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James Edward Keener 1901–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Feb 1901

Birth Location: Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina

Death Date: 2 Feb 1967

Death Location: Pinetta, Gloucester County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: George Kana

Mother: Sarah Edwards

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James Edward Keener was born in 1901 in Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, the child of George Kana And Sarah Elizabeth Edwards. James Edward Keener passed away in 1967 in Pinetta, Gloucester County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Edward Keener was born in 1901 in Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, the child of George Kana And Sarah Elizabeth Edwards.
  • James Edward Keener passed away in 1967 in Pinetta, Gloucester County, Virginia, United States of America.

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James Keener's Ancestors

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James Keener
1901–1967
Birth Place: Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina
Parents
George Kana
1865–1926
Cherokee, North Carolina
Sarah (Elizabeth) Edwards
1868–1918
Scott, Virginia
Grandparents
John Kana
1830–1880
Jackson, North Carolina
Harriett Kana
1845–1940
Cherokee, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Ulrich Keener
1801–1856
Sarah Duckett
1809–1905
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Sr
1773–1850
Margaret Harris
1778–1850

James Keener's Timeline

2 Records

1901
22 Feb 1901
Birth of James Edward Keener in Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina
Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina
1967
2 Feb 1967
Age 66
Death of James Edward Keener in Gloucester, Virginia
Gloucester, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1901
    Event Place: Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1967
    Event Place: Gloucester, Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pinetta, Gloucester County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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