Brief Life History of Dempsey Marion
When Dempsey Marion Key was born on 17 February 1860, in McDonald, Missouri, United States, his father, Henry Owen Key, was 34 and his mother, Phebe Jane O'Donnell, was 30. He married Mary Elizabeth Sturges on 2 November 1902, in Parker, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Justice Precinct 5, Stephens, Texas, United States in 1930 and Justice Precinct 5, Victoria, Texas, United States in 1940. He died on 26 February 1958, in Victoria, Victoria, Texas, United States, at the age of 98, and was buried in Nursery Cemetery, Nursery, Victoria, Texas, United States.
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- Dempsey M Kee in household of Henry O Kee, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Dempsey M. Key - Government record: birth-name: Dempsey M. Key
- Mr D. M. Key, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1884
Historical Information: 1884: Victoria, Texas, United States
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
English, Irish, and German: variant of Kay .
Dutch: variant, archaic or Americanized, of Keij, from the personal name Kei(je), possibly a vernacular form of Cornelius , Nicolas or Gerrit (see Gerrits ). Compare De Kay .
Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 祁, see Qi 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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