Louis was born on 16 April 1881 in Covington, Kentucky.[1] He was the son of Joseph Keene and Ella Keen. Louis remained single and lived with his sister Loretta after the death of their parents. [2] He passed away on 15 June 1955 in Covington, Kentucky [3] and was buried in Highland Cemetery in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky.
"United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKC4-R1X5 : 8 May 2020), Lewis Keen, 27 Apr 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSQC-NYC : 2 January 2019), Louis Keen, 18 Jun 1955; citing Death, Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, United States, certificate , Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort; FHL microfilm 1,358,121.
"Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH1-C881 : 11 February 2018), Louis Keen, 18 Jun 1955; citing Death, Kenton, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9H2-PJH : accessed 24 September 2020), Lewis Keene in household of Joseph A Keene, Precinct C Covington city Ward 6, Kenton, Kentucky, United States;
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2D1-RJB : accessed 24 September 2020), Louis Keen in household of Joseph Keen, Covington Ward 6, Kenton, Kentucky, United States;
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHG8-X71 : accessed 24 September 2020), Louis N Keen in household of Joseph A Keen, Covington Ward 6, Kenton, Kentucky, United States;
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMXL-M4K : accessed 25 September 2020), Louis Keen in household of Loretta B Keen, Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, United States;
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7T2-9MN : 1 December 2019), Lewis Keen in household of Loretta Keen, Ward 6, Covington, Magisterial District 5, Kenton, Kentucky, United States;
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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]