Doddridge County Roots

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Family: Frank KEISTER / Hester Virginia MCKINZIE (F7041)  [1, 2

m. 29 Jun 1918


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  • Frank KEISTERFather | Male
    Frank KEISTER

    Born  8 Nov 1899   
    Died  15 Dec 1982   
    Buried    Union Mission (Sunrise) Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  29 Jun 1918  [3]  Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV  [3] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Allen Luther KEISTER | F21900 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Cora Delia SPONAUGLE | F21900 Group Sheet 

    Hester Virginia MCKINZIEMother | Female
    Hester Virginia MCKINZIE

    Born  27 Dec 1899  Wheeling, Ohio Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  11 Jul 1966  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Union Mission (Sunrise) Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  John A. MCKINZIE | F25223 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Mary Anna HOFFMAN | F25223 Group Sheet 

    Kathleene O. KEISTERChild 1 | Female
    + Kathleene O. KEISTER

    Born  30 Apr 1919  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1 Dec 1993   
    Buried    Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Robert Blaine CRISLIP | F6732 
    Married  19 Jun 1948   

    Paul Willard KEISTERChild 2 | Male
    + Paul Willard KEISTER

    Born  4 Dec 1921  New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  30 May 2007   
    Buried    Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Weirton, Hancock Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Rosalee Pearl SNIDER | F6800 
    Married  29 Nov 1945  Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Burleen Beatrice KEISTERChild 3 | Female
    + Burleen Beatrice KEISTER

    Born  7 Jun 1923  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  16 Jan 2011   
    Buried    Union Mission (Sunrise) Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Marshall Edward CUMPSTON | F24621 
    Married  19 Dec 1939  Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Eula Mae KEISTERChild 4 | Female
    + Eula Mae KEISTER

    Born  9 Apr 1928  New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  23 Apr 2004  Moundsville, Marshall Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Riverview Cemetery, Moundsville, Marshall Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  James Roscoe GUM | F25215 
    Married  17 Jul 1948  New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Daris Thornton COSNER | F9625 
    Married  5 Aug 1960  Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Helen Clair KEISTERChild 5 | Female
    + Helen Clair KEISTER

    Born  31 Aug 1931  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  12 Dec 2015  Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Zenith Burl CHURCH | F13620 
    Married  30 Sep 1947  Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Living | F9624 
    Married     

  • Sources 
    1. [S1564] Obituary of daughter.

    2. [S1570] Obituary of son.

    3. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 239.
      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.)