Obit for KEIST, James Henderson (b.1848 d.1932), Mower Co., MN
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Grand Meadow Record-Thursday-9 Jun 1932
Funeral of James H. Keist held here on Last Saturday

Aged Man, Resident here for 22 Years Passed Away on June 1st After 
Only Brief Illness.

Funeral services for James H. Keist aged Grand Meadow man whose 
death on June 1st was briefly recorded in this newspaper last week, 
were held at the home of Sam Keist in Grand Meadow last Saturday 
afternoon interment being made in the local cemetery. Rev. C.P. 
Baenziger pastor of the Methodist church officiated.

Out of town relatives here for the funeral were: Mrs. and Mrs. Paul 
BeDunnah, Mrs. Preston BeDunnah Mr and Mrs. Lewis Hendricks and baby 
all of Greensburg, Indiana; Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Keist son Alfred and 
daughter; Mrs. Harold Arbuckle and Roy Durst of Hudson Illinois; 
Mrs. Peter Pederson, Mrs. Al Smith Arthur Thur Lewis Miller G.H. 
Harris Mildred and Hazel Keist, all of Austin.

James Henderson Keist was born in Coshockton Ohio on Aug. 1, 1848 
and died on June 1, 1932 at the age of 83 years and 10 months. In 
1871 he was married to Sarah Margaret Hines. They made their home 
in Indiana and later moved to Omega, Illinois where they lived until
the death of his wife. Five sons and one daughter were born to this 
union. Sam, the youngest of the family was a little baby at the time 
of the death of his mother. The deceased with family lived for a 
while in Sparta, Indiana and later again in Illinois. During the 
1st 22 years he made his home with his youngest son Sam Keist of 
Grand Meadow.

While he lived in Sparta, Indiana he became a member of the Baptist 
church. During the 22 years he lived in Grand Meadow he seldom went 
anywhere, attending strictly to his own affairs. He was highly 
respected in the community for his industry in trying to do whatever 
he could.

His departure is mourned by one daughter, Mrs. Mabel BeDunnah of 
Greensberg, Indiana; four son, Leonard, Nathan and Isaac of Hudson 
Illinois and Sam of Grand Meadow; 14 grand children and 5 great 
grandchildren other relatives and friends. A son Harvey of Franklin, 
Pa., died in 1925.