In 1879 William and Sarah Keck gathered their family and joined his brothers, Sterling, Elijah, Phillip Keck, Jr., and their families, along with their brothers-in-law, John and William Harrison Houston, and 2 of their Goin relatives (?), made a caravan of 8 covered wagons, and headed west to Liberty, Gage County, Nebraska. It took 42 days to make the journey. There were no roads and few bridges over the streams. They settled in Nebraska for a few years. Then William and Sarah (Beason) Keck moved back to Claiborne County, Tennessee, where their five children were born. In 1896 they moved on to Baylor County, Texas, where they farmed until their deaths. Buried in Hinson Cemetery, near Seymour, Baylor County, Texas.
In 1879 William and Sarah Keck gathered their family and joined his brothers, Sterling, Elijah, Phillip Keck, Jr., and their families, along with their brothers-in-law, John and William Harrison Houston, and 2 of their Goin relatives (?), made a caravan of 8 covered wagons, and headed west to Liberty, Gage County, Nebraska. It took 42 days to make the journey. There were no roads and few bridges over the streams. They settled in Nebraska for a few years. Then William and Sarah (Beason) Keck moved back to Claiborne County, Tennessee, where their five children were born. In 1896 they moved on to Baylor County, Texas, where they farmed until their deaths. Buried in Hinson Cemetery, near Seymour, Baylor County, Texas.
Family Members
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Henry Keck
1838–1911
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Sarah Elizabeth Keck Beason
1839–1920
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Eli Keck
1840–1884
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Mary Ann Keck Houston
1843–1914
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Sterling Keck
1845–1938
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John Harve Keck Sr
1847–1936
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Anna Keck Houston
1851–1914
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Eligh William Keck
1853–1919
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Philip A. Keck
1856–1936
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Rachel Catherine Keck Sowder
1857–1887
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Serena Renee "Sirennia" Keck Houston
1861–1933
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