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James Kimber Keeney 1840–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Feb 1840

Birth Location: Lawrence County, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 22 Oct 1915

Death Location: Andrew, Jackson County, Iowa, USA

Father: William Keeney

Mother: Janice Simmons

Spouse(s): Lucinda Pemberton

Children(s): Eva Keeney, Fredrick Keeney, William Keeney, Mary Keeney, Henry Keeney, Otis Keeney, Adeline Keeney, James Keeney, Estella Keeney

James Kimber Keeney was born in 1840 in Lawrence County, Ohio, USA, the child of William S Keeney And Janice G Simmons. In 1850, James Kimber Keeney resided in Union, Lawrence, Ohio. In 1860, James Kimber Keeney resided in Union, Lawrence, Ohio, United States. James Kimber Keeney married Lucinda Belle Pemberton, and had children including Adeline Matilda Keeney, Estella B Stella Keeney, Eva Lavina Keeney, Fredrick L Keeney, Henry M Keeney, James Albert Keeney, Mary J Keeney, Otis Andrew Keeney, William Keeney. James Kimber Keeney passed away in 1915 in Andrew, Jackson County, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • James Kimber Keeney was born in 1840 in Lawrence County, Ohio, USA, the child of William S Keeney And Janice G Simmons.
  • In 1850, James Kimber Keeney resided in Union, Lawrence, Ohio.
  • In 1860, James Kimber Keeney resided in Union, Lawrence, Ohio, United States.
  • James Kimber Keeney married Lucinda Belle Pemberton, and had children including Adeline Matilda Keeney, Estella B Stella Keeney, Eva Lavina Keeney, Fredrick L Keeney, Henry M Keeney, James Albert Keeney, Mary J Keeney, Otis Andrew Keeney, William Keeney.
  • James Kimber Keeney passed away in 1915 in Andrew, Jackson County, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Keeney
1816–1885
Birth Location: , Fleming, Kentucky, USA
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Janice Simmons
1816–1883
Birth Location: Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Lucinda Pemberton
1844–1906
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Eva Keeney
1880–1954
Birth Location: Jackson City, Iowa, USA
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Fredrick Keeney
1885–1957
Birth Location: Andrew, Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America
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William Keeney
1866–1935
Birth Location: Andrew, Jackson Co., IA
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Mary Keeney
1866–1927
Birth Location: Iowa
MK
Henry Keeney
1870–1906
Birth Location: Jackson Co., Iowa
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Otis Keeney
1873–1939
Birth Location: Jackson Co., IA
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Adeline Keeney
1875–1954
Birth Location: Jackson Co., Iowa
AK
James Keeney
1878–1940
Birth Location: Jackson, Iowa, United States
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Estella Keeney
1868–1935
Birth Location: Perry Twp., Jackson Co. Iowa
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James Keeney's Ancestors

Self
James Keeney
1840–1915
Birth Place: Lawrence County, Ohio, USA
Parents
William S. Keeney
1816–1885
, Fleming, Kentucky, USA
Janice (G.) Simmons
1816–1883
Virginia
Grandparents
William (H. C.) Keeney
1789–1870
Greenbrier, , Virginia, USA
Mary Crawford
1787–1865
Fleming County, Kentucky
William Simmons
1796–1850
, , Kentucky, USA
Jane Simmons
1796–
Great-Grandparents
Michael Keeney
1761–1790
Catherine Lewis
1759–
James Crawford
1752–1836
Sarah Vanzandt
1762–1827
Richard Simmons
1748–
Tabitha Yates
1752–1824
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Keeney
1713–1764
Mary Smith
1720–
John Lewis
1740–1787
Mary McCreery
1750–1824
Alexander Crawford
1718–1764
Mary McPheeters
1716–1764
Isaiah Zandt
1733–1789
Maria Guyon
1737–1782

James Keeney's Descendants

1.
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James (Kimber) Keeney (4 Feb 1840–22 Oct 1915) m. Lucinda (Belle) Pemberton (30 May 1844–26 Mar 1906)
  1. 1. Eva (Lavina) Keeney 1880–1954 m. William (Henry) Luckey 1880–1954
    1. 1. Kenneth (K.) Luckey 1910–2000 m. Laura 1919–1954
      1. 1. Diane Luckey 1933–2006 m. Vito DiCogno 1926–1994
    2. 2. Lurinda (Lucinda "Lulu") Luckey 1913–1984 m. Ervin (Clifford) Lund 1913–1979
      1. 1. Mary (Jane) Lund 1939–1939
      2. 2. Sandra (Sue) Lund 1944–1987
      3. 3. Peggy (Ann) Lund 1940–2023
    3. 3. Leo (William) Luckey 1906–1968 m. Elsie B 1903–1967
    4. 4. Wilburt (Howard) Luckey 1908–1994 m. Lucille Brummond 1910–1998
    5. 5. James (Francis) Luckey 1904–1988 m. Ann 1897–
  2. 2. Fredrick (L) Keeney 1885–1957 m. Erma (N.) Echard 1885–1977
    1. 1. Clarence (E.) Keeney 1908–1977 m. Rita (Eileen) Cox 1916–1992
      1. 1. Gerald (F) Keeney 1943–2004
  3. 3. William Keeney 1866–1935 m. Mary (Jane) Rolf 1872–1928 m. Ella Patterson 1868– m. Eva (Adaline) Green 1874–1902
    1. 1. Guy (B.) Keeney 1889–
    2. 2. Gerald (L.) Keeney 1893–
  4. 4. Mary (J.) Keeney 1866–1927 m. Charles Carter 1869–1948 m. William ("Willie" Eugene) Dennis 1862–1940
    1. 1. Elsie (Mae) Dennis 1888–1965 m. Garley Smith 1880–1952
      1. 1. Wayne (W.) Smith 1908–1980 m. Coral (Vivian) Stickley 1911–1952
      2. 2. Mildred (M.) Smith 1914–1951
      3. 3. Myrtle (Marian) Marshall 1915–1990 m. James (Edward) Marshall 1882–1970
    2. 2. Albert (A. "Bert") Dennis 1886–1953 m. Louise (Mandine Jonsdotter) Ofstethum 1894–1995
      1. 1. Thelma (E) Garrison 1918–2005 m. Robert ((Bob) William) Garrison 1914–2005
        1. 1. Robert (D.) Garrison 1943–1996
        2. 2. David (L.) Garison 1949–1949
      2. 2. Joseph (E.) Dennis 1920–1989 m. Beatrice (Glenore) Lein 1915–1995 m. Marjorie (F) Patnode 1923–
      3. 3. Lorraine (E.) Dennis 1922–1996 m. Taylor Golden 1916–
  5. 5. Henry (M.) Keeney 1870–1906 m. Eva (Anetta) Reed 1874–
    1. 1. Luella Keeney 1895–1985 m. Lewis Eckelberg 1923–1965
      1. 1. Donald (Henry) Eckelberg 1925–2012 m. Doris Miller 1930–1988
      2. 2. Marjorie (Ann) Eckelberg 1930–2018 m. Howard (W.) Boell 1925–1994
      3. 3. Eugene (John) Eckelberg 1927–2014 m. Barbara (Lou) Fuglsang 1934–2014
      4. 4. Louis (W. "bud") Eckelberg 1922–2012 m. Shirley (Rose) Bickford 1930–2009
        1. 1. Dixie (L.) Eckelberg 1950–2006 m. Ronald (A.) Hankemeier 1950–2014
      5. 5. Muriel (Eva) Eckelberg 1920–2003 m. George (Robert) Allen 1907–1964
    2. 2. Myrtle (Eva) Keeney 1905–1996 m. Loyal (N.) Miller 1901–1980
      1. 1. Eleanor (Myrtella) Miller 1925–2011 m. Forrest (Lavern) Miller 1914–1977
        1. 1. Forest (Lavern Miller) Jr 1947–1947
      2. 2. Arlene Miller 1930–2020 m. Milo (Francis) Feller 1927–2015
        1. 1. Janet (A) Feller 1950–2010
      3. 3. Donald (Alfred) Miller 1933–2006
  6. 6. Otis (Andrew) Keeney 1873–1939 m. Elizabeth (J.) Thill 1881–1970
  7. 7. Adeline (Matilda) Keeney 1875–1954 m. John (Issac) Floyd 1870–1950
    1. 1. Harry (Vernon) Floyd 1893–1963 m. Clara (Anna) German 1895–1978
      1. 1. Miles (Gordon) Floyd 1922–1976 m. Marian 1919–2007
      2. 2. Betty Floyd 1924–
      3. 3. Genevieve (P.) Floyd 1920–
    2. 2. Blanche Floyd 1895–1937 m. William (A.) Grohnke 1888–1973
      1. 1. Dorothy (June) Grohnke 1920–
    3. 3. Hope Floyd 1899–1980 m. Walter (E.) Nolde 1897–1988
      1. 1. Donald (A.) Nolde 1927–2003
    4. 4. Stanley (V) Floyd 1902–1981 m. Ruth (Mildred) Floyd 1903–1995
    5. 5. Dawson (Albert) Floyd 1906–1982
  8. 8. James (Albert) Keeney 1878–1940 m. Ida (Belle) Keeney 1878–1950
    1. 1. Archie (Reed) Keeney 1899–1978 m. Eleanor (C.) Specht 1917–2004
      1. 1. Wayne (Arnold) Keeney 1937–2005
    2. 2. Orville (G.) Keeney 1902–1960 m. Florence (E.) Clark 1921–1960 m. Bernice (W.) Schultz 1905–1992
      1. 1. Milo (Glen) Keeney 1940–2014
    3. 3. William (Earl) Keeney 1905–1969 m. Clara (H.) Nally 1903–1935 m. Thelma (Pauline) Gibson 1921–1988
      1. 1. Evelyn (Arlene) Keeney 1928–2007 m. Kenneth (Park) Bowling 1915–1993
      2. 2. Eugene (Wm) Keeney 1926–1966
    4. 4. James (Fay) Keeney 1916–1982 m. Lucille (Emogene) Specht 1918–2010
  9. 9. Estella (B. (Stella)) Keeney 1868–1935 m. Edward (Nicholas) Selken 1864–1943
    1. 1. Alfred (E.) Selken 1890–1933 m. Drima (Corinne) Mcbride 1891–1965
      1. 1. Jeanne Selken 1925–2016 m. Ralph Hess 1921–2010
        1. 1. Ralph (Ivan) Hess 1947–2016
      2. 2. Hazel (Allene) Selken 1928–2014 m. Drew (William) Bell 1925–1994
      3. 3. Melvin (Edward) Selken 1914–1985 m. Orthell Teague 1916–2002
        1. 1. Carroll (Franklin) Selken 1939–2008
    2. 2. Jesse (B.) Selken 1892–
    3. 3. Clara (B.) Selken 1894–1958 m. Ora Byers 1890–1986
      1. 1. Robert (E) Beyer 1920–1935
    4. 4. Minnie (Maybell) Selken 1896–1936 m. Daniel (B.) Lewis 1895–
    5. 5. Edward (Selken) jr 1898–1964
    6. 6. Byron (Henry) Selken 1900–1974
    7. 7. Hazel (O.) Selken 1908–
    8. 8. Lucille (E.) Selken 1913–
    9. 9. James (K.) Selken 1904–1935
    10. 10. Stella Selken 1911–
    11. 11. Howard Selken 1900–

James Keeney's Timeline

9 Records

1840
4 Feb 1840
Birth of James Kimber Keeney in Lawrence County, Ohio, USA
Lawrence County, Ohio, USA
1850
1850
Age 10
James Kimber Keeney resided here in Union, Lawrence, Ohio
Union, Lawrence, Ohio
1860
1860
Age 20
James Kimber Keeney resided here in Union, Lawrence, Ohio, United States
Union, Lawrence, Ohio, United States
1870
1870
Age 30
James Kimber Keeney resided here in Perry, Jackson, Iowa, United States
Perry, Jackson, Iowa, United States
1880
1880
Age 40
James Kimber Keeney resided here in Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, USA
Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, USA
1885
1885
Age 45
James Kimber Keeney resided here in Jackson, Iowa
Jackson, Iowa
1895
1895
Age 55
James Kimber Keeney resided here in Fairfield, Jackson, Iowa
Fairfield, Jackson, Iowa
1900
1900
Age 60
James Kimber Keeney resided here in Fairfield, Jackson, Iowa, USA
Fairfield, Jackson, Iowa, USA
1915
22 Oct 1915
Age 75
Death of James Kimber Keeney in Jackson County, Iowa, USA
Jackson County, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1840
    Event Place: Lawrence County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa State Census Collection
    [2] U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865, National Archives and Records Administration; Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Volunteer Organizations During the American Civil War, compiled 1890 - 1912, documenting the period 1861 - 1866; Catalog ID: 300398; Record Grou
    [3] Iowa, Cemetery Records
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa
    [5] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Perry, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: M593_397; Page: 66B; Image: 368; Family History Library Film: 545896
    [6] Iowa State Census, 1895
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Fairfield, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: 438; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0056; FHL microfilm: 1240438
    [8] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Union, Lawrence, Ohio; Roll: M653_997; Page: 52; Image: 108; Family History Library Film: 803997
    [9] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Union, Lawrence, Ohio; Roll: M432_701; Page: 383B; Image: 549
    [10] Iowa, Select Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 [database On-line].

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Union, Lawrence, Ohio
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Union, Lawrence, Ohio; Roll: M432_701; Page: 383B; Image: 549

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Union, Lawrence, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Union, Lawrence, Ohio; Roll: M653_997; Page: 52; Image: 108; Family History Library Film: 803997

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Perry, Jackson, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Perry, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: M593_397; Page: 66B; Image: 368; Family History Library Film: 545896

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Jackson, Iowa
    Record Source: Iowa State Census Collection

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1895
    Event Place: Fairfield, Jackson, Iowa
    Record Source: Iowa State Census, 1895

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Fairfield, Jackson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Fairfield, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: 438; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0056; FHL microfilm: 1240438

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1915
    Event Place: Jackson County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, Cemetery Records
    [2] Iowa, Select Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 [database On-line].
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Andrew, Jackson County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, Cemetery Records
    [2] Iowa, Select Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 [database On-line].
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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