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Hannah Catherine (Katie) KEENEY{1890-

1962} & John Anderson Fout (1890-19890;

GRANDPARENTS:John S KEENEY(1849-1932)

& Hannah Catherine Frazee (1853-1944)

GGRANDPARENTS:StiresJade KEENEY(1806· VOLUME X~!!!, N(). 3 SEPTEMBER2001----------- ..•.••......• _----------------1876) & Amelia Gatewood (1813-1860)KEENEYS OF YORK PAGRANDMA KEENEY'S OLDEST

SURVIVING GRANDDAUGHTER

REACHES AGE 90 IN TEXAS

ARE GERMAN BAPTISTS

ANNA FRANCES MI AM slill volunteers (l( Citizens MemorialHospItal as she WiiS for almosl 42 yC<1rs (wice a week. he will be90 years old on September 27, 2001. At the 110 pital she alternatesbetween the gin shop and I. he front desk. As patients .lre dismissedshe put them in whed chairs and, heel them to the front entrance10 meet their families. She refuses the motorized wheel chair whenshe goes shopping with Phyllis, who calls Ollt 10 her mother "waitfor me".

Husband William Chester Milam whom she married 27 June 1933before moving from Belle WV to Victoria TX. died 17 July 198 . Herfather, John A fout, died in 1989 at age 99.

PHYLLIS KAY MILAM b.7-7-1938 in WV W<iS married to ThomasCharles Taylor in 19 7, divorced in 1994. Their family includes;WILLIAM DEAN 'fA nOR b.I-1-19,] m.(I)Robin L Sleele in 1983(2)BcBc Grecn in 1992 lives in Houston TX; His son MATTHEWDEAN TAYLOR was born 2-7-19&4.: THOMAS HARLESTAY-L R IR b.6-1"'-1963 m. Deborah Kay Lockhan in 1991, lives in Hous-Ion TX and i a graduate of Corpus hri ti U in 1986, Their SOil,

Brandon Charles Taylor, wa~ born 3-12-1994.WIL lAM HE TER MiLAM JR was born 28 March 1943 and

lives in Flower Mound TX. He 111. Batbara Aun Carsner 011 12 July1963. Their children arc: WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER MILAM b.

rr.ntintlAri nn nAlIt nnn~

PIonCCf setller: HEINDRICK KUNY (Henry')HENRY KEENEY (Hcillfie:k KllllCj') and his brother Johnnie

listed as 1767 l'C$ldcms of Gcrrnany RWP In York County, Pi\.Henry paid taxes on 100 acres offanct He arrived in Ametic.1Ilboord the MYRTILLA on 21 Sept 1765, Brother Jobn h.adarrived cleven YC::lrs c.lrlicr.

On 21 1an 1781 Henry drew Ill' a "ill "beiog \'cl)' sick" and it\>';15 filed 15 FcbruaJ1' 1'781. The "ill allowoo AJlna HOOVERK~'(;JlC)'(his wife:) to ke..jl the f.mlL About 14 monlhs aller thedeath of HeIlCj' asked lhe COllrt to appoint a gU.1rdi.m(or theirchildren. freeing her to 1O.'I.1l)· <lg.').ill. Gll<lrdians c.1me from theLiltlc Concwago COllgIcg.1lion. u\ventof)· of the. esl;\IC indi-c,1rcd norm.1I Ctjuipment IL'lOOb Gemlao Baplists in the Illth<:COlllr)'.

Dcsccndellls of Hel!l)" & Ann lloover Kccney, moS! of whomrent.lined in York County ror geller-uions:l. MAGDALENA KEf EY, bom 11(,0fl. JOHN S> KEf EY 1768-1~9 (gran led 3 poun:lsofhard mon-ey III f;ltller's \\'11. more tll.1tl Ule otllcr "chUnng", married toMAGDAl.ENA PETRY (\770-1828); John & lagcblellillivedIII rleiddburg Twp. York COUll I)' in 179() and 1800. John'smotller Ann \v:lsistcr ofCnrist.ian Huber (GcmI.11l spelling).About 4.500 of Ihe KUNEY family callie 10 America froll1 Alsace..some prior 10 1650, pcrlillps from S\~11:1.crI:ll1d.

Children of John S & M;J~dafcna and lheir offsprings:A. HENRY KEENEY b.2 tov 1793 al Jefferson. York Co. died

I M'Jrch 1862: married ANNA YOUNT on 141~ch 1819I. JOSEPH KEf BY - listed in 1850 CCnSUS :II Shrewsbury2. BENJAMIN YOU r KEE EYb.22 Dee IS26 at Tolun.

HOJX-"wcll R\\p. York Co. d.27l"<:b 1907; nt;lrricd LV INOAGLADFELTER on 30 J~ll J 853 at Slll'l..'-\\'S!llll)·, York Co.

a. CHARl.ES lotKEENEY 1&53·5~b. JOHN W, KEE EY 0.25 Dee 1l.\5-!,<1.28No\' 1938 U1.

Mat\' C Fife: Children: ADA M }88·1-1929. GRACE E,1886-1%1 m.Lcrov Holland, EDNA L. ELLIS F' 1890-19 5, WILLIAM S 1891·1922 III. Rhc.'l McClain. LORA Jand Joseph S 1898-1962 Ill.Att;! Trimfl<.")'

SOil of Joseph 5: DANIEL EDWARD KEENEY 185&-1925 nL Sus:m Amanda Clclilcnls IS IA:c 1$83; lheirchildrCll. REV DANIEL EDWARD 1885·1946 Ill.MedaSybilla Grove, 8ENJk\<1!N Mll.TON 1891-1959. /\OAM. 'ORA ALTA, LU1.l-I£R WARREN, EMMA LU·CINDA 0.1898 mJosepl1 Paul Lowe. RESSLE MARGU·ERITE. :lJld SUSAN f>i\ULlNE

c. BENJA,"t1 • F KEENEY 185(,.·187.1d. ANNA MARY KEENEY BROSE 1860·1903<l. WILLIAM J) KEENEY b.1861111. Emilia Reistf. CATHf.!RINE REBECCA KEENEY FIFE 11.11163g. NOAH M. KEENEY In Maude D.Fife: son: Spurgconb. EMMA E KEENEY 1867.1973uL GCOlgc Ii Shaubi. JACOB KEENEY 1868·1907 llLAlice Brickcrin 1900j. I All. KEENEY 1868-11\69

3. SAMUEL b. 5 Dee 1903111. EIi,':IPctlt StmUTer 25 Jul 18;;0:I. MARIA KEENEY b.17 Jill 1834b. JO EPIt KEE, EY b.ll Oct 1837c IlcNR S KEE EY b.23 Apr 1 45d. ELIZABETH KEENEY 1>.\6 Mar 184\

4. HE RY Y KEENEY 0.27 km (8)1 at Shrewsbuf)'. York Coront~1)}~iB~' _ - - ~,~,.- -_ .

KEENEY UPDATE Page

KEENEY':'YOCUM TIESGO FROM

SOUTH POTOM.AC TO GREENBRIER,

KENTUCKY AND EAST TENNESSEE

September 2001EARLY KEENEYS OF

ELIZABETHTOWN, NEW JERSEYRESEARCH BY MRS. JEAN B. LOHR, formerly of Meriden CTHlSTORY OF ELIZABETHTOWN NJ: Alexander KEENE (or

Kinney) was a parishioner of Mr. Harriman as early as 1694 andwas still there in 1709. Al a lawn meeting 11 Mar 1700 ThomasKccncc subscribed 5s a year. They were sons of ALEXAt"IDERKEENEY of Wethersfield cr, a freeman in 1667, who died therein 1680 IMving his wife Alice and seven children. Alexanderwas born in 1662, Thomas in 1664.New )erscy archives lists a deed on 21 May 1701 from George

Morris (deceased) to Alexander Keeney for 16 acres of wood-land. A 7 DEe 1709 will lists a debt paid to Alexander Keneyfrom Samuel Shepherd. Hannah Keenee is listed as a daughterof Obadiah Sale in a 1722 will. A 22 Jan 1738 will ofEbcnezerLyon mentions land adjoining the land of Alexanfer Kene, anda 30 Sept 1782 deed lists Thomas Kinncy of MorrisTown andwife Elizabeth, John Kinney and wife Phoebe convcted to JamesLittel 1748 acres ofland which had previously been sold to theKinncys by John Wurts.THE AMERICAN GENEALOGIST vo1.32: 156 lists divorce rec-

ords of intcrcst: KEENEY -SEARLS Alexander Keeny of Strat-ford pet. 30 Aug 1726 that he m. many years ago HannallSearls: l,e charges her with adultcry and that she had a child

·b. at Elizabethtown NJ about 10 Jan 1723; testimony of HannahMeekcr, midwife, that Hannah wifc of Alex. Keeney had a child5 years ago and another on 4 or 5 of February TWO years ago.The author was positive that Alcxander Keency and Hannah

Searls were parents oflACHEL KINNE b.cal714 in Elizabeth-to\\I11.died in 1784 in Woodbury CT and married Jehoel Bradley5 Oct 1743 at New Haven CT. The author also notes tllat "Inriding tllrough West Hartford on Fannington Ave J saw a smallccmetcry with a large stone KEENEY. but the driver. who hadno intercst in ccmcteries. wouldn't stop.

continuedm Anna Elizabeth Pf"lt7.graff 12-12-J852

~. HENTIETTA ELENORA KEENEY b.lI Jun 1858 m.Emmanucl S Shaffcr 7 Jail 1883

b. GEORGE KEENEY b. 3 Oct 1856c MARY KEENEY b.1l Oct 1859

5. CATHERINE KEENEY 1833-1897 at Millins MD m. GeorgeF Millcr 2 Oct 1856 in York County

6. SUSAN KEENEY7 JOHN YOUNT KEENEY

B. JOHN PETRY KEENEY b23 Apr J796 at Jefferson, d.24 Jul1867 in York Co; Ill. Elizabeth W';Prley (1800-1878)

I. GEORGE KEENEY 1822-1909 m. Elizabeth Harpersons: LEON. GEORGE HAXSEL

2. SAMUEL KEENEY3 LYOlA KEENEY .~: MAGDALENA KEEN' 1824-1905 m. Le~ Godfrey5 SOLOMON KEENE m. Louisc E Hartman III 1859 atSpringfield; Childre . CATHERINE KEENEY b.1862, John

Alfred b, 1866, M' 'gie b 1867C. JACOB KEENEY 798-1868 in York CountyD MARY KEENEY - 22 Jul1801-1810 .E' SAMUEL E KEENEY b.1803 m. Magdalena Groffm 1827:

'son: JOHN GROVE KEENEY b.1829 m.Lydia SollenbergcrF. MICHAEL KEENEY 1807-1850G JONATHAN KEENEY b.1809 at Jefferson. York COH: DAVID KEEl\IEY b.5 Jul 1813 a!Jefferson, d.l879

n. ANNA KEENEY - boO! 1773lllHENRYKEENEYb.1775 . .IV: BARBARA KEENEY b.5 May 1778 Ill. Jacob Falkenstem

on 27 Mar 1798V JACOB KEENEY - becamc the ancestQr of the Keeney

, families in Washington Twp, York County PA; mamedSARAH FALKENSTEIN .'l. ISAAC KEENEY b.1825 at Shrcwsbury: wife: LoUIsaChildren: Noah 1854, Sophia 1858, loUIsa 1859,

Nathaniel J863 .2 ISRAEL KEENEY b. July 1834 m. Mary (Polly) Ablllgcr

'011 28 Oct 1858; Children: Arabella 1859, Killian A 1862,William A 1862, Sybilla 1865, Emma 1869, Jacob 1874

KEENEY researchers in Oregon, Iowa, Missouri, Indiana, Kentucky,North Carolina, Tennessee and West Vifginia take note:

The colonial ties between the KEENEY and Yocum families suggestan ever-increasing closeness. It is undisputed that Peter Keeney wasprobably an in-law in the Matthias Yocum family, witnessed rhe marr-iage' of his son, and was present at his death. It has just been revealedthat Peter's brother, John Jonathan, accompanied Michael Yocum asthey claimed grants in North Carolina in an area that soon became theTennessee county of Greene, later divided into Jefferson and Cockecounties. Numerous'records show this connection.

EARLY KEENEY -YOCUIvf TIESOn a 26 April 1745 order by the Council of Virginia 100,000 acres of

land in the Greenbrier valley were offered to settlers who would settleand cultivate the land, with a limit of 1,000 acres per grant. Virginia

land reCords show that JOHN KEE1'l"EY (450 acres), Felty Yocum (480acres), Frederick See (480 acres), Matthew Yocum (330 acres) andGeorge See (360 acres) received grants in 1750 and 1751. The Yocumsand Sees were closely related by marriage.

In 1750 practically all of west em Virginia and West Virginia were inAugusta county. This is important to remember, as many counties(Bedford, Botetourt, Hampshire, Hardy, Greenbrier eta!) were formedand residents changed counties·without moving away. Dr ThomasWalker, returning from an exploratory .trip·into the Kentucky regloiiin 1750 noted that several families had already settled in the Green-brier area of Muddy Creek and Big Levels.

The French & Indian War against English expansion broke out in1754 and continued to 1761, with 60 Shawnee warriors making havocof the new settlers, including the destruction of a new fort. However,the deadly blow by the Shawnees came in the summer of 1765. Con-tIadictory reports estimate that 9 to 12 prople were killed and seventaken prisoner. For about 45 days 59 terrified inhabitants huddlesdinside the Muddv Cree,k outpOst awaiting the fall of the tomahawk orscaJ.ping knife. Captain John Lewis. who was 45 miles away along the eJackson River, came to their relief. finding on arrival tMt the enemyhad moved two days earlier. Virginia Gov Dinwiddie called the in-cident "a shameful panic" after learning that the settlers had aban-doned their homes, left crops in the field, losing everything they hadworked for. A Mrs F Keeney, Frederick Yocum and Felty Yocum had alost their lives in the uprising.

JOHN KEENEY was a member of Dickinson's Company of Rangers rsin 1756 and 1757. From where had he come? Augusta court records

. of August 1749 listed him as defendent in a lawsuit with James Rut-redge and listed his residence as South Branch. South Branch was inthe HampshirelHardy county where the Yocums and Sees had lived.Apparently JOHN KEENEY also lived there for a time and came alongto Muddy Creek, living adjacent to his Yokum neighbors. First sett-lers of Hardy and Grant counties (1735-1750) included Frederick See,

MILAM (continued)4-1-1965 (m.Heather Lohman in 1999) lives is Lewisville TX andis father to WILLIAM CAMERON MILAM b.7-7-1992 and GIRlS-TOPHER COLE MILAM b.12-31-2000: and BRUCE WAYNE MILAMb.8-27-1968. who lives in Dallas TX.

September 2001 Page 3George See and Marthias Yocum, living in the Mill Creek are.:'lcloseto Maysville in present day Gram Count)'.

Keeney and Yocum family court records were oftcn1istoo in BedfordCounty, the nearest courthouse. Actually most of their activities tookplace in Botetourt County, founded in 1769. Greenbrier County wasfounded from Botctoun in I 80. Greenbrier landowners listed in 1780included John Keeney, Michael Keeney, GcorgeSei, Michael Seeand George Yocum. Manluas Yocum and Peter Keene had departedthe )'~r before from their Anhur's Bortom homes n~r Fort Lewis inthe Roanoke rivervaUey. An August 9. 1755 Augusta court recordlists the transfer of 26 i acres on the north side of the Roanoke aboveArthur' Bottom from James Campoollto Matthias Yocum.

SEITLEMENTS AFTER r DIAN RAIDSIn I 61 Frederick eeand Felty Yocum settled on Muddy Creek, the

scene of reccnl atrocities Dunng the calm belween 1764 and 1774numerous settlers found their back to the Greenbrier region, mostly inU1C year 1769. There were sporadic Indian attacks; in 1780 the)' lcillcdThomas Griffith and took h.is son prisoner. The boy was rescued.

Arbuckle's Fon became the rendevous point in 1774, when amueswere firming for the showdO\\11 with the Sba\\1Jees in the Battle ofPoint Plwasant. Matthew Arbuckle. hunter and trapper born in 1741in AU!.'11sta, passed down the Kanawha VaHey to Pelts (at the mouth),noting the triburary of Cabin Creek, which became the place of settle-ment for Ihe Moses Keeney family more than twenty years later.

Keeney' MOUnl3in. over which the Indians traveled in their raidon Muddy Creek, was named for John Keenry's son David, who iscredited with scttling there in 17 7.

Kegler's History Of the Virginia Frontier lists many families thatmoved from J 748 to 1757. Matthias Yocum is listed with a group of1810catcd in the lower end (Roanoke area) of Augusta County.

Wolves were numerous in this settlement Waddell's Annual saysthat the promise of a reward netted 256 wolf heads in 1751.

Ruth Woodson, in GREENBRIER PIONEERS AND THEIR HOMESlists David Keeney settling in 17 6, \'-1th sons Thomas, Michael :lndDavid (her conclusiOlls in 1942). Abraham Keeney is listed wilh the

L\uguSt(l militiil in 1758. David KeenC)', Jolin Patton and WilliamLewis arc recorded ~~ settlers ill 1769-1773. Joseph Keeney, anotheron of John, re<:eived land in Washington County TN after an earlier1320 acre grant in Cocke County in 1767. A will by Jobn Keeney wasprobated in 1832, without mcmion of \•...ue or children. He had weddedMary Sampson on 10-28-1781. The 1783-86 Virginia census, first afterGreenbrier's founding. lists father and son John Keeney along \•..it~lMichael, Thomas (hlo Mary Rca,,.es) who went to Tennessee with hisbrotllers and showed up later in . Saline Gounty MO and David KeeneyAlso listed were Conrad and George Yocum.

KEENEYS & YOCUMS TO NORm CAROLINA & TENNESSEEEDIJring tile American Revolution John Jonathan Keeney (cl750-

c1845) was active on the frontier, with Michael, Thomas and DavidKeeney offering supplies. For this Jonathan received a 67 acre grantin 1788 on the north side of the French Broad River in Orcene Co TN"(earlier a part of North Carolina). Earlier, in 1782. Peter Keeney of FortLewis received a grant for land ill Fayette Co KY, the grant being reg~istered in Botetourt County. Peter 1},ldalrendy accompanied MatthiasYocum to Keumck)'. A later property transfer dated 4-15~1799 identi-fies Peter's property line on Pitmall's Creek, v.'ith signatures of Abrahamand Michael Keeney, his oldest sons.

From the Draper Manuscripts we read that Matthias Yocum (1705-1783) came to Kenmcb.-yin the fall of 1779 and settled with his family atYokum's Station in 1780. His wife, Elizabeth See (b.5-8-1730 at Telnech~ocken Creek. Berks Co PA died in KY 11-14·1780). Their large familylists lots of sons, although there were daughters. They were listed in

FIRST KEENEY'RECORDS IN

MISSOURIMISSOUIU A KEENEY (Johnson) b.1899 dlo Jolm Hand

Narcissa Johnson KeeneyNANCY KEENEY (Ray) b.18! 9 dlo John KeeneyNANCY l.EE KEENEY (Cass) b.1U6 dlo Elijah & 51 WilsonSARAH ELIZABETH KEENEY (Ray) b.1830 dlo 101m Jr &

Mary R. BuckhallcrWAYNE CHESLEY KEENEY (Barry) b.30 JUII 1906 slo Al-

ben & Jimmy Johnson Keeney; family hislorian from CA •WILLIAM W KEENEY (Johnson) b.18S0 slo John W.WIl.LIAM KEENEY (Ray) age 14 in 1850 census

MA.RRlAGESABNER MARTIN KEENEY Ill. Frances Ernaline Riden 15 Apr

1894 (Pulaski)ADELl-IA KEENEY m.Frank Mullen 25';uI1885 (Cass)ALBl-\ J KEENEY ttI James 11.1Smith 18 Sept uno «('ass)ALlCE KEENEY m.John L Robertson 26 Junl884 (Dent.~·lIcm)MiANOA KEENEY m.Joscph Gandee 161uI1 1864 (Holl)ANDREW J KEENEY m.Elizabcth Mulholland I Nov 184t(Henry)ANDREW J KEENEY OJ.Annie E.Gordon 27 Noy 1884 (Jefferson)AZARlAH KENNEY ttl.Mamie DUllnican22 Dee 1825 (Cole)8.J.KEENEY m.Susan Rice III Fcb 1878 (Morgan)BARTON KEENEY nt.Sarah T Barker 2 May 1876 (Caldwell)BESSrE MAY KEENEY m.Charles A Nord II Sept 1908 (Tex,ls)BLUFORD KE£NEY m.Eli:w Jane WalSOn26 Nov 1871 (Te.~)CA TItAR1NE KEENEY Dl.PI<:asa111Whitehead 21 Jun 1868 (TX)CHARLES W KEENEY m. Ann.1 Zipp 2 May 1881 (JohnSOn)CLARA J KEENEY m.C.J.Ro$Cnbun 17 Aug 1884 (TCX.1S)DAl'.1EL KEENEY tn. Nancy Hal'ticins 6 Nov 1842 (Cole)DAVID S KEENEY ntMlrtl1.1 F Walker 12.May 1871 (Cra\\'10rd)EARLE MASON KEENEY 1800*1859 m.June Ella MLxer~LIAS KEENEY Ill. Margllld Hyet Oct 1850 (Hotl)ELIJAH KEENEY tn. Sarah Jane Wilson tS64 ( ass)ELIZA J KEENEY IILAbraham L Beeler ~ AIIg 1879 (Holt)ELIZABETH K.EENEY tn. ISLEY KEENEY Z9 1an 1832 (s',linc)

ELIZABETH KEENEY lIl.John Stcrlillg 21 Nov 1837 (Johnson)ELIZABETH J KEENEY tn.Charles NPierce 31ut 1857 (Holt)ELIZA13ETN KEENEY ntCollins Herrin 11 Dee 1825 (StCharles)ELLEN F KEENEY tn. Andrew Kapp 20 Dee 1860 (Holt)EV ALINE KEENcY m.Jamcs McQueel\ 14 Jul 1842 (Osage)EM1'vffiTr JAtvtES KEENEY tIl.Clara Martin 22 Mar 1911 (C:lSS)FOUNTAIN KEENEY tn.Eliz<lbcth Norton 17 Sep 18-14 (Rolls)FOUr-rfAlN KEENEY m.Elizabelh Wilson 20 Aug 1853 (Jackson)FRANCIS MAIUON KEENeY Ill,H.1rric! A Walker 10 Jul 1879(Cass)FRANK M KEENEY nt.Harrie Walker 10 1uI1879 (C1SS)GEORGE N KEENEY tn,Robert.\ Esther Goodll1"Ull2 Aug 1906GEORGE KEENEY m.Clariss:l Jane Peal[ 23 May 18701 (Texas)GEORGE KEENEY raHarriet Phebe Claunch 18 Dee 1878 (Jolu\SOll)GRA!'<'T KEENEY m. Mat)' L Dick 25 Sepl 1926 (Oregon)HARRlET KEENEY nI.L.1fayctte McDonald t2 JIll1 1870 (C<l1dwcll)HARVEY W KEENEY tn.lvlartha Jane Hodges 15 M.,r 1849 (Franklin)HENRY KEENEY m.Elizabetll Jane Roberts 22 May 1863 (phelps)ISAAC KEENEY m..Eli7..llbeth Charity Hock in 1&76 (Osage)ISAAC WALl.ER KEENEY Ill.AlIna I B.1ilcy9 DoX 1883 «(;ass)ISAAC KEENEY m. EM.r3 Campbell 1862ISAAC KEENEY mSclina Reichi:)' 1 Dee 1864 (Osage)JACOB KEENEY In. Julia Ann Fox. ill 1839 (Jackson)J.R .KEENEY m.Laur.l B Gilbreath 9 Nov 1884 (Vernon)JAMES KEENEY m.Annie Ramsey 8 Feb 1821 (Llfayeue)JAMES KJEENEY tn.Catherine Stewart 19 Mar 1840 (Ray)JAMES KEENEY m. MOPEST KEENEY 19 Mar 1832 (Cooper)JAMES l<EENEYm.Susan Ann McKay 11 Fcb 1&S6 (Mi1Iet)JA.1vfES KEENEY m. Fanny Vivian 30 Nov 1818 (Howard)JAMES KEENEY m.ChristiallY Whitecotten 23 Dee 1869 (Cmwford)

September 2001 . Page 4KEENEY/ OKUM (cominuedl - continued

the HlSTOR Y OF H.A.RDYCOUNTY as follows: Jesse Yocum. rvUCHAEL JAMESCKEENEYm.SusanSheppard9 Sept 1870(Jackson)12-2-1756 m. Ann Boyles, Elizabeth 1760, George Washington 12-3-1763, JAMESHKEENEYm.TerresaHill 7 Aug 1883(Vernon)Amelia 1764 m. James Ray c 1781 in KY, Jacob 1767, Matthias Jr 1771, JAMESKEENEYm. ClarissaMcKay18Nov1841(Cole)

JAMESR KEENEYm.AnnaRostock22Mac 1860(Helt)lames B 1772, Solomon 1773 d.l0-26-I850 in Denton TX, Isaac 1777 at JOHNKEENEYm.MaryAnnO'Brien 23July1833(Ralls)Fort Harness (now Moorefield WV). The parents of Matthias Yocum JOHNKEENEYm.EIizaJaneHolloway15Jan 1854(Cass)were Francis Jochem (b. i678 in New Amsterdam NY, d.I?51 in Hampshire JOHNKEENEYm. JuliaAMudd23 Jan 1868(Crawford)Co VA) & Millie Felty (b. 1682 ·atNew Amsterdam). His wife Elinor See JOHNKEENEYm.LauraYount9 Oct 1828(Calloway)was a daughter of George Ludwig Zeh (b.1680 in Ruhlsheim Germany, d. JOHNHKEENEYm.NarcissaThompson11Nov1847(Johnson)24 Apr 1752 in Augusta Co VA). JOHNT KEENEYm.ElizabethSmith 8 Apr 1869(Jackson)

JOHNWKEENEYm.RuthA Campbell1Sept1870(platte)In 1738 the Yocum, See, Stump and Harness families moved to the JONASKEENEYm.MaryGardener21 Oct 1841(Ralls)

South Branch of the Potomac, settling at Mike's Ford, near present day JONATIiANKEENEYm.MaryCatherineShoemakerJuly1837Moorefoeld, then in Hampshire County. As already stated, under the inLafayette1745 order of the Virginia Council, many of them claimed land along the JONATIiANKEENEYm.Asda1ineLamb18Apr 1844(Heney)

JONATIiANKEENEYm.CatharincRagsdaleII Jan 1849(Osage)Greenbrier River, and along with John Keeney were the first families to JOSEPHKEENEYm.WinnyChesney27 Dee 1827(Jackson)apply. During the next decades numerous land transactions took place JOSEPHKEENEYm.SusanTromley17Jun 1836(Ray)as listed in Bedford Co Va and Lincoln Co (later KY). JOSEPHKEENEYm.DiannahRay 14Oct 1860(StClair)

The Botetourt County Index of Tithables 1770-1777 listed Conrad Yocum JOSEPHA KEENEYm.AliceBarlow19Feb1885(Caldwell)3, George Yocum 6, Hy Yocum 1, Jolm Yocum 2, Matthias Yocum 2 (on LAVlCAKEENEYm.Jos~~ Smith20oct 1833(Jackson)1770 and 1771 tax lists··'There are six entries for JOl-fNKEENEY and four LEEANNKEENEYm.PhilipW Walton15Oct 1872(Cass)

" . LIDDYKEENEYm.ThomasJohnson9 Jun 1822(Cooper)for MICHAEL KEENEY. On S October 1780 George Yocum was mamed to LOUISAJKEENEYm,FrancisP Luey17Sept1847(Holt)Isabella Taylor in Bedford Co, with Peter Keeney as witness. Between LUCYKEENEYm.WyleyMarchall23 Nov1851(Franklin)1770 and 1790 Matthias Yocum of Mercer Co KY purchased land from LUTHERM KEENEYm.AliceM Hutchinson25 Dee 1877(Johnson)Thomas Burton and wife in Washington (later Greene) Co TN), North MAGGIEWILSONKEENEYm.TaranceJ Dalton 12Feb 1903(Taney)

MALINDAKEENEY B . .Carolina, where the Keeneys were also moving. No doubt this was for m. enJammBrown24Feb 1842(Heney)" MALINDAKEENEYm.ThomasGoodman7 Feb 1850(Osage)

son Michael Yocum and wife Ann Boyle (d/o Alexander Boyle who. had MARGARETKEENEYm.ThomasMiller23 Jul 1822(Cole)lived in Bedford Co from 1762 to 1784. In 1775 Charles McGlothltn con- MARGARETKEENEYm.WilliamInglish4 Ju11850(Mon»veyed 55 shillings to 1\1Ichael Yocum for land along the Little Otter m MARTIIAKEENEYm.JohnRoyland4 Apr 1833(Jackson)Bedford Coun~77 Michael was a witness in the trilal of John Down- MALINDAKEENEYm.WilliamH.B.Reynolds18Feb 1841(And)ing. In 1785·11emoved to Greene Co NC (which became Tennessee). Pris- MARYKEENEYm.AlexanderBogart22 Dee1822(Ray). /' ., .. . MARYKEENEYm.TolbertKelly28 Dee 1842(Henry)

cilla Yocum (b.l773), Michael s daughter, mamed Fredenck Mayberry In MARYKEENEYm.LeviSnyder16Nov 1854(Cass)17~he Mayberrys left Peaks of: Ot~er VA to follow her. parents. MARYKEENEYm.JohnJones27Feb 1868(Texas)

Minutes of the Greene Co Court of Common Pleas in May 1788 record: MARYKEENEYm.JosiahLybarger9 Sept1869(Caldwell)from Jolm Knaves ro James on the French Broad River, with JOHN MARYALICEKEENBEYm.EdwardMcPherson20 Dee1871(Cass)KEENEY MICHAEL YOCUM Frederick Mayberrv John McGlothglin MAEYANNKEENEYm. HenryScott19Sept 1849(Ray)

, , ""J'. . . MARYANNKEENEY(laler father in law to Jonathan Anthony Keeney) recelVlng and marking . m.IsaacHolloway22Mar 1860(Jackson)f h '. MARYANNKEENEYm.LowranceyDowHarges22 Fcb1282(Hemy)

the report 0 t e ne>q m~tIng! T!~s John had to be the son of Jo~ from MARYJ KEENEYm.HeneyDuger22 Feb 1882(Henry)Muddy Creek who had tec~ived tfic NC grant. Thus the close allIances MATILDAKEENEYm.ThomasBackus20Dee 1838(Gasconade)of these two families, all the way from the South Branch in the 1740s to MATILDAJANEKEENEYm.BenjaminGoodman8 Aug1872(Osage)the Greenbrier Valley to North Carolina and Telmessee was crystal MAUDEBELLEKEENEYm.WilliamF. Fitzgerald6 Jun 1887(Cass)'1 MEHALEYKEENEYm.JohnStockwell15Sept1858(phelps)

c ear. . IvIICHAELKEENEYm.CellaEllenBackus26Dee 1839(Maries)In 1791 Jefferson Co TN was formed from Greene, Cocke Co In 1784. MILLYKEENEYm.JohnCoxJ7 Dee 1839(Johnson)

The sons of John Keeney and their families fill the records of the BIg IvIISSOURlAKEENEYm.JamesAKay6 Dee 1872(Johnson)Pigeon Baptist Church in Cocke Co during the next decade. John Keenry NANCYKEENEYm.JamesMassey24May 1827(Saline)and Michael Yocum served together on the Court of Fleas in Jefferson NANCYKEENEYm.Je~ Cox~ Dee 1840(Johnson)

h f '1' h d ed b t I .n1 NANCYKEENEYm.WilliamHicklm29 Apr 1828(Ralls)County in 1798. It is doubtful that t e anu les a mov , U P al y NA.."lCYKEENEYm.FrankThompson13Nov1870(Crawford)the county boundaries were not the same. NANCYLEEKEENEYm.IsaacR Smith23Dee 1879(Cass)

The tax list of Knox Co TN. 1799 listed Jacob, Michael and Solomon NANCYE KEENEYm.JamesT McSpaddin5 Mac 1867(Cass)Yocum. Several Keeneys were dismissed from Big Pigeon Baptist in NICHOLASKEENEYm.PollyJamesHarris10Jan 1834(Ralls)1799 Soon after following Rev Jonathan Anthony Keeney's licensing NANCYJANEKEENEYm.JamesHarris25 Apr 1869(Jl!ckson)

. '. h M GI hr . D be 1803 NANCYANNAKEENEYm.JohnN. Oldham25 Dee 180l in TNas a minister and mamage to Mary Hanna . c ot In In ecem r . OLIVERH.P.KEENEYm.MaryJaneMcLaughlin17Nov1850(Osage)the Keeneys scattered -. Jolm Jonathan to Indiana I, DaVld and Thomas OLIVERH.P.KEENEYm.ElizabethAnderson1Mac 1883(Maries)to Missouri, James (killed in War of 1812)" Joseph to what became And- PATSYKEm.'EYm.EdwardMulholland10Feb 1827(Ray)erson County TN. Yocum families scattered to Arkansas and Texas. RICHARDBERRYKEENEYm.CorrinaARobinson14Oct 1880(Cass)Today one finds both families in almost every state. Al Capp made the RACHELKEENEYm.GreensbtuyHarris16Apr 1857(Crawford)Y h h ld d· h' I I'L ABNER . . REBECCAA KEENEYm.DamielM Conner25 Dee 1874(Miller)

ocum name a ouse 0 wor Ill. IS J. COIll1Cstnp. RICHARDKEENEYm.PollyCooper24 Apr 1828(Cole)There are hundreds of YocumIY okimIY oa!Gm researchers. ROBERTKEENEYm.HannaIlMiller18Mar 1827(Colc)(Research for this story has covered twenty years, with material S.D.KEENEYm.JuliaALasharn11Sept 1884(Vernon)supplied or suggested by scores of researchers. When Blanche SARAHKEENEYm. Will;iarnE West27 Mar 1849(Holt)

. SARAHAKEENEYm.1.C.Ashbaugh21 Ian 1872(Cass)Keeney Stephens, descendent of Peter Keeney, publishes her SARAHCKEENEYm.FrancisMRhea12Nov1885(phelps)book on this subject the whole picture will be clearer). SARAHE KEENEYm.WilliamCoiner19Jul 1877(Henry)

September 2001

SOCIAL SECURITYDEATH INDEX FOR.WEST VIRGINIA

~alllc1BlnhlDe:tIII/FamilyAOol 'ON KEE EY b.12-26-1S!l1, d.I-30·1965 slo John P;lIrick K=tc)'ADRIAN KEEl EY b.1-S-19<l8. d 2-22-1%8. slo John Ellel KecllC)'ALVh KEEN Y b.7-19-19(J.l.dA·1979 stoEdwin BI.:Ickbnffi Keeney:\NNA KEENEY 1>,9.9"1901. d.ll-31·1991 w/o Ahin J:nnes Kc.:II~'YARTHUR KeENEY b.5·I')·1923. d.9-24 1975 stoBcnj F. Kccne)'AVERAL KEEKEY b.ll-14·191 L d. 12·2J· 19l10 slo John ElIcl KL'CllC)'

. BENJAMIN KEENEY b.-l-20-1901. d.7-1959 slo UliC<l B. KeencyBERCH KEENEY b.9·\1\-1906. d.3·1 -I?SI slo GurlC)' KeenC)' &. E\OJBERI ICE KEENEY b.6-20·1919. d. 9-1972BES IE KEf 'EY b.IO-1 -18iO. Ii $-18"'1915 w/o Frank Kc.:nC) (UMWA)BEULAH KEE EY b.8.15·1922. d.5-1989 w/o ChaJJcs (Wes) K~'Cney8R10GIO KEENEY b.II-22-1917. d.6-1?19CALVIN C KEENEY b.I·l\"'I92S. <1.9-16-1992 slo Rec<;coc Keellc)' SrCAMERO. KEEl EV b7-21<=1910. d5·31·1983 slo Traber G.K~'CnC)·CHt\RLES KEENEY b. -19-1909. d.5-7aI9S3 slo Ulie:t B. KccneyCLYDE KEEi EY b.12-IS-1901. b.2-1982VA IEl KEENEY b 1-3(Hnl, d.5-26-1992 sin W"lterH K~'CnC)'DENNIS KEENEY b.12-25·1921. d.6"7-1996 slo CaS$llIs C KccneyDEWEY KEENEY bA·Ii)·1?9~. d.6a1985 silo Edw;\rd C:tl KccncyEBON 0 KEENEY b.,I-X·IM3. d.II-1983 slo John S. KccnC)'EDITH K ENEY b.II-14-1916. d.8-1'194EDWARD KEENEY b.5- 16'" 1&97. d, 5-1976 slo John 8:. Malilcl.1 KeeneyED\ ARDKEE 'EYb 12-31-1911.d.I2-1974EDWARD KEENEY b.3·24-1930.d.IO·1982ELIJAH M8I;'-ON KEENEY b.8-17·1 ::195.d. 7·197 2 slo Doc Kc;;oC)'ELIZABETH KEENEY b. 12·20·1898. d.12-1982ELSIE KEENEY b. 7-23-190'>. d5-18M slo John Quincy Kecnc)'ELSIE KEE EY b"'-17·1913. d 8-1975EL IN KEENEY b.3-30·19I5. d.I<·14-1992. MORY S KEE EY b.l-g·ISM •• d.1-24-19611. slo 1tC'. T Y.Kccncyl,rv R:X. S KEENEY JR b.I·19·1916. d. 1-1980 slo Emory Kccn~)51E1liEL K~Y bA-2·'-1 890, d.\2-1-1966 112w/oWoodrord KccneyEUGUNE KEENeY b.7-17-1914. d.1O-7·19')) slo E.o.:hnore KeencyEVELYN KEE EY 0.2-2(.-1975. d.l-I9Ct7EVERETT KEENEY b '}-28"19W. 0,2-1982.0 Edwll\ Bruce Kccn,·yfLORENCE K.EENEY b.5·3-IS9~. dA-1981FRA K KEENEY bJH9·1905. d.I-1993 slo D;micl KeelleyFRANK KEENEY ld 1·$· I<J01. d.I·26-19XO ~ 0 Ulica B KccneyfRANKLIN KEENEY b.9·;1.2-1913, d.5-1%1GAIL KEENEY b.2-1O·1937. dA-29=19!JJGE 'EVIEVE KEENEY b.8·22·190·. d.5·20-19&0 wfo Jcs...e I Kc;;lIey

S.•\RAl-I EI.IZAm::I1IIUmNEY III John '111Cllll:IS llouslon 15 J\.'lar l&(,lI(Osngc)SIDNEY R KEENEY m$:lfmllhl A Mane!> 15 S.:pl 1878 (Miller)'lNTHEY K.EEl-my mJolUl P(lfker 211Jul 18(.5 (PhclllS)'USANNAH KEE EY n IS,1a C Backus 20 Oct 1843 (Osa 'e)SYL VES1'ER KEE EY Itl. Jane Robc"son 18 Jao IS-lll (Osage)T a.KEENEY m.l-11Im 8 Bi\'111 6 j:U1 1885 (Vcmon)tHOMAS KEENEY m.Ulhy Allen r Mar Itl2<J(Ray)THOMAS KEENEY m,Lou Ann Wade 8 Dcc lil53 (Ja,;kson)THOMAS KJEENEY 1l1,Maria Caldwcll S AlIg lS!ll (LivingstonlTHOMAS JUDKI KEENEY lll. 'ellie H Bcolrd 19 Mar 1885 (13!ltler)WALTER LAFAYETI'E KEE EY III EllUIl:'\ M FbggJIl\1.1r I&S5 (Vemoll)\\1LLlAM RICE KEENE.Y Ill. '!i7abclh Walker 22 av 1871 (Cass)WILUAM KEENEY 1ll,Doriuda Schomhor9 30 Apr 1854 (Howard)WiLLIAM KEENEY m.M:Il)· Haq;cs l<Oct 1&63 (Phelps)WILLIAM l) KEENEY IIl.Ghldys Rill!)' Uil)'es 22 M,ly' 1935 (r(;.'(,1S)WILLIAM F KEENEY m.EIi7.1 Frances SIC'\"a" 24 Jul1873 (Os<Igc)

'ILLIAM W KEENEY m. RcbL--cr.1 M Ward 9 Jul 1&71 (JohJlSOn)ILl.IA.1\1 KEE. EY nl, RO"ClliJ n:tclms 20 Aug 184U (Maries)

(Constill b:lck iSSUCi'ofK.EENEY UPDATE 10 link Il!CSC KCClIC)' dCSCCll-

dents wllh Ihc John Jr (R.1}',Holt) f.'lI1lUy. UlC Mieh:!tl (son Or Peter(Osage.PheJps.M:tlies) fanlll)'. Ibc Thomas (Snline) f.'Irnily, .".M Ihe~rlier D:t\'id &I\·!icllacl KeeneyfWilcy (C:ts-~.Jac.ksou) rallllhcs.

rUSjtj 5t. GEORGE KEENEY b.9-l·1897.d.6-,24.19 0 slo Woodror~ B Keeney~ GRACE KEE 'EY b.7-2H891. d.!J.lj·1975 \\10 Eoon 0 Keency

IGR;\CE KEENEY b 11-21·1901. d '1-1'}1·1, HAROLD KEENEY b5_26.190I.d.3-13-199JsfoJohn Wi.l.son K.eenc)

HARRY KEE, lEY b.9-16-1890. d.I-1S70 Ma Andrew Jackson K;cn~:; HUGHRY KEEKEY b.l·-;·1903. d -1980. 0 Ed\\~rd Calhoun Kccne~

I'IVAKEENEY b 8-20·1896. d.(,·2il·1911'J, JA K KEENEY b.3'('·1953. d :1.11)81~ JAMES KEENEY b2·\·1890. d 9·1989 ,> JAMES HAROLD KEENEY b 7-17-1914.d 11·1<J711 YO Waller H t,t'Cnc)

JA.\1ES KEENEY b :.7-192~. d ~·1'.l7'.1 0 Will IIl\lnlCrS Keell\:~JE 5E IVAN KEENEY b 11·')·11W2.d ~·1')i8 slo Andle\\ J Keene)JOHN KEE:-IEY b,5·5-1'.l01. d+I')9(.JOHN KEf EY b.lO·15·1'J1~. d.S·9·[')')-IJOHN KEENEY b.12-2~·I92t. d 11-12'" [')')U slo Fd\\;ud Keenc~JOHN S KEENEY III b.5·1-I-1'.>26. d.1O·2S·198? sio Nick B Kccm:.\JOHN KEENEY b.5·7-1'.m. d.lll-I'J75KENNETH KElTIl KEE:>:EY b 9"21-1 'J2 I.d 1-31-1')9\1 sio Il;lrr:

Leslie K~'CI\C\KYLE KEENEY b.24H<JJO. d HI·19'16 rio Theodore G Keenc)LARRY KEE EY b.7-31·193\1 d 5· I<J78LAWRENCE E KEENEY b 10-;· 19ltl. d 111-196/; ;/(l Scpnolir Kcclil,;~LESTER KEENEY b.7-2')·1?1l6. d.l.I96)LINDSAY KEENEY 1>.7·2-19<)0. dA-I971LOIS KEENEY b 1)·3·)<J59. d 7·g·I?93LON Gi\TEWOOD KEENEY b.II-16-lll,)!;. d 11-I'J1P sfl' Tr;l"'--r

Gatewood K~'Clll,.:·LOUIS H KEENEY b.2-1-ls<J7. d.l:l·I(,·1<J1-! sJo i\ddiS<.\11 S Kccnc)LOUISE KEEN!;V b.2·lS-1l1'l9. d 5·15·1\1')0MAMIE KEENEY h6-2S·I')IlO. d.I·1971<MARGIE KEENEY b 12-13·1l}(!3. d i.197·1vlARVh KEE ~EY b 10-7-19)(). d 6·I'Jll!i\IARY KCENEY b')·IO-IR<.l7. <I.12-1?7-1MARY KEF.~EY b 2·li.I')<I~. d 12·1, -19'12/lIARY KEE~EY b [0·1'.1"'190.1.dA-I'J73MARY KEENEY bJ·21-l911. d./)-19R6MARY KeENEY b 1-25·1'J2~. clA-2(.·I'NOMAUDIE KE8\EY b 12-7"19~2, d 3·26· I '11',}:VIERLY~KEE, EYb 12-"·1932.d6·19i\U

lINl'lE (LA'C) Kl:E~EY b 2·IS·lll79. d 12·1970 \\/0 Ed\\m B Kccn,,:~·IINNIE K13ENEY 01·.D-l:;~6. d,i)·!'Ji»NANCY KEElorEY b 11-1-19H. d.5-1'J72NI:LLlEKEI,NISYb.i.li·lnS. d.I·I'J!!1 wlo Al1hur lh)' Kccne;NEVEN KEENEY b 1\·2-1 X·).I. d ',·19(.:1NORRIS KEENEY b.(,·l\·1917, d.:I·!l·1972 sfo No\cs M Keene.\OKL,\ (Willi:lllls) KEEI'EY b.5-j·190J.d 5- IlJlQ \\/a I3cnll~'C R Kccnt')OLEVA KEENEY b 3·2()·189~. d9·1<J8S \\/0 Fred KeenC)OPAl. KEENEY b ltl·12-1904. d 9·1972 \\10 Charles VentS Keelie)OPAL KEENEY b 1·5-i925. d 6.16·19911\'/0 Johl1 Ed\\;nd KccncyOW£~N KEENEY b.5-1·19-10, d.7·1979 "'Q Wnller H Kccnc) JrPAT KEENEY b.7-:H·1933. d.I·197SPAUL KEENEY b 2-24·192-1. d 3-1911 Me S,ltIford Keene)PAUl. \\IYNDO. I KEENEY b.IO-2/)·1922. d. II-I 5-1992 S/O Waller

H Keenc-.' Sr & ·lalldc C Jarrell KC\!ncyPHILLIP P KEENEY b1.7.1920 d S-22-1993. a John' Keeney.lrPIUSCILLA KE' rzy b.l·W·l')07. dA·I'J(,(;It ~~EENEY b.6-4-I9·lO. ciA·19i19REGINELU: KEENEY b.5-211·19Mi. d·I·16-19').lRHOD,\ KEENEYb.9-6·1913. d.IO·19~1ROBERT KEENEY b. 7-11·1:;96. d.6-1 ')92-ROOERT KEENEY b.38·1925. d 1·15·19')4 slo Bellj Fmnklin Keene)'RUFUS KEENEY b,7.ZS·1924. b.12-1-1' ~9 slo Fred M Keene)'R.lJnl KEENEY b.5-27-1913, d.7-2-1·19')(1SHIRLEY GRA Y KEl~NEY \).8-30-1898.(\, )2.\ XS-I slo I! .. B. K~llc)'

l'l\)NEY B KEt~NEY b.1I-14-1'J09. d.~-19X2 sfn I! nlackblllll K<.'ClleySUMMER' KEENEY Q,5-Jo·I X96. d.2-1973 slQ Danicl KL'CIlC}

SYLVIA KEEN~ Y li.12-S-190'l. d.7-23·1995111FODORE G KEENEY b.5·12·IR78. d.4-16-196; slo FOSler!<eellC)'1I'l11URSTON KEENEY b.l-20·1916. d 7-6-198-'1 CfoCarl Welch KcclIC)'

TODD KEENEY b.l0-15-1978, d.l2-\5-1993U Z (Pete) KEENEY b.2-1-l·1920. d.('-25·19~t) slo Nicl: B KCCI1C)'

VIUCA KEENEY /).8,25-192-1. d.2-13-1988VI VIA, KEENEY 1>.6-20-192( •. d.12·21·1 9!J3VO NIE KEENEY b.2-1il-1915, d.8-1913WILLIAM (1'0111)KEE:-:cY b.6-S-1 90 I. d.12·5·1911 slo i(Doc) ~ney'WILLIAM KEENEY b.3-2·1911. d, 1·1979WIl.LIAM KEENEY bJO"'Z6·1942, d.12·15-1993 >10 Norris ~ncyWINCHESTER KUENEY 0.$-29-1899. d.7·ll·1968 510 JOhl\ Q Kcclle)'

September 2001 KEENEY UPDATEEBENEZER KEENEY ILLINOIS FAMILY

standing back: Edwin Ellsworth, Alice Evelyn (Pedley),Georgena Elvira (Bowes), Daniel Franklin, Ella Maria(Pedley)seated middle: Eliza Ann (Perry), William Ebenezer (father),Joseph Christopher, Ann E. Goldthorpe (mother) Keeney.seated front:·Eunice Gertrulie·(Bowes), Alvin Leroyand Albert NelsonKeeney.

William E. died March 27,1917 in Cobb, WI, Ann preceding him in death May 15, 1912 in Cobb,WI.

Ebenezer Kceney+Lois Loch=I

Daniel Keen~y+Mar<J,aret Ly'iel+ (Daniel b. Dec. 29, 1799, d. Mar. 27,1884)I

William Ebenezer Keene}+Ann Elizabeth Goldthorpe+I

Edwin Ellsworth Keeney+Elizabeth Jane Bowes=I

William Thom,\s Keeney, my fatherWilliam Ebenezer Keeney was born September 2, 1828 in Ogdensburg, NY, married AnnElizabeth Goldthorpe November 16, 1855 when th~y eloped and she was not quite IS years old.William enlisted and served with the 30th Wisconsin Regiment during the Civil War, coming backon leave to attend the funeral of his infant son Charles William Spencer Keeney who died at 11months of age..=SCIOTO COUNTY OBITUARIES BUFORD KEENEY

Buford Allen Keeney, 62, of Wheelersburg, died Monday, 14 Aug 2000, at home. Hewas born 30 Jul 1938 in Scioto County, a son of the late Charles E. Keeney andPrudence Boyd Keeney. He was of the Apostolic faith.He also was preceded in death by one son, Da.-rell Wayne Keeney; two sisters, DonoaB'. Salyers and Helen L. Keeney; and one grandson.urvivors include his wife, Edna Cooper Keeney, whom he mariied 07 Mar 1967 in

Portsmouth; one son, Buford Allen Ray "B.a." Keeney, at home; five daughters, Mrs.David (Norma) Jividen of Titusville FL, Mrs. Glen (Samantha) Riley of Greenup KY,and Mrs. Timothy (Jean) Hatfield, Mrs. Kenneth (Betty) Taylor and Lisa G.:YIeyc.·s,all of Wheelersburg; four brothers, Edward Keeney of New Boston, Alfred .Keeney of Bradley FL, and Virgil Keeney and David Keeney, both ofWheeler~burg;tlve sisters, Betty Floyd, Brenda Haywood, Thelma Green and Sharon Floyd, all OfWheelersburg, and Neva Jean "Midge" Keeney of Sciotovilie; 11 grandchildren andone great-grandchild.

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Shannon Diana Keeney, thedaughter of John and Rebekah(Voll) Keeney, is a member of thefirst class of Fremont studentsto attend Epping Hi~h School.

She participated in the YMCAYouth and Government in Con-cord as a N.H. Supreme CourtJustice. Shannon was a memberof the Granite State ChallengeTeam. She has just completedthe SEARCH program at UNH.She enjoyed her years at Epping.especially hall decorating duringSpirit Week.

She played varsity Soccer andwas a member of the school'sfirst girl's team. She traveled toFrance with the French Club andhas been overseas with her par-ents to study the diverse cu]-tures of ou'r world. A lover of thearts, including choms, art andtheater, she's been artist of themonth and has had leads in pro-ductions. She is an active memober of the Brentwood-KingstonUnited Church of Christ, includ-ing teaching and Heifer Project~hair .

Selected as one of only 20 highschool juniors from around theUnited States to attend the FaithYouth Institute, she has beenpresident and vice president ofthe N.H. UCC Youth Cabinet anda member of the UCC state boardfor outdoor ministries. She willbe returning to her state ofbirth, Ohio, in the fall to attendHiram College, where she wasawarded the James A. GarlfiedScholarship. She will be work-ing toward a dual major in politi-cal science and religion and aminor in international studies.

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, Obituaries "tev. Dana Brown

!'o,\l Rt"', Dana Brown, 55. of';;tcne. went home tc be WiUI:; Lord July 3. 2001. Hi,;'<;ing from this life 'I'll'; vcry"ace'f\ll.

The n"".Brown WllSretired one. aoyears of ilervicc'lS '10 equip.IUllnt operatorfor Appalachi-an Power, C,H was nlsoretired fromthe West Vir-

i'.:1.:a Co"oct Tnbemltde A,;so·:."t,o:J ,,:here be "'liS very,:::\'1) lor the Lord umil he~:ired fe. hen.lth rcn,SOllll. He~a tored several churchcs inhilnawha County in his 55,ears ofminis!ry. w'ith the MileFork Gosp I Tabernaelo being:'J.JS last pastorate D\lIin{t his~:u-Iy minii'tr)', he founded the';romons Creek Comn1llllitv:h,,:reh. Bclle. .

urviving lire: his • ens,Dana R. Brown and wife. ,ll!nn.oiSouth Chlldcsl.cn. Ronald H.Brown and his wife, Slmd)·. ofFraziers Bottom; daughters,Sandra Rny C,lTt(i ana hUjj·band, GOI')'. of Delle; Brendo J.Weith. with ••••.hom he resided::! brother, Frt.><1 Brown of Din·::lond; sisters. Audrv Jefferies~rHuglll!S Creek.. Opal Snnford·,r Florida; 11 grandcbildren:five st-ePl;rllndcbiJdren; 19grcht.gnmdchildrcn; nine step·grent.grnndehildrcn; two;rea t·grMt'!:Tlllldehild ren.

WESTVIRGINIA

Donald R. Newcomer Sr. \;Donald R. Newcomer Sr., 71, I

of Clendenin, formerly of Car-bon, died June 10 2001, in'l'homas Memorial HospitalSouth Charleston, after a longillness.

He was born April 14, 1930to the late William Lawrenc~and Flora' M. Seacrist New-comer. He was also preceded indeath by his son, Donald Ray

ewcomer Jr.He was retired from the

UMVvA and was a member. ofMoose Lodge 1444, Charleston.

Surviving: Wife, Belvia L.Keeney Newcomer- sonsJames Lawrence of' Goshen'Ind., Dale Edward of on~nersvil1e, Ind., Samuel Davidof San Diego, Calif.; daughtersLinda Gale Newcomer of Clen~denin, Joyce Loretta Sheets ofLehigh Acres, Fla., Vicki RuthKiser of Deltona, Fla., CarolDiane Monroe of ElizabethPhyllis Marlene Hodge of Wal~ton, Priscilla. Dawn Newcomerof Tampa, Fla.; sister. KathrynSimmons of Point Pleasant; 12grandchildren. I

"For 1kn/}w ihr: plans1 hapr: for )'Otl, " dr:clorr:s thelAm!, "plans to prQspr:r you Iand not 10 harm JCw, plon5

to gil'(' yOIl hope (lnd a!uwrr. 11uIIJOII ••••ill (Ilflupon me and (Qme and pray

to I1U:, Qnd I willibittrl royou. You will suk. me andfind me When you suI< me

witll all Jour heart"laO/rill" 29: JI·13 N.l. V

Opal R. Keeney, R.N.HUNTERSVILLE - Opal R.

Keeney of Huntersville, for-merly of Charleston, pas edaway 'fuesday, June 12, 2001,in Greenbrier Manor NursingHome after an extended ill-ness.

Born Feb, 23, 1918, in Ken-tucky, she was a registerednurse who graduated from theKanawha Valley Hospital

chool of Nursing. Mrs.Keeney was a private dutynurse for many years. She alsoworked as a relief nurse at theDuPont plant in Belle, workedas a school nurse and endedher nursing career at Denmargospital.

She is survived by her hus-band, William E. Keeney ofHuntersville, and a stepson,William :K Keeney Jr. of Hay-den, Idaho.

TEXAS

KEENEYWATSON S. florn.lnl1tll1rr20, 1925 In Stlllcn l/;lrllH,New York. Passed awnyApril 24 2000 in DlIllas.Texas. lie Is survived byhis wife, ,JeanneKc€'ncy;brother, Fred KCCJley;sister·in-Iaw, Ern nelleOtto; nephews, Ron 0110and Rick Keeney; nieces,Sharon Junes, Connie Mc-Cune Nnncy Keeney,Wendy Keeney Kcnnlc\ltlnnt.1Janis Zorn; /lIlll sever·nl great· nieces and ~r(,l1l-nephews. Watson Ilraclunt-ed from Texos A & M Uni·versity llnd retired asPresident of Welco Salcsin 19119. He wns past Presi-dent of the Dallns Ch;lptcrof i\SllRA~~. Wnt!nm hrltl aI'Hlssion for hunting nntltbe outd(lOrs. Music \Yosnlso ~m 1rnr.0rt<tut pllrt (Ifhis life. Watson's fmnilyIlnd friends will alwaysremember his smile. hiswannth 1I11d hUnlur. hisconcern for others. andIUs positive attituoe evenin the face of tl long-termillness. Services will beheld at 9::10 a.m .• Wcdlle:;·day, April 26, 2UOO atUcstland Wildwood Chup-el with Dr. J)udley DancerIlnd Rev. Bruce Benro of·ficiminB·

DANA BROWN was a grandson of Lucinda

Ellen KEENEY(1860-1946) & Benjamin F White

and 99 gtandson of MIchael & Elizabeth

Gatewood Keeney; OPAL R KEENEY's hus-band was a son of James T& Edna Jacobs

Keeney and grandson of William E & Sally

Huff Keeney: WATSON S KEENEY was a son of

Watson Frederick & Lois G Critchfield Keeney

of PA and Iowa; ROY F KEENEYwas a son of iRussell Lowell & Lurene Leak Keeney of Indiana. IThe David Kenneys of Rhode Island come from •

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a New Haven CT Keene herita e.

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M. olth S.,!elll. dIed Mara!12 31 Sl VUlccnl Uospitll.Illd.:Ul:1polis s.:""c>:s weret<l:m:h 1-1 :ll tll'~ PorlerFUller:'llIlolne. Nonh Salem,Russell Allall$OU offidu(illg.Snria.! was ill the FairviewCemelcry. North S.,lelllMemorial eOlllriblillons =ybe lIl""lc 10 tile Mncric.'llCancer SOClcly

1\ na\!\'C of HendncksCounlY. he was born /vm)' I.1930 Ihe SOil of RussellLOllcll :lnd Lurcnc D (W:ak)Kccll~) iIe l(rad'~lIcd fTOmDallv Ilie Iligh School in1'>$1 On June 3.1'):5(, ben",mcd LIltU..\ J U,rllsollg III

North SalclIL She SIIf"'\CS

lie was ;I member of the/'Ilmh 'lIlcll1 t-.!;clQIIIC Lodgeami 1\.'5 a lIlember of thellcndnc s .Coull1y PI.lIllllng(\>I!rllllns."ioll and the NonltSalem Town Council for 19)e1\ls. :uld Contlllllcd lIS aCOIISlIlllml lO the CCullCllllJlerlh"t He II 1I "Ollllll~'<:r wilhIhe • onh Salem f'11'<:Dep.1rlllicl\t ,mil :U1 (;~n'forlhe PMII ,\mbuJ:lIIce SCl\olCCfor 12 \''1::.1<5, He \'as al(epublic;\11 ('(ceillcl

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SU~'I\ors il' ;1l1dlflOll10 !lis\\ .dol\· :uc daughlers. L.Ellel1 :"loniSOll of $c;lttle.WlI. h. Jul~1 L Valente ;wdtlfllhl\,a l~ ·l1tOIllPSOIl, bolhof Ind,.'11'1pohs. Md Arlellel) I'Ie<:fOo1ll of i\llSIlII. Tc,x .•SISlcrs. l'l;lluMa L Ro~ ofAfl;mla. Ga. Altd'I •• LYfl.11\l1Slorm of Co.llcsvillc, andbrothelS, O;l\'id 0 Keene\';]l1d Allen 0 Keeney. uOlh .;(D;f1",ill~ _

RHODEISLAN'DI Kf:.NNEY. David T. III

JUI > 23, 200I. H\I~1)'1nd (I(

Nancy f\. ('RiC"C'IiIJ Kenney.falher of David M., Brian Pami Kj'lC T Kenney Son ofOa\~d T. Kenney: Jr. andIoIIlSC F. (COle) Kenney.flmlhcr of SIC(lhrn J. Kt:ll-nt'Y: Gmoowll of MillY COIC.Rt'Sldcncc. Medit~'lll Way.Vll~l Warwick. FIJIMt.1Wt'docst!ay !lam (mm theRoIx>fl A lannOlli & SOlt'run 'nil tlolllc. -liS W;r~h·int:tun SIre'I, Cnvrllirv(!f.iS. 1:>:11 lOB. Roule!I iW) (oncell'br:llOO M;JS'of Chn.<lIao Burial 9um in$,1. .John Ihe O:lplisl Chun:h.Calhl1~ hoUt'S TlIl'Sdrw 5.l"Illll1· .-

September 2001WV jOHIO EVERED R KEENEY

[ escendents of WILLIAM & SARAH HUFF KEENEY ~EVERETI ROLAND KEENEY (born 28 Sept 1910 at Ward, Kanawlla

Co WV (ancestIy: Edward Bruce Keeney 1881-1934, Samuel Keeney1842-c1890, William E Keeney 1808-1890s), Moses Keeney 1766-18405)

n. Emma Jane White (1909-1987) dlo Andrew & Nora Spurlock Whiteboth buried at Crown Hill Burial Plot, Vienna Oll1.BETIY JO KEENEY b.5-24-1935 At Lookout WV m.(I) Charles Clark

In 1957 (2) Howard Emerson Windhorst 1958 (3) Fred Podmore in 1985;children: Zandra Leah Clark Windhorst 1954, Charleen Clark Windhorst1955 Russel Dwain Clark Windhorst 1957, April Dawn Windhorst 1960,,Kathryn Jane Windhorst 1962

II. GAIL ANN KEENEY b.lO Feb 1937, d. 29 Apr 1993 in Warren Olldau: SHEILA DAWN KEENEY Fumrerola b.1958

III, ALICE BELL KEENEY b. 14 Dee 1938 at Elkridge WVIV> REBECCA LOU KEENEY b. 21 Nov 1945 at Lookout WV m. Otis

Smith (2) Mr Allen; 3 children in each marriageV. EVERETT R KEENEY JR d. in Rock Hill NC in 1999; 5 children in

first mMriage in Warren OR, 'dauMAEY ANN KEENEY ofNCInformation supplied by Charleen W Wagner, Maurepas LA

KEENEY UPDATE

JOHN D. KEENEY, KEENEY GENEALOGIST DIES IN NEBRASKAHastings resident John D. Keeney, 89, died Wednesday, March 7,2001, at Good Samaritan Village Perkins Pavilion in Hastings.Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at First Congregational United Church ofCh:ist in Hastings with the Rev. Barry Rempp officiating. Burial willbe 10 the Cowles Cemetery. Simonson-Williams Funeral Home of RedCloud is in charge of arrangements.Mr. Keeney was born Dec. 24, 1911, to Hemy G. and Anna (Deakin)Keeney in Cowles. He grew up in Cowles and graduated from CowlesHigh school in 1929. He then graduated with a bachelor's degree fromDoane College in Crete. On May 16, 1932, he married MableBlincow. They farmed near Cowles for several years. He then taughtschool and coached in Bladen. He was superintendent, coach andteacher at Eckley, Cowles, Brewster, Hagler and Hardy beforeretiring.He was a deacon at Cowles Congregational Church. He served on theschool board at Cowles. He was past president of Retired TeachersAssociation and Kiwanis Club at Good Samaritan Village. He was amember of the local and state Genealogy Society, Silver HairedLegislature and Sod· House Society.Survivors are his wife; one daughter, Kay James of Ottawa, Ill.; twosons, Bill of Cowles and Torn of Halsey; eight grandchildren; and 17great-grandchildrer

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From ANCESTRALHEADSOFNEW ENGLAND FAMILIES

1620-1700 - By HolmesKEENY/KEENEYALEXANDER,freeman at Weth-

ersfield CT 1667 where hedied in 1680

WILLIAM of Gloucester MA be-fore 1640; removed to NewLondon CT 1651; died 1675

KENNY/KENNEY/KINNEYANDREW - Malden MA 1690HENRYb.1624 first at RoxburyMA, resident of Salem 1653

JOHN - born at Salem MA 1670RICHARD - settler of New Hamp-

shire 1680THOMAS - resident of Gloucester

MA in 1664KEEN/KEAN(from gaelic ceana

meaning the head, top, chief,commander)

ARTHUR- died in Boston 1687JOHN - mariner in Boston, came

from South hampton Eng at 17JOSIAH - married at Duxbury MA

before 1600WILLIAM - granted land in Salem

before 1640; removed to NewLondon CT 1651; died in 1675

~ ROSCOE C. KEENUY,}R.. P. O. Box 5c519

M©', rt 11 Char[cston, ''IN 25361.(1519L! \ \j,jI .l0046·z0.l6

A.B., Aldc(50n·Bfoaddus CollegeM.A., We51Vi/gima Unjver~iry

Atch"ivi.:5t.,\VV 8aptist Histe»-iol Soclerve-mail: <scoe@wv-cis.net>

CIVIL WAR KEENEYS FROM LAWRENCE COIn spite of the fact that Getaway has remained a small village and was, until the building of modemhighways, almost isolated from the rest of the world especially in winter, it has played an importantpart in the religious, educational and political life of the township and county in which it is located.Yes, it may truly be said that itwas played an important part in the history of the state and nation. Forit has given liberally of its substance during at least three great crises in the country's history, and it is,of course, because such small communities were willing to do even more than their share that thenation has always weathered such storms so nobly.

It was in 1860, that Getaway was first called upon for military sacrifice. (We shall refer to the villageby that name throughout the remainder of this narrative.) In 1861, a Captain MACKINALLA camefrom Ironton to muster troops for the cause of the Union. Merchants deserted their stores, farmers lefttheir fields, workmen turned from their shops and ordinary business was suspended, as men andwomen turned to the grim business of preparing for war. John FUNSTON, of Getaway became the<rillmaster of the local company of soldiers being rapidly formed. Among the dozen men fi'om theI" 'Ie village who volunteered were Joshua KITE, Michael KEENEY, A. P. RUSSELL, GoldinMf RKlN, Kimball KEENEY, George THACKER, Harvey THACKER and John BRAMMER.

UPDATE supporters since June include $25donations from Susan DeRam (lL), Joyce FoutHolTman (WV) & Frederick C Keeney (TN);$20 donations from Virginia Painter (WV) & f.Kay McClain (IN); $15 from Col Bill Palmer (NY)and Thelma Keeney Trenchan (NY); $10 fromIva A Aspin (CT) and $50 donations for extrainfo from Alice Kinne Myers (MA) and BettyKeeney Richards (CA). The Intemet seeming-ly has caused a huge rcductiion in mail andslories for printing.