave: A Place Called Home

Clan Keith USA: A wealth of information for Keith Kinfolk

CLAN KEITH USA:

Your interest in Clan Keith is welcome. We are a worldwide family of diverse interests, all bound together by the union of the Keith's and its septs. The Earldom of Kintore and the loyal sons and daughters that trace their families to the Name Keith make up the modern Clan Keith.

KEITH KINFOLKS, by Larry King A STARTING POINT

Keith kinfolks: Descendants of James Keith, Sr., from 1720 to 1979 Hardcover – 1979

by Larry King (Author)

The source of much of the material for Clan Keith of Kentucky, USA, Keith Kinfolks by Larry King. I can remember when Mr. King began contacting family members for information and photos. A source of inspiration and direction to learn more of my ancestry. I am given pause to recollect and be mindful of how such seemingly small things grow into more than we can imagine. One never knows in their journey, what awaits or is missed by the paths we choose. The riches of wisdom are found in the past. Each has a race to run, finish wisely, finish well to God be the glory.