Sarah (middle name uncertain) Keen was born on March 2, 1855, in Alabama, her father, John, was 23, and her mother, Sarah, was 20. She had one son with Mr. Slaten. She then married Robert Nathan Vansandt and they had six children together. She died on February 7, 1943, in Pasadena, California, at the age of 87, and was buried in Altadena, California.
1860 United States Federal Census Year: 1860; Census Place: South West Division, Morgan, Alabama; Roll: M653_19; Page: 410; Family History Library Film: 803019; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHDX-YWS : 18 February 2021), John Keen, 1860.
1870 United States Federal Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Ward 1, Claiborne, Louisiana; Roll: M593_510; Page: 12B
1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Prairie, Franklin, Arkansas; Roll: 44; Page: 827B; Enumeration District: 064
1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Brush Creek, Washington, Arkansas; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0098; FHL microfilm: 1240079
1910 United States Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: Springdale, Washington, Arkansas; Roll: T624_67; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0149; FHL microfilm: 1374080
1920 United States Federal Census Year: 1920; Census Place: Springdale, Washington, Arkansas; Roll: T625_84; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 154
1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Brightwater, Benton, Arkansas; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2339800
1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Pasadena, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00240; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 19-452
California, Death Index, 1940-1997 Place: Los Angeles; Date: 7 Feb 1943
Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1917 Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Birth Certificates
U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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