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Barbara Viola Keener 1939–2017 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 January 1939

Birth Location: Richwood, Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 11 October 2017

Death Location: Amherst, Lorain County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: Murry Keener

Mother: Bertha Keener

Spouse(s): Douglas Wilson, Frank Sr

Children(s):

The story of Barbara Viola Keener began in 1939 in Richwood, Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States of America. In 1935, Barbara Viola Keener established residence. In 1940, Barbara Viola Keener resided in Kentucky, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA. Barbara Viola Keener married Douglas Ray Wilson, Frank Smith Sr. Barbara Viola Keener passed away in 2017 in Amherst, Lorain County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Barbara Viola Keener began in 1939 in Richwood, Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States of America.
  • In 1935, Barbara Viola Keener established residence.
  • In 1940, Barbara Viola Keener resided in Kentucky, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA.
  • Barbara Viola Keener married Douglas Ray Wilson, Frank Smith Sr.
  • Barbara Viola Keener passed away in 2017 in Amherst, Lorain County, Ohio, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Murry Keener
1893–1992
Birth Location: Webster Springs, Webster County, West Virginia, United States of America
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Bertha Keener
1911–1981
Birth Location: Belington, Barbour County, West Virginia, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Douglas Wilson
1936–1972
Birth Location: Long Branch, Fayette, West Virginia
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Frank Sr
1934–2020
Birth Location: Pineville, Bell County, Kentucky, United States of America
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Children(s)

Barbara Keener's Ancestors

Self
Barbara Keener
1939–2017
Birth Place: Richwood, Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Murry Henderson Keener
1893–1992
Webster Springs, Webster County, West Virginia, United States of America
Bertha (Lee) Keener
1911–1981
Belington, Barbour County, West Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Barbara Keener's Timeline

6 Records

1935
1935
Barbara Viola Keener resided here
None
1939
5 January 1939
Birth of Barbara Viola Keener in Richwood, Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States of America
Richwood, Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States of America
1940
1940
Age 1
Barbara Viola Keener resided here in Kentucky, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA
Kentucky, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 11
Barbara Viola Keener resided here in Kentucky, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA
Kentucky, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA
1953
1953
Age 14
Barbara Viola Keener resided here in Richwood, West Virginia
Richwood, West Virginia
2017
11 October 2017
Age 78
Death of Barbara Viola Keener in Lorain, Lorain County, Ohio, United States of America
Lorain, Lorain County, Ohio, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 January 1939
    Event Place: Richwood, Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kentucky, Nicholas, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04435; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 34-12
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Kentucky, Nicholas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kentucky, Nicholas, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04435; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 34-12

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Kentucky, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kentucky, Nicholas, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04435; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 34-12

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Kentucky, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Kentucky, Nicholas

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1953
    Event Place: Richwood, West Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Ohio, Death Records, Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit; Columbus, Ohio; Index to Annual Deaths, 1958-2018

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 October 2017
    Event Place: Lorain, Lorain County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Amherst, Lorain County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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