no image
Privacy Level: Open (White)

Elijah Keeney (1826 - 1893)

Elijah Keeney
Born in Cocke County, Tennesseemap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 15 Jan 1854 (to 4 May 1855) in Jackson County, Missourimap
Husband of — married about 1861 in Missourimap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 67 in Cass County, Missourimap
Problems/Questions
Profile last modified | Created 1 Feb 2013
This page has been accessed 707 times.

Contents

Biography

Birth-1850

See 1830/1840 photos and his father's profile for work in progress.

1850 Census

See photo. Their father passed away in 1849. All of Elijah's known siblings are all still living with their mother.

1854 1st Marriage

Name Keeny
Spouse's Name Eliza Jane Holloway
Event Date 15 Jan 1854
Event Place Jackson,Missouri[1]

1860 Census

See photo. Two of Elijah's brothers passed away in this time frame. Both of Thomas & Elijah's wives did as well. Elijah, his daughter Sarah (Sallie), 3 brothers and a niece are in the home.

Name Elijah Keeny
Event Place Division Thirty Five, Jackson, Missouri, United States
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
John Keeny M 35 Tennessee
Thomas Keeny M 30 Tennessee
Elijah Keeny M 29 Tennessee
Isaac Keeny M 26 Missouri
Alice M Keeny {Mary Alice} F 5 Missouri
Sallie A Keeny {Sarah} F 5 Missouri[2]

1861-3 ? 2nd Marriage

No record located to pin-point exact date. Some online family researchers list it at 1863.

1870 Census

See photo. Elijah's eldest daughter is living with his sister Mary Ann. Elijah and Sarah Jane have added 4 children to their family.

Name Elijah Kenny
Event Place Mount Pleasant Twp., Cass, Missouri, United States
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Elijah Kenny M 45 Tennessee
Sarah Kenny F 24 Missouri
Ada P Kenny F 5 Missouri
Nannie L Kenny F 4 Missouri
Maudie B Kenny F 2 Missouri
Millie G Kenny F 0 Missouri[3]

1880 Census

See photo.

Name L Keiney
Event Place Mount Pleasant, Cass, Missouri, United States
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
L Keiney Self M 53 Tennessee, United States
Sarah E Keiney Wife F 35 Missouri, United States
N Keiney Daughter F 14 Missouri, United States
Maud Keiney Daughter F 11 Missouri, United States
Gertrude Keiney Daughter F 10 Missouri, United States
Stella M Keiney Daughter F 2 Missouri, United States
Willie Keiney Son M 6 Missouri, United States
Jessie Keiney Son M 2 Missouri, United States[4]

1893 Death

Burial Bryant Cemetery
Belton, Cass, Missouri
Find A Grave Memorial# 15003791[5]

Sources

  • First married Eliza Jane Holloway. She preceded him in Death. They had the following daughter Sarah A. Keeney. He then married Sarah Jane Wilson. They had the following 8 children: Ada P, Nannie Lee, Maude Bell, Millie Gertrude, Stella May, William Elijah, Jessie Robert, Maggie Wilson [6]

Footnotes

  1. Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920, Indexing Project (Batch) Number M51521-2, System Origin Missouri-ODM, GS Film number 1019757
  2. Household ID 1655, The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Publication Number M653, Film Number 625, GS Film Number 803625, Digital Folder Number 005170206, Image Number 00208
  3. Household ID 50, Line Number 19, The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Publication Number M593, GS Film number 000552266, Digital Folder Number 004273846, Image Number 00286
  4. District ED 75, Sheet Number and Letter 9A, Household ID 829371, The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Publication Number T9, Film Number 0679, GS Film Number 1254679, Digital Folder Number 005161213, Image Number 00470
  5. Entered by G. Scott Keeney, Wednesday, October 3, 2013.
  6. Thanks to Shellie Mitchell for the biography.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Sally Rosenberg Rosenberg for creating WikiTree profile Keeney-226 through the import of My Family Sally Rosenberg 10 try 1.ged on Jan 29, 2013.

Thank you to G. Scott Keeney for creating Keeney-452 on 20 Sep 13.

Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Sally Rosenberg, G. Scott and others.





Is Elijah your ancestor? Please don't go away!
 star icon Login to collaborate or comment, or
 star icon ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com

DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elijah 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 is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elijah:

Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.



Comments

Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.

K  >  Keeney  >  Elijah Keeney

Categories: Cass County, Missouri | Jackson County, Missouri