Richard T. Key

Brief Life History of Richard T.

When Richard T. Key was born on 28 October 1857, in Texas, United States, his father, John Perkins Key, was 32 and his mother, Mildred Rebecca Hurt, was 19. He married Mattie Lenora "Nora Lea" Finch on 2 October 1884, in Gonzales, Gonzales, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Caldwell, Texas, United States in 1935 and Justice Precinct 3, Caldwell, Texas, United States in 1940. He died on 19 January 1944, in Luling, Caldwell, Texas, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Guadalupe, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Richard T. Key
1857–1944
Mattie Lenora "Nora Lea" Finch
1864–1932
Marriage: 2 October 1884
Elizabeth T. Key
1885–1979
Oscar Caron Key Sr
1887–1958
Lena Mae Key
1890–1970
Willie Myrtle Key
1892–1962
Wesley Harrison Key
1895–1962
Theodore Key
1900–1938
Irma Lee Key
1903–1981

Sources (21)

  • R T Keys, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Dixon T Kay - Government record: birth-name: Dixon T Kay
  • R T Key, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"

World Events (8)

1860

Historical Boundaries: 1860: Wilson, Texas, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1881 · Construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway

Grenville M. Dodge oversaw the construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway. Work began at Hodge Junction, and eventually extended to the New Mexico border by 1888. Service began on April 1, 1888, with trains travelling between Fort Worth and Denver.

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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