Melvin Keith
1836 - 1901 (64 years)-
Name Melvin Keith Born 8 Oct 1836 Ohio 
[1, 2] Gender Male Census 1880 Madison, Polk County, Iowa Census 1900 Garden, Boone County, Iowa Occupation farmer [3] Died 3 Apr 1901 Boone County, Iowa [2, 4] Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Madrid, Boone County, Iowa [2, 4] Person ID I239 Gritton Last Modified 29 Mar 2024
Family Betiah William, b. 14 Jan 1836, Kentucky , d. 8 Dec 1901, Boone County, Iowa (Age 65 years) Married 1856 [2] Children 1. Nancy Keith, b. Apr 1856, Iowa , d. 1925 (Age 68 years)Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 Family ID F131 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 8 Oct 1836 - Ohio 
Census - 1880 - Madison, Polk County, Iowa 
Census - 1900 - Garden, Boone County, Iowa 
Died - 3 Apr 1901 - Boone County, Iowa 
Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Madrid, Boone County, Iowa = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - Melvin Keith, one of the old settlers of central Iowa, died at his home in Madrid on Wednesday morning at 8:20 o'clock. The deceased was about seventy years of age and a native of Tennessee. He was one of the oldest settlers coming to Dallas County in the early fifties. During the war he served as a private in Co. H. Forty fourth Iowa Infantry under Col Henderson, the present speaker. A wife, one son and two daughters survive. The funeral was held yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the M.E. Church Rev. Stratton officiating, and the remains laid to rest in the Madrid cemetery. He was a member of the G.A.R., I.O.O.F. and Masonic lodges.
Boone County Democrat 1901
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- Melvin Keith, one of the old settlers of central Iowa, died at his home in Madrid on Wednesday morning at 8:20 o'clock. The deceased was about seventy years of age and a native of Tennessee. He was one of the oldest settlers coming to Dallas County in the early fifties. During the war he served as a private in Co. H. Forty fourth Iowa Infantry under Col Henderson, the present speaker. A wife, one son and two daughters survive. The funeral was held yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the M.E. Church Rev. Stratton officiating, and the remains laid to rest in the Madrid cemetery. He was a member of the G.A.R., I.O.O.F. and Masonic lodges.
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