Thomas James Varker - Thomas Varker - KEAM
1842 - 1904 (62 years)
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Name Thomas James Varker - Thomas Varker - KEAM [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] Born 6 Aug 1842 Kenwyn Street, Kenwyn, Cornwall, UK 
[1, 2, 3, 5, 7] - born 7AM at Kenwyn Street in Kenwyn - registered in Truro Registration District
Thomas James (later Thomas Varker) Keames - Birth 6 Aug 1842 at Kenwyn in the Truro Registration District Gender Male Residence 1851 West Bridge, Truro, Cornwall, UK [7] age 8, scholar, born Truro - Grace with children Elizabeth, Thomas J V, William H R _MILT 22 Jan 1862 San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA volunteers in Company C (later merged with Co B), 1st Regiment of Cavalry, California Volunteers on the Union side in the Civil War -- see Rgt History at http://www.militarymuseum.org/1stCavCV.html Residence 1880 Keams Canyon, Apache, Arizona, USA [5] as KEAMS - age 35, single, Dealer in genl mdse, born England to England parents - in same household: Geo M Williams (post trader) , E C Webber (clerk in store), Thos V Keams (Dealer in genl mdse) Thomas V & William Keam(s) - 1880 Census of Keam's Canyon, Apache County, Arizona Territory, USA Residence 8 Jan 1890 Keams Canon, Apache, Arizona, USA [6] appointed postmaster 8 Jan 1890 - next postmaster appointed 5 Mar 1891 Thomas V Keam - Appointment as Postmaster of Keam's Canyon, Arizona - 8 Jan 1890
appointed postmaster 8 Jan 1890 - next postmaster appointed 5 Mar 1891Died 30 Nov 1904 Truro, Cornwall, UK [1, 3, 4] - age 57 [thus born c 1847] in Quarterly death entries but grave stone says birth 1842
Buried Aft 30 Nov 1904 Kenwyn, Cornwall, UK [3] Probate 12 Apr 1905 London, Middlesex, England, UK first of two probate proceedings Thomas Varker Keam - Probate 12 Apr 1905 and 20 October 1905 after death 10 November 1904 Probate 20 Oct 1905 London, Middlesex, England, UK second of two probate proceedings Thomas Varker Keam - Probate 12 Apr 1905 and 20 October 1905 after death 10 November 1904 Person ID I3878 Wesley Johnston's Celtic Roots Tree Last Modified 20 Feb 2024
Father Thomas Varker KEAM KEAMS, b. 30 Nov 1812, Falmouth, Cornwall, UK , d. 10 Jan 1868, Edward Street, St Mary, Kenwyn, Cornwall, UK (Age 55 years) Relationship natural Mother Grace STEPHENS, b. Abt 20 May 1808, Kenwyn, Cornwall, UK , d. 21 Jun 1883, Edward Street, Kenwyn, Cornwall, UK (Age 75 years) Relationship natural Married 9 Apr 1839 Falmouth, Cornwall, UK [9] Thomas Varker Keams-Grace Stephens - Marriage 9 Apr 1839 at Falmouth, Cornwall, UK Family ID F1173 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Asdzan Libai or Es-ston-pah-e (Light Complected Lady) - Bah or Bah Odd - Bi Asdzan Keams -, A011552-Clan A she e, b. Abt 1854, Arizona, USA , d. Abt 1934, Cedar Springs, Navajo, Arizona, USA (Age 80 years) Married Abt 1867 Arizona, USA - married in Navajo ceremony - no records exist
Children + 1. Tom K KEAMS, 14654 A049101 Clan A she e, b. Abt 1871, Fort Defiance, Apache, Arizona, USA , d. Apr 1947, Indian Wells, Navajo, Arizona, USA (Age 76 years) [natural]+ 2. Billy KEAMS, C14703 A011534 Clan A she e, b. Abt 1872, Navajo Reservation, Arizona, USA , d. 11 Oct 1955, Keams Canyon, Navajo, Arizona, USA (Age 83 years) [natural]Last Modified 20 Feb 2024 Family ID F1172 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map 
_MILT - volunteers in Company C (later merged with Co B), 1st Regiment of Cavalry, California Volunteers on the Union side in the Civil War -- see Rgt History at http://www.militarymuseum.org/1stCavCV.html - 22 Jan 1862 - San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA 
Married - Abt 1867 - Arizona, USA = Link to Google Earth
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Photos Thomas James (later Thomas Varker) Keames - Birth 6 Aug 1842 at Kenwyn in the Truro Registration District Thomas V Keam - Appointment as Postmaster of Keam's Canyon, Arizona - 8 Jan 1890
appointed postmaster 8 Jan 1890 - next postmaster appointed 5 Mar 1891Thomas Varker Keam - Probate 12 Apr 1905 and 20 October 1905 after death 10 November 1904 Thomas Varker Keam
from "Desert Magazine", July 1946, p 9Thomas V & William Keam(s) - 1880 Census of Keam's Canyon, Apache County, Arizona Territory, USA
Histories 
Thomas Varker Keam in the California Volunteers in the Civil War
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