Heber Charles Keetch

22 December 1862–31 July 1947 (Age 84)
Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States

The Life Summary of Heber Charles

When Heber Charles Keetch was born on 22 December 1862, in Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States, his father, Charles Greenwood Keetch Sr, was 25 and his mother, Mercy Truth Barker, was 27. He married Elizabeth Bennett on 1 April 1891, in Logan Utah Temple, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Fish Haven, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States in 1900 and St. Charles Election Precinct, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States in 1940. He died on 31 July 1947, in St. Charles, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in St. Charles, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

Heber Charles Keetch
1862–1947
Elizabeth Bennett
1873–1960
Marriage: 1 April 1891
Opal Elizabeth Keetch
1893–1974
Lavina Mary Keetch
1896–1962
Heber Lavor Keetch
1903–1903
Zelda Fern Keetch
1904–1973

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1 April 1891Logan Utah Temple, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States
    • Children

    (4)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (8)

    +3 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1863
    Age 1
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
    1863
    Age 1
    "West Virginia was given statehood status with the ""agreement"" the citizens would phase out slavery. On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln approved the Statehood Bill for West Virginia. West Virginia was proclaimed a state on April 20, 1863, with the bill becoming effective 60 days later, June 20, 1863. When West Virginia first entered statehood in 1863, there were only 46 counties. That same year, four other counties voted themselves into West Virginia. Today, there are 55 counties in the Mountain State. The oldest county in the state is Hamsphire County formed in 1754 as part of Virginia. The youngest county is Mingo formed in 1895. The smallest county is Hancock located in the northern panhandle of the state with Randolph being the largest. When the Legislature convened for its first session, there were only 47 members of the House of Delegates and 18 members of the State Senate. Through the years, the number has increased to 100 members of the House of Delegates and 34 members of the State Senate."
    1886
    Age 24
    Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

    Name Meaning

    English (Middlesex and Somerset): variant of Keech .

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

    Possible Related Names

    Keech

    Story Highlight

    AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY BY MERCY TRUTH BARKER KEETCH (1835-1910) Dated 1902

    I have thought many times that I would try and write a little of my history, but I never made a beginning. But since my dear mother died, I have often thought of things that I would like to ask her. …

    Sources (44)

    • Heber Charles Keetch, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
    • Heber C Keetch, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
    • Heber C Keetch in entry for Elizabeth Bennett Keetch, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"

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