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Elijah Jay Keen 1921–1990 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Aug 1921

Birth Location: Buchanan County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 5 Dec 1990

Death Location: Jewell Ridge, Tazewell, Virginia, USA

Father: William Keen

Mother: Olive (Jewell)

Spouse(s): Dorothy Pauley

Children(s):

The story of Elijah Jay Keen began in 1921 in Buchanan County, Virginia, USA. In 1930, Elijah Jay Keen resided in Garden, Garden, Buchanan, Virginia, USA. In 1940, Elijah Jay Keen resided in Garden M Dist, Garden, Buchanan, Virginia, USA. Elijah Jay Keen married Dorothy Jay Pauley, and had children including Freda Keen, Joyce Keen, Randy Keen, Sandra Keen, Teresa Keen, Winfred Keen. Elijah Jay Keen passed away in 1990 in Jewell Ridge, Tazewell, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Elijah Jay Keen began in 1921 in Buchanan County, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1930, Elijah Jay Keen resided in Garden, Garden, Buchanan, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1940, Elijah Jay Keen resided in Garden M Dist, Garden, Buchanan, Virginia, USA.
  • Elijah Jay Keen married Dorothy Jay Pauley, and had children including Freda Keen, Joyce Keen, Randy Keen, Sandra Keen, Teresa Keen, Winfred Keen.
  • Elijah Jay Keen passed away in 1990 in Jewell Ridge, Tazewell, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Keen
1888–1975
Birth Location: Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
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Olive (Jewell)
1884–1944
Birth Location: Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Dorothy Pauley
1930–2021
Birth Location: Wise County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Elijah Keen's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Keen
1921–1990
Birth Place: Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Harrison Keen
1888–1975
Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Olive (Victoria (Ollie) Cole) (Jewell)
1884–1944
Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elijah Keen's Timeline

7 Records

1921
16 Aug 1921
Birth of Elijah Jay Keen in Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 9
Elijah Jay Keen resided here in Garden, Garden, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Garden, Garden, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 19
Elijah Jay Keen resided here in Garden M Dist, Garden, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Garden M Dist, Garden, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
1942
1942
Age 21
Elijah Jay Keen resided here in Jewell Ridge, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Jewell Ridge, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 29
Elijah Jay Keen resided here in Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 30
Elijah Jay Keen resided here in Virginia
Virginia
1990
5 Dec 1990
Age 69
Death of Elijah Jay Keen in Richlands, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Richlands, Tazewell, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1921
    Event Place: Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Garden, Garden, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 2342172

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Garden M Dist, Garden, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04251; Page: 28B; Enumeration District: 14-1

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Jewell Ridge, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Virginia, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 414

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tazewell, Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Dec 1990
    Event Place: Richlands, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jewell Ridge, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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