William
James
Keister
Born in Williamsville, Bath, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
Mary S. G. (Keister) Tuning, George R Keister, Jacob A Keister, John David Keister, Anthony W Keister, Margaret Elizabeth (Keister) McFann and Samuel H Keister
Husband of
Lavina (Cobb) Keister
— married
7 Jun 1864 in Mason, West Virginia, United States
Father of
Stephen A. Douglas Keister, Lillie Josephine (Keister) McNeill, Jacob Worthington Keister, Elizabeth (Keister) Martindale, Oretha Alpha Keister, Rose (Keister) Eagle, Francis Byrd (Keister) Rockwell, Leona (Keister) Beck, Pearl R. (Keister) Scott and William James Keister
Died
at age 91
in Ashton, Mason, West Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Sep 2010
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Biography
William James Keister was born on February 26, 1841 in Williamsville, Bath, Virginia, United States, son of Jacob Peck Keister (1817–1895) and Mary Graham Lockridge (1816–1896).
William (23) married Lavina Cobb (15) (born in 1848 in Virginia) on June 7, 1864 in Mason. Their children were:
- Stephen A. Douglas Keister (1865–1907)
- Lillie Josephine Keister (1867– )
- Jacob Worthington Keister (1868–1906)
- Elizabeth Keister (~1870– )
- Oretha Alpha Keister (1871–1954)
- Rose Keister (1875–1969)
- Francis Byrd Keister (1877–1980)
- Leona Keister (1880– )
- Pearl R. Keister (1888– )
- William James Keister (1895–1960)
William died on July 15, 1932 in Ashton, Mason, West Virginia, United States, aged 91. He was buried in Beale Chapel Cemetery, Apple Grove, Mason County, West Virginia.[1]
Sources
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92171494/william-james-keister: accessed), memorial page for William James Keister (26 Feb 1841–15 Jul 1932), Find a Grave Memorial ID 92171494, citing Beale Chapel Cemetery, Apple Grove, Mason County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Lisa Young (contributor 47441187).
See also: Morton, Oren F.. A History of Highland County, Virginia. United States: The author, 1911, page 360.
Ancestry.com - Marriage information
- Name William J. Keister
- Gender Male
- Spouse Lavina Cobb
- Spouse Gender Female
- Marriage Date 7 Jun 1864
- County Mason
- State West Virginia
- Ancestry.com Detail Source - Death & Parent information
- Name William James Keister
- Death Date 15 Jul 1932
- Death Place Mason, West Virginia
- Marital Status Married
- Father Name Jacob P. Keister
- Mother Name Mary Lockridge
- Spouse Name Lavinia Cobb
- FHL Film Number 1953685
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~1.56%
Bruce Cowger
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member brucecowger93
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~0.78%
Dennis Jordan :
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Sandra Clay :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A302103 [compare], Ancestry member smclayrn
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~0.78%
Daman Hoffman :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A194598 [compare], Ancestry member dhoffman1981
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~0.78%
Summer Minor :
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Patti Brucher :
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