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Thomas Keir

Birth	:	unknown
Death	:	17 Mar 1905
Burial	:	Holton Cemetery, Holton, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.4611015, -95.7583008
Description	:	Thomas Keir, one of the old pioneer citizens of Grant township, after an illness protracted for a number of weeks, finished his earthly pilgrimage at the family residence on Banner at the hour of 12 o'clock, March 17, 1905, aged eighty years and eight months. The deceased was born in County Antrim, in the north part of Ireland, of Scotch parentage and was one of a family of ten. The parents died in the early prime of life, leaving the family to be separated among their kindred. Some where taken by the father to Scotland where he died and was... Read More	Thomas Keir, one of the old pioneer citizens of Grant township, after an illness protracted for a number of weeks, finished his earthly pilgrimage at the family residence on Banner at the hour of 12 o'clock, March 17, 1905, aged eighty years and eight months. The deceased was born in County Antrim, in the north part of Ireland, of Scotch parentage and was one of a family of ten. The parents died in the early prime of life, leaving the family to be separated among their kindred. Some where taken by the father to Scotland where he died and was buried in the necropolis at Glasgow .... Three of the family were recalled from earth in the tender age of youth. Seven remained to grow to manhood and womanhood but widely separated in their walks of life from each other. Thomas Keir, the subject of this sketch, was completely lost to all the rest for thirty- three years. One other brother has not yet been found; John, who went to California in search of gold. Of the rest one brother and two sisters remain, one sister in the old country and one in Houston, Texas. The brother, William, is chaplain of the Soldier's and Sailor's Home at Monte Vistas, Colo. Mr. Keir came to the United States in 1851 and to Kansas in 1856. For a time he lived in Topeka, later located on a farm where he has since lived. He was united in marriage with Mrs. Rebecca Talbert, March 14, 1869. In this wedlock were born two children, one was recalled in infancy, the other living to bear the family name. Mr. Keir came to Kansas a radical and zealous free state man .... He came to the state with General James H. Lane and was for a while connected in comradeship with ex-senator E. G. Ross. He was in the battles of Hickory Point and Black Jack and was at the burning of Osawatomie. He served in Dan Harris' company during the Price raid and assisted in organizing the Republican party in Jackson county at Holton and was wounded on that occasion in a scrap with some border ruffians who came to break up the meeting .... buried in the Holton cemetery .... The Holton Recorder, March 23, 1905. locating in 1858 on the farm where he has since lived .... Fr am O. Keir, is left, with his mother .... The Holton Weekly Signal, March 22, 1905.

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Latitude: 39.4611015
Longitude: -95.7583008

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