Henry Lewis Keeton (1854 - 1943)

Henry was born in1854 to John Keeton and Martha Bower or Bouyer. I can't find any records of him before his marriage to Grace Matkin. He was about 15 years her senior. They divorced by 1930, and he remained in Montana for the rest of his life. Henry died in 1943 at 89 years old

Timeline with Sources

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• 1854 - Birth (Different census records show he was born in Iowa, Ohio and Missouri, though his marriage record, 1920 and 1940 Census agree on Ohio) - The birth year is on his headstone

• 1889 - Marriage to Grace Dent Matkin - Fergus, Montana - Montana, Select Marriages, 1889-1947[1] FHL Film Number: 1035939
  • Name: Henry H. Keeton
  • Event Type: Marriage
  • Event Date: 07 Nov 1889
  • Event Place: Lewistown, Fergus, Montana
  • Age: 28
  • Marital Status: Unknown
  • Birthplace: Ohio
  • Birth Year (Estimated): 1861
  • Father's Name: John Keeton
  • Mother's Name: Martha Bowyer
  • Spouse's Name: Gracie D. Watkins
  • Spouse's Age: 18
  • Spouse's Marital Status: Single
  • Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1871
  • Spouse's Father's Name: Watkins

• 1896 Sep - Birth of Daughter Jessie E Keeton - Montana

• 1900 United States Federal Census[2] p 5A family #63 - Stanford, Fergus, Montana

• 1910 United States Federal Census[3] p 6A - Arrow, Cascade, Montana

• 1920 United States Federal Census[4] p 14B family #349 - Great Falls Ward 4, Cascade, Montana

• 1929 - Great Falls, Montana - U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989-$[5]
  • Name: Henry L Keeton
  • Gender: Male
  • Residence Year: 1929
  • Street address: 204 5th av N
  • Residence Place: Great Falls, Montana, USA
  • Occupation: Rancher
  • Spouse: Grace D Keeton
  • Publication Title: Great Falls, Montana, City Directory, 1929

• by 1930 - Divorce from Grace Dent Matkin

• 1930 - Great Falls, Montana - U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995-$[6] (Listed alone)
  • Name: Henry L Keeton
  • Residence Year: 1930
  • Street address: 204 5th av N
  • Residence Place: Great Falls, Montana, USA
  • Publication Title: Great Falls, Montana, City Directory, 1930

• 1940 United States Federal Census[7] p 61B family #278 - Ward 1, Great Falls, School District 1 Great Falls, Cascade, Montana - Highest grade of school: Elementary School, 3rd Grade

• 1943 Oct 12 - Death - Cascade County, Montana - Montana, Cascade County Records, 1880-2009[8]
  • Name: Henry Lewis Keeton
  • Event Type: Death
  • Event Date: 12 Oct 1943
  • Burial Date: 15 Oct 1943
  • Gender: Male
  • Volume Note: Index to obituaries, Kastein-Kettner, 1880-2002
  • Volume Date Range: Kastein-Kettner, 1880-2002

• 1943 Oct 15 - Burial - Highland Cemetery, Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana, Plot: Section 15 - Find A Grave: Memorial #44983940