Effie Inez Keith

Brief Life History of Effie Inez

When Effie Inez Keith was born on 27 September 1912, in Red River, Texas, United States, her father, Alvin T Keith, was 47 and her mother, Margaret Georgeanna Coe, was 41. She married Morris Shephard Hewett on 17 January 1934, in Franklin, Texas, United States. She lived in Justice Precinct 2, Red River, Texas, United States in 1930 and Justice Precinct 4, Franklin, Texas, United States in 1940. She died on 1 June 1996, in Winnsboro, Wood, Texas, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Lee Cemetery, Winnsboro, Wood, Texas, United States.

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Morris Shephard Hewett
1909–1994
Effie Inez Keith
1912–1996
Marriage: 17 January 1934

Sources (7)

  • Effie I Keith in household of Freeland R Belcher, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Effie Inez Hewett, "Texas Death Index, 1964-1998"
  • Morris Sheppard Hewett in entry for Morris Sheppard Hewett, "Texas, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"

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World Events (8)

1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment

The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.

1914 · Steamboat Service Established with New York

Satilla was the first Deepwater Steamship to arrive at the port of Houston. This accomplishment successfully established a steamboat service between Houston and New York City.

1935 · The FBI is Established

The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.

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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