Keith Kitzsteiner1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 22102, (1891 - 1963)
FatherFrank Kitzsteiner4,5 (8 Aug 1865 - 2 Sep 1939)
MotherEmma C. Gore4,6 (30 Nov 1869 - 9 Apr 1928)

Key Events:

Birth: 4 Jun 1891, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio7,8,9
Marriage: 7 Nov 1913, Jackson Co., Michigan, Ruth Margaret McNeill (Jun 1890 - 25 Sep 1966)10,11,12
Death: 16 Dec 1963, Lansing, Michigan13,14
Burial: 18 Dec 1963, St. Joseph Cemetery, Lansing, Michigan15
ChartsDescendants of Dr. Davis Green Tuck
Descendants of David Dutt/Toot

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Narrative:

     Keith Kitzsteiner was born on 4 Jun 1891 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio.7,8,9
     He appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, in the household of his parents, Frank Kitzsteiner and Emma C. Gore.5
     He moved to Grand Rapids with his parents before 1910. He appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan, in the household of his parents.16
     He was a machinist in an automobile factory in 1910.17
     Keith married Ruth Margaret McNeill, daughter of Benjamin Franklin McNeill and Marguerite C. West, on 7 Nov 1913 in Jackson Co., Michigan, with Clarence M Russell, judge of probate, officating.10,11,12
     Keith and Ruth settled in Chicago after their marriage.
     Keith registered for the draft for World War I on 5 Jun 1917, while living at 6227 Green St., Chicago, Illinois, reporting he was employed as a switchman for the New York Central, at the Englewood yard, 61st and State streets.3 He was a switchman for a steam railway in 1920.18
     Keith and Ruth appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, at 162 74 St., enumerated 12 Jan 1920, listed as boarders in the home of George Ellis and his wife Ada.19
     Keith and Ruth moved to Michigan about 1929.20 They appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Lansing, Ingham Co., Michigan, in the household of Benjamin Franklin McNeill and Marguerite C. West, her parents.21
     Keith and Ruth appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Lansing, Ingham Co., Michigan, at 915 W Lapeer St., enumerated 13 Apr 1940, reporting they rented their home, for $30 per month, and that they had lived in the same city in 1935.22
     He was an inspector for the state highway department by 1930. He reported in 1940 he had worked 40 hours the last week of March, and 50 weeks the prior year, earning $1,740.23,24 He registered for the draft for World War II on 27 Apr 1942, while living at 233 N. Logan, Lansing, Michigan, reporting he was employed by the Michigan state highway department, doing road design, in Lansing.25 He retired in 1961 after 23 years with the department.15
     Keith died on 16 Dec 1963 in Lansing, Michigan, at age 72.13,14 He was buried on 18 Dec 1963 in St. Joseph Cemetery, Lansing, Michigan.15

Children:
     Child with Ruth Margaret McNeill:

  • Margaret Kitzsteiner26,27 (14 Sep 1918 - 14 Sep 1918)

Citations

  1. [S9277] Return of Births, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, Keith Kitzsteiner, 11 Jul 1891, corrected from "Female Kitzsteiner" to Keith Kitzsteiner by Cuyahoga Probate Court order, case no. 330654, 13 Aug 1942.
  2. [S9271] Frank Kitzsteiner household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, shows name as Keith Kitzsteiner.
  3. [S9275] Keith Kitzsteiner, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  4. [S9277] Return of Births, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, Keith Kitzsteiner, 11 Jul 1891.
  5. [S9271] Frank Kitzsteiner household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio.
  6. [S9271] Frank Kitzsteiner household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, shows him as the son of her husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  7. [S9277] Return of Births, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, Keith Kitzsteiner, 11 Jul, shows date, city, county, and state.
  8. [S9271] Frank Kitzsteiner household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, shows month, year, age 8, and state.
  9. [S9275] Keith Kitzsteiner, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, shows date, city, and state.
  10. [S2785] Marriage Register, State Copy, Michigan, 1913, Jackson Co., no. 600, Kitzsteiner, Keith & Ruth McNeill.
  11. [S9269] George Ellis household, 1920 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows married.
  12. [S8716] Benjamin F. McNeill household, 1930 U.S. Census, Ingham Co., Michigan, shows married, with his first marriage at age 38 and hers at 39.
  13. [S9278] Keith Kitzsteiner obituary, The State Journal, shows died Monday, at local hospital.
  14. [S1000] "Social Security Death Index," Ancestry.com, record for Keith Kitzsteiner, Soc. Sec. No. 377-16-4501, shows month, year.
  15. [S9278] Keith Kitzsteiner obituary, The State Journal.
  16. [S9272] Frank Kitzsteiner household, 1910 U.S. Census, Kent Co., Michigan.
  17. [S9272] Frank Kitzsteiner household, 1910 U.S. Census, Kent Co., Michigan, shows occupation as machinist and industry as automobile fact.
  18. [S9269] George Ellis household, 1920 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows occupation as switchman and industry as steam railway.
  19. [S9269] George Ellis household, 1920 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois.
  20. [S9278] Keith Kitzsteiner obituary, The State Journal, shows he had been a resident of Lansing since 1939, but they appear there in the 1930 census.
  21. [S8716] Benjamin F. McNeill household, 1930 U.S. Census, Ingham Co., Michigan, shows occupation as inspector and industry as state highway department.
  22. [S9270] Keith Kitzsteiner household, 1940 U.S. Census, Ingham Co., Michigan.
  23. [S8716] Benjamin F. McNeill household, 1930 U.S. Census, Ingham Co., Michigan.
  24. [S9270] Keith Kitzsteiner household, 1940 U.S. Census, Ingham Co., Michigan, shows occupation as inspector and industry as state highway.
  25. [S9276] Keith Kitzsteiner, World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of Michigan.
  26. [S4936] "Illinois, Cook County Birth Certificates, 1878-1938," FamilySearch.org, record for Margaret Kitzstiemer, citing cert. no. 35485.
  27. [S3462] "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," FamilySearch.org, record for Kitzsteiner, citing cert. no. 26030.