The H. C. Keith Family
My name is Henry C. Keith and I have 6 children and am the 2nd oldest in a family of 6.I am the only son of my father and he was the only son of his father as was my grandfather the only son of my GGrandfather.I have broken this mold with 2 sons, the oldest being James S. Keith and the youngest being Henry C. Keith Jr..With the exception of my GGrandfather and his ancestors, all of the male Keith's in my family were born in Memphis, TN.This makes tracing this part of my surname fairly simple.My problems lie in the fact that once I get to my GGrandfather, who was born in France, it is difficult to determine how a Scot surname came to be in France.My GGrandfather, Antoine Keith, came to Memphis in the late 1860's and lived with a brother, Louis Keith, for a while and then made his way in the local life around Memphis.My info from this time back is very limited.I do know that my GGrandfather was born in France and his brother born in French Algeria.I also know that my GGGrandfather was in the French army during the French Algerian Campaign around 1830 but do not know his first name.I have met a few other Keith's on the internet who tell me that their Keith's came from France or Germany but as yet have not as yet found a common link between any of us.This seems particularly unusual considering that there are over 100 Keith households in France and Germany today.The normal path of most Keith imigrants to the US appears to be directly from Scotland to the US.If you should have Keith ancestors and they are from France or Germany then please contact me at [email protected] yours, Henry C. Keith | The H. C. Keith Family Updated September 5, 2000 |
Henry Cecil Keith P. O. Box 5419 West Memphis,AR 72303 United States 870-732-6259 [email protected] | |
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