Elizabeth Ann Williams was born on 7 June 1876 in Conwy, Caernarvonshire, Wales to Thomas Williams and Jane Hughes.
Marriage and Family
She married Thomas Paine Keeney (1869-1947) on 19 December 1898 in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington.
Children of the Keeney-Williams Marriage
Gladys Muriel Keeney was born on 21 April 1901 in Seattle, King, Washington, United States. She married Frank W. Whitney Jr. (1898-1949). Gladys died on 14 February 1924 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States.
Capt. Robert Jackson Keeney was born on 11 October 1904 in Hong Kong, China. He married Rosemary Gardner (1909-1998) in 1937. Robert died on 21 August 1989 in Medford, Jackson, Oregon, United States.
Elizabeth Jane Keeney was born on 19 September 1910 in Oregon, United States. She married Howard F. Rogers (1915-1991). Elizabeth died on 19 March 2003 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States.
Death and Burial
Lillian died on 21 October 1942 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States at the age of 66. She was buried in the Lincoln Memorial Park, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon.
Find A Grave: Memorial #60209550
Sources
Oregon Death Index.
Washington Marriage Records for Thomas and Elizabeth A. Williams (She signs Lillian Williams.)
1916 and 1917 U.S. City Directories in Portland, Oregon on 443 Farragut West.
1900 United States Federal Census on 16 June in Seattle Ward 6, King, Washington. [1]
1920 United States Federal Census on 6 January in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon. [2]
1930 United States Federal Census on 2 April in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon. [3]
Find A Grave Index.
Keeney, Ralph Ray. Wagon Ruts West. Keeney, R.R., 1983. It is out of print, but the author had granted pieces of it for educational purposes. The entire article is available here.
Footnotes
↑ 1900: Keeney, Thomas P. 30, b. Dec 1869 OR, bookkeeper, head; Lillian 23, b. June 1876 Wales, 2 yrs married, wife; 2 lodgers.
↑ 1920: Keeney, Thomas Paine 49, mgr. Milk Condensary, head; Elizabeth A. 43, b. Wales, Naturalized, wife; Gladys 18, b. WA, daughter; Robert 15, b. Hong Kong, China, arrived 1906, citizen, son; Jane 9 b. OR, daughter.
↑ 1930: Keeney, Thomas P. 60, m. at 27, traveling salesman, head; Elizabeth A. 53, m. at 22, wife; Robert J. 25, haberdashery salesman, son; Elizabeth J. 19, daughter; Whitney, Frank W. 32 son-in-law, widowed, traveling salesman.
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