William Keith of Russell Co., VA

William Keith, Sr. of Russell Co., VA

William Keith, Sr. son of unknown b. abt 1790 in Franklin Co., VA or PA d. 6 June 1877 in Russell Co., VA. He married Delila Ring daughter of Stephen and Rachel Ring.

Children of William Keith and Delila Ring include:

I believe William's descendants to be of Melungeon heritage due to some members of the family being designated as Mulatto on the 1850 and 1860 Russell Co. Censuses while other family members were listed as white. The Keith surname in Russell Co. was identified by W. A. Plecker, Virginia Registrar of Vital Statistics, in January 1943 as "mongrels" striving to pass as Indian and/or white.

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