Born in Russell, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of David Mathias Keene
and Nancy (Bishop) Phillips
Brother of
Anna (Keene) Phillips, Elizabeth (Keene) Justice, Josiah Harper Keene, George Washington Keene, William Phillips [half], John Phillips Sr. [half], Sarah (Phillips) Smith [half], Franklin Phillips [half], Tabetha Jane (Phillips) Fields [half] and Patterson Phillips [half]
Husband of
Nancy Jane (King) Keen
— married
20 Sep 1849 in Kanawha, Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Elizabeth Jane (Keen) Tawney, William Carey Keen, Nancy Caroline (Keen) Jarvis, Rebecca Angeline (Keen) Vineyard, Phillip Jasper Keene, Melissa Florence Keen, James Madison Keen, George Franklin Keen, Sarah Ann Keen and John Elliot Keen
Died
at age 73
in Roane, West Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Oct 2012
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Contents |
Biography
James was born in 1825. He is the son of David Keene and Nancy Bishop.
Birth
- Date: 1 MAR 1828
- Place: Russell Co., VA
Death
- Date: 5 MAR 1901
- Place: Roane Co., WV
Note
- James Keen was a farmer and skilled mechanic. He held several offices of public trust of Roane County.
James was born in 1825. He was the son of David Keen and Nancy Bishop. He passed away in 1860.
Sources
- Kanawha County, Virginia, Registry of Marriages 1849 (in image)
- WikiTree profile Keen-179 created through the import of Reynolds8-18-11.ged on Aug 18, 2011 by Christina Miller.
- Betty Keene, firsthand knowledge.
- Baptist Minister, John Bennett of Kanawha County, Marriage Registry, 1849.
- *Family research
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Tom Keen
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #B51929, MitoYDNA ID T11195 [compare]
- John Roberts :
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup T1a-T152C, FTDNA kit #100137
- Lois (Chadwell) Cruz :
Mitochondrial DNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup T1a1
-
~6.25%
~12.50%
John Roberts :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T007315 [compare], FTDNA kit #100137
-
~6.25%
~12.50%
Moris Roberts :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch F266987 [compare], FTDNA kit #266987
-
~3.12%
Greg Roberts :
23andMe, GEDmatch M222750 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A163698 [compare], Ancestry member cjroberts
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T910661 [compare], FTDNA kit #B1955
-
~3.12%
Mary (Keene) McDonald :
23andMe
-
~3.12%
Gary Samples :
AncestryDNA
-
~3.12%
~3.12%
Polly (Stumbo) Mead :
AncestryDNA
-
~1.56%
~1.56%
Maggie Hedrick :
23andMe, GEDmatch M866356 [compare]
-
~1.56%
~3.12%
Georzetta Ratcliffe :
23andMe, GEDmatch JV1323358 [compare], yourDNAportal GEO60ee98e6
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch JV132358 [compare], Ancestry member GeorzettaR
-
~1.56%
~12.50%
Steven Treadway :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A401944 [compare], Ancestry member steve30052
+
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch XP5836767 [compare]
-
~1.56%
~6.25%
Jenny Bird :
AncestryDNA
-
~1.56%
~3.12%
Dani Starr-Choate :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T195815 [compare], yourDNAportal PATc445bf27, FTDNA kit #595618
-
~1.56%
~3.12%
Gary Mead :
MyHeritage DNA
-
~0.78%
Jimmy Jackson :
23andMe, GEDmatch RU1601516 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch ZP5090282 [compare]
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch LZ9924926 [compare], FTDNA kit #924790
-
~0.78%
Terry Green :
23andMe
-
~0.78%
~6.25%
Drexell King :
23andMe
-
~0.78%
Myrtle (Boyd) Street :
23andMe, GEDmatch WR5548552 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch WR5548552 [compare], Ancestry member Myrtle_Street
-
~0.78%
Billie (Burdette) Paxton :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A731397 [compare], Ancestry member WeeBleats
-
~0.78%
~1.56%
Rebecca Mead :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A095592 [compare], Ancestry member rebeccajmead64
-
~0.78%
Mark Ross :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member MARKROSS43
-
~0.78%
Nell (Payne) Byrd :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch ZH9760713 [compare], Ancestry member nowarur26
-
~0.78%
~1.56%
Lois (Chadwell) Cruz :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T882771 [compare], FTDNA kit #559263
+
Living DNA, GEDmatch Z901797 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Suzanne (Rose) Gaddis :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B420519
-
~0.78%
Brenda (Lee) Spencer :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch BF8664943 [compare]
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Alicia (Laski) Hunt
Keen-2032 and Keene-493 appear to represent the same person because: same person
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[Living Keene]
Keen-179 and Keene-493 appear to represent the same person because: Same person
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by [Living Keene]
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