Keith, Cyrus R.
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MILITARY SERVICE Age: 26, credited to Sheldon, VT Unit(s): 6th VT INF Service: enl 3/3/62, m/i 4/12/62, Pvt, Co. K, 6th VT INF, pr CPL, m/o 3/2/65 See Legend for expansion of abbreviations VITALSBirth: 12/04/1835, Sheldon, VT Death: 04/21/1913 Burial: Sheldon Cemetery, Sheldon, VT Marker/Plot: Not recorded Gravestone photographer: Denis & Karen Jaquish Findagrave Memorial #: 39032259 MORE INFORMATION Alias?: None noted Pension?: Yes, 8/28/1884, VT; widow Agnes M., 5/19/1913, VT Portrait?: Unknown College?: Not Found Veterans Home?: Not Found (If there are state digraphs above, this soldier spent some time in a state or national soldiers' home in that state after the war) Remarks: None DESCENDANTS (Are you a descendant, but not listed? Register today) |
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Obituary
SHELDON
C. B. Keith, aged 76 years, a veteran of the Civil War, died at his home late Sunday of Bright's disease and heart trouble. He is survived by his wife, a daughter, Miss Ethel, and a son, Alfred Keith. The funeral will be held Thursday afternoon at Grace church, the Rev. W. W. Reid officiating. Mr. Keith served in the Civil War first as a private, then sergeant in Company K, 6th Vt. Vols. He was a vestryman of Grace church. Mr. Keith was a great-nephew of the Rev. Ruel Keith, a professor at the Virginia Theological Seminary.
Source: St. Albans Weekly Messenger, April 24, 1913.
Courtesy of Tom Boudreau.