Husband: Allen Luther Keister
Also known as: Luther Keister 1,2
Born: Feb- -1862 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 3,4
Died: Mar-21-1937 at Red Lick (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV 5,6
Buried: in Randolph Cemetery, Rt 18 South, West Union, WV 3
Resided: at Red Lick (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV 7
Census: 1930 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 1)
Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: farmer 7,3
Father: John Henry Keister (1825 - 1910)
Mother: Sarah E. Burton (1828 - 1910)
Wife: Cora Delia Sponaugle 8
Also known as: Cordelia Sponaugle 3
Married: Aug- 3-1887 in Doddridge Co, WV 4
Born: Jul- 4-1870 in Pendleton Co, WV 3,4
Died: Apr-22-1944 at New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 3
Buried: in Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Cem, Sugar Camp, New Milton, Doddridge Co WV 3
Resided: at New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 3
Resided: 1937 at Red Lick (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV 8
Census: 1930 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1887 in Doddridge Co, WV 4
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F Child 1: Ona Keister Born: Nov- 7-1887 9,10 Died: Mar- -1978 9,10 Buried: in Oxford Baptist Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 11 Resided: in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 9 Husband: Oka Clarence Whitehair b. Aug-28-1882 d. May- 7-1953 Also known as: Okey Clarence Whitehair 12 Married: Sep- 6-1908 in Doddridge Co, WV 4
F Child 2: Lona May Keister 6 Census name: Leona 13 Born: Dec-13-1897 2,4 Died: May-27-1924 in Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV 3 Buried: in Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Cem, Sugar Camp, New Milton, Doddridge Co WV 3 Cause of death: "convulsions after childbirth" 3 Census: 1920 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Oral John Polan b. Mar-22-1899 d. Aug-19-1985 Married: Apr-20-1918 in Doddridge Co, WV 4
M Child 3: Frank Keister Born: Nov- 8-1899 9,4 Died: Dec-15-1982 9 Buried: in Union Mission (Sunrise) Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Resided: in Roanoke, Lewis Co, WV 15 Resided: 1966 at Sugar Camp (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV 16 Resided: 1937, 1944 at Red Lick (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV 17,18 Census: 1930 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 2) Wife: Hester Virginia McKinzie b. Dec-27-1899 d. Jul-11-1966 Also known as: Hester Randolph 19 Married: Jun-29-1918 in Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV 20
F Child 4: Mabel Keister Census name: Maybel Keister Born: Aug-17-1914 9 Died: Feb- 1-2004 9 Resided: in Akron, Summit Co, OH 21,15 Resided: 1937 in Alma, Tyler Co, WV 17 Census: 1930 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Stanley Edward Ross b. Nov- 2-1910 d. Jan- 2-2000 Married: Jun- 3-1930 in Doddridge Co, WV 4 Husband: ___ Grubb
Sources: (1) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District). (2) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 228. (3) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (4) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (5) Obituary - At home. (6) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (7) Obituary. (8) Obituary of husband. (9) Social Security Death Index. (10) Headstone (year only) (11) Headstone. (12) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (13) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District). (14) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (15) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (16) Obituary of wife. (17) Obituary of father. (18) Death record of mother. (19) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (20) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Frank Keister, 18, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Miss Hester Randolph, 20, b. in (blank), res. in Doddridge Co. Married Jun 29 1918 at the M. E. Parsonage in Smithton. Informant for marriage license: A. L. Keister, Doddridge Co. (Note: Wife's obituary incorrectly states marriage date as Jun 19 1917.), MR p. 239. (21) Obituary of brother. Event Notes Note (1) Red Lick Road Note (2) Red Lick Road