He was born on 14 February 1831, in Hopewell Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, to John Keith and Margaret Donaldson. [sources: date: 20; 8, 9, 10, 15, 18; see also 3 (37 in 1865), 6 (29 in 1860), 12 (19 in 1850), 13 (40 in 1870), 14 (49 in 1880), 17 (35 in 1863). place: 18; see also 2, 6, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17. parents: 18, 20; see also 12]
In 1850, he was living in Hopewell Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. He was living with John and Margaret Keith (presumably his parents), and with James, Lewis, Peter, and Mary (presumably his siblings), along with Hetty Brode. He was a labor[er], and had attended school within the year. [source: 12]
On 1 March 1856, he married Mary W Russell, in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. She was born in May 1835, in Pennsylvania. They had four known children (three of whom were alive in 1900), including:
[sources: 14, 15, 18]
In 1860, he was living in Hopewell Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. He was living with Mary Keith (presumably his wife), William Keith (presumably their child), and Mary and Peter Keith (presumably other relatives). He was a farmer, and owned $5,000 in real estate and $800 in personal property. [source: 6]
In June 1863, when he registered for the draft, he was living in Hopewell Township, [Blair County,] Pennsylvania. He was a farmer. [source: 17]
When he enlisted, he was a farmer. [source: 2]
When he enlisted, he was 6 feet tall, and had a dark complexion, dark eyes, and dark hair. [source: 2]
He was drafted. He enlisted and was mustered into service on 15 March 1865 He was enlisted for one year, at Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, by Captain Lloyd. He was mustered in as a private, at Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. He reported for duty on 15 March 1865. His service was credited to the sixteenth congressional district. He was a private in company D. [sources: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7 (12 Mar), 8, 10, 21]
He was absent, in arrest, when the regiment mustered out. He was a private, in company D. [sources: 1, 3, 5 (10 July 65), 7 (17 July 65), 8 (10 July 65), 21]
In 1870, he was living in Lincoln Township, Huntgindon County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Mary, children William, Mary, and Harriet, and with Jerome Fox. He was a farmer, and owned $4,500 in real estate and $1,102 in personal property. [source: 13]
On 2 January 1880, he applied successfully for a pension. [sources: 4, 5]
In 1880, he was living in Lincoln Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Mary, children William, Mary, and Harriet, granddaughter Ida B Moyer, and with Benjamin Moyer. He was a farmer. [source: 14]
In 1890, he was living in Martinsburg or Woodbury Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania (post office Curryville). He suffered from chronic diarrhea and neuralgia. [source: 7]
In 1900, he was living in Martinsburg Borough, Blair County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Mary and daughter Harriet. He was a farmer, and had not been unemployed in the previous year. [source: 15]
On 4 April 1906, he died, in Martinsburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania. He died of lobar pneumonia (right lung), with heart disease ([illegible] with dilatation). On 7 April 1906, he was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Martinsburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania. [sources: 8, 9, 10, 11, 17 (14 Apr), 20]
In 1910, his widow, Mary Keith was living in Martinsburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania. She was living with her daughter Harriet Keith. [source: 16]
On 17 April 1915, his widow, Mary Keith, died, in Martinsburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania. She was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Martinsburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania. [sources: 18, 19]
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster) (Thomas Keith)
2 company D, [second] descriptive roll, entry 95 (Thomas Keith)
3 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 6 August 2004 (Thomas Keith)
4 pension index, by name (Thomas Keith)
5 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company D (Thomas Keith)
6 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Huntingdon County, Hopewell Township, microfilm series M653, film 1115, page 275 = 7 handwritten (Thomas Keith)
7 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Blair County, Martinsburg and Nth Woodbury Township, supervisor's district 7, enumeration district 54, page 5 (Thomas Keith)
8 Pennsylvania veterans burial records, available on Ancestry (transcribed 12 January 2011) (Thomas Keith)
9 Find-a-grave, memorial 32608580, created by Kat, added 3 Jan 2009, accessed 12 Jan 2011 (with photo of tombstone) [identification is confirmed by reference to his service on his tombstone: "THOMAS KEITH CO. D. 91. REG. PA. VOL. 1831-1906"] (Thomas Keith)
10 Page 215. Floyd G Hoenstine. Military services and genealogical records of soldiers of Blair County, Pennsylvania. Harrisburg, PA: Telegraph Press, 1940. (Thomas Keith)
11 Pennsylvania death indices, 1906 ("Keith, Thomas, 35050 [?]; Martinsburg; April 4 [sic]")
12 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Huntingdon County, Hopewell Township, microfilm series M432, film 784, page 295 recto = 589 handwritten (FamilySearch (accessed 18 August 2012) (Thomas Keith)
13 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Huntingdon County, Lincoln Township, microfilm series M593, film 1349, page 653 verso = 6 handwritten (FamilySearch (accessed 18 August 2012)) (Thomas Keith)
14 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Huntingdon County, Lincoln Township, supervisor's district 7, enumeration district 196, microfilm series T9, film 1134, page 225 = 11 C (FamilySearch (accessed 18 August 2012) (Thomas Keith)
15 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Blair County, Martinsburg Borough, North Woodberry Township, microfilm series T623, film 1381, page 126 = 1 B handwritten (FamilySearch)) (Thomas Keith)
16 1910 US census, Pennsylvania, Blair County, Martinsburg, supervisor's district 16, enumeration district 80, microfilm series T624, film 1318, page 3 = 3 A handwritten (FamilySearch (accessed 18 August 2012)) (Mary Keith)
17 Consolidated enrollment lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union draft records), National Archives and Records Administration, record group 110 (Thomas Keith)
18 'The families of Adam Keith', a gedcom, available on RootsWeb WorldConnect, updated 13 April 2009, contact Bob Keith, accessed 18 August 2012 (Thomas Keith)
19 Pennsylvania death indices, 1915 ('Keith, Mary; 37332; Martinsburg; Apr. 17.')
20 death certificate, Pennsylvania, Blair County, 4 April 1906, file number 35050 (Thomas Keith)
21 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Thomas Keith)
| line | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
| Dwellings visited | 20 | |||||||
| Families visited | 20 | |||||||
| Name | John Keith | Margaret " | James " | Lewis " | Thomas " | Peter " | Mary " | Hetty Brode |
| Age | 63 | 54 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 23 |
| Sex | M | F | M | M | M | M | F | F |
| Color | ||||||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Farm | Farm | " | Labor | " | |||
| Real estate owned | 2500 | |||||||
| Birthplace | " [sc. Pa] | " | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | ||||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | ||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Dwelling number | 39 | ||||
| Family number | 41 | ||||
| Name | Thomas Keith | Mary " | William " | Mary Keith | Peter Keith |
| Age | 29 | 24 | 2 | 24 | 25 |
| Sex | M | F | M | F | M |
| Color | |||||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||||
| Value of real estate owned | 5,000 | ||||
| Value of personal estate | 800 | ||||
| Place of birth | Do [sc. Penna] | Do | Do | Do | Do |
| Married within year | |||||
| Attended school within year | |||||
| Cannot read & write | |||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Dwelling-house number | 39 | |||||
| Family number | 43 | |||||
| Name | Keith Thomas | - Mary | - William | - Mary A | - Harriet | Fox Jerome |
| Age | 40 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 21 |
| Sex | M | F | M | F | F | M |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Farmer | Keeping house | Farm laborer | At home | At home | Laborer |
| Real estate value | 4500 | |||||
| Personal estate value | 1102 | |||||
| Birthplace | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa |
| Father foreign born | ||||||
| Mother foreign born | ||||||
| Birth month if born within year | ||||||
| Marriage month if married within year | ||||||
| Attended school past year | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Can't read | ||||||
| Can't write | ||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | ||||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
| line | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 |
| street name | |||||||
| house number | |||||||
| dwelling visit # | 97 | ||||||
| family visit # | 106 | ||||||
| name | Keith Thomas | - Mary | - William | - Mary | - Harriet | Moyer Ida B | Moyer Benjamin |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M | F | F | F | M |
| age | 49 | 45 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 24 |
| month born if born in year | |||||||
| relationship | Wife | Son | Daughter | Daughter | Grand Daughter | ||
| single | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| married | 1 | 1 | |||||
| widowed/divorced | |||||||
| married during year | |||||||
| occupation | Farmer | Keeping House | Works on Farm | At Home | At Home | Works on Farm | |
| months unemployed | |||||||
| currently ill? | |||||||
| blind | |||||||
| deaf/dumb | |||||||
| idiotic | |||||||
| insane | |||||||
| disabled | |||||||
| school this year | 1 | ||||||
| can't read | 1 | ||||||
| can't write | 1 | ||||||
| birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| father's birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| mother's birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| line | 51 | 52 | 53 |
| street | |||
| house number | |||
| dwelling number | 13 | ||
| family number | 14 | ||
| name | Keith Thomas | - Mary | - Harriet |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Daughter |
| color | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F |
| birth date | Feb 1831 | May 1835 | Aug 1868 |
| age | 69 | 65 | 31 |
| married? | M | M | S |
| # years married | 45 | 45 | |
| mother of how many children? | 4 | ||
| # of children living | 3 | ||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigration year | |||
| # years in USA | |||
| naturalized citizen? | |||
| occupation | Farmer | ||
| # months not employed | 0 | ||
| # months in school | |||
| can read | Yes | No | Yes |
| can write | Yes | No | Yes |
| speaks English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| owned/rented | O | ||
| free or mortgaged | F | ||
| farm/house | F | ||
| # of farm schedule |
| line | 10 | 11 | |
| street | East Allegheny Court | ||
| house nr | |||
| dwelling nr | 55 | ||
| family nr | 59 | ||
| name | Keith Harriet | - Mary | |
| relationship | Head | Mother | |
| sex | F | F | |
| color | W | W | |
| age | 41 | 74 | |
| marital status | S | Wd | |
| #years present marriage | |||
| mother of # children | 4 | ||
| mother of # living children | 3 | ||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | |
| immigrated | |||
| naturalized/alien | |||
| speaks English | English | English | |
| occupation | None | Own Income | |
| nature of industry etc. | |||
| employer etc. | |||
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | |||
| # weeks out of work 1909 | |||
| can read | Yes | No | |
| can write | Yes | No | |
| school since 1 Sep 09 | |||
| owned/rented | O | ||
| owned free or mortagaged | F | ||
| farm/house | H | ||
| nr on farm schedule | |||
| civil war vet | |||
| blind | |||
| deaf & dumb | |||
| RESIDENCE. | Hopewell " [sc. Township] |
| NAME. | 2. Keith Thomas |
| AGE 1st July, 1863 | 35 |
| WHITE OR COLORED. | " [sc. white] |
| PROFESSION, OCCUPATION, OR TRADE. | " [sc. Farmer] |
| PLACE OF BIRTH. | " [sc. Penna] |
| FORMER MILITARY SERVICE. | |
| REMARKS |
I HEREBY CERTIFY, That I attended deceased from March 31 1906 to Apr 4" 1906, that I last saw him alive on Apr 4 1906, and that death occurred, on the date stated above, at 5.15 PM. The CAUSE OF DEATH was as follows:
He died of Lobar Pneumonia Right lung. He had heart disease-[illegible] with dilatation