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Thomas Preston “Pressie” Keyser

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Thomas Preston “Pressie” Keyser

Birth
Percival, Fremont County, Iowa, USA
Death
11 Apr 1968 (aged 88)
Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
Memory Lawn, 56, F
Memorial ID
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Son of James Russell Keyser &
Mary C "Mollie" Jenkins Keyser

California Death Records
Name: Thomas P Keyser
Birth: 16 Mar 1880
Death: 11 Apr 1968 at Los Angeles Co.
Mother's Maiden Name: Jenkins
SSDI: Last residence Long Beach, CA
SSN Issued: Nebraska (before 1951)
Burial: 16 Apr 1968, per cemetery records

Census
1900 Census, Benton twp, Fremont, Iowa
-Mollie Keyser, head, 54, May 1846, widowed, 9 children born, 8 living, b. KY, parents KY, Farmer, owns home.
-Pressie* Keyser, son 20, Mar 1880, b. IA, father VA, mother KY, farm laborer
-Florence Keyser, dau, 17, Jun 1882, b. IA, father VA, mother KY
-Emma [Anna Ellen] Keyser, dau, 15, Jan 1885, b. IA
-Nellie Mitchel, dau, 31, Feb 1869, married 10 yrs, 2 children born, 2 living, b. IA, father VA, mother KY
-Clarence Mitchel, gson, 9, b. IA, parents IA
-Ruby Mitchel, granddau, 7, Jun 1892, b. NE, parents IA

1920 Census, Butte, Haakon, South Dakota
-Thomas P Keyser 39, b. IA, farmer
-May Keyser, wife, 33, b. IL
-Doris M Keyser, dau, 9, b. MN

World War I Draft Registration, 1918
Name: Thomas Pressie Keyser
Address: Hilland, Haakon, South Dakota
Birth Date: 16 Mar 1880
Occupation: Farmer
Wife: May Keyser, Hilland, SD
Draft Board: Sept 12, 1918

World War II Draft Registration, 1942
Name: Thomas Pressie Keyser
Address: 920 S. Hope, Los Angeles, CA
Birth Date: 16 Mar 1880
Birthplace: Percivl, Iowa
Employer: 825 S Figueroa, Abbey Hotel
Contact: Florence Lewis, 621 Portola, Glendale, CA

Marriages
1. Mae Ethel Frisbey Keyser
(Daughter of Henry Frisbey & Kate Mevich)

2. Edna M Fry Baker Keyser
California Marriage Record
Groom: Preston Thomas Keyser, 70, b. PA [IA]; resides Long Beach; divorced, 2nd marriage
Bride: Edna May Baker, 65, b. IL; resides Long Beach; widowed, 2nd marriage; maiden name "Fry"
Marriage Date: 08 Jun 1950
Place: El Monte, Los Angeles, California
Groom's Father: Russell Keyser, b. VA
Groom's Mother: Mollie Jenkins, b. KY
Bride's Father: Benjamin Fry, b. OH
Bride's Mother: Laura Ann Wells, b. IL
Married by Rufus Keyser, Pastor Baptist Church
Witness: Samuel Stone, El Monte, CA
Book 3438, Page: 38

Sister
Minnesota, Death Index
Name: Emma A. Penney
Birth: 1 Jan 1885
Death: 27 Sep 1978 at Watonwan
Mother's Maiden Name: Jenkins
Son of James Russell Keyser &
Mary C "Mollie" Jenkins Keyser

California Death Records
Name: Thomas P Keyser
Birth: 16 Mar 1880
Death: 11 Apr 1968 at Los Angeles Co.
Mother's Maiden Name: Jenkins
SSDI: Last residence Long Beach, CA
SSN Issued: Nebraska (before 1951)
Burial: 16 Apr 1968, per cemetery records

Census
1900 Census, Benton twp, Fremont, Iowa
-Mollie Keyser, head, 54, May 1846, widowed, 9 children born, 8 living, b. KY, parents KY, Farmer, owns home.
-Pressie* Keyser, son 20, Mar 1880, b. IA, father VA, mother KY, farm laborer
-Florence Keyser, dau, 17, Jun 1882, b. IA, father VA, mother KY
-Emma [Anna Ellen] Keyser, dau, 15, Jan 1885, b. IA
-Nellie Mitchel, dau, 31, Feb 1869, married 10 yrs, 2 children born, 2 living, b. IA, father VA, mother KY
-Clarence Mitchel, gson, 9, b. IA, parents IA
-Ruby Mitchel, granddau, 7, Jun 1892, b. NE, parents IA

1920 Census, Butte, Haakon, South Dakota
-Thomas P Keyser 39, b. IA, farmer
-May Keyser, wife, 33, b. IL
-Doris M Keyser, dau, 9, b. MN

World War I Draft Registration, 1918
Name: Thomas Pressie Keyser
Address: Hilland, Haakon, South Dakota
Birth Date: 16 Mar 1880
Occupation: Farmer
Wife: May Keyser, Hilland, SD
Draft Board: Sept 12, 1918

World War II Draft Registration, 1942
Name: Thomas Pressie Keyser
Address: 920 S. Hope, Los Angeles, CA
Birth Date: 16 Mar 1880
Birthplace: Percivl, Iowa
Employer: 825 S Figueroa, Abbey Hotel
Contact: Florence Lewis, 621 Portola, Glendale, CA

Marriages
1. Mae Ethel Frisbey Keyser
(Daughter of Henry Frisbey & Kate Mevich)

2. Edna M Fry Baker Keyser
California Marriage Record
Groom: Preston Thomas Keyser, 70, b. PA [IA]; resides Long Beach; divorced, 2nd marriage
Bride: Edna May Baker, 65, b. IL; resides Long Beach; widowed, 2nd marriage; maiden name "Fry"
Marriage Date: 08 Jun 1950
Place: El Monte, Los Angeles, California
Groom's Father: Russell Keyser, b. VA
Groom's Mother: Mollie Jenkins, b. KY
Bride's Father: Benjamin Fry, b. OH
Bride's Mother: Laura Ann Wells, b. IL
Married by Rufus Keyser, Pastor Baptist Church
Witness: Samuel Stone, El Monte, CA
Book 3438, Page: 38

Sister
Minnesota, Death Index
Name: Emma A. Penney
Birth: 1 Jan 1885
Death: 27 Sep 1978 at Watonwan
Mother's Maiden Name: Jenkins

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Preston Keyser
1880 - 1968



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