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James Keener 1814–1876 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 April 1814

Birth Location: Taylor County, West Virginia

Death Date: 1876

Death Location: Ozawkie, Jefferson, Kansas, USA

Father: George Keener

Mother: Margaret MILLER

Spouse(s): Nancy Current

Children(s): George Keener

James Keener was born in 1814 in Taylor County, West Virginia, the child of George Washington Keener And Margaret A Peggy Miller. James Keener married Nancy Current, and had children including George Lemuel Washington Keener. James Keener passed away in 1876 in Ozawkie, Jefferson, Kansas, USA.

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Biography

  • James Keener was born in 1814 in Taylor County, West Virginia, the child of George Washington Keener And Margaret A Peggy Miller.
  • James Keener married Nancy Current, and had children including George Lemuel Washington Keener.
  • James Keener passed away in 1876 in Ozawkie, Jefferson, Kansas, USA.

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James Keener's Ancestors

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James Keener
1814–1876
Birth Place: Taylor County, West Virginia
Parents
George Washington Keener
1772–1863
Virginia
Margaret (A "Peggy") MILLER
1792–1860
Bath County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Samuel Keener
1743–1810
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Keener's Descendants

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James Keener (2 April 1814–1876) m. Nancy Current (24 Sept 1820–1905)
  1. 1. George (Lemuel Washington) Keener 1843–1928 m. Nancy (Weaver) Harper 1859–1919
    1. 1. William (Franklin) KEENER 1891–1973 m. Viola (May) Campbell 1899–1950
      1. 1. Alta (May) Keener 1916–2000 m. Lawrence (Lehan) Estes 1901–1980
        1. 1. Lawrence (Junior) Estes 1935–2016 m. Barbara (Ann) Sannar 1940–2013

James Keener's Timeline

2 Records

1814
2 April 1814
Birth of James Keener in Taylor County, West Virginia
Taylor County, West Virginia
1876
1876
Age 62
Death of James Keener in Ozawkie, Jefferson, Kansas, USA
Ozawkie, Jefferson, Kansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 April 1814
    Event Place: Taylor County, West Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1876
    Event Place: Ozawkie, Jefferson, Kansas, USA

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