Person:David Keyes (3)

About David Keyes

David Wesley Keyes was born 6 September 1844 in Ontario Canada [1880 U.S. Census and Find-A-Grave], the son of James Keyes and Ellen Robinson. He was raised in the village of Kincardine, in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. According to the 1900 U.S. Census records, David emigrated to the United States in 1865 at the end of the Civil War, likely living in New York, as three years later on 6 January 1868, New York Marriage records show that he married his first wife, Margaret Ann "Maggie" Forbes, in Manhattan. She was the daughter of William Forbes and Elizabeth Sloan of New York.

David and his new wife moved back to Kincardine shortly thereafter as they are listed in the 1871 Census of Canada living there with their eldest son Thomas A. Keyes [tnen age 2]. They apparentyl stayed in Kincardine until perhaps 1878/1879 or so, as the family is listed in the 1880 U.S. Census as living in Cass County, Dakota Territory, which became the state of North Dakota in 1889. David and Maggie Forbes had at least five children together as shown in census and other records.

David's family may have migrated for a short while to Chicago, Illinois, as that appears to be the location where his first wife Maggie died on 5 February 1890 [Source: Cook County, Illinois Death Index, 1878-1922]. Unfortunately, as the 1890 U.S. Census was destroyed by fire in 1921, it is not possible to show exactly where the family lived until David and his second wife Jennie Eakins, whom he had married in 1892, are listed in the 1900 U.S. Census in Chambus, Stutsman County, North Dakota. David was listed as Head of Household, age 55 and Jennie was listed as age 50 with no other household members living with them. It appears unlikely that David and his second wife Jennie Eakins had any children together.

David Keyes stayed in North Dakota for the remainder of his life as he was listed with wife Jennie in the 1920 U.S. Census, then living in Pipestem, Stutsman County, North Dakota, until he passed away on 26 June 1926. He is buried in Wheatland Cemetery, Cass County, North Dakota, with his first wife Maggie (Forbes) Keyes and also his mother Ellen (Robinson) Keyes. They are all listed on different sides of David's grave monument, as shown in Find-A-Grave.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).

   http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/12342534/person/13925712418

2.   Canada. 1871 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada).

   Name: David Wesley Keys
   Gender: Male
   Age: 25
   Birth Year: abt 1846
   Birth Place: Ontario
   Marital Status: Married
   Religion: Weslyan Methodist
   Origin: Irish
   Province: Ontario
   District: Bruce South
   District Number: 27
   Division: 02
   Subdistrict: Kincardine
   Subdistrict Number: f
   Household Members: Name Age
   David Wesley Keys 25
   Margaret Keys 25
   Thomas Arthur Keys 2
   
   

3.   United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T9).

   1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   Name: David W. Keys
   Age: 36
   Birth Year: abt 1844
   Birthplace: Ontario
   Home in 1880: Cass, Dakota Territory
   Race: White
   Gender: Male
   Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
   Marital Status: Married
   Spouse's Name: Margaret Keys
   Father's Birthplace: Ireland
   Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
   Occupation: Farmer
   Household Members: Name Age
   David W. Keys 36
   Margaret Keys 37
   Thomas A. Keys 11
   James W. Keys 7
   Fredrick Keys 5
   Annie Keys 3
   
   

4.   United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T623).

   1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   Name: David W Keyes
   [David Keyes]
   Age: 55
   Birth Date: Sep 1844
   Birthplace: Canada
   [Canada English]
   Home in 1900: Chambus, Stutsman, North Dakota
   Race: White
   Gender: Male
   Immigration Year: 1865
   Relation to Head of House: Head
   Marital Status: Married
   Spouse's Name: Jennie C Keyes
   Marriage Year: 1892
   Years Married: 8
   Father's Birthplace: Ireland
   Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
   Household Members: Name Age
   David W Keyes 55
   Jennie C Keyes 50

5.   United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T625).

   1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   Name: David W Keys
   Age: 75
   Birth Year: abt 1845
   Birthplace: Canada
   Home in 1920: Pipestem, Stutsman, North Dakota
   Street: SW 1/4 8
   House Number: Farm
   Race: White
   Gender: Male
   Immigration Year: 1865
   Relation to Head of House: Head
   Marital Status: Married
   Spouse's Name: Jennie Keys
   Father's Birthplace: Ireland
   Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
   Native Tongue: English
   Able to Speak English: Yes
   Occupation: Farmer
   Industry: General Farming
   Employment Field: Own Account
   Home Owned or Rented: Own
   Naturalization Status: Naturalized
   Able to Read: Yes
   Able to Write: Yes
   Household Members: Name Age
   David W Keys 75
   Jennie Keys 60

6. ↑ Find A Grave.

   David Wesley Keyes
   Birth: Sep. 6, 1844
   Death: Jun. 26, 1926
   
   http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=125239128&ref=acom