Joseph Andrew McKeel (1878 - 1971)

Born 21 Dec 1878 in Niangua, Webster, Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Alma (Shaddy) McKeel — married 1906 in Missouri

Died 11 Aug 1971 at age 92 in Niangua, Webster, Missouri, United States

Joseph was born in 1878. He was the son of Newton McKeel and Angeline Ikerd.

1900 - Union, Webster, Missouri - Newton McKeel, 50, wife Angeline McKeel, 46, children Jula, Joda (21), Thula, Elta (14), Nancy, Isaac ^[1]

1906 - Wright, Missouri - marriage to Alma Shaddy

1910 - Union, Webster - Joseph A McKeel, 31, farmer, wife Alma McKeel, 21, daughter Lela V[esta] McKeel (2) ^[2]

Alma McKeel died in 1961^[3]

Joseph A McKeel died in 1971 ^[4]

NIANGUA - Jody A. McKeel, 92, a retired farmer of Niangua, died at 2:40 a.m. Wednesday in Cox Medical Center, Springfield, after a short illness. He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Vesta Campbell, Grand Junction, Colo., Mrs. Gladys Hightower, Grovespring, and Mrs. Jewell Vestal, Niangua; two sons, Oral and Carlos, both of Niangua; one brother, Isaac, of Marshfield; one sister, Mrs. Nancy Scott, Marshfield; 10 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ 1900 Federal Census
2. ↑ 1910 Federal Census
3. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15532863
4. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15532887/joseph-andrew-mckeel
5. ↑ Springfield Leader and Press, Springfield, Missouri: Thursday, August 12, 1971, page 37