Manufacturers, Merchants, and Artisans

The Families of Adam Keith

Family members who produced or sold goods and services for nationwide, regional, or local use.

A Bell maker	Merchant and postmaster
The hemp brake machine	Hotel owner and railroad station agent
A pioneer carriage maker	Insurance business and newspaper man
A hat factory and woolen mill	Electric fencing, investor, and very rich
Lance peanut butter crackers and more	Carpenter and cabinet maker
Mercantile store and cigar maker	Artist, poet, and musician
A hardware store owner	Printer helped plan Columbian Exposition