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The average wage in the US was twenty-two cents an hour.

The average US worker made between $200 and $400 per year.

A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year, a dentist $2500 per year, a veterinarian between $1500 and $4000 per year, and a mechanical engineer about $5000 per year.

Most women only washed their hair once a month and used borax or egg yolks for shampoo.

Canada passed a law prohibiting poor people from entering the country for any reason, either as travelers or immigrants.

The five leading causes of death in the US were: 1. Pneumonia and influenza, 2. Tuberculosis, 3. Diarrhea, 4.Heart disease, 5. Stroke.

The American flag had 45 stars. Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Hawaii and Alaska hadn’t been admitted to the Union yet.

Drive-by shootings—in which teenage boys galloped down the street on horses and started randomly shooting at houses, carriages, or anything else that caught their fancy—were an ongoing problem in Denver and other cities in the West.

The population of Las Vegas, Nevada was thirty. The remote desert community was inhabited by only a handful of ranchers and their families.

Plutonium, insulin, and antibiotics hadn’t been discovered yet. Scotch tape, crossword puzzles, canned beer, and iced tea hadn’t been invented

 There was no Mother’s Day or Father’s Day.

One in ten US adults couldn’t read or write. Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school.

Some medical authorities warned that professional seamstresses were apt to become sexually aroused by the steady rhythm, hour after hour, of the sewing machines foot pedals. They recommended slipping bromide—which was thought to diminish sexual desire—into the women’s drinking water.

Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at corner drugstores. According to one pharmacist, “Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach and the bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health.”

Coca-Cola contained cocaine instead of caffeine.

Punch-card data processing had recently been developed, and early predecessors of the modern computer were used for the first time by the government to help compile the 1900 census. (False - Herman Hollerith conducted the first automated counting of the census for the government in 1880 - his company became IBM. James powers did the counting in 1890 - his company became Remington Rand so IBM had a 10 year jump on R Rand)

Eighteen percent of households in the United States had at least one full-time servant or domestic.

There were about 230 reported murders in the US annually.

Daniel Keeney is in the process of starting up keeney.com

From: Daniel @ Keeney <creekgeek@zoomnet.net>

Date: Thursday, February 10, 2000 23:04

Subject: Address list for genealogical sites...end of the creek ;-)

Daniell,

I hope you find the following addresses useful.  Also, please check out http://www.zoomnet.net/~creekgeek/eml/algore.htm and forward it to your closest friends and family, but remember to follow through with any response.   end of the creek ;-)

This makes more sense after you read this one

From: Wendy Holt <dynasty@apex.net>

Date: Friday, February 18, 2000 10:30

Subject: Keeney

You know what? This is so weird. Let me explain.
I have an Emma Crutcher in my family line. She was married to Elijah Westerman.
After she was married to Elijah she married a man by the name of DAN KEENEY.
On her obituary it says that her and DAN KEENEY had two children, but there is a son, also by the name of DAN KEENEY. Her daughters names are: Lizzie (Futrell) and Lannie (BARROW).
According to some records that I have, DAN KEENEY SR., was married to Mary Ella Martin before he married Emma Crutcher.
DAN and Mary Ella had two children that I know of: Lavie Thomas Keeney and Myrtie B. Keeney.

The reason I said that it was a strange thing is because your name just
happens to be Dan Keeney as well.

Do any of these names mean anything to you?

I have pictures of these family members and I have some that I think are
these family members and I can't seem to identify any of them.

Please let me know if you are kin to this line or have some idea about them.

Thankyou for your response.
Wendy Holt

dynasty@apex.net

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Descendants of

3 Generations of the

1. GEORGE KRYSHER⁵ KEENEY (SAMUEL THOMAS⁴, JONATHAN ANTHONY³, JOHN JONATHAN², JOHN DAVID¹) was born 19 February 1852 in Carlisle, Warren Co., Iowa, and died 08 October 1935 in Anthony, Florida, USA. He married (1) LYDIA ANN GOFORTH 15 January 1881 in Liberty Center, Ia By Andrew Gof. She was born 23 October 1862 in Gailsburg, Illinois, USA, and died 28 January 1899. He married (2) ADDIE CARLOINE CONNELL 16 January 1900. She was born Bef. 1884, and died Unknown.

Notes for GEORGE KRYSHER KEENEY:

!Sources

More About GEORGE KRYSHER KEENEY:

Burial: Unknown, Anthony, Florida, USA

Notes for LYDIA ANN GOFORTH:

!Sources

1. Keeney Update - January 1994

More About LYDIA ANN GOFORTH:

Burial: Unknown, Anthony, Florida, USA

Notes for ADDIE CARLOINE CONNELL:

!RELATIONSHIP: The Keeney and Bersot Families by Virginia Keeney Coats;

Children of GEORGE KEENEY and LYDIA GOFORTH are:

2. i. IDA BELLE⁶ KEENEY, b. 18 November 1882, Carlisle, Iowa, USA; d. Unknown, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA.

ii. MYRTLE ELIZABETH KEENEY, b. 21 August 1884; d. 16 November 1891.

Notes for MYRTLE ELIZABETH KEENEY:

!Sources

1. Data from Virginia Keeney Coats

Children of GEORGE KEENEY and ADDIE CONNELL are:

iv. EDGAR ALMA⁶ KEENEY, b. 19 March 1902; d. 12 January 1903.

2. IDA BELLE⁶ KEENEY (GEORGE KRYSHER⁵, SAMUEL THOMAS⁴, JONATHAN ANTHONY³, JOHN JONATHAN², JOHN DAVID¹) was born 18 November 1882 in Carlisle, Iowa, USA, and died Unknown in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA. She married SR. CHARLES BUCHANAN HOWELL 06 August 1903 in Anthony, Florida, USA. He was born 09 December 1876 in Buchanan, Missouri, USA, and died Unknown in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA.

Notes for IDA BELLE KEENEY:

!Sources

1. Keeney Update - January 1994

Notes for SR. CHARLES BUCHANAN HOWELL:

!Sources

1. Data from Virginia Keeney Coats

Children of IDA KEENEY and CHARLES HOWELL are:

i. MARY ELIZABETH⁷ HOWELL, b. 26 July 1904, Anthony, Florida, USA; d. 04 April 1905.

Notes for MARY ELIZABETH HOWELL:

Generation No. 3

3. HOWELL⁷ (IDA BELLE⁶ KEENEY, GEORGE KRYSHER⁵, SAMUEL THOMAS⁴, JONATHAN ANTHONY³, JOHN JONATHAN², JOHN DAVID¹) was born Private. She married BRONSON WORTHINGTON BRYANT Private. He was born 16 August 1904 in Ocala, Flordia, and died 12 September 1967.

Notes for BRONSON WORTHINGTON BRYANT:

!Sources

1. Data from Virginia Keeney Coats

More About BRONSON WORTHINGTON BRYANT:

Burial: 14 September 1967, Gainesville, FL

Child of HOWELL and BRONSON BRYANT is:

i. BRYANT⁸, b. Private; m. <UNNAMED>, Private; b. Private.

4. HOWELL⁷ (IDA BELLE⁶ KEENEY, GEORGE KRYSHER⁵, SAMUEL THOMAS⁴, JONATHAN ANTHONY³, JOHN JONATHAN², JOHN DAVID¹) was born Private. He married <UNNAMED> Private. She was born Private.

Children of HOWELL and <UNNAMED> are:

i. DANIEL MERVYN⁸ HOWELL, b. Unknown, Macomb, Mcdonough, Illinois; d. 10 September 1977.

ii. HOWELL, b. Private; m. <UNNAMED>, Private; b. Private.

iii. HOWELL, b. Private.

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Miscellaneous

    This came from www.keeney.com & is used with the permission of it's owner Daniel @ Keeney,

I made a slight modification to it.

Keeney (That's "key-knee" with three 'e's and only one 'n')

If your surname is Keeney, then you are smiling as you remember that gaze of confusion that prompted you to say that very same thing along with, "Oh, that's alright..." But, as a Keeney, have you noticed that when a stranger gets it right the first time it becomes your confused look and a new friend that smiles? They remember another Keeney, and it's time to take notice.

This is from The Keeney Surname Message Board  located @ FamilyHistory.com

Message #67  Saturday, February 19, 2000

Subject: Jerome Keeney- 199th PA Vols.

Posted by: Curtis Cooper

Message: I am an antiques dealer who specializes in returning lost heirlooms to their families. I have an inventory of Jerome Keeney for uniforms, etc. during the Civil War. Please contact me for more info.

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