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Wagon Ruts West   

JOHN KEENEY, JR. FAMILY
By Ralph Ray Keeney

Published in 1983


Acknowledgment

    The following selection is taken from "Wagon Ruts West" written & published by Ralph Ray Keeney in 1983. The book  is currently out of print. This section is published with the kind permission of Ralph Ray Keeney. The book this selection is drawn from is under copyright and permission has been granted for educational purposes and it is not to be used in any way for any profit or commercial venture.

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KEENEY FAMILY TREE (Part 1)

Decendants of Andrew Jackson Keeney (1819-1898) as compiled by Ralph R. Keeney.

child line

John Keeney, Sr.


  • b. about 1750. possibly Va.
  • d. 1845? Mo.?
  • o. Farmer, Blacksmith, Ferryman.
  • Church Aff. Baptist
  • Md. Martha or Ann or Martha Ann
      (At least 6 children.)

Rev. Jonathan Anthony Keeney


  • b. 10 Feb 1778, possibly Va. (now Tenn.)
  • d. 2 Sept 1850, Poke Co. Iowa
  • buried: Avon Cemetery
  • o. Farmer, Merchant, Blacksmith, Preacher
  • Md. 4 Dec 1803, Jefferson Co. Tenn.
      To: Mary McGlothlin,
              F. Wm. McGlothlin,
              M. Elizabeth Boggs

John Keeney, Jr.


  • b. 1780?, Va (Now Jefferson Co., Tenn.)
  • d. 6 Dec 1845 (of T.B.) Holt Co. Mo.
  • o. Farmer, Blacksmith, Ferryman, Gunsmith
  • Md. 1805, Jefferson Co. Tenn.
      To: Mary Ramsey Buckhalter, (sister of Anna)
        F. Ramsey
        (10 children)

Rev. Thomas Keeney


  • b. about 1782
  • d. (T.B.)Will filed 18 Apr 1846, Hold Co. Mo.
  • o. Ferryman, Minister (primitive Baptist)
  • Md. about 1805
      To: Lovina Boles
        F. Boles

Nancy Keeney


  • b. about 1786
  • d. after 1835, Mo.
  • o. Ferryman, Minister (primitive Baptist)
  • Md.
      To: John Oldham
        F. James Oldham,
        M. Leah Stevens

James Keeney


  • b.
  • d. 1841, Paducah, Kentucky
  • o. Millright
  • Md. 8 Feb 1821, Lafayette Co Mo.
      To: Ruth Ann "Anna" Ramsay , (sister of Mary)
        F. Ramsey

Hiram Keeney


  • (Believed to have settled in Kentucky)

Possibly Others.

 

 
child line

John Keeney, Jr.


  • Father: John Keeney, Sr. (abt 1750-1845)
  • Mother: Martha
  • b. about 1780. Va. (Now Jefferson Co. Tenn.)
  • d. 6 Dec 1845 (of T.B.) Holt Co Mo.
  • o. Farmer, Blacksmith, ferryman, Gunsmith
  • Mi. 1805, Jefferson Co. Tenn.
      To: Mary Ramsay Buckholter
        b. 1783, Eigefield Co. So. Carolina
        d. 24 June 1872, Brownsville, OR.
        (10 children)

Mary Keeney


  • b. 6 Apr 1806, Fayette Co. Ind.
  • d. after 1850
  • Md. 22 Dec 1822, RAy Co. Mo.
      To: Alexander Bogart,
        (6 children, possibly more.)

Thomas Keeney


  • b. Sept 1808, Fayette Co. Ind.
  • d. (of T.B.) Probate 5 Dec 1842, Holt Co. Mo.
  • Md. 22 Mar 1829, RAy Co. Mo.
      To: "Sithy" Allen,
        F. Reuben Allen,
        M. Elsey Clovenger
        (6 children, orphaned in 1844)

Isley Keeney


  • b. 15 May, 1811, Fayette Co. Ind.
  • d. (of T.B.) Probate 6 Dec 1842, Holt Co. Mo.
  • Md. 29 June 1832, Saline Co. Mo.
      To: Elizabeth Keeney (a cousin),
        (2 children)

Jonathan Keeney


  • b. 27 Apr 1813, Fayette Co. Ind.
  • d. 15 Aug 1878, Malheur Co, OR.
  • buried: Dell Cemetery, near Jamisson, OR.
  • o. Stockman, Ferryman, Post Operator, Fir Trader with Gim Briddger, Scout, Guide, Wagon Train Master
  • Md. 22 Mar 1829, RAy Co. Mo.
      To: "Sithy" Allen,
        F. Reuben Allen,
        M. Elsey Clovenger
        (6 children, orphaned in 1844)

James Keeney


  • b. 20 Aug 1816, Fayette Co. Ind.
  • d. 27 Apr 1885, Linn Co. OR.
  • buried: Keeney Cemetery, Brownsville, OR.
  • o. Farmer
  • Md. 19 Mar 1840, Ray Co Mo.
      To: Catherine Stewart
        F. Alexander Stewart?
        (2 children)
  • Md. 1 Mar 1846, Holt Co. Mo.
      To: Nancy Keeney (a cousin)
        F. Thomas Keeney,
        M. Lovina Boles
        (3 children)
  • Md. 10 Jan 1878, Linn Co. OR.
      To: Miranda Michael Pearl
        F. Eli Michael,
        M. Nancy Frazier
        (1 child, also 4 by previous marriage)

Abram or Abraham Keeney


  • b. 11 Dec 1818, Fayette Co. Ind.
  • d. (of T.B.) Probate 25 May 1843 Holt Co. Mo.
  • o. Farmer
  • Md.
      To: "Elvira
        (1 child)

Andrew Jackson Keeney


  • b. Oct 7, 1819, Fayette Co. Ind.
  • d. 4 Mar 1898, Lane Co. OR.
  • buried: Keeney Cemetery, Cloverdale Rd. Lane Co., OR.
  • o. Farmer
  • Md. 18 Nov 1841,Henry Co. Mo.
      To: Elizabeth Mulholland
        (1 child, drowned with mother)
  • Md. 3 June 1849, Lawrence Co. Mo.
      To: Hannah Daniels Cooper
        b. 3 June 1830, Alabama
        d. 15 Mar 1860
        F. Mr Daniels,
        M.
        (5 children, also 1 by previous marriage)
  • Md. 22 Dec 1861, Lane Co. OR.
      To: Amanda Jane Morse Matthews
        F. Mr. Morse (or Morss),
        (4 children, also 1 by previous marriage)

Rebecca Keeney


  • b. 4 July 1821, Fayette Co. Ind.
  • d. 23 Sept 1895, Yamhill Co. OR.
  • buried: Amity Cemetery, Amity, OR.
  • Md. 24 Nov 1838, Ray Co. Mo
      To: William Landingham
        (5 children)
  • Md. 24 Nov, 1851, OR.
      To: Daniel Bennett Putnam
        F. Hazael Putnam,
        M. Isobel Combs
        (7 children, also 6 by previous marriage)

Eli Keeney (a twin)


  • b. 18 Dec 1828, Ray Co. Mo.
  • d. 10 Dec 1878, 1878, Portland, OR.
  • buried: Keeney Cem.,Cloverdale Rd. Lane Co. OR.
  • Md. 27 Feb 1848, Holt Co. Mo.
      To: Elizabeth G. Pierce
        (7 children)

Elias Keeney (a twin)


  • b. 18 Dec 1828, Ray Co. Mo.
  • d. 20 Dec 1910, Portland, OR.
  • buried: Pioneer Cemetery, Brownsville, OR.
  • o. Farmer
  • Md. 26 Nov 1850, Holt Co. Mo.
      To: Margaret Jane Hyatt (Hiatt)
        (5 children)
  • Md. 28 June 1860, OR.
      To: Lucinda Van Winkle
        F. Isaac Van Winkle
        (9 children)
  • Md. 13 Dec, 1887, Lane Co OR.
      To: Matilda Lee Noffsinger
        F. Hiram Lee
        (no children, 1 by previous marrage)

 

 
child line

Andrew Jackson Keeney


  • Father: John Keeney, Jr. (abt 1780-1845)
  • Mother: Mary Ramsey Buckhalter (1783-1872)
  • b. Oct 7, 1819, Fayette Co. Ind.
  • d. 4 Mar 1898, Goshen, Lane Co. OR.
  • buried: Keeney Cemetery, Cloverdale Rd. Lane Co., OR.
  • o. Farmer

  • Md. 18 Nov 1841,Henry Co. Mo.
      To: Elizabeth Mulholland
        (1 child, drowned with mother in 1843)
      NOTE: There were two Elizabeth Mulhollands. One born in 1825, and the other in 1826, both died in 1843. Parents of one Elizibeth were Edward Mulholland and Martha "Patsy" Keeney.

  • Md. 3 June 1849, Lawrence Co. Mo.
      To: Hannah (Daniels) Cooper
        b. 3 June 1830, Alabama
        d. 15 Mar 1860,
          Lane Co. OR. (heart disease)

        buried: Keeney Cemetery,Cloverdale rd Lane Co OR
        F. Mr. Daniels,
        M.
        (5 children, also 1 by previous marriage)

  • Md. 22 Dec 1861, Lane Co. OR.
      To: Amanda Jane Morse Matthews
        b. 20 May 1827, Mo.
        d. 2 Oct 1892, Lane Co. OR. F. Mr. Morse (or Morss),
        (4 children, also 1 by previous marriage)

Frances Keeney


  • Mother. Elizabeth
  • b. probably 1842, Mo
  • d. 1843 (drowned with mother)

Anna Isabella Cooper (step-daughter)


  • Mother. Hannah
  • b. 18 Nov 1847, Mo.
  • d. 30 Nov 1919, Heppner, Morrow Co. OR.
  • Father. Mr. Cooper
  • Md. 22 Feb 1863, Lane Co., OR.
      To: James W. Matlock
        His Father: Edward Lane Matlock
        His Mother: Susan C. Frye
        (11 children)

Elias P. Keeney


  • Mother: Hannah.
  • b. 27 June 1852, Mo.
  • d. 31 July 1857 (On trail to Calif.?)

James Madison Keeney


  • Mother: Hannah.
  • b. 15 Dec 1853, Holt Co. Mo.
  • d. 8 Feb 1913, Lane Co. OR.
  • Md. 2 Feb 1879, Lane Co. OR.
      To: Mary Susannah Handsaker
        Her Father: Samuel Handsaker
        Her Mother: Sara Johnson Cannon
        (4 children)

George R. Keeney


  • Mother: Hannah.
  • b. 22 Jan 1856, Mo.
  • d. 18 June 1859, OR

William Daniels Keeney


  • Mother: Hannah.
  • b. 27 Feb 1857, Mo.
  • d. 11 Apr 1930, Dexter, Lane Co. OR.
  • Md. First wife Unknown
  • Md. 19 March 1893, Dexter, Lane Co. OR.
      To: Rebecca Williams
        Her Father: Elias Pitzer Williams
        Her Mother: Gertrude Hutchinson

John Blanden Keeney


  • Mother: Hannah.
  • b. 20 Oct 1859, Lane Co. OR.
  • d. 1 Sept 1942, Condon, Gilliam Co. OR.
  • Md. 26 Oct 1881, Lane Co. OR.
      To: Ellen Leora "Ella" Hurt
        Her Father: Isaiah Hurt
        Her Mother: Sara Miller
        (5 children)

Rebecca Ann Matthews (step-daughter)


  • Mother: Amanda.
  • b.
  • d.

Martha Ellen "Matty" Keeney


  • Mother: Amanda.
  • b. 1 Dec 1862, Goshen, Lane Co. OR.
  • d. 6 Dec 1911, Tacoma, Pierce Co. Wash.
  • Md. 19 Sept 1886, Lane Co., OR
      To: Nelson Erastus Handsaker
        b. 7 Dec 1860,
          Lebanon, St.Clair Co., IL
        d. 9 July 1920,
          Tacoma, Pierce Co., WA.
        His Father: John Handsaker
        His Mother: Henrietta F. Horner Nelson
        (4 children)

Benjamin Franklin "Ben" Keeney


  • Mother: Amanda.
  • b. 14 Oct 1865, Goshen, Lane Co. OR.
  • d. 14 Aug 1935, Goshen, Lane Co. OR.
  • Md. 23 Oct 1886, Eugene, Lane Co. OR.
      To: Martha Alice "Matty" Commings
        Her Father:
        Her Mother:
        (2 children)
  • Md. 22 June 1902, Lane Co. OR.
      To: Charity Alice "Dolly" Taleaferro
        b. 9 Apr 1877,
          Alleghany Co., NC.
        Her Father: Melville B. Taleaferro
        Her Mother: Amanda Turner
        (2 children)

Andrew Alva "Al" Keeney


  • Mother: Amanda.
  • b. 14 Dec 1866, Lane Co. OR.
  • d. 4 Feb 1954
  • Md. 18 Oct 1899, Lane Co., OR.
      To: Nannie B. Wallis
        Her Father:
        Her Mother:
        (infant died after birth)
  • Md.
      To: Alice Robinson
        Her Father:
        Her Mother:
        (2 children)

Thomas Paine "Tom" Keeney


  • Mother: Amanda.
  • b. 19 Dec 1869, Lane Co. OR.
  • d. 28 June 1947, Portland, Multnomah Co. OR.
  • Md. 19 Dec 1898, Tacoma, Pierce Co., Wash.
      To: Elizabeth Anne "Lillian" Williams
        Her Father: Thomas Owens Williams
        Her Mother: Jane Hughes
        (3 children)
  • Md. Fall 1943, Portland, Multnoma Co., OR.
      To: Katherine Buoy

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