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Daniel Webster "Dan" Keeney
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Avada Myrtle George

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One of those related after-followings, a special issue of the Keeney Update, March 1987, includes a preface which numbers the generations beginning in America. The first ancestor mentioned in that preface is unnumbered. However, I, John Gwin, in searching for a way to align ALL my lines, am renumbering them, starting arbitrarily with my own generation as 28. My parents' generation is 27, and my kids' is 29. All others will go forward or backward from there. That leaves us plenty of room to work backward without having to stop and say, "Rats. I wish I'd started with ten instead of nine." And maybe we're being optimistic, but in this rapidly expanding world of the internet, who knows how soon and how far back we'll find ourselves? So 28 it is.

17.00--Sir Thomas Keney (sic), b. 1578, Norfolk, England; d. in New London, CT;

18.00--John Keeney, b. 1600, Norfolk, England; d. 1622 Salem, MA; m. Sarah Cheever (1621-1674)

19.00--Henry Keeney, b. 8 Jul 1623 in England; d. 6 Jun 1710; m. Ann Putnam;

20.00--John Keeney, b. ca.1651-2; d. 1718 Lynn, MA; m. Elizabeth Locke;

21.00--John Keeney, b. 15 Aug 1689, New London, CT; d. unk.; m. Mary Smith;

22.00--David Keeney; m. Martha (nee unk.) (b. 12 Mar 1714; moved to Greenbrier Co., VA, in 1756;

23.00--Moses Keeney, b. 1766 in Greenbrier Co., WV; d. about 1840 in Kanawha Co.; m. 11 Aug 1789 in Greenbrier Co. to Frances Harris; 10 children

24.09--Stires Jade Keeney, b. 1813 in Greenbrier Co.; moved to Cabin Creek, Kanawha Co., as a boy with his father, Moses; d. in 1876 at age 63; m1. Amelia P. (Milly) Gatewood (25 Jan 1813-10 Jul 1860), 11 children; m2. Cynthia Hudnall White (b. 1818), d. after 1880 census; no ch. by SJK;

25.09--John S. Keeney, b. 9 May 1849 at Fairview, WV, on Cabin Creek; d. 22 Dec 1932 at Witcher, WV; m. 16 Nov 1871 to Hannah Catherine Frazee (b. 6 Aug 1853, in Greenup Co., KY; d. 1944); 13 children; 71 grandchildren!

26.01--Daisy May Keeney;
26.02--Urias "Urie" Keeney;
26.03--McDonald "Mack" Keeney;
26.04--Nicholas Burks "Nick" Keeney
26.05--Flem Davis Keeney
26.06--Roscoe Conkling Keeney, Sr.;
26.07--Daniel Webster "Dan" Keeney;<----------YOU ARE HERE
26.08--John S. "Johnny" Keeney;
26.09--Walter Hensen Keeney, Sr.;
26.10--Hannah Catherine "Katie" Keeney m. Johnny Fout;
26.11--Frances Holt "Fanny" Keeney;

26.12--Ebon Oakes Keeney;

26.13--Robert H. "Bob" Keeney;

Based on the apparent ages of the two youngest boys, this picture was taken about 1905-1907 in or near Witcher, WV.
Standing, L-R: Flem Davis Keeney, Nick Burks Keeney, Ebon Oakes Keeney, Hannah Catherine "Katie" Keeney Fout,
Frances Holt "Fannie" Keeney Hill, Robert H. Keeney, Daniel Webster Keeney, Roscoe Conkling Keeney, Walter Henson Keeney,
John S. Keeney, Jr.; Seated, L-R: John S. Keeney, Sr., Hannah Catherine Frazee Keeney, Urias Zarah "Urie" Keeney, McDonald Keeney.

26.07--Daniel Webster "Dan" Keeney, b. 23 Aug 1884 in Cedar Grove, Kanawha Co., WV; d. 11 Apr 1973 in Anderson, Madison Co.,IN; bd. Maplewood Cem., Anderson, Madison Co., IN--FAG#136476351; m. 3 Jun 1908 to Avada Myrtle George (b. 23 Sep 1892 in Raleigh Co., WV/VA/WV; d. 18 May 1980 in Anderson, Madison Co., IN; bd. Maplewood Cem., Anderson, Madison Co., IN--FAG#136476820); at least five ch.;

[listed as Daniel Keeney, sawmill laborer, 25, b. WV/WV/WV, md. 1 yr., in the 2 May 1910 census of Malden Dist., Kanawha Co., WV]
[listed as Daniel Keeney, salt works laborer, 35, b. WV/WV/WV, in the 6 Jan 1920 census of Malden Dist., Kanawha Co., WV]
[listed as G. W. Keney, concrete work foreman, 45, b. WV/WV/WV, md. age 23, in the 3 Apr 1930 census of Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV]
[listed as Daniel W. Keeney, ice mfg. salesman, 56, b. WV, in the 2 May 1940 census of Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV]

[listed as Avada Keeney, 18, b. WV/VA/WV, md. 1 yr. w/1 of 1 ch. lvg., in the 2 May 1910 census of Malden Dist., Kanawha Co., WV]
[listed as Myrtle Keeney, 28, b. WV/VA/WV, in the 6 Jan 1920 census of Malden Dist., Kanawha Co., WV]
[listed as A. M. Keney, 38, b. WV/VA/WV, md. age 16, in the 3 Apr 1930 census of Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV]
[listed as A. Myrtle Keeney, 49, b. WV, in the 2 May1940 census of Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV]

OBITUARY
From FAG Memorial

            Daniel Webster Keeney, 88, E. Webster St., died Wednesday afternoon at St. John's Hospital. He was a member of the North Anderson Church of God and a former employee of the Byrum Block Company here.
            Surviving with the widow, Avada Myrtle, are four sons: Walter and John Keeney, both of Anderson; David (Marian) and Herman, LaSalle, Wash.; two brothers, Ebon and Robert Keeney, both of West Virginia; 16 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
            Services will be a 2 p.m. Friday in the North Anderson Church of God with the Rev. Richard Woodsome officiating. Burial will be in East Maplewood Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the Elbert C. Frazee Funeral Home in Middletown and two hours prior to services at the church.

Anderson Daily Bulletin Thursday, April 12, 1973

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27.01--Walter Russell Keeney, b. 24 Oct 1909 in Whittler, Kanawha Co., WV/WV/WV; d. 21 Apr 1987 in IN; bd. unk.; m. 19 Dec 1938 to Lucy Doris Puckett (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); five known ch.;

[listed as Walter R. Keeney, age 6 mo., b. WV/WV/WV, in the 2 May 1910 census of Malden Dist., Kanawha Co., WV]
[listed as Walter R. Keeney, 10, b. WV/WV/WV, in the 6 Jan 1920 census of Malden Dist., Kanawha Co., WV]
[listed as Russell Keney, 20, b. WV/WV/WV, in the 3 Apr 1930 census of Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV]
[listed as Russell Keeney, 30, upholsterer, b. WV, in the 8 Apr 1940 census of Anderson, Madison Co., IN]

[listed as Lucy Keeney, 21, b. IL, in the 8 Apr 1940 census of Anderson, Madison Co., IN]

In Loving Memory of WALTER RUSSELL KEENEY

         Mr. Walter Russell Keeney was born on October 24, 1909 in Whittler, West Virginia to the late Daniel Webster Keeney and Avada Myrtle George Keeney. The Keeneys moved in the I930's to Anderson, Indiana, where Mr. Walter Keeney attended Anderson College.  He met Lucy Doris Pucker {sic} of Mill Shoals, Illinois in Anderson. They fell in love and married on December l7, 1938.
        They made their home in Anderson, Indiana and lived there until 1981. At that time they moved to Arcadia, California. In 1985 the Keeneys decided to relocate to Phoenix, Arizona.  Mr. Keeney worked for R. H. Kyle while in West Virginia. After moving to Indiana, he worked for Delco Remy where he retired after 24 and a half years of service in 1974. Mr. Keeney's passion was restoring classic and period furniture which he did until his death on April 21, 1987. 
        Mr. Keeney was active in his community in Anderson. He participated in the Soap Box Derby, Anderson Boys' Club, and the Fisher Body Guild. He will be greatly missed by his devoted family and friends in Indiana and California. 
        Walter Russell Keeney leaves to cherish his memory his wife of 49 years, Lucy Doris Keeney; three sons, Glenn Russell of Anderson, Indiana; Charles Kettering of Arcadia, California; and Edbert Otis Keeney of Phoenix, Arizona; two daughters, Anna Mae Pinter of Arcadia, California and Marjorie Mary Dolinski of Laverne, California; three brothers, John E. Keeney of Galveston, Indiana; William David Keeney of Marion, Indiana; and Herman A. Keeney of Naselle, Washington; ten grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and a host of other family and friends.
Copied from Roscoe Keeney's Keeney Update, Vol. IV, No. 3, Jun 1987.

28.01--Anna Mae Keeney, CONTRIBUTOR; b. 7 Dec 1939; deceased; obit in the Arizona Republic, date unk.; bd. unk.; m. John Pinter (b. 6 Sep 1939 in Hungary--came to US in 1956 as refugee; d. 29 Mar 2003; bd. unk.); at least three ch.;

[listed as Anna May Keeney, 3 mos., b. IN, in the 8 Apr 1940 census of Anderson, Madison Co., IN]

29.01--Gina Pinter [PRIVATE]; unk. ch.;

29.02--Eric Pinter [PRIVATE]; unk. ch.;

29.03--Maria Pinter [PRIVATE]; unk. ch.; ancestry.com dna match

28.02--Glenn Russell Keeney [PRIVATE] m. 9 Nov 1963 in Anderson, Madison Co., IN to Betty Joyce Arline [PRIVATE]; at least three ch.;
29.01--Beth Ann Keeney [PRIVATE]; unk. ch.;

29.02--Glenna Denise Keeney [PRIVATE]; m. 1989 to Michael Lee Baker, USMC [PRIVATE]; unk. ch.;

29.03--Paul Glenn Keeney, b. 28 Jul 1967; lived 8 hrs. 57 min; d. 28 Jul 1967; bd. Memorial Park Cem., Anderson, Madison Co., IN; m. never; no ch.;

28.03--Charles Thomas Keeney, Sr. [PRIVATE] m. Trisha Lorin Hover [PRIVATE]; at least two ch.;

29.01--Charles Thomas "Tommy" Keeney, Jr. [PRIVATE]; unk. ch.;

29.02--Timothy Keeney facebook [PRIVATE]; unk. ch.; Ancestry.com DNA match with John M. Gwin.

28.04--Marjorie Mary Keeney, b. 31 Jul 1948 in IN; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m1. 6 Aug 1967 in Anderson, Madison Co., IN to William Ward Harp (b. ca. 1945 in OH; d. unk.; bd. unk.); div.; m2. 17 Mar 1984 in Los Angeles, CA to Antoni Edward Dolinski (b. ca. 1934 (age 50 at his 1984 marriage); d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.;

28.05--Edbert Otis Keeney [PRIVATE]; unk. ch.;

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27.02--John Elbert Keeney, b. 7 Sep 1911 in Prosperity, WV/WV/WV; d. 2 Jul 1987 in Galveston, Cass Co., IN; bd. Maplewood Cem., Anderson, Madison Co., IN--FAG#122618856; m1. Esther McGrath (b. unk.; deceased; bd. unk.); m2. Lydia Irene "Irene" Hoovermale (b. unk.; deceased; bd. unk.); at least two ch. by Irene; m3. on 10 Sep 1974 in Anderson, Madison Co., IN to Doris A. Flowers (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); no known ch. by Doris;

[listed as John E. Keeney, 8, b. WV/WV/WV, in the 6 Jan 1920 census of Malden Dist., Kanawha Co., WV]
[listed as John Keney, 18, b. WV/WV/WV, in the 3 Apr 1930 census of Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV]
[listed as John E. Keeney, 28, auto industry laborer, b. WV, in the 22 Apr 1940 census of Anderson, Madison Co., IN]
[listed as John E. Keeney, 38, auto parts inspector, b. WV, in the 22 Apr 1950 census of Anderson, Madison Co., IN]

[listed as Esther Keeney, 26, b. IN, in the 22 Apr 1940 census of Anderson, Madison Co., IN]

[listed as Irene Keeney, 33, b. WV, in the 22 Apr 1950 census of Anderson, Madison Co., IN]

J. E. Keeney m2. Lydia Irene "Irene" Hoovermale

28.01--Kent Keeney [PRIVATE]; m. unk.; unk. ch.;

[listed as Kent Keeney, 3, b. IN, in the 22 Apr 1950 census of Anderson, Madison Co., IN]

28.02--John H. Keeney [PRIVATE]; m. unk.; unk. ch.;

[listed as John H. Keeney, 1, b. IN, in the 22 Apr 1950 census of Anderson, Madison Co., IN]

J. E. Keeney m3. Doris A. Flowers

[listed as John E. Keeney, 8, b. WV/WV/WV, in the 6 Jan 1920 census of Malden Dist., Kanawha Co., WV]
[listed as John Keney, 18, b. WV/WV/WV, in the 3 Apr 1930 census of Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV]
[listed as John E. Keeney, 28, auto industry laborer, b. WV, in the 22 Apr 1940 census of Anderson, Madison Co., IN]
[listed as John E. Keeney, 38, auto parts inspector, b. WV, in the 22 Apr 1950 census of Anderson, Madison Co., IN]

[listed as Esther Keeney, 26, b. IN, in the 22 Apr 1940 census of Anderson, Madison Co., IN]

[listed as Irene Keeney, 33, b. WV, in the 22 Apr 1950 census of Anderson, Madison Co., IN]

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27.03--Thomas Ebon Keeney, b. 11 Sep 1914 in Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV; d. 14 Jun 1938 in Anderson, Madison Co., IN, age 23, of leukemia; bd. Maplewood Cem., Anderson, Madison Co., IN--Find A Grave Memorial# 103968456; m. Veda Anna Robinson (b. 8 Mar 1918 in IL to Jonas W. and Katherine Robinson; Veda m2. Mr. Dailey [b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.]; Veda m3. Raymond Jack Sparks [b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.]; d. 3 Jan 2009 in Anderson, Madison Co., IN; bd. unk.); unk. ch. b. to Thomas Ebon Keeney;

[listed as Thomas E. Keeney, 5, b. WV/WV/WV, in the 6 Jan 1920 census of Malden Dist., Kanawha Co., WV]

[listed as Thomas Keney, 13, b. WV/WV/WV, in the 3 Apr 1930 census of Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV]

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27.04--William David "David" Keeney, b. 29 Dec 1916 in Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV; d. 14 Jan 1995 in Marion, Grant Co., IN; bd. Marion National Cem., Mariion, Grant Co., IN--FAG#864059; m. Frances Marian Forcum (b. 24 Sep 1920 in Salem, Warren Co., OH; d. 28 Dec 1984 in Marion, Grant Co., IN; bd.--cremated 2 Jan 1985 at Devine Colonial Mortuary, Fort Wayne Crematory, Fort Wayne, IN); unk. ch.;

[listed as William D. Keeney, 3 y 0 m, b. WV/WV/WV, in the 6 Jan 1920 census of Malden Dist., Kanawha Co., WV]
[listed as David Keney, 13, b. WV/WV/WV, in the 3 Apr 1930 census of Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV]

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27.05--Herman Agsten Keeney b. 28 May 1921 in Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV; d. 15 Oct 2008 in Seattle, King Co., WA; bd. unk.; m. Elaine Jauquin Nevin (b. ca. 1923 in WI; d. 25 Mar 2005 in King Co., WA; bd. unk.); unk. ch.;

[listed as Herman Keney, 8, b. WV/WV/WV, in the 3 Apr 1930 census of Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV]
[listed as Herman Agsten Keeney, 18, b. WV, in the 2 May 1940 census of Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV]
[listed as Herman A. Keeney, 28, truck driver, b. WV, md., in the 13 Apr 1950 census of Anderson, Madison Co., IN]

[listed as Elaine J. Keeney, 27, clergy bureau secretary, b. WI, md., in the 13 Apr 1950 census of Anderson, Madison Co., IN]