Lyman Wight Keyes

Brief Life History of Lyman Wight

When Lyman Wight Keyes was born on 29 July 1847, in Pisgah, Harrison, Iowa, United States, his father, William Henry Harrison Keyes, was 34 and his mother, Eliza Ann Herrick, was 31. He married Mary Eliza Brown on 21 December 1868, in Salt Lake Temple, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Coast Fork Precinct, Lane, Oregon, United States in 1860 and Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 19 July 1887, in Harrisville, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 39, and was buried in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Lyman Wight Keyes
1847–1887
Mary Eliza Brown
1851–1931
Marriage: 21 December 1868
Lyman Fredrick Keyes
1871–1880
Edward Lee Keyes
1875–1940
Earl Francis Keyes
1877–1956
Ada Mary Keyes
1880–1967
Myrtle Lois Keyes
1884–1975
Olive Keyes
1886–1886

Sources (17)

  • Lyman Keys, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Lyman Kise in entry for Lenna N. Kise, "Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897"
  • Simon Ryes in household of Harrison H Ryes, "United States Census, 1860"

World Events (8)

1850

Historical Boundaries: 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Weber, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Weber, Utah, United States

1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines

The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.

1859 · Oregon Becomes a State

Oregon became the 33rd state admitted to the Union on February 14, 1859. 

Name Meaning

English, Irish and Scottish: variant of Kay , of various origins, mostly, with excrescent -s.

English (of Norman origin): in some cases, possibly a variant of Guise, a habitational name from Guise in Aisne, Picardy.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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