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Mathias Keen 1798–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1798

Birth Location: Wolf Creek, Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States

Death Date: 6 Nov 1881

Death Location: Buchanan, Virginia, United States

Father: William Keen

Mother: Rebecca Jackson

Spouse(s): Eliza Skeens

Children(s): Mary Keen, Rhoda Keen

The story of Mathias Keen began in 1798 in Wolf Creek, Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States. Mathias Keen married Eliza Theresa Thursey Skeens, and had children including Mary Polly Keen, Rhoda Keen. Mathias Keen passed away in 1881 in Buchanan, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Mathias Keen began in 1798 in Wolf Creek, Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States.
  • Mathias Keen married Eliza Theresa Thursey Skeens, and had children including Mary Polly Keen, Rhoda Keen.
  • Mathias Keen passed away in 1881 in Buchanan, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Keen
1770–1840
Birth Location: Russell County, Virginia, USA
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Rebecca Jackson
1785–1839
Birth Location: Russell Co, VA
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Spouses(s)

Eliza Skeens
1812–1880
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Children(s)

Mary Keen
1838–1933
Birth Location: Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
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Rhoda Keen
1830–1855
Birth Location: Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
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Mathias Keen's Ancestors

Self
Mathias Keen
1798–1881
Birth Place: Wolf Creek, Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States
Parents
William Keen
1770–1840
Russell County, Virginia, USA
Rebecca Jackson
1785–1839
Russell Co, VA
Grandparents
Israel Keene
1742–1829
Oxford, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Hannah Robinson
1743–1820
Sedgefield, Durham
Simeon Jackson
1746–1820
,Chowan,North Carolina,USA
Martha (Patty) Smyth
1749–1826
Rowan, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Mathias Keen
1720–1798
Sarah Harper
1717–1786
John Jackson
1712–1782
Johann Smyth
1728–1800
Catharina Overmeier
1731–1783
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Symon Jackson
1668–1724
Anna Voss
1668–1730
John Smith
1697–1795
Margaret Schomaeffer
1703–1799
Hanss Overmeier
1700–1782

Mathias Keen's Descendants

1.
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Mathias Keen (1798–6 Nov 1881) m. Eliza (Theresa "Thursey") Skeens (1812–1880)
  1. 1. Mary (Polly) Keen 1838–1933 m. William Osborne 1837–1885
    1. 1. William Osborne 1870–1963 m. Narcie (Jane) Osborne 1904–1954
      1. 1. Clyde (David) Osborne 1943–2020
      2. 2. Emory (Hassell) Osborn 1949–2002
      3. 3. Verlie (Irene Jane) Osborne 1945–2019
      4. 4. Elice (Charles) Osborne 1939–2022
      5. 5. Marie (May) Noel 1916–1978
    2. 2. Lewis Osborne 1856– m. Susanna (Jane) Keen 1853–1930
      1. 1. Alafair ("Allie" Media) Osborne 1889–1972 m. Charlie (Robert) Burke 1885–1958
        1. 1. Thurman (Joseph) Burke 1923–2006 m. Ortha Burke 1926–1996
        2. 2. Naomi (Elizabeth) Clifton 1926–2006 m. Howell (Hardin) Clifton 1921–1988
        3. 3. Virgie (Madeline) Burke 1929–2014 m. Virgil (Eugene) Thompson 1925–
        4. 4. Susie (Jane) Burke 1912–1997 m. Claude (Jasper) Terry 1904–
        5. 5. Aulbert (C.) Burke 1915–1985 m. Ethel (Lee) Burke 1914–2001
        6. 6. Girtie (Francis Burke) Mosley 1910–1996 m. Isaac (Burdine) Boyd 1901–
        7. 7. Samuel (Lewis) Burke 1920–1984 m. Mattie (Magdalene) Davis 1922–1990
      2. 2. George (Washington) Osborne 1892–1961
      3. 3. Margaret (Ellen) Keen 1873–1967
      4. 4. Sarilda Rakes 1889–1944 m. George Rakes 1886–
        1. 1. Willie Rakes 1911–
        2. 2. Mandy Rakes 1914–
        3. 3. Henery Rakes 1917–
        4. 4. Lola Rakes 1919–
      5. 5. William (McHenry) Osborne 1880–1957
      6. 6. Dollie (Rebecca Jane) Osborne 1883–1963
        1. 1. Thurman (Peery) Osborne 1923–
      7. 7. Sarah (Elizabeth) Osborne 1881– m. Mathias (Matthew) Osborne 1881–1954
        1. 1. Rosie (Eveline) Osborne 1898–1954 m. Ervin (Matthew) Davis 1900–1973
        2. 2. Theodore (Roosevelt) Osborne 1900–2002
        3. 3. Bertha (Viola) Osborne 1911–1979
        4. 4. Edith (Victoria "Edie") Osborne 1913–1963
        5. 5. Noah (Jeff) Osborne 1917–2009
        6. 6. Walter (Stewart) Osborne 1920–1995
      8. 8. Mandy (B.) Osborne 1885–1971
    3. 3. Louisa Clifton 1865–1937
    4. 4. Rhoda Clifton 1870–1926
    5. 5. Eady Chambers 1865–1928
  2. 2. Rhoda Keen 1830–1855 m. David (Jesse) Osborn 1831–1894
    1. 1. Levi Osborne 1851–1918 m. Lucinda Church 1858–1936
      1. 1. Mathias (Matthew) Osborne 1881–1954 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Osborne 1881–
      2. 2. Esau Osborne 1874–1941
      3. 3. George (Washington) Osborne 1876–1960
      4. 4. Charlie (G) Osborne 1881–1965
      5. 5. Alcie Osborne 1888–1957
      6. 6. James (Lewis) Osborne 1892–1966
        1. 1. Gertie (Victoria) Osborne 1926–2005 m. Ervin (Matthew) Davis 1900–1973
      7. 7. Isaiah Osborne 1894–1966
      8. 8. Bessie Osborne 1894–1963
      9. 9. Ed Osborne 1895–1959

Mathias Keen's Timeline

3 Records

1798
1798
Birth of Mathias Keen in Wolf Creek, Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States
Wolf Creek, Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States
1881
6 Nov 1881
Age 83
Death of Mathias Keen in Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
1881
6 Nov 1881
Age 83
Death of Mathias Keen in Buchanan, Virginia, United States
Buchanan, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1798
    Event Place: Wolf Creek, Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Nov 1881
    Event Place: Buchanan County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Nov 1881
    Event Place: Buchanan, Virginia, United States
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