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Elijah Edward Keene 1818–1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1818

Birth Location: Amite County, Mississippi

Death Date: Between 1851 and 1858

Death Location: Winn Parish, Louisiana, USA

Father: Jacob Keene

Mother: Kiziah Gates

Spouse(s): Martha McCarty

Children(s): R Keen

Elijah Edward Keene was born in 1818 in Amite County, Mississippi, the child of Jacob Keene And Kiziah Gates. Elijah Edward Keene married Martha Mccarty, and had children including R Purla Keen. Elijah Edward Keene passed away in 1851 in Winn Parish, Louisiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Elijah Edward Keene was born in 1818 in Amite County, Mississippi, the child of Jacob Keene And Kiziah Gates.
  • Elijah Edward Keene married Martha Mccarty, and had children including R Purla Keen.
  • Elijah Edward Keene passed away in 1851 in Winn Parish, Louisiana, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elijah Keene's Ancestors

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Elijah Keene
1818–1851
Birth Place: Amite County, Mississippi
Parents
Jacob Keene
1790–1850
Germany
Kiziah Gates
1798–1870
Georgia, United States
Grandparents
William (Elisha Gates) Lt.
1736–1820
Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Catherine (Elizabeth) Hardin
1766–1828
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
William Lt.
1736–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elisha Gates
1706–1762

Elijah Keene's Descendants

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Elijah (Edward) Keene (1818–Between 1851 and 1858) m. Martha McCarty (28 Apr 1822–1883)
  1. 1. R (Purla) Keen 1838–1890 m. Thomas (Oliver) Sanders 1833–1915
    1. 1. Jacob (C) Sanders 1866–1935 m. Eliza (Ann) Sanders 1864–1933
      1. 1. Elema Williams 1886–1945 m. Cassie (B.) Williams 1884–1930
        1. 1. Velma (“Doll”) Williams 1924–1986 m. Percy (J) Harper 1924–1998

Elijah Keene's Timeline

3 Records

1818
1818
Birth of Elijah Edward Keene in Amite County, Mississippi
Amite County, Mississippi
1837
Feb 1837
Age 19
Elijah Edward Keene was married in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA
Simpson County, Mississippi, USA
1851
Between 1851 and 1858
Age 33
Death of Elijah Edward Keene in Winn Parish, Louisiana, USA
Winn Parish, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1818
    Event Place: Amite County, Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Feb 1837
    Event Place: Simpson County, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Between 1851 and 1858
    Event Place: Winn Parish, Louisiana, USA

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