Census of 1900 - Jas. R. Keith, Cleburne, Johnson County, age 22, born August 1878 in Texas, student, father Jas. H. Keith, mother Octavia Keith.
No J.R. Keith in Census of 1910, Johnson County, Texas.
Census of 1920 - James R. Keith, Cleburne, Johnson County, age 41, born circa 1879 in Texas, lawyer, spouse Eula.
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James Robert Keith, birth date 8/7/1878 in Texas, death date 7/27/1928 in Cleburne, Johnson County, lawyer, father J.H. Keith, mother Octavia Jane Miller.
FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
34th Legislature (1915) - J.R. Keith, postoffice Cleburne, nativity Texas, age 37 (born circa 1878), lawyer, 37 years in Texas, Democrat.
Texas Legislative Manual .