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Merrill Phillips Keener 1913–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Aug 1913

Birth Location: Brave, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 31 May 1991

Death Location: Core, Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Merrill Keener

Mother: Ava Phillips

Spouse(s): Aileen Garrison

Children(s): Norma Keener, Ruth Keener

Merrill Phillips Keener was born in 1913 in Brave, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Merrill Headley Keener And Ava Gaynelle Phillips. In 1920, Merrill Phillips Keener resided in Wayne, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA. Merrill Phillips Keener married Aileen Guinanere Garrison, and had children including Norma Jean Keener, Ruth Ann Keener. Merrill Phillips Keener passed away in 1991 in Core, Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Merrill Phillips Keener was born in 1913 in Brave, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Merrill Headley Keener And Ava Gaynelle Phillips.
  • In 1920, Merrill Phillips Keener resided in Wayne, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Merrill Phillips Keener married Aileen Guinanere Garrison, and had children including Norma Jean Keener, Ruth Ann Keener.
  • Merrill Phillips Keener passed away in 1991 in Core, Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Merrill Keener
1890–1968
Birth Location: Mount Morris, Greene, Pennsylvania
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Ava Phillips
1894–1920
Birth Location: West Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Aileen Garrison
1915–2009
Birth Location: Core, Monongalia, West Virginia
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Children(s)

Norma Keener
1933–2014
Birth Location: Core, Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States of America
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Ruth Keener
1941–2001
Birth Location: Waynesburg, Greene, Pennsylvania
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Merrill Keener's Ancestors

Self
Merrill Keener
1913–1991
Birth Place: Brave, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Merrill Headley Keener
1890–1968
Mount Morris, Greene, Pennsylvania
Ava (Gaynelle) Phillips
1894–1920
West Virginia
Grandparents
Robert (McClellan) Keener
1863–1936
Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
Susannah (Sudie Rhoda A.) Headley
1868–1929
Greene, Pennsylvania
Joseph (A.) Phillips
1859–1937
Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Cassandra (Ellen) Patterson
1862–1956
Whiteley Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Sebastian Keener
1832–1927
Margaret Vance
1836–1920
Joseph Headley
1846–
Mary Delaney
1848–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robt. Keener
1803–1889
Elisabeth Eberhart
1805–1895
Jos Vance
1795–1874
Margaret Divoins
1800–1878

Merrill Keener's Descendants

1.
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Merrill (Phillips) Keener (31 Aug 1913–31 May 1991) m. Aileen (Guinanere) Garrison (6 Sep 1915–27 Feb 2009)
  1. 1. Norma (Jean) Keener 1933–2014
  2. 2. Ruth (Ann) Keener 1941–2001

Merrill Keener's Timeline

7 Records

1913
31 Aug 1913
Birth of Merrill Phillips Keener in Wayne, Greene, Pennsylvania
Wayne, Greene, Pennsylvania
1913
31 Aug 1913
Birth of Merrill Phillips Keener in Brave, Pennsylvania, USA
Brave, Pennsylvania, USA
1920
1920
Age 7
Merrill Phillips Keener resided here in Wayne, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
Wayne, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
1930
1930
Age 17
Merrill Phillips Keener resided here in Wayne, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
Wayne, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
1935
1935
Age 22
Merrill Phillips Keener resided here in Rural, Greene, Pennsylvania
Rural, Greene, Pennsylvania
1940
1940
Age 27
Merrill Phillips Keener resided here in Graysville, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
Graysville, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
1991
31 May 1991
Age 78
Death of Merrill Phillips Keener
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1913
    Event Place: Wayne, Greene, Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Gray, Greene, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03512; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 30-17
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 232-10-6675; Issue State: North Carolina or West Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Wayne, Greene, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1573; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 148
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Wayne, Greene, Pennsylvania; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0033; FHL microfilm: 2341778
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1913
    Event Place: Brave, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1280

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Wayne, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Wayne, Greene, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1573; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 148

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Wayne, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Wayne, Greene, Pennsylvania; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0033; FHL microfilm: 2341778

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Greene, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Gray, Greene, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03512; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 30-17

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Graysville, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1280
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Gray, Greene, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03512; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 30-17

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Morgantown, WV
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 May 1991
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 232-10-6675; Issue State: North Carolina or West Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Core, Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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