Horace Hansen Keyes (1834 - 1901)

Born 9 Mar 1834 in De Kalb Junction, St. Lawrence, New York, United States

Ancestors

Died 3 Sep 1901 at age 67 in Grant Township, Oceana, Michigan, United States

Biography

The son of James Keyes and Sally (Peters) Keyes, Horace was born in St. Lawrence County in 1834. In 1850, he resided in the household of Everitt Keyes, his uncle, and farmed there in De Kalb.^[1] His family migrated west to Michigan where, in 1860, they resided in Blendon Township, in Ottawa County. Horace enlisted in the 1st Regiment of Michigan Engineers and Mechanics, Company FG.

2nd Lieutenant Horace Keyes served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Oct 11, 1861
Mustered out: Dec 31, 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 1st Regiment, Michigan Engineers and Mechanics, Company FG

He enlisted as a Private on October 11, 1861; his final rank was 2nd Lieutenant, being discharged on December 31, 1865.^[2][3]

After the war, Horace married Julia Amanda Solomon (1844-1915), the daughter of William and Amanda Solomon. They married in Grand Rapids on October 26, 1866.^[4] Their children included:

1. Edward Chapman Keyes (1867-1926)
2. Martha E. "Mattie" Keyes (1872-1926)
3. Abigail S. "Abbie" Keyes (1877-1938)
4. Gertrude Idell Keyes (1881-1961)

They made their home and farmed in Grant Township, Michigan, in Oceana County.^[5][6] In addition to farming, Horace also worked as a clergyman in Grant Township. In 1900, his daughters, Abbie and Gertrude, both worked as school teachers.^[7] They also had a boarder, 11-year-old Horace Knudsen.

Horace passed away in Grant Township at the age of 67 and is buried at Oak Grove Cemetery (43-4-w2) in Montague, Michigan, in Muskegon County.Find A Grave: Memorial #95740749^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC1F-WKL : 4 April 2020), Horace Keyes in household of Everitt Keyes, De Kalb, St. Lawrence, New York, United States; citing family 86, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8S5-JK8 : 11 March 2018), Horace H Keyes, 1890; citing NARA microfilm publication M123 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 338,179.
3. ↑ "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSHR-D25 : 4 December 2014), Horace H. Kyes, Second Lieutenant, Company FG, 1st Regiment, Engineers and Mechanics, Michigan, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M545 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 23; FHL microfilm 881,936.
4. ↑ Reverend H. H. Keyes discovered in Michigan, U.S., Compiled Marriages for Select Counties, 1851-1875[1] via @Ancestry. Ancestry.com. Michigan, U.S., Compiled Marriages for Select Counties, 1851-1875 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Original data: Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. Michigan Marriages, 1851-1875. See Description for original data sources listed by county.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW37-RNY : 13 November 2020), Horace Keyes, Oceana, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district ED 210, sheet 498A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,599.
6. ↑ "United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4KP-T3R : 24 March 2016), Horace H. Keyes, 1890.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS9L-Z72 : accessed 27 November 2020), Horace Keyes, Claybanks & Grant townships, Oceana, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 102, sheet 12A, family 229, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,736.
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images, accessed 13 January 2021, memorial page for Horace Hansen Keyes (9 Mar 1834–3 Sep 1901), Find A Grave: Memorial #95740749, citing Oak Grove Cemetery, Montague, Muskegon County, Michigan, USA ; Maintained by Searching for Answers (contributor 46881808) .