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Robert Barr E. Keys
November 26, 1833 - August 28, 1911
First, Middle and Last Name: Robert Barr E. Keys |
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Date of Birth: November 26, 1833 |
Date of Death: August 28, 1911 |
Name of Father: Robert Barr Keys (1799-d. July 19, 1884) Philadelphia, PA |
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Name of Mother: Mary G. Wallace (1810-d. November 22, 1875) Philadelphia, PA |
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Birth: Philadelphia, PA, USA |
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Residence(s): (d.) Ridley Park, Delaware, Pennsylvania; (b.) August 31, 1911, Ridley Park, Delaware, Pennsylvania, North Cedar Hill Cemetery |
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Spouse(s): Margaret Clark Biles married November 26, 1856 in Philadelphia, PA, (1837-d. January 25, 1908) |
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Siblings:
Jonathan Lourie 'John' Keys, 1829-October 26, 1864, Frederick, Maryland
Katherine Mary Keys, Nov. 01, 1836-January 20, 1908, Philadelphia
Joseph Keys, February 17, 1839-1839
December 29, 1839-1839
James Gilliland Keys October 17, 1840-1917
Joseph Keys February 17, 1843-1845
Theophilus Keys May 19, 1845-December 25, 1851
Joseph Keys, May 26, 1845-1845
Samuel Keys July 26, 1847-December 01, 1861 (Fortress Monroe, VA as a Union
soldier during the Civil War of 'James River fever')
Theodore Beza Keys October 19, 1851-1913
William Wallace Keys Sr. (1831-January 01, 1892) Philadelphia |
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Children: Albert Moore Keys, January 24, 1859 Margaret Clark Biles, November 26, 1856 Philadelphia, PA Helen Louise Keys, August 13, 1857 Robert Barr Keys III, October 06, 1868, Philadelphia |
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Other: See brother, William Wallace Keys, Sr. He is the father of Joseph Hazel Keys, also a noted chess player in Southern California. |
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September 17 1911
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Sunday, September 17, 1911
We have to report, with sincere regret, the death of Robert B. E. Keys, who died August 28, at the age of 77. Mr. Keys death was caused through a fall downstairs at his home August 27. As long as we can remember, Mr. Keys was a prominent member of the Mercantile Library Chess Club. He played a strong, aggressive game and at fast skittles plays, even up to the time of his death, ranked as one of the strongest players of the Mercantile Library Chess Association. So far as we are aware, the first tournament in which he took part was played in this city in 1864. He was placed in class D in that tournament, along with Emerson Bennett, W. H. Sayen and others.
We have played many interesting games with Mr. Keys at the Mercantile Library Chess Club, but only met him in one tournament, that of the New York and Pennsylvania State Chess Association held at Cooperstown, N. Y. September 1, 1886. Mr. Keys at that time was living at New York, and was sent to the tournament as a representative of the New York City Chess Club. He played in Section A of the tournament and captured third prize. Mr. Keys made a specialty of the Danish Gambit and for many years played it with marked success. This opening was well suited to his aggressive style. We have been informed that Mr. Keys was an accountant of prominence and a personal friend of the Hon. John Wanamaker.
Keys, Robert Barr E. ➦ bio + additional games
November 26, 1833 - August 28, 1911
