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James Edward Keener 1901–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 February 1901

Birth Location: Waynesville NC

Death Date: 2 February 1967

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

Father: George Keener

Mother: Sarah EDWARDS

Spouse(s): Hattie Stillwell

Children(s): James Keener

James Edward Keener was born in 1901 in Waynesville NC, the child of George Hayes Keener And Sarah Elizabeth Sallie Edwards. In 1930, James Edward Keener resided in Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia, USA. In 1950, James Edward Keener resided in Riverview, Elizabeth City, Virginia, USA. James Edward Keener married Hattie Roxiana Stillwell, and had children including Barbara A Keener, Dennis C Keener, Eloise Keener, George M Keener, Horald Keener, James Roger Keener, Kenneth G Keener. 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 NC, the child of George Hayes Keener And Sarah Elizabeth Sallie Edwards.
  • In 1930, James Edward Keener resided in Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1950, James Edward Keener resided in Riverview, Elizabeth City, Virginia, USA.
  • James Edward Keener married Hattie Roxiana Stillwell, and had children including Barbara A Keener, Dennis C Keener, Eloise Keener, George M Keener, Horald Keener, James Roger Keener, Kenneth G Keener.
  • James Edward Keener passed away in 1967 in Pinetta, Gloucester County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Keener's Ancestors

Self
James Keener
1901–1967
Birth Place: Waynesville NC
Parents
George Hayes Keener
1865–1926
Cherokee, North Carolina
Sarah (Elizabeth "Sallie") EDWARDS
1868–1918
Scott County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Soule) Keener
1830–1880
Jackson, North Carolina
Harriett (Admonia) Hayes
1844–1940
North Carolina, USA
James (Andrew Pierpont) Edwards
1845–1914
Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
Margaret (M) Gibbs
1842–1923
North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Ulrich KEENER
1801–1856
Sarah Duckett
1809–1905
George Hayes
1804–1864
Elizabeth Stewart
1817–1897
Phillip Edwards
1813–1886
Elizabeth Tritt
1818–1901
John Gibbs
1817–1858
Rachel Queen
1819–1898
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Keener
1772–1850
Margaret HARRIS
1778–1850
Richard Duckett
1775–1860
Mary Whitmore
1779–1854
Edward Hayes
1760–1839
Mary Shuler
1776–1845
James Stewart
1769–1845
Ellis Edwards
1779–1862
Henry Jr
1794–1866
Nancy Turner
1797–1880
Hugh Gibbs
1781–1870
Sarah Penland
1798–1852
William III
1775–1844

James Keener's Descendants

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James (Edward) Keener (22 February 1901–2 February 1967) m. Hattie (Roxiana) Stillwell (22 MAY 1905–27 AUG 1993)
  1. 1. James (Roger) Keener 1924–1982 m. Margarett Short 1930–2019

James Keener's Timeline

4 Records

1901
22 February 1901
Birth of James Edward Keener in Waynesville NC
Waynesville NC
1930
1930
Age 29
James Edward Keener resided here in Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 49
James Edward Keener resided here in Riverview, Elizabeth City, Virginia, USA
Riverview, Elizabeth City, Virginia, USA
1967
2 February 1967
Age 66
Death of James Edward Keener in Gloucester, VA
Gloucester, VA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 February 1901
    Event Place: Waynesville NC
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia; Page: 38A; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2342196
    [2] 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: Riverview, Elizabeth
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia; Page: 38A; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2342196

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Riverview, Elizabeth City, Virginia, 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: Riverview, Elizabeth

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 February 1967
    Event Place: Gloucester, VA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pinetta, Gloucester County, Virginia, United States of America

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