CRARY, Lillian Almeda 2 3 4 5 6 7
Another name for Lillian was Lill. Lillian married James Herbert KEEFE on 10 Dec 1876 in Davis, Stephenson County, Illinois.1 (James Herbert KEEFE was born on 4 May 1852 in Little Falls, Herkimer County, New York, died on 30 Apr 1908 in Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois and was buried on 3 May 1908 in Oakland Cemetery, Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois.) The cause of his death was Immediate: Locomotor Ataxia, Contributory: Cardiac Failure. |
1 Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900 (Stephenson County, Illinois). Surety: 4. Marriage of J.H. Keith to Lillian A. Crary [spelled Crarey] on 10 Dec 1876 in Stephenosn County. License #133.
2 1860 US Census (Kirtland, Lake County, Ohio). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Stephen Crary (age 30, b. OH), wife Susan [Randall] (age 26, b. OH), daughter Lillie (age 2, b. OH) and a 6 month old "unnamed" child (b. OH), living in Kirtland, Ohio. Stephen is listed as a "farmer." Living next door are Susan's parents, John and Eliza Randall. The unnamed child is marked as a male, but as this couple only had five children (one of whom died), I believe this infant is Bertha.
3 1870 US Census (Rock Run, Stephenson County, Illinois). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Stephen C. Crary [spelled Crarey] (age 38, b. OH), wife Susan [Randall] (age 33, b. OH), and children Lillian (age 12, b. OH), Bertha (age 10, b. OH) and Nellie (age 2, b. IL), living in Rock Run, Stephenson County, Illinois. Stephen is listed as a "carpenter."
4 1880 US Census (District 185, Davis, Stephenson County, Illinois). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists James Keefe [only census record in which he uses his true name] (age 30, b. NY), wife Lilly [Crary] (age 22, b. IL [incorrect]), and children Dora (age 4, b. IL) and Herbert (age 2, b. IL), living in Davis, Illinois. James is listed as a "machinist," and indicates that both his parents were born in New York. Lilly indicates that both her parents were born in Ohio.
5 1900 US Census (District 98, Harlem, Stephenson County, Illinois). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists James Keith (age 48, b. Mar 1852, NY), wife Lillian [Crary] (age 42, b. Apr 1858, OH), and children Herbert (age 21, b. Jun 1878, IL), Randall (age 18, b. Sep 1881, IL), Bertha (age 16, b. Mar 1884, IL), Walter (age 14, b. Apr 1886, IL), James (age 8, b. Mar 1892, IL), Howard (age 6, b. Nov 1894, IL) and Lillian (age 1, b. Jul 1898, IL), living in Harlem, Illinois. On this census, James indicates that he and both of his parents were born in New York. James is listed as a "station engineer." Sons Herbert and Randall are both listed as "machinists." James and Lillian indicate that they have been married for 23 years, and have had 8 children, all living.
6 1910 US Census (District 96, 2-Wd, Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois). Surety: 4. Lists Lillian [Crary] Keith (widow), and children James, Howard and Lillian, living in Freeport, Illinois.
7 Freeport Daily Journal (Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois), Page 4, Col. 3. Surety: 4. The friends of Mr. and Mrs. James Keith will be sorry to learn that a baby boy that was born to-day lived but a few hours.
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