Husband: Jesse KEITH
Birthdate: 05 July 1805
Birth place: Darlington Co., South Carolina
Death date: 25 April 1873
Place of death: Timmonsville, South Carolina
Burial: Lake Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery, Darlington Co., South Carolina
Father: Elihud KEITH
Mother: BERTHULA MERCER

Marriage date: 28 August 1828
Marriage place: South Carolina

Wife: Sara Davis BENTON
Birthdate: 02 April 1813
Birth place: Williamsburg Co., South Carolina
Death date: 15 August 1865
Place of death: Darlington County, South Carolina
Burial: Lake Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery, Darlington Co., South Carolina
Father: Moses BENTON
Mother: Frances DAVIS

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Mary Lavinia KEITH
Sex: Female
Birthdate: 20 December 1881
Birth place: Darlington Co., South Carolina
Death date: 20 July 1888
Place of death: Timmonsville, South Carolina
Burial: Byrd Cemetery, Timmonsville, Florence Co., South Carolina
Marriage date: 20 November 1845
Marriage place: South Carolina (Darlington Co.?)
Spouse's name: James Ervin BYRD

Child No. 2: William Alexander KEITH
Sex: Male
Birthdate: 21 January 1835
Birth place: Darlington Co., South Carolina
Death date: 15 January 1850
Place of death: Darlington Co., South Carolina
Burial: Lake Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery, Darlington Co., South Carolina
Marriage date: Never Married
Marriage place: Spouse's name:

Child No. 3: Thomas Dorsey KEITH
Sex: Male
Birthdate: 23 June 1837
Birth place: Darlington Co., South Carolina
Death date: 17 May 1905
Place of death: South Carolina
Burial: Lake Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery, Darlington Co., South Carolina
Marriage date: 14 October 1858
Marriage place: South Carolina (Darlington Co.?)
Spouse's name: Rebecca PALMER

Child No. 4: Silas Mercer KEITH
Sex: Male
Birthdate: 02 September 1840
Birth place: Darlington Co., South Carolina
Death date: 04 February 1862
Place of death: Wilmington, North Carolina
Burial: Lake Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery, Darlington Co., South Carolina
Marriage date: Never Married
Marriage place:
Spouse's name:

Child No. 5: Sara Frances KEITH
Sex: Female
Birthdate: 05 March 1843
Birth place: Darlington Co., South Carolina
Death date: 22 January 1922
Place of death: Florence, Florence Co., South Carolina
Marriage date: 20 December 1864
Burial: Mt. Hope Cemetery, Florence, Florence Co., South Carolina
Marriage place: Darlington Co., South Carolina
Spouse's name: Robert Sidney SMITH

Child No. 6: Julia Ann KEITH
Sex: Female
Birthdate: 05 February 1846
Birth place: Darlington Co., South Carolina
Death date: 15 January 1850
Place of death: Darlington Co., South Carolina
Burial: Lake Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery, Darlington Co., South Carolina
Marriage date: Never Married
Marriage place:
Spouse's name:

Child No. 7: Jesse Elihud KEITH
Sex: Male
Birthdate: 09 January 1849
Birth place: Darlington Co., South Carolina
Death date: 04 December 1877
Place of death: Darlington Co., South Carolina
Burial: Byrd Cemetery, Timmonsville, South Carolina
Marriage date: Circa 1870
Marriage place: South Carolina
Spouse's name: Catherine "Kate" SYKES

Child No. 8: Elizabeth Lucretia KEITH
Sex: Female
Birthdate: 20 February 1852
Birth place: Darlington Co., South Carolina
Death date: 16 March 1941
Place of death: Timmonsville, South Carolina
Burial: Byrd Cemetery, Timmonsville, Florence Co., South Carolina
Marriage date: 18 May 1870
Marriage place: Timmonsville, South Carolina
Spouse's name: Kimbrough Dubose CHARLES

Child No. 9: Charles Benton KEITH
Sex: Male
Birthdate: 01 June 1854
Birth place: Darlington Co., South Carolina
Death date: 01 November 1891
Place of death: South Carolina
Burial: Byrd Cemetery, Timmonsville, South Carolina
Marriage date: Circa 1875
Marriage place: South Carolina (Darlington Co.?)
Spouse's name: Carrie Islar PARROTT

Child No. 10: James Furman KEITH
Sex: Male
Birthdate: 01 June 1854
Birth place: Darlington Co., South Carolina
Death date: 12 July 1855
Place of death: Darlington Co., South Carolina
Burial: Lake Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery, Darlington Co., South Carolina
Marriage date: Never Married
Marriage place:
Spouse's name:

Child No. 11: Emma Virginia KEITH
Sex: Female
Birthdate: 19 December 1859
Birth place: Darlington Co., South Carolina
Death date: 12 July 1862
Place of death: Darlington Co., South Carolina
Burial: Lake Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery, Darlington Co., South Carolina
Marriage date:
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Documentation:
* Research of John Burnett of Reno, NV.
* Cemetery Records of Darlington Co., South Carolina.
* The Times Centennial Edition, dated July 14, 1955 which stated, "Jesse Keith and his wife made their home at Jasper, Darlington District, about four miles north of the present town of Timmonsville. Jesse Keith was a very successful businessman of diversified interests, merchandising, farming, and a stage coach route. His house in Jasper being a stopping point for travelers. His residence and store were on the old Camden-Georgetown Stage Coach Route. Mr. Keith built a large home in Timmonsville on the corner of Main & Keith Streets and moved his family to Timmonsville from his country home in 1883. The Keith home in Timmonsville is no longer standing. However, it was well known in its day and one later owner was the FBI man Melvin Purvis.
* Copy of the Jesse Keith Family Bible which lists the births, deaths and marriages of most of their children.
* Florence County Cemetery Records.