Thomas was born on 4 December 1896 in Peoria, Illinois. [1]He was the son of Charles Keene and Margaret O'Hara. Thomas married Violet Herman likely around 1925 in Illinois. [2] He passed away on 6 June 1934 in Chilliclothe, Illinois. [3]
"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6DY-5MC : 25 August 2019), Thomas J Keene, 1917-1918.
"Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3F2-NRJ : 8 March 2018), Thomas Keene in entry for Keene, 30 Oct 1927; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,613,725.
"Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3L3-Q7H : 9 March 2018), Thomas J. Keene, 06 Jun 1934; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,711,832.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSH9-83F : accessed 19 August 2020), Thomas Keene in household of Charle W Keene, Richwoods township Averyville village, Peoria, Illinois, United States;
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKX9-KD7 : accessed 19 August 2020), Thomas Keene in household of Charles W Keene, Peoria Ward 2, Peoria, Illinois, United States;
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJC7-CYR : accessed 19 August 2020), Thomas Keene in household of Maggie Keene, Peoria Ward 2, Peoria, Illinois, United States;
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS1N-VFM : accessed 19 August 2020), Thomas Keene, Chillicothe, Peoria, Illinois, United States;
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas 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]