THOMAS LAFAYETTE KEITH was born October 13, 1853 in Benton County, Arkansas, and died April 12, 1940 in Decatur, Benton County, AR. He was the third child of William Bird Keith, Jr. and Sarah Denton. He married MARGARET BELL HASTINGS January 01, 1876, daughter of JOHN HASTINGS and JOANNA ?. She was born 1859 in Missouri, and died 1897 in Benton County, Arkansas. Both of them were buried in Decatur Cemetery, Decatur, Benton County, Arkansas.
Children of THOMAS LAFAYETTE KEITH and MARGARET BELL HASTINGS
| WILLIAM D. KEITH | b. March 1876, Arkansas. |
| DONA KEITH | b. 1880, Benton County, Arkansas; m. NATHAN S. KLEIN, February 04, 1897, Clay County, Arkansas. |
| MYRTLE B. KEITH | b. October 1883, Arkansas. |
| MINNIE M. KEITH | b. January 1890, Arkansas. |
| AMY ESTEL KEITH | b. May 1896, Arkansas. |
Born of Texas 