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 KEITH. KEITH. 351 by whom he has one child : Cassie E. Keith. Mr. Keith has always refused any elective office in the gift of the people. He was secretary of the Plymouth County Agricul- tural Society for twenty-four years (1863 to 18S7). The path of his life-work has been an uphill one, especially during his early years. His father died when he was eight years old. At this tender age he was obliged to work in a cotton mill, receiving seventy-five cents per week — a contrast indeed to the amount received in later years of prosperity. KEITH, MONROE, son of Avery and Lydia (Hathaway) Keith, was born at Granby, Hampshire county, March 28, 1835. He received his early education in the district schools and high school of Granby. Subsequently he attended the Wesleyan Academy, Wilbraham, two terms, and two at the Amherst Academy. He then turned his attention to farming, in which occupation he still continues, at Granby, being also engaged in the wood and lumber business. Mr. Keith has been an assessor of Granby ten years, and for the last eight, chairman of the board. He has served five years as selectman, being chairman of that board three years. In 1876 he represented the 5th Hamp- shire representative district in the Legis- lature, serving on the committee on educa- tion. Mr. Keith was married November 22. 1859, to Carrie A., daughter of Ashael and Samantha (Robinson) Nash, by whom he has one daughter : Bertha Keith. Mr. Keith has long been identified with the interests of the Democratic party, and yet has been so impartial in the execution of the trusts committed to his hands, that he always commands a very generous support from his political opponents. KEITH, PRESTON BOND, son of Charles Perkins and Mary (Williams) Keith, was born in Campello, Plymouth county, October 18, 1847. He traces his ancestry in this country to the Rev. James Keith, who came from Aberdeen, Scotland, in 1662. He was the first ordained minister in Bridgewater. Mr. Keith was educated in the public schools, finishing with the Brockton high school, and at the age of eighteen went to Boston and entered the employ of Martin L. Keith, shoe manufacturer in Brockton, with store and salesroom in Boston. Here he remained about five years, learning the shoe business. Returning to Brockton in 187 1, he commenced business for himself in Campello. The growth of the business compelled his removal to a better location with increased facilities, where he con- tinued for some thirty years. Three years later he leased the property and erected his present large manufactory, which was opened in July, 1878. Mr. Keith was a member of the board of aldermen, Brockton, in 1882 and '83. He is a director in the Home National Rank, which position he has held since its organization. He is vice-president of the Campello Co-operative Bank. He is a Republican in politics, and a member of the South Congregational church. Mr. Keith was married December 8, 1869, to Eldora Louise, daughter of Josiah W. and Margaret (Dunlap) Kingman. Of this union is one child : Alice Keith, born April 2, 1877. KEITH, ZlBA C, son of Ziba and Polly (Noyes) Keith, was born in North Bridgewater — now Brockton — Plymouth county, July 13, 1842. In the home where ZIBA C. KEITH. he was born, six generations of the Keith family have lived and died. His early educational training was se- cured in the public school and in Pierce Academy, Middleborough. Entering upon