Carroll County, Missouri Obituary - Key, William Hardy d. February 3, 1936 Source: Key, William H. - Obit CIVIL WAR VETERAN DIES AT AGE OF 99 W. H. Key, of Tina, Died Monday at home of son J.A. Key. He would have been 100 years old on March 15, 1936. (By Tina Correspondent) Our community was greatly shocked at the sudden death of William H. Key, which occurred February 3rd at 9:45 pm at the home of his son, James A. Key, in Tina, Mo. He was aged 99 years 10 months and 18 days. William H. Key was born March 15,1836 in Shelby county Tennessee and was the son of Dempsy and Mary Key. At the age of 8 years he came to Carroll county Missouri, making the trip by boat, and arrived at DeWitt in March 1844. He first settled on a farm in Leslie township where he lived until 1849, when he moved to Ray county and settled on a farm near Richmond. He lived there until 1852 when he again moved to Carroll county and settled on a farm in Leslie township where he continued to reside until 1870 when he moved to Hill township. There he made his home until 1917. Since then he had made his home with his children. In 1862 he enlisted in Company A, 65th regiment, enrolled Missouri Militia in which he served from July 28 to Dec. 6th of the same year. He then served in Company E, 4th Provisional Missouri Militia from May 7, 1863 until June 30,1863. He was in Captain Wm. Beatty's company from Sept. 21,1864. In October of the same year he was captured by the Confederates and was released Jan. 10, 1865. On June 24,1858 he was united in marriage with Miss Julia Ann Street, of this county, who preceded him in death on April 19, 1915. To this union were born six children. Three of whom survive: John A. Key of Bogard, Geo. W. Key and James A. Key of Tina. Those who preceded him in death were Lucinda Jane Plaster, Nannie B. Long and William T. Key. He is also survived by 19 grandchildren, 57 great grandchildren and 14 great-great grandchildren. He had been a member of the Church of Christ of Coloma for many years and had lived a faithful member until his death. "Grandpa", as he was favorably known was a kind and loving father and grandfather, and a friend to all who knew him. Mr. Key had been blind for several years and some weeks ago fell, hurting his hip. He bore his affliction without a murmur. Funeral services were held in his memory Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the Church of Christ in Coloma, conducted by the Reverend Jones of Iberia, Mo., after which he was laid to rest beside his beloved wife in the Coloma cemetery. There is a picture of him on www.findagrave.com. There is also an interview with William H. Key by Pattie Jo Cahill Calton: (This links to an outside source. If there are problems we cannot correct them.). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by unknown USGENWEB NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities, when written permission is obtained from the contributor, so long as all notices and submitter information are included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ------------------------------------------------------------------------