Read, Keith Morton, 1880-1940

Keith Morton Read (1880-1940) was born in Covington, Kentucky, on June 26, 1880. The son of Edmond Strudwick Read and Mary Sturtivant, he graduated from Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia and was a member of the Chi Phi fraternity. In 1908, Read married Mary Virginia Rice in the city of Dallas, Texas. They had two daughters, Alice Read Heard and Virginia Heard. Read moved to Savannah in 1910, where he successfully worked in the fertilizer business until his retirement in 1937. Predeceased by his wife, Read died May 26, 1940, after a short illness.

From the description of Keith M. Read collection, 1770-1917 (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 76789866