Citing Tim Keefe

This showed up on Twitter Wednesday:

It kicked off a bit of discussion, mostly around Tim Keefe.  Charlie Bevis wrote an excellent biography of Keefe for the SABR BioProject.

Charlie has some solid sources and citations.  I thought I'd expand that a bit, giving links to the census (and other) records.  I'm presenting these in chronological order.

1860 US Census:
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZC8-J6H : 12 December 2017), Tim Keefe in entry for Pat Keefe, 1860.

1865 Massachusetts State Census:
"Massachusetts State Census, 1865", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQC2-PQH : 1 June 2018), Timo Keef in entry for Patk Keef, 1865.

1870 US Census:
"United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD31-4W4 : 12 June 2019), Timothy Keef in entry for Patrick Keef, 1870.

1880 US Census:
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZCP-R54 : 29 August 2017), Timothy Keefe in entry for E O Brown, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 13, sheet 344A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0805; FHL microfilm 1,254,805.

First Major League Game (August 6, 1880):

The Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) - August 7, 1880
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1889 Marriage:
"Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4SV-723 : 24 May 2018), Timothy J. Keefe and Clara A. Gibson Helm, 19 Aug 1889; citing Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,415,227.

Last Major League Game (August 15, 1893):

The Chicago Record (Chicago, Illinois) - August 16, 1893
GenealogyBank.com

1900 US Census:
not found in 1900 US Census

1910 US Census:
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2V4-7WG : accessed 15 August 2019), Timothy J Keefe, Cambridge Ward 8, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 771, sheet 6A, family 112, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 596; FHL microfilm 1,374,609.

1920 US Census:
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXBL-47W : accessed 15 August 2019), Timothy J Keefe in household of Kathernie Keefe, Cambridge Ward 8, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing ED 79, sheet 16A, line 20, family 341, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 707; FHL microfilm 1,820,707.

1930 US Census:
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQGY-GVW : accessed 15 August 2019), Timothy J Keefe, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 53, sheet 8B, line 66, family 210, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 916; FHL microfilm 2,340,651.

Obituary:

The Boston Herald (Boston, Massachusetts) - April 24, 1933
GenealogyBank.com

Funeral Notice:

The Boston Herald (Boston, Massachusetts) - April 27, 1933
GenealogyBank.com

Burial:
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJ1-17SV : 26 July 2019), Timothy John Keefe, 1933; Burial, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States of America, Cambridge Cemetery; citing record ID 3640, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com.


There are a few more avenues of research to be shown regarding Tim Keefe.  Some background on his wife, Clara Gibson Helm, his sporting goods venture with William Becannon, and city directories galore.  I'll save those for another post.

In the original Twitter conversation I said (referring to the lawsuit between Keefe and Becannon):

Why am I going down this rabbit hole? Because on some level it is part of the real life story of Keefe. He was more than just base ball stats and census records.

Sometimes, though, you need to start with baseball stats and census records.