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Sarah Elizabeth (Keeney) Williams (1830 - 1847)

Sarah Elizabeth Williams formerly Keeney
Born in Ray County, Missouri, United Statesmap
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Wife of — married 1 Dec 1844 in Holt County, Missouri, United Statesmap
Died at about age 17 in Holt County, Missouri, United Statesmap
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Biography

Birth and Early Life

Sarah Elizabeth Keeney was born in 1830 in Ray County, Missouri, United States to John Keeney Jr. (1772-1845) and Mary Ramsey Burkhalter (1783-1872).

Siblings

All children were born in Fayette County, Indiana, United States with the exceptions of the the last three, twins Elias and Eli and their sister Sarah.
  1. Mary Eleanor Keeney was born on 6 April 1806. She died on 26 February 1874 in Ray County, Missouri. Mary married Alexander Bogart (1784-1873) on 22 December 1822 in Ray County, Missouri.
  2. Thomas Keeney was born in September 1808. He married Psyche Allen (c. 1814-c. 1844) on 22 June 1829 in Ray County, Missouri. Thomas died before 5 December 1842 in Holt, Clay, Missouri, United States.
  3. Isley Keeney, son, was born on 15 May 1811. He married Elizabeth Keeney (c. 1815- ), daughter of Thomas Keeney (1781-1845) and Nancy Fugate (c. 1785-c. 1840) on 29 January 1832 in Saline County, Missouri. Isley died of tuberculosis on 6 December 1842 in Holt, Clay, Missouri, United States.
  4. Capt. Jonathan Keeney was born on 27 April 1813. Jonathan married Mary Catherine Shoemaker (1820-1896) in July 1837 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana. They had 10 children. Jonathan died on 15 August 1878 at Willow Creek, Baker, Oregon, United States when he was traveling to the high desert and fell from his horse. The fall caused his pistol to go off and shoot him.
  5. James Mordecai Keeney was born on 20 August 1816. He married 1) Catherine Stewart (1824-1845) on 17 March 1840 in Ray County, Missouri and 2) Nancy Keeney (1809-1862), daughter of his paternal uncle, Thomas Keeney (1780-1846). Nancy was his first cousin. 3) Miranda Ruth Michael (1839-1919) on 10 January 1878 in Linn County, Oregon. He had children with the first two wives. James died on 27 April 1885 at Brownsville, Linn, Oregon, United States.
  6. Daughter Keeney, unnamed infant, was born and died in 1817 at Fayette County, Indiana, United States.
  7. Abraham Keeney was born on 11 December 1818. He married Elvira A. Chesney (c.1820- ) c. 1839. Abraham died of tuberculosis before 25 May 1843 in Holt, Clay, Missouri, United States.
  8. Rebecca Katherine Keeney was born on 4 July 1821. She married 1) James William Landingham, known as William, (1814-1850) on 24 November in Ray County, Missouri and 2) Daniel Bennett Putman (1810-1887) in 1851. Rebecca died on 23 September 1895 at Amity, Yamhill, Oregon, United States.
  9. Andrew Jackson, also known as "Jackson" or "Blackjack, was born on 7 October 1819. He married Elizabeth Mulholland (1825-1843) on 18 November 1841 in Henry County, Missouri. Jackson died on 4 March 1898 Goshen, Lane, Oregon, United States.
  10. Elias Keeney, twin, was born on 18 December 1828 in Ray County, Missouri, United States. He married 1) Margaret Jane Hyatt (1835-1859) on 26 November 1850 at Holt County, Missouri and 2) Lucinda Catherine VanWinkle (1840-1887) on 28 June 1860 at Linn County, Oregon. 3) Matilda Lee (1838-1907) on 13 December 1887 in Lane County, Oregon. Elias died on 20 December 1910 Portland, Clackamas, Oregon, United States.
  11. Eli Keeney, twin, was born on 18 December 1828 Ray County, Missouri, United States. He married Elizabeth G. Pierce (1832-1904) on 24 February 1848 in Holt County, Missouri. Eli died on 10 November 1878.

Sarah's father and three older brothers died within weeks of one another of tuberculosis when she was a teenager living in Holt County, Missouri. Her mother was left with the responsibility of several widows with many children plus her own children to look after.

Marriage and Family

Just before her father's death, she married John Franklin Williams (1822-1896) on 1 December 1844 in Holt County, Missouri. She was about 14 and he was 22.

Death

Sarah died at the age of 17 on 6 December 1847 in Holt County, Missouri, United States.

Sources

  • Keeney, Ralph Ray. Wagon Ruts West. Keeney, R.R., 1983. It is out of print, but the author had granted pieces of it for education purposes to be read on line. at www.k-f-g-online.info/Ralph Ray Keeney/Wagon-Ruts-West It gives family genealogy.
  • 1840 United States Federal Census in Fishing River, Ray, Missouri. Tally only for Household of John Keeney. Household was a total of 9 people.[1]
  • Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002
  • Missouri Marriages to 1850.

Footnotes

  1. 1840 Census: 3 males 10-14; 1 male 20-29; 1 male 70-79; 1 female 5-9; 1 female 10-14 (Sarah Elizabeth); 1 female 15-19; 1 female 50-59.




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PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE the placement of the reference and footnote notations. 1/2 of the census data and other is lost if you do. No rule that I know of that says you have to have no space between "Sources" and References or can't have footnotes. And yes, I have read the "Help" page. Thank you.
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