Husband: Romeo Freer Keister 1
Also known as: Freer F. Keister 2,3,4
Born: Aug- 7-1895 at Lick Run (Conings), Gilmer Co, WV 5,6,7,8
Died: Nov-20-1979 near Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 9,7
Buried: in Spurgeon (aka Pleasant Valley or Dunkard) Cem, Bear Fork (Co Rd 62/2), Doddridge/Gilmer Co, WV 10,5,11
Resided: near Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 12
Resided: 1942 at Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 6
Census: 1940 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
Resided: 1935 in Ritchie Co, WV 13
Census: 1930 in Akron, Summit Co, OH
Census: 1920 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV
Census: 1900, 1910 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV
Occupation: 1942 mail carrier 6
Occupation: 1940 farmer 13
Occupation: 1930 clerk in tire shop 14
Occupation: 1920 railroad fireman 15
Occupation: 1917 Hope Natural Gas Co, Churchville WV 2
Military: Pvt, U.S. Army, World War I (honorable discharge, 10/2/1917) 10,11,5
Father: Herbert Ison Keister (1872 - 1937)
Mother: Minnie Jane Adams (1876 - 1949)
Wife: Anna Lora Burton 1
Also known as: Annie Burton 16,17,18
Married: Nov-21-1917 in Gilmer Co, WV 19
Born: Feb- 5-1891 in Doddridge Co, WV 20,21 (see note 1)
Died: Apr- -1976 21
Buried: in Brannon Cemetery, Rush Run, Gilmer Co, WV 5
Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 7
Census: 1940 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
Resided: 1935 in Ritchie Co, WV 13
Census: 1930 in Akron, Summit Co, OH
Census: 1920 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV
Father: Elmore Burton (1840 - 1916)
Mother: Sophia Brannon (1855 - 1895)
Other spouse 1
Notes
M Child 1: John Eugene Keister Born: May- 7-1920 in Ritchie Co, WV 21,5,22 Died: Aug-24-2002 21 Buried: in Hillside Memorial Park, Akron, Summit Co, OH 23 Resided: in Hartville, Stark Co, OH 7,5 Resided: 1979 in Kent, Portage Co, OH 16 Resided: 1976 in Akron, Summit Co, OH 24 Resided: 1941 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 22 Census: 1940 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1935 in Ritchie Co, WV 13 Census: 1930 in Akron, Summit Co, OH 13 Occupation: boiler room worker at Kent State University (retired) 5 Occupation: Goodyear Wingfoot Lake blimp hangar 5 Military: T/Sgt, U.S. Army, World War II 23,5 Wife: Geneva Gregg b. ca 1926 d. May-23-1971 Married: Aug-30-1941 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 22
M Child 2: Robert Gene Keister Born: Aug-11-1925 in Lawford, Ritchie Co, WV 25,5 Died: Jun-17-2016 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 9 Buried: (ashes) in Spurgeon (aka Pleasant Valley or Dunkard) Cem, Bear Fork (Co Rd 62/2), Doddridge/Gilmer Co, WV 5 Resided: in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 5 Resided: 1979 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 16 Resided: 1976 at Holbrook, Doddridge Co, WV 24 Resided: 1956 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 25 Census: 1940 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1935 in Ritchie Co, WV 13 Census: 1930 in Akron, Summit Co, OH Occupation: oil field worker for South Penn Oil Co. (12 yrs) 5 Military: (enlisted 12/8/1943) Sgt, US Army, World War II 5,26 Wife: Edna Lorene Greathouse b. Aug-26-1938 d. Mar-25-1970 Married: Sep-24-1956 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 25
M Child 3: James Larry Keister Census name: Jimmie Keister Born: Jun-29-1933 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 27 Died: Oct-12-2015 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 5 Resided: 1979 in Vadis, Lewis Co, WV 16 Resided: 1976 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 24 Resided: 1955 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 25 Census: 1940 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1935 in Ritchie Co, WV 13 Occupation: heavy equipment operator 5 Wife: Barbara Dell Fortney b. May- 5-1938 d. Oct- 7-2011 Married: Apr-10-1955 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 25
Sources: (1) Marriage record of son. (2) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (3) National Archives and Records Administration, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Ancestry.com online database). Although the typed entry of his name is "Freer F. Keister," he signed the form "R. F. Keister." (4) Cemetery marker. (5) Obituary. (6) National Archives and Records Administration, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Ancestry.com online database) (7) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (8) Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV. (9) Obituary - At home. (10) Ritchie County Birth Records, Harrisville, WV. (11) Military Grave Marker. (12) Obituary, 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. West Union Herald Record, 11/27/1979. (13) 1940 Census, Ritchie County, WV. (14) 1930 Census. (15) 1920 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District) (16) Obituary of father. (17) 1900 Census, Gilmer County, WV (Troy District). (18) Obituary of son. (19) Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV, 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. MR p. 103 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=7811&Type=Marriage. (20) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV. (21) Social Security Death Index. (22) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (23) National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator, U.S. Veterans Gravesites (www.ancestry.com) (24) Obituary of mother. (25) Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV. (26) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (27) Findagrave.com. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Jan 1891, but birth record and SSDI show it as Feb 5 1891. Birthplace given in marriage record as Gilmer County, but birth record shows it as Doddrige County in the community of Auburn, most of which is located in Ritchie County.