Brief Life History of Jesse Ashford
When Jesse Ashford Keith was born on 27 September 1892, in Franklin, Simpson, Kentucky, United States, his father, James Thomas Keith, was 24 and his mother, Fearby Melvina Ragland, was 19. He married Maudie Stella Harper on 23 November 1916, in Sumner, Tennessee, United States. He lived in Sumner, Tennessee, United States in 1930 and Civil District 16, Sumner, Tennessee, United States in 1940. He died on 1 November 1960, in Portland, Sumner, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Halltown, Trousdale, Tennessee, United States.
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Sources (9)
- Jessie Keith in household of Thomas Keith, "United States Census, 1900"
- Jesse Keith, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- Jessie Ashford Keith, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
Spouse and Children
1892–1960 Male
1900–1966 Female
Parents and Siblings
1868–1938 Male
1872–1953 Female
Siblings (11)
1892–1960 Male
1893–1973 Male
1896–1918 Male
1897–1975 Male
1899–1978 Male
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World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 4
1900 · Governor Shot
Age 8
1910 · The BSA is Made
Age 18
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from the lands of Keith in East Lothian. The placename is derived from British Celtic cait- ‘wood’. In the 17th century numerous bearers of this name settled in Ulster.
German: nickname from Middle High German kīt ‘sprout, offspring’.
History: George Keith (c. 1638–1716), born at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, came to NJ in or before 1685. In 1689 he settled in Philadelphia, where he became headmaster of the school now called the William Penn Charter School. He came into sharp collision with the Quaker leaders in PA and formed a separatist party known as the Christian Quakers, popularly known as ‘Keithians’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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