KEITH, BENJAMIN F.: 1825-?
Benjamin F. Keith , son of John and Delilah Keith, was born in Knox County, Ind., on May 15, 1825. His parents had moved from Kentucky to Indiana in 1814. Following a youth spent on his father's farm, in 1849 young Benjamin went to Edwardsport, Ind., where he studied medicine for two years under Dr. J. T. Freeland.
He then began the practice of medicine at Jonesboro, Ind., remaining there until 1854, when he went to Robinson, Ill., and practiced for three years. In 1857 he entered Rush Medical College, graduating the following year and locating permanently in Edwardsport, Ind.
Dr. Keith married Emily Culbertson on Nov. 6, 1849. After her death he married a Mrs. Koons on Aug. 23, 1860.
Information from Representative Men of Indiana, Vol. I.
- History of the Maria Creek Church.
Vincennes, 1889.
