Myrtle
Keef
Born in Pope, Illinois, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Oliver Keef
and Rhoda E. James
Sister of
Orlando Keef, Washington William Keef, Margaret Keef, Ethel Keef, Hester Keef, Thomas Keef and Dorothy Keef
Wife of
Lee Gayland Poe
— married
24 Aug 1904 in Pope, Illinois, United States
Wife of
Leroy Clore
— married
9 Sep 1955 in Metropolis, Massac, Illinois, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Hollis Poe and Verba Poe
Died
at age 89
in Metropolis, Massac, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Apr 2016
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Biography
Born: Illinois - 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940 Census
Residence: Rosebud, Pope Co., IL.
Residence: Logan Precinct, Pope Co., IL. - 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 Census
Residence: Independence- Brownfield Road, Bay, Pope Co., IL. - 1940 Census
Residence: Metropolis, Massac Co., IL.
Education: Highest Grade Completed, Elementary School 8th Grade - 1940 Census
Marital Status: Single - 1900 Census
Marital Status: Married 6 Years - 1910 Census
Marital Status: Married, age first Married 24 - 1930 Census
Marital Status: Married - 1940 Census
Children: 3 Children born to this Mother, 1 still living - 1910 Census
Burial: August 4, 1970, Massac Memorial Gardens, Metropolis, Massac Co., IL.
Sources
- (1.) First Hand info by John R. Noel
- (2.) 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Logan Precinct, Pope Co.,Il., Roll 336, Pg. 6A, Enumeration District 0063, Head - James O. Keef
- (3.) 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Logan Precinct, Pope Co.,Il., Roll T624_319, Pg. 5B, Enumeration District 0087, Head - James Keef
- (4.) 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Logan Precinct, Pope Co.,Il., Roll T625_392, Pg. 3B, Enumeration District 105, Image 528, Head - Lee Pole
- (5.) 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Logan Precinct, Pope Co.,Il., Roll 550. Pg. 1A, Enumeration District 0011, Image 604.0, Head - Lee Poe
- (6.) 1940 U.S. Federal Census, Bay, Pope Co.,Il., Roll T627_869, Pg. 3A, Enumeration District 76-12, Head - Lee Poe
- (7.) Marriage Certificate - Lee Poe & Myrtle Keef
- (8.) Illinois Death Index, 1947 - Lee G. Poe
- Find A Grave: Myrtle Keef Poe - Memorial ID 157138422
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Myrtle by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Myrtle:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Myrtle by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Myrtle:
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~1.56%
Steven Smith
:
23andMe, GEDmatch WA3912587 [compare]
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~0.78%
Cynthia (Smith) Campeau :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A799236 [compare], yourDNAportal CYNfdfe242c, Ancestry member Moongoddess1998
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