Marion Elmer Keeney (1895 - 1981)

Marion was born in 1895 to Abner Keeney and Frances Riden in Missouri where he lived his entire life. At age 21, he married a divorcee with one daughter, and they had five children of their own. After she died in 1965, he never remarried. Marion passed away in 1981 at 85 years old.

Timeline with Sources

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• 1895 Jan 24 - Birth - Phelps, Missouri

• 1900 United States Federal Census[1] p 11A family #198 - Spring Creek, Phelps, Missouri

• 1910 United States Federal Census[2] p 3B family #52 - Spring Creek, Phelps, Missouri

• c 1916 - Marriage to Nancy M Hayes - date based on 1930 US Census data

• 1917 Dec 10 - Birth of Son William Irettus Keeney - Missouri - Find A Grave: Memorial #38671409

• 1918 Jun 5 - Texas, Missouri - U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918[3]; Dependents: Wife and child
  • Name: Marion Elmer Keeney
  • Event Type: Draft Registration
  • Event Date: 1917-1918
  • Event Place: Texas County, Missouri, United States
  • Gender: Male
  • Nationality: United States
  • Birth Date: 24 Jan 1895
  • Birthplace: Phelps, Missouri, United States

• 1920 May 20 - Birth of Daughter Beatrice L Keeney - Phelps County, Missouri - Find A Grave: Memorial #38551783 - died Sep 12, 1921

• 1920 United States Federal Census[4] p 11A family #34 - Licking, Texas, Missouri -

• 1924 Dec 15 - Birth of Daughter Arah M Keeney - Phelps County, Missouri - Find A Grave: Memorial #141364896

• c 1926 - Birth of Daughter Erma Keeney - Missouri

• c 1930 - Birth of Son Raymond Keeney - Missouri

• 1930 United States Federal Census[5] p 2A family #26 - Spring Creek, Phelps, Missouri

• 1940 United States Federal Census[6] p 24B family #544 - Rolla, Phelps, Missouri - Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 6th grade

• 1942 Jun 1 - Rollo, Missouri - U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942-$[7]
  • Name: Marion Elmer Keeney
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White
  • Residence Age: 47
  • Birth Date: 24 Jan 1895
  • Birth Place: Pulaski, Missouri, USA
  • Residence Date: 1942
  • Residence Place: Rollo, Missouri, USA
  • Occupation: R E Carney

• 1964 Aug 9 - Death of Wife Nancy M Hayes - Rolla, Phelps, Missouri

• 1981 Jan 2 - Death - Rolla, Phelps, Missouri - U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014[8]
  • Age: 86
  • Given Name: Marion
  • Surname: Keeney
  • Birth Date: 24 Jan 1895
  • State: Missouri
  • Last Place of Residence: Phelps, Missouri
  • Previous Residence Postal Code: 65401
  • Event Date: Jan 1981

• 1981 Jan - Burial - Ozark Hills Memorial Gardens, Rolla, Phelps, Missouri - Find A Grave: Memorial #21539485