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Elisha Ford Keen 1825–1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jan 1825

Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 8 Dec 1868

Death Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia

Father: John Keen

Mother: Nancy Witcher

Spouse(s): Mary Perkins

Children(s): Mary Keen, Nancy Keen

Elisha Ford Keen was born in 1825 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States, the child of John Keen And Nancy Witcher. In 1850, Elisha Ford Keen resided in Pittsylvania, Virginia. In 1850, Elisha Ford Keen resided in Southern District, Pittsylvania, Virginia. Elisha Ford Keen married Mary Ann Perkins, and had children including Mary Keen, Nancy Witcher Keen. Elisha Ford Keen passed away in 1868 in Pittsylvania, Virginia.

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Biography

  • Elisha Ford Keen was born in 1825 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States, the child of John Keen And Nancy Witcher.
  • In 1850, Elisha Ford Keen resided in Pittsylvania, Virginia.
  • In 1850, Elisha Ford Keen resided in Southern District, Pittsylvania, Virginia.
  • Elisha Ford Keen married Mary Ann Perkins, and had children including Mary Keen, Nancy Witcher Keen.
  • Elisha Ford Keen passed away in 1868 in Pittsylvania, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Keen
1787–1876
Birth Location: Franklin, Virginia, United States
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Nancy Witcher
1786–1835
Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
NW

Spouses(s)

Mary Perkins
1831–1886
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
MP

Children(s)

Mary Keen
1850–
Birth Location: –
MK
Nancy Keen
1848–1903
Birth Location: Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
NK

Elisha Keen's Ancestors

Self
Elisha Keen
1825–1868
Birth Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Parents
John Keen
1787–1876
Franklin, Virginia, United States
Nancy Witcher
1786–1835
Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William Witcher
1758–1822
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
Mary (Polly) Dalton
1764–1852
Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Robert Dalton
1722–1779
Mary Key
1720–1799
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Timothy Dalton
1690–1767
Elizabeth Talbot
1686–1737

Elisha Keen's Descendants

1.
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Elisha (Ford) Keen (25 Jan 1825–8 Dec 1868) m. Mary (Ann) Perkins (1831–1886)
  1. 1. Mary Keen 1850–
  2. 2. Nancy (Witcher) Keen 1848–1903 m. Chiswell (Dabney) Langhorne 1843–1918
    1. 1. Nancy (Witcher) Langhorne 1879–1964 m. Robert (Gould) Shaw 1837–1863 m. William (Waldorf) Astor 1879–1952
      1. 1. William (Waldorf Astor) lll 1907–1966 m. Phillipa (Victoria) Hunloke 1930–2005
      2. 2. John (Jacob) Astor 1918–2000 m. Ana (Inez) Carcano 1918–1992
      3. 3. Robert (Gould Shaw) lll 1898–1970

Elisha Keen's Timeline

6 Records

1825
25 Jan 1825
Birth of Elisha Ford Keen in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
1850
1850
Age 25
Elisha Ford Keen resided here in Pittsylvania, Virginia
Pittsylvania, Virginia
1850
1850
Age 25
Elisha Ford Keen resided here in Southern District, Pittsylvania, Virginia
Southern District, Pittsylvania, Virginia
1860
1860
Age 35
Elisha Ford Keen resided here in Pittsylvania, Virginia
Pittsylvania, Virginia
1860
1860
Age 35
Elisha Ford Keen resided here in Southern District, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Southern District, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
1868
8 Dec 1868
Age 43
Death of Elisha Ford Keen in Pittsylvania, Virginia
Pittsylvania, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1825
    Event Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Southern District, Pittsylvania, Virginia; Roll: ; Page: 594; Image: 604.
    [4] 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules
    [5] 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules
    [6] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Southern District, Pittsylvania, Virginia; Roll: M432_968; Page: 97A; Image: .
    [7] 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules
    [8] 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules
    [9] 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia
    Record Source: 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Southern District, Pittsylvania, Virginia
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Southern District, Pittsylvania, Virginia; Roll: M432_968; Page: 97A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia
    Record Source: 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Southern District, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Southern District, Pittsylvania, Virginia; Roll: ; Page: 594; Image: 604.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1868
    Event Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia
    Record Source: Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index
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