William Enos Keithley

1884 - 1970  (85 years)

• Name	William Enos Keithley
  Born	24 Jul 1884	Litchfield, Montgomery County, IL   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	24 Mar 1970	Dixon, Lee County, IL
  Notes	---------- extracted from a copy of a page froma spiral bound document in the possession of W. E. Keithley Jr (11/26/10) ---- In late 1939 and early 1940, Enos Keithley was one of the men involved in looking for a permanent home for summer camping, the result of which was Camp Lowden. Ken Merwin recalls the following: "Mr. Keithley was an elderly Scouter from Dixon and a frequent storyteller at campfires. He was active in the Order of the Arrow and noted for making decorative powder horns from bovine horns. Mr. Keithley made two horns that went along with an original legend, and were filled with ashes from the last campfire for Ted Kjellstrom and me when we retired from the camp staff in 1956." Mr Keithley also served on the Order of the Arrow lodge executive committee and was one of the first three Brotherhood members of the lodge. His daughter Retta Jean recalls that he told Paul Bunyon stories and also made his own American Indian costume which he later donated to Sauk Valley Community College. He was interested in arrowheads and also made neckerchief slides. For many years there has been a display of arrowheads in the Main Lodge, compiled and collected by Mr. Keithley and Howard Gill. In 1939 the Order of the Arrow Lodge totem was selected by Mr. Keithley from his collection of neckerchief slides. The totem consisted of a hammered copper arrowhead suspended around the neck with a lether thong. He received vigil honor in 1946, the same year as Bill Mulford. He was also a recipient of the Silver Beaver Award in 1947. Mr. Keithley passed away in 1970 ---------------------------------------------
  Person ID	I10	Goodwin-Keithley
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2010

  
  

  Father	Andrew Thomas Keithley,   b. 7 Feb 1847, Greeneville, Ind ,   d. 4 Jun 1927, Dixon, IL  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Emmaline Litchfield Bacon,   b. 2 Dec 1852,   d. 12 Oct 1929  (Age 76 years)
  Married	8 May 1878	Litchfield, Ill   [1]
  Family ID	F43	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Esma Leora Seavey,   b. Abt 1886, Dixon, IL ,   d. 22 Feb 1957, Dixon, IL  (Age ~ 71 years)
  Married	30 Sep 1912  [1]
  Children	1. Retta Jean Keithley,   b. 20 Sep 1914, Dixon, Lee County, IL ,   d. 25 Mar 2016, In her bed at Heritage Retirement Home, Dixon, Lee County, IL  (Age 101 years) + 2. William Enos "Bud" Keithley,, Jr,   b. 29 Dec 1915, Dixon, Lee County, IL ,   d. 26 Dec 2013, Shannondale Nursing Home, Maryville, TN  (Age 97 years)
  Last Modified	23 Dec 2017 18:44:55
  Family ID	F7	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		William Enos Keithley, Sr
  		William Enos Keithley, Sr
  		William Enos Keithley Sr, wearing Indian costume that he made for Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts activities. Picture take in late 1940s or early 1950s

  
  

  Headstones

  Esma (Seavey)and William Enos Keithley, Sr Gravestones

  
  

• Sources

  [S12] Some Missouri Pioneers, Their Ancestors, Descendants, and Kindred from Other States, Mzary Iantha Castlio of Windsor, St Charles County, Missouri, (Softbound paperback; no publishing data).