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William Joseph Keane

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William Joseph Keane

Birth
Castleconnell, County Limerick, Ireland
Death
17 Apr 1931 (aged 55)
Spruce Creek, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Swatara Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot
Section B, Lot 511
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William Keane was baptized on September 29, 1875 in Castleconnell, Limerick and Tipperary, Ireland, the son of John Keane and Honora Fee. He married Alma Wynona Hart on November 24, 1905 in Manhattan, New York City, NY. According to his obituary, William was one of five Irish immigrant brothers who devoted their lives to service on the Pennsylvania Railroad and became engineers on the road's best express trains. The other brothers were John, Dennis, James and Patrick. In addition to his wife and two children, William was also survived by a sister, Miss Nora Keane, of Limerick, Ireland, who was a survivor of the Titanic disaster, having been one of the last to leave the vessel "relatives said." An April 1912 article about Nora surviving the Titanic sinking also mentioned a brother, Michael and a sister, Mary Jones. An older brother, Peter, remained in Ireland.

William and Alma were the parents of two children:
1. "Jack" John Hart Keane
2. "Virginia" Nora Virginia (Keane) Dapp Street

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PA Death Cert # 42265
DOB: 29 Sep 1876 [sic] Castle Connell, Ireland
DOD: 17 Apr 1931 Spruce Creek, Huntingdon Co, PA
Father: John Keane, born in Ireland
Mother: Nora Fee, born in Ireland
Husband of: Kathrine [sic] Kean [Incorrect name on death certificate, married to Alma Hart Keane]
Occupation: Locomotive Engineer - P.R.R. Co.
Cause of Death: Accident By Cracked Skull in PRR train wreck
Informant: Dennis Keane, 2239 N. 2nd St., Harrisburg, Pa.
Undertaker: C. B. Lafferty, Altoona
William Keane was baptized on September 29, 1875 in Castleconnell, Limerick and Tipperary, Ireland, the son of John Keane and Honora Fee. He married Alma Wynona Hart on November 24, 1905 in Manhattan, New York City, NY. According to his obituary, William was one of five Irish immigrant brothers who devoted their lives to service on the Pennsylvania Railroad and became engineers on the road's best express trains. The other brothers were John, Dennis, James and Patrick. In addition to his wife and two children, William was also survived by a sister, Miss Nora Keane, of Limerick, Ireland, who was a survivor of the Titanic disaster, having been one of the last to leave the vessel "relatives said." An April 1912 article about Nora surviving the Titanic sinking also mentioned a brother, Michael and a sister, Mary Jones. An older brother, Peter, remained in Ireland.

William and Alma were the parents of two children:
1. "Jack" John Hart Keane
2. "Virginia" Nora Virginia (Keane) Dapp Street

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PA Death Cert # 42265
DOB: 29 Sep 1876 [sic] Castle Connell, Ireland
DOD: 17 Apr 1931 Spruce Creek, Huntingdon Co, PA
Father: John Keane, born in Ireland
Mother: Nora Fee, born in Ireland
Husband of: Kathrine [sic] Kean [Incorrect name on death certificate, married to Alma Hart Keane]
Occupation: Locomotive Engineer - P.R.R. Co.
Cause of Death: Accident By Cracked Skull in PRR train wreck
Informant: Dennis Keane, 2239 N. 2nd St., Harrisburg, Pa.
Undertaker: C. B. Lafferty, Altoona

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