Cecil Lorena Keith

Cecil Lorena Keith

• Father: J. Frank Keith
• Mother: Alice Carroll

• Cecil Lorena Keith was born on 15 September 1883 in Village Mills, Hardin County, Texas.
• She married Chester Aurelius Easley, son of Edward Charles Easley and Margaret Frances Brigance, on 5 November 1902 in Jefferson County, Texas.
• The following appeared on 6 December 1908 in The Dallas Morning News: (Beaumont, Dec. 5) The handsome residence of Chester A. Easley at 2236 Broadway was destroyed by fire at 2:30 o'clock this morning. The servant's house, belonging to J. J. Donnelly, on the adjoining lot, was also destroyed. The residence of mr. Easley was valued at $7,000 and the contents at $3,000, while Mr. Donnelly's loss will aggregate $1,000. The losses are partially ocvered by insurance.
       The origin of the fire is not known, but is believed to have been the result of an explosion of the heater in the Easley residence, as neighbors claim to have heard an explosion just prior to the discovery of the fire. The family was not at home last night, spending the night at the home of J. F. Keith, Mrs. Easley's parents. The fire was discovered by neighbors and the alarm turned in. This home was just completed, and had been occupied only a short while.
• Chester Aurelius Easley and Cecil Lorena Keith appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, at 12?? McFadden Avenue. Other members of the household included Alice Keith Easley.
• The following appeared on 6 June 1910 in the Beaumont Journal: Mrs. J. Frank Keith and daughters, Mrs. Chester Easley, Misses Azalie and Alice Keith, left today for New York. Miss Azalie Keith will join Miss Minnie Jones in the metropolis, from which point they will sail for Europe for a three months' tour of the continent.
• Chester Aurelius Easley registered for the draft on 12 September 1918 in Jefferson County, Texas, while living with his wife Cecil at 2285 Calder Avenue in Beaumont, and proprietor of Seaport Lumber & Coal Company.
• Chester Aurelius Easley and Cecil Lorena Keith appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, at 2285 Calder Avenue. Other members of the household included Alice Keith Easley and Margaret Frances Brigance. Also in the household was one female domestic servant.
• Chester Aurelius Easley and Cecil Lorena Keith appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, at 1960 Calder Ave.
• She officially witnessed the death of Chester Aurelius Easley on 11 September 1938 at St. Therese Hospital in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas.
• Cecil Lorena Keith became a widow at the 11 September 1938 death of her husband Chester Aurelius Easley.
• At the time of her death, her usual residence was in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, at 1415 Calder Street.
• Cecil Lorena Keith died on 30 May 1975 at age 91 in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, at the Medicenter . She had been living in Corpus Christi for six years.
• She was interred at Magnolia Cemetery, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas.

• Last Edited: 8 May 2017