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KYES, Chitty Condron
(1862-1942)

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KYES, George D. "Chitty"

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Born: 5 Aug 1862, Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois
Marriage (1): ELLIS, Isabella about 1881 in prob. Colorado
Marriage (2): DAVIS, Alice M. about 1915 in California
Died: 29 Apr 1942, Santa Clara County, California at age 79 ⁷

Chitty married Isabella ELLIS about 1881 in prob. Colorado. (Isabella ELLIS was born in Apr 1862 in Ontario, Canada and died before 1920 in prob. Siskiyou County, California.)

Chitty next married Alice M. DAVIS about 1915 in California. (Alice M. DAVIS was born on 5 Jan 1881 in Iowa and died on 29 Mar 1980 in Alameda County, California ⁸.)

1 1870 US Census (Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists David Kyes (age 50, b. MI), wife Hannah (age 48, b. MD) and children Fletcher (age 15, b. IL), Laban (age 10, b. IL), Julia (age 9, b. IL), Chitty (age 7, b. IL), Kent (age 6, b. IL) and Libby (age 3, b. IL), living in Pekin, Illinois. David is listed as a "county judge."

2 1880 US Census (District 254, Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists David Kyes (age 60, b. PA), wife Hannah K. (age 58, b. MD) and children Laban [spelled Labben] (age 22, b. IL), Julia S. (age 20, b. IL), Chitty C. (age 18, b. IL), Kent O. (age 16, b. IL) and Libbie (age 13, b. IL), living in Pekin, Illinois. David is listed as a "lawyer" and indicates that his father was born in New Hampshire and his mother in Ohio. Hannah indicates that both her parents were born in Pennsylvania.

3 1900 US Census (District 22, Omaha Wd-3, Douglas County, Nebraska). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists C. Chitty Kyes (age 37, b. Aug 1862, IL), wife Isabella (age 38, b. Apr 1862, English Canada) and son D. Chitty (age 8, b. Aug 1891, CO), living in Omaha, Nebraska. Chitty Sr. is listed as a "cashier" and indicates that his father was born in England and his mother in Illinois [erroneous]. Isabella indicates that her father was born in Ireland and her mother in Scotland, and also indicates that she immigrated to the U.S. in 1870. The couple indicates that they have been married for 18 years, and have had 4 children, 1 of whom is still living.

4 1910 US Census (District 110, Happy Camp Twsp, Siskiyou County, California). Surety: 4. Lists Chitty C. Kyes [spelled Keys] (age 47, b. IL), wife Isabella (age 46, b. IL) and son George D. (age 19, b. CO), living in Happy Camp Twsp, California. Chitty is listed as a "manager" for a "hydraulic [illegible]," and indicates that both his parents were born in Illinois. Isabella indicates that her father was born in Ireland and his mother in Scotland, and indicates that she immigrated to the U.S. in 1867. The couple indicates that they have been married for 27 years, and have had 7 children, 1 of whom is still living. George is listed as a married man, married for 3 years, but no wife is in the household.

5 1920 US Census (District 3, Oroville, Butte County, California). Surety: 4. Lists Chitty C. Kyes [spelled Keys] (age 56, b. IL), second wife Alice M. (age 55, b. IA) and step son Bert M. Cadwelbader (age 34, b. IA), living in Oroville, California. Chitty is listed as a "passenger sgt." for the "railroad," and indicates that both his parents were born in Illinois. Alice is listed as an "artist, oil paintings" and indicates that both her parents were born in Ohio. Bert is listed as a "hostler" for a "railroad round house," and indicates that his father was born in Indiana and his mother in Iowa.

6 1930 US Census, District 56, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California. Surety: 4. Lists Chitty C. Kyes [spelled Keys] (age 67, b. IL) and wife Alice M. (age 66, b. IA), living in San Jose, California. Chitty is listed as a "supervisor agent" for the "railroad" and the record indicates that both his parents were born in the United States [info prob. provided by Alice]. Alice indicates that both her parents were born in Ohio.

7 California Death Index, 1940-1997. Surety: 4. Name: KEYES, CHITTY CONDRON
Social Security #: 0
Sex: MALE
Birth Date: 5 Aug 1862
Birthplace: ILLINOIS
Death Date: 29 Apr 1942
Death Place: SANTA CLARA
Mother's Maiden Name: MARIS
Father's Surname: KEYES

8 Ibid. Surety: 4. Name: KEYS, ALICE D
Sex: FEMALE
Birth Date: 5 Jan 1881
Birthplace: IOWA
Death Date: 29 Mar 1980
Death Place: ALAMEDA
Mother's Maiden Name: BECKWITH
Father's Surname: DAVIS

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