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James Melvin Keen 1940–2004 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Apr 1940

Birth Location: Dunn Township, Franklin, North Carolina

Death Date: 03/29/2004

Death Location: Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: James Keen

Mother: Gertie King

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In 1940, James Melvin Keen entered the world in Dunn Township, Franklin, North Carolina, born to James Wiley Keen And Gertie Williams Baines King. In 1950, James Melvin Keen resided in Stony Creek, Nash, North Carolina, USA. In 1957, James Melvin Keen resided in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA. James Melvin Keen married Connie Adams Fulford, Nancy Lee Long, Roslynn Janet Moore, and had children including Bonnie Sue Keen Martin, Cassie Keen, Dna Kashadow Keen, James Mitchell Keen, Jason Ashley Keen, Jennifer Lynn Keen, Jonathan David Keen, Lisa Michele Keen. James Melvin Keen passed away in 2004 in Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1940, James Melvin Keen entered the world in Dunn Township, Franklin, North Carolina, born to James Wiley Keen And Gertie Williams Baines King.
  • In 1950, James Melvin Keen resided in Stony Creek, Nash, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1957, James Melvin Keen resided in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA.
  • James Melvin Keen married Connie Adams Fulford, Nancy Lee Long, Roslynn Janet Moore, and had children including Bonnie Sue Keen Martin, Cassie Keen, Dna Kashadow Keen, James Mitchell Keen, Jason Ashley Keen, Jennifer Lynn Keen, Jonathan David Keen, Lisa Michele Keen.
  • James Melvin Keen passed away in 2004 in Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina, United States of America.

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James Keen's Ancestors

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James Keen
1940–2004
Birth Place: Dunn Township, Franklin, North Carolina
Parents
James Wiley Keen
1893–1965
Spring Hill, Wilson, North Carolina, United States
Gertie (Williams (Baines)) King
1912–1992
Nash, North Carolina
Grandparents
William (Thomas Baijah Joe) Baines
1878–1947
Manning, Nash Co., NC
Cora (Ellen Collie) Collins
1887–1961
North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Abijah Jr.
1828–1896
Milbrey Williams
1831–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Baines
1800–1844
Willey Whitfield
1806–1853

James Keen's Timeline

5 Records

1940
24 Apr 1940
Birth of James Melvin Keen in Dunn Township, Franklin, North Carolina
Dunn Township, Franklin, North Carolina
1950
1950
Age 10
James Melvin Keen resided here in Stony Creek, Nash, North Carolina, USA
Stony Creek, Nash, North Carolina, USA
1957
1957
Age 17
James Melvin Keen resided here in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA
Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA
1985
Abt 1985
Age 45
James Melvin Keen resided here in Rocky Mount
Rocky Mount
2004
03/29/2004
Age 64
Death of James Melvin Keen in Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina, United States of America
Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Dunn Township, Franklin, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Stony Creek, Nash, North Carolina, 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: Stony Creek, Nash, N

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1957
    Event Place: Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Rocky Mount High School; Year: 1957

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1985
    Event Place: Rocky Mount
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: 1209 Tarboro St. , Rocky Mount
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Rocky Mount Telegram; Publication Date: 4 Dec 1983; Publication Place: Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA;

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bailey
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Rocky Mount Telegram; Publication Date: 1 Apr 2004; Publication Place: Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA; ,0.4641954,0.65743273,0.6129545&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Nash, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Divorce Index, 1958-2004

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03292004
    Event Place: Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina, United States of America

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