Charles Andrew Keys1

b. 31 May 1886, d. April 1946
FatherAndrew Edmondson Keys1 b. 2 Oct 1848, d. 3 Jun 1918
MotherFlorence H. Hutchinson1 b. 27 Dec 1858, d. 6 Jul 1948
Birth31 May 1886 Charles Andrew Keys was born on 31 May 1886 in Virginia.1,2 
Marriage He married Lura Gail Rose.3 
Cens-19201920 In the early years of their marriage Charles and Lura lived in Glade Spring Virginia near his brother Graham. Charles was a produce merchant and Graham was a grain merchant.4 
Children  Charles and Lura had children: Charles Jr., Eva, Walter, Dorothy and Paul.5 
DeathApr 1946 Charles died in Apr 1946 at age 59.1 
Burial He was buried at Old Baptist Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.6 

Related Links and Images:

The birth entry for Charles in his mother's Bible7
Also his death entry7
Charles's headstone
Other interments in Old Baptist Cemetery
ChartsDescendants of John Edmondson and Martha Moore
Last Edited17 May 2010

Citations

  1. [S1377] Florence (Hutchinson) Keys Bible.
  2. [S574] Andrew Keys household, 1900 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Glade Spring, ED 108, sheet 1B, dwelling 16, family 19, viewed online at Genealogy.com, Feb. 2006, image 2 of 70. Enumeration includes: Andrew Keys, 51, b. Oct. 1848 VA, marr 23 yrs, parents b. TN, produce dealer, owns home; Florence H., wife, 41, b. Dec. 1858, marr 23 yrs, mother 11 children, 8 living, b. TN, father b. PA, mother b. NC; Samuel, son, 19, b. Sept. 1880, furniture salesman; Bessie, dau, 16, b. Apr 1884; Charles, son, 14, b. May 1886; George G., son, 12, b. Feb. 1888; all at school; cont. next page: Louise, dau, 8, b. Feb. 1892; Marie, dau, 5, b. May 1895; Thomas, son, 2, b. Jan. 1898; Needham, son, 3/12, b. Feb. 1900; all b. VA; Elizabeth Hutchinson, mother-in-law, 65, b. Dec. 1834 in N.C., parents b. NC, widowed, mother of 3 children, 1 living.
  3. [S681] Martha Keys, "Andrew Edmondson Keys" family group sheet. Martha provided Charles's date of birth, death and marriage information.
  4. [S238] Charles A. Keys household, 1920 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring, ED 147, sheet 2A (p. 69 stamped), dwelling 28, family 28, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2005. Enumeration includes: Chas A. Keys, 33, produce merchant, b. VA; Lura G., wife, 20, b. NC; Chas A., son, 1 2/3, b. VA.
  5. [S1344] Notification re the estate of Jean Buchanan, dec'd, The Journal Virginian, Oct. 11, 1962.
  6. [S1237] Charles A. Keys tombstone, Old Baptist Cemetery, Washington County, Virginia, photographed 2005; the stone reads: Charles A. Keys 1886-1946.
  7. [S1376] Bible images courtesy of Martha Keys.