When 12 years old enlisted in the Rebellion as a drummer boy in the 149th Regt. Pa. Inf. After thus serving for two years he was promoted to bugler, whiich position he held for the remainder of the war, participating in many important battles, and was honorably discharged in 1865.
CENSUS
1880 Hanover, Luzerne, Pennsylvania
Thomas Keating Self Male 31 Pennsylvania, United States
Ruth A Keating Wife Female 29 Pennsylvania, United States
Rosanna Keating Mother Female 64 Ireland
Minnie Keating Daughter Female 6 Pennsylvania, United States
Addie R Keating Daughter Female 4 Pennsylvania, United States
Hattie Keating Daughter Female 2 Pennsylvania, United States
Gussie Keating Daughter Female 1 Pennsylvania, United States
Clara Keating Daughter Female 0 Pennsylvania, United States [1]
1900 Hanover Township (north part), Luzerne, Pennsylvania
Lottie S Keating Daughter Female 26 Pennsylvania [4]
Sources
↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWNH-QHJ : 16 July 2017), Ruth A Keating in household of Thomas Keating, Hanover, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district ED 109, sheet 472C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,149.
↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M331-K1J : accessed 26 October 2019), Ruth Keating in household of Thomas Keating, Hanover Township (north part), Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 56, sheet 4B, family 74, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,431.
↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG42-NH4 : accessed 26 October 2019), Ruth Ann Keating in household of Thomas Keating, Hanover, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 33, sheet 16B, family 391, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1367; FHL microfilm 1,375,380.
↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6Y8-SV9 : accessed 26 October 2019), Ruth A Keating in household of Thomas Keating, Hanover, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States; citing ED 61, sheet 28A, line 1, family 695, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1592; FHL microfilm 1,821,592.
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