Sam Keith (1917 - 1988)

Born 16 Oct 1917 in Bowdon, Carroll, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Naomi (Bias) Keith — married 26 Nov 1938 in Carroll, Georgia, United States

Descendants

Died 9 Sep 1988 at age 70 in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Sam Keith is a part of US Black heritage.

Sam Keith was a Georgian.

Sam was born in 1917.^[1] Sam was the son of Robert John Keith and Frances O'Harrow.^[2][3][4]

In 1938, Sam married Naomi Bias.^[5][6]

1. Samuel^[6][7]
2. Mae Frances^[8][7]
3. Harold^[9][7]

Sam married Alice P. (unknown maiden name).^[7]

Sam passed away in 1988.^{[4][10][11][7]}

Research Notes

There is a discrepancy in the birth year between Social Security Index, Social Security Claims, and Veterans Master Index all with the same Social Security Number. Since he is in the 1920 Census with his parents, using the earliest birth year. Robinson-27225 17:25, 13 December 2021 (UTC)

Need marriage record for marriage to second wife. Robinson-27225 17:25, 13 December 2021 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010", database w/images (https://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 17 Jul 2021) Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Ancestry Record 2441 #861479 Name: Sam Keith Gender: Male Birth Date: 16 Apr 1923 Death Date: 9 Sep 1988 SSN: 258184306 Enlistment Branch: NAVY Enlistment Date: 11 Sep 1950 Discharge Date: 20 Dec 1950
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJ86-NHC : 1 February 2021), Sam Keith in entry for Bob Keith, 1920.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3SZB-WZM : accessed 13 December 2021), Sam Keith in household of John R Keith, Militia District 1111, Carroll, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 23, sheet 1B, line 69, family 12, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 342; FHL microfilm 2,340,077.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "Social Security Claims Index", database (https://www.aad.archives.gov/ : accessed 4 Aug 2021) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), created, 1936 - 2007, documenting the period 1936 - 2007 - Record Group 47 > Application (SS-5) Files, 1936 - 2007 (Last Names K through L) Name: Sam Keith Gender: Male Race: Black Birth Date: 16 Oct 1917 Birth Place: Bowden, Georgia [Carrolton, Georgia] Death Date: 9 Sep 1988 Father: Bobby Keith Mother: Frances Ohara
5. ↑ "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28S-HZC3 : 22 July 2021), Sam Keith and Neoma Vois, 26 Nov 1938; citing Marriage, Carroll, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 1,852,373.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V15H-4YT : 5 January 2021), Sam Key in household of James Bias, Election Precinct 3 Silver Run, Talladega, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 61-5, sheet 6A, line 38, family 96, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 81.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4} "Funeral Notices: KEITH" database w/images (https://www.newspapers.com/ : accessed 20 Apr 2021) The Atlanta Constitution (Atlanta, Georgia) 13 Sep 1988, Tue Page 91
8. ↑ "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG13-3SLG : 19 February 2021), Sam Keith in entry for John H Curry and Mary Frances Keith, 5 Sep 1961; citing Montgomery, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,893,304.
9. ↑ "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1S-P7B7 : 19 February 2021), Sam Keith in entry for Harold Keith and Brenda Joy Smith, 24 Dec 1966; citing Montgomery, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,893,376.
10. ↑ "Georgia Death Index, 1933-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4S9-YQ4 : 24 December 2014), Sam Keith, 09 Sep 1988; from "Georgia Deaths, 1919-98," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2001); citing Fulton, Georgia, certificate number 034192, Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records, Atlanta.
11. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JPV6-B6K : 8 January 2021), Sam Keith, 09 Sep 1988; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• "United States Public Records, 1970-2009", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:27Q8-DB6 : 13 April 2020), Sam Keith, 2001.
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 13 December 2021, 18:24), entry for Sam Keith (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:G844-X6Y ); contributed by various users.