He was 37 years old when he was enlisted (3, 6 [29 in 1860]). He was born in Pennsylvania (2, 6).
In 1860, he was living in Hopewell Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (6). He was living with Mary Keith (presumably his wife), William Keith (presumably their child), and Mary and Peter Keither (presumably other relatives) (6). He was a farmer, and owned $5,000 in real estate and $800 in personal property (6).
When he was enlisted, he was a farmer (2).
He was 6 feet tall, and had a dark complexion, dark eyes, and dark hair (2).
He was drafted (1, 2, 3). He was enlisted and mustered into service on 15 March 1865 (1, 2, 3, 5, 7 [12 Mar]). He was enlisted for one year, at Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, by Captain Lloyd (2). He was mustered in as a private, at Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania (3). He reported for duty on 15 March 1865 (2). His service was credited to the sixteenth congressional district (2). He served as a private in company D (1).
He was absent, in arrest, when the regiment mustered out (1, 3, 5 [10 July 65], 7 [17 July 1865]).
On 2 January 1880, he applied successfully for a pension (4, 5).
In 1890, he was living in Martinsburg or Woodbury Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania (post office Curryville) (7). He suffered from chronic diarrhea and neuralgia (7).
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster) (Thomas Keith)
2 company D, [second] descriptive roll, entry 95 (Thomas Keith)
3 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 6 August 2004 (Thomas Keith)
4 pension index, by name (Thomas Keith)
5 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company D (Thomas Keith)
6 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Huntingdon County, Hopewell Township, microfilm series M653, film 1115, page 275 = 7 handwritten (Thomas Keith)
7 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Blair County, Martinsburg and Nth Woodbury Township, supervisor's district 7, enumeration district 54, page 5 (Thomas Keith)
| line | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Dwelling number | 39 | ||||
| Family number | 41 | ||||
| Name | Thomas Keith | Mary " | William " | Mary Keith | Peter Keith |
| Age | 29 | 24 | 2 | 24 | 25 |
| Sex | M | F | M | F | M |
| Color | |||||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||||
| Value of real estate owned | 5,000 | ||||
| Value of personal estate | 800 | ||||
| Place of birth | Do [sc. Penna] | Do | Do | Do | Do |
| Married within year | |||||
| Attended school within year | |||||
| Cannot read & write | |||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |