Person:Minerva Nave (1)

Name	Minerva Nave
Gender	Female
Birth^[1]	19 Oct 1829
Marriage		to Hon Riley Keys
Reference Number		41570 Hon Riley Keys
Census^[2]	1900	Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, United States
Death^[1]^[4]	13 Aug 1905	Welling, Cherokee, Oklahoma, United States
Obituary^[4]	19 Aug 1905	Tahlequah, Cherokee, Oklahoma, United States
Burial^[1]		Ross Cemetery, Park Hill, Cherokee, Oklahoma, United States
Nationality^[3]		Cherokee

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 8086176, in Find A Grave
includes headstone photo, last accessed Aug 2025.

Inscription:
MINERVA
KEYS
born
Oct. 19, 1823
died
Aug. 13, 1903
↑ United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T623)
Township 16, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory; Roll: 1845; Enumeration District: 0037; FHL microfilm: 1241845 - 1,7602::74826087.

Relation to Head of House: Mother
↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Native American Enrollment Cards for the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.

Name: Minerva Keys
Gender: Female
Birth Year: abt 1829
Age at Census Enrollment: 73
Enrollment Date: 1 Sep 1902
Tribal Affiliation: Cherokee By Blood
Census Card #: 6165
Dawes' Roll #: 14689

[Listed as 1/8 blood]
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Tahlequah Arrow (Tahlequah, Oklahoma)
5, 19 Aug 1905.

Mrs. Minerva Keys Dead.
Mrs. Minerva Keys, mother of Riley Keys, died at Welling, last Tuesday, and was buried at the Ross family graveyard at park Hill on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Mrs. Keys was seventy-five years old and came to this country from the south with the first Cherokees. She was well known throughout the nation. The Arrow sympathizes with the bereaved relatives.