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Phoebe Jane <I>Counts</I> Keith

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Phoebe Jane Counts Keith

Birth
Russell County, Virginia, USA
Death
18 Aug 1916 (aged 75)
Breathitt County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Breathitt County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
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She eloped with her neighbor, Rev. Hugh Keith, on September 11, 1861, which was her 21st birthday. (He was married.) They ran off to Breathitt County, Kentucky. Phoebe Counts was born the same year that Hugh Keith had married his first wife Phebe Rhines. Hugh was 22 years older than Phoebe Counts.

Rev. Hugh Keith and Phoebe Counts had at least ten children: Mary Catherine (born September 12, 1863); Priscilla, who was known as "Siller" (born August 16, 1865); Clementine (born 1867); Hugh Burnam (born December 31, 1869); Samantha (born 1871); John Wesley (born June 11, 1874); Armina (born 1875); Thomas (born May of 1877); Arpie Jane (born June 4, 1879); and Louise (born 1881).
She eloped with her neighbor, Rev. Hugh Keith, on September 11, 1861, which was her 21st birthday. (He was married.) They ran off to Breathitt County, Kentucky. Phoebe Counts was born the same year that Hugh Keith had married his first wife Phebe Rhines. Hugh was 22 years older than Phoebe Counts.

Rev. Hugh Keith and Phoebe Counts had at least ten children: Mary Catherine (born September 12, 1863); Priscilla, who was known as "Siller" (born August 16, 1865); Clementine (born 1867); Hugh Burnam (born December 31, 1869); Samantha (born 1871); John Wesley (born June 11, 1874); Armina (born 1875); Thomas (born May of 1877); Arpie Jane (born June 4, 1879); and Louise (born 1881).


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