Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 82, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 April 1917 — Descendent of Frances Key Enlists in the Navy. [ARTICLE]

Descendent of Frances Key Enlists in the Navy.

Baltimore, Md., April 27.—F0110w - ing in the footsteps of his illustrious ancestor, Frances Deuber, a direct descendant of Francis Scott Key, the author of “the Star Spangled Banner,” is now serving his country in the arm of our national defense which will be “First to Fight”—the Marine Corps. Private Deuber’s mother is a great grand-daughter of the author of our national anthem, on the maternal side. Deuber's resemblance to his renowned ancestor is said to be so noticeable that many of those who have seen the original Francis Scott Key picture, have commented upon the remarkable likeness.