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James H Keener

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James H Keener

Birth
Braxton County, West Virginia, USA
Death
29 Jun 1892 (aged 80)
Braxton County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Strange Creek, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Hardesty's West Virginia Counties
Volume 3
Pg. 90

JAMES KEENER—owns and carries on a good farm in Birch district, Braxton county, 40 acres under cultivation, and 60 acres in fine timber. He was born in Braxton county, in 1813, a son of John and Phebe (Demoss) Keener. He married Susan (Butcher), daughter of Isaac and Rachel (Murphy) Dilly, in Nicholas county, West Virginia, April 18, 1866. She was born in Nicholas county, in the year 1831. James Keener was the father of seven children, born of a former marriage. These children were: Anthony, Nancy, George, Nathaniel, Andrew, Henry and Julia A. Anthony, George, Nathaniel, and Andrew were Confederate soldiers of the 1861 war. They mustered in at Sutton, this county, and three served till the close of the war. Nathaniel died in the service. James Keener's postoffice address is Bifid, Nicholas county, West Virginia.

Contributor: Alex Brady (50144495)
Hardesty's West Virginia Counties
Volume 3
Pg. 90

JAMES KEENER—owns and carries on a good farm in Birch district, Braxton county, 40 acres under cultivation, and 60 acres in fine timber. He was born in Braxton county, in 1813, a son of John and Phebe (Demoss) Keener. He married Susan (Butcher), daughter of Isaac and Rachel (Murphy) Dilly, in Nicholas county, West Virginia, April 18, 1866. She was born in Nicholas county, in the year 1831. James Keener was the father of seven children, born of a former marriage. These children were: Anthony, Nancy, George, Nathaniel, Andrew, Henry and Julia A. Anthony, George, Nathaniel, and Andrew were Confederate soldiers of the 1861 war. They mustered in at Sutton, this county, and three served till the close of the war. Nathaniel died in the service. James Keener's postoffice address is Bifid, Nicholas county, West Virginia.

Contributor: Alex Brady (50144495)


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  • Added: Oct 4, 2020
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/216360490/james_h-keener: accessed ), memorial page for James H Keener (2 Apr 1812–29 Jun 1892), Find a Grave Memorial ID 216360490, citing Keener Cemetery, Strange Creek, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Steve (contributor 47913178).