Lincoln County NeArchives Obituaries.....Keith, Morell Case September 29, 1899
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The North Platte Semi-Weekly Tribune Tue Oct 3, 1899
            Death of a Pioneer
   M. C. Keith, one of the pioneers of Western Nebraska,
died at  his home in the First ward Friday afternoon
from Bright's disease, a malady with which he had suffered
for a number of years. He had been confined to the house
for two weeks but only during the last week had he been
compelled to remain in his room. Several days before his
death local physicians had pronounced  his case hopeless
and Thursday night a physician was summoned from Omaha
but is verdict was the same.
   Mr. Keith was born in western New York in 1823. While
he was still a young man he engaged in the freighting
business in the west, his first location being in 
St. Joseph where he was associated with the Western 
Stage Co. Later he became one of the superintendents 
employed by the company and had charge of the stages and
freight wagons on several lines. During this interval
he made a number of trips through Nebraska and out to
Utah on the old California trail. In 1861 Mr. Keith
moved from St. Joseph to Topeka where he was still 
engaged in freighting. Late in the sixties he was offered
the management of the Pacific Hotel here. He accepted
it and in 1868 brought his family here. He has resided 
here continuously since then. During the early part of
his residence here he took a great many contracts for
grading on the line of the Union Pacific and also 
government contracts. He also engaged in the stock
business which business he followed moreor less closely
during the balance of his life. His first wife died a
few years after he came to North Platte and later in
ife he married Miss Cassie Casey who only lived a year
after their union. He had but one child, a daughter who
married Hon. Wm Neville soon after reaching womanhood 
but who died about a year after the marriage.
   Mr. Keith by close attention to business amassed a
fortune. Part of it is invested in North Platte in 
several business blocks, residences and the Pawnee Ranche.
The balance of his investments are in San Francisco, 
Chicago, Topeka, in silver mines in Mexico and property
in various other places. At this time it is impossible
to make an accurate estimate of the entire amount of
property. Mr. Keith is survived by a brother, Walter Keith,
and a grandson, Keith Neville, a lad about sixteen years
of age, who it is understood is his principal heir.
   The deceased was a maln of quiet habits whose principle
enjoyment in life in later years has been the companionship
of his grandson to whom he was very devotedly attached.
He was well known throughout the state and had hosts of
warm friends to whom his death brings a sense of 
irrepairable loss. The funeral was held from the residence
Sunday afternoon by Rev. G. A. Beecher. It was largely
attended.

Additional Comments:
Nebraska, Marriage Records, 1855-1908
Name:	M C Keith
Gender:	Male
Race:	White
Record Type:	Marriage
Marriage Date:	8 Mar 1883
Marriage Place:	North Platte, Nebraska, USA
Marriage County Office:	Lincoln
Father:	John Keith
Mother:	Mary Ann Keith
Spouse:	Eliza C Casey

1885 Nebraska State Census
North Platte, Lincoln, NE
M. C. Keith       60 b. 1825 stockman IL IND IND
Walter Keith	55 b. 1830 stockman New York NY NY

1880 North Platte, Lincoln, NE
Morrel C. Keith	55 NY Mass NY  Cattle raiser
Mollie Keith	21 daughter

1870 Lincoln, NE
Morell Reith 45 Hotel Keeper NY
Susan Reith	42 Landlady NY
Mollie Keith 11 at school MO

1860 Boston, Suffolk, MA
Susan Keith	40 Mo
Molly Keith	6 MO

1850 Silver Creek, Chautauqa, NY family #459
M. C. Keath   25  Inn Keeper  NY
Susan C.  "    25 NY
William  "     30  NY


 Keith County, Nebraska from history/nebraska.gov/
"The county was named in honor of Morrill Case Keith,
a prominent cattle man and capitalist of North Platte
until he died in 1899. Mr. Keith was the grandfather of
later governor Keith Neville, who served in that office, 1917-1919."

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