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Ada Shera Keenan

Birth
Ireland
Death
12 Apr 1911 (aged 47–48)
Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA
Burial
Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA Add to Map
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She was the wife of James Keenan
The 1890 Reconstructed Census of Pennington County Landowners and Residents list he and his family.
James Keenan 32 Ireland, Ada nee Shera 27 Ireland, Joseph 8 Dakota Territory, Nellie 6 DT, Herbert 2 DT.


The Omaha Daily Bee, April 15, 1911, Editorial Section, Page 12:
Mrs. Ada A. Keenan, mother of Joseph H. Keenan, manager of the Henshaw hotel, died at her home, 821 South Twenty-fourth street, Wednesday morning after a lingering illness.
The funeral will be held this morning at the family residence at 9:30, after which the body will be interred in West Lawn cemetery.
Mrs. Keenan, who was 50 years old, is survived by her husband, James Keenan, three sons, Joseph H., Herbert J., and Randolph J., and two daughters, Mrs. G. H. Alwine and Miss Annette Keenan, all of Omaha.


1880 United States Federal Census about Addie Shera
Name: Addie Shera
Age: 18
Birth Year: abt 1862
Birthplace: Ireland
Home in 1880: Rock Bluffs, Cass, Nebraska
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Joseph Shera
Father's Birthplace: Ireland
Mother's name: Annette Shera
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
Occupation: At Home
Household Members:
Name Age
Joseph Shera 46
Annette Shera 30
Addie Shera 18
Charles Shera 13
William Shera 11
Letta Shera 1


Nebraska, State Census Collection, 1860-1885 about Adda Shera
Name: Adda Shera
Gender: Female
Age: 18
Birth Year: abt 1862
Birth Place: Ireland
Residence: Rock Bluff, Cass, Nebraska
Census Year: 1880
Household Members:
Name Age
Adda Shera 18
Annetta Shera 41
Charley Shera 14
Joseph Shera 46
Mettie Shera 1
Willie Shera 11

Nebraska, State Census Collection, 1860-1885 about Adda Shera
Name: Adda Shera
Gender: Female
Age: 18
Birth Year: abt 1862
Birth Place: Ireland
Residence: Rock Bluff, Cass, Nebraska
Census Year: 1880
Household Members:
Name Age
Adda Shera 18
Annetta Shera 41 she is mother to the children
Charley Shera 14
Joseph Shera 46 He is the father and a Merchant
Mettie Shera 1
Willie Shera 11

She married James Keenan about 1880 probably in Plattsmouth the County seat of Cass County NE and came to Rapid City very soon after.
Their children from a Ancestry tree
Joseph Henry Keenan
1881 – 1941
They lost a son born in 1883 and died in 1884 in Rapid City SD
Helen Margaret Keenan
1885 –
Herbert James Keenan
1888 –
Ada Annette Keenan
1891 –
John Randolph Keenan
1899 –
Name: Joseph Henry Keenan
Birth Date: 18 Aug 1881
Gender: Male
County: Pennington
Father's Name: James Keenan
Mother's name: Ada Shera
File Date: 24 Oct 1940

South Dakota Births, 1856-1903 about Ada Annette Keenan
Name: Ada Annette Keenan
Birth Date: 6 Jan 1891
Gender: Female
County: Pennington
Father's Name: James Keenan
Mother's name: Ada Shera
File Date: 2 Dec 1941

South Dakota Births, 1856-1903 about Helen Margaret Keenan
Name: Helen Margaret Keenan
Birth Date: 21 Apr 1885
Gender: Female
County: Pennington
Father's Name: James Hugh Keenan
Mother's name: Ada Shera
File Date: 19 Nov 1940

1910 United States Federal Census about Ada Keenan
Name: Ada Keenan
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Age in 1910: 48
Birth Year: abt 1862
Birthplace: Ireland
Home in 1910: Omaha Ward 7, Douglas, Nebraska
Race: White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year: 1865
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Father's Birthplace: Ireland
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
Household Members:
Name Age
Ada Keenan 48
H J Keenan 22
J R Keenan 11
Anna A Keenan 18
She has had 6 children and 5 are living.
She was the wife of James Keenan
The 1890 Reconstructed Census of Pennington County Landowners and Residents list he and his family.
James Keenan 32 Ireland, Ada nee Shera 27 Ireland, Joseph 8 Dakota Territory, Nellie 6 DT, Herbert 2 DT.


The Omaha Daily Bee, April 15, 1911, Editorial Section, Page 12:
Mrs. Ada A. Keenan, mother of Joseph H. Keenan, manager of the Henshaw hotel, died at her home, 821 South Twenty-fourth street, Wednesday morning after a lingering illness.
The funeral will be held this morning at the family residence at 9:30, after which the body will be interred in West Lawn cemetery.
Mrs. Keenan, who was 50 years old, is survived by her husband, James Keenan, three sons, Joseph H., Herbert J., and Randolph J., and two daughters, Mrs. G. H. Alwine and Miss Annette Keenan, all of Omaha.


1880 United States Federal Census about Addie Shera
Name: Addie Shera
Age: 18
Birth Year: abt 1862
Birthplace: Ireland
Home in 1880: Rock Bluffs, Cass, Nebraska
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Joseph Shera
Father's Birthplace: Ireland
Mother's name: Annette Shera
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
Occupation: At Home
Household Members:
Name Age
Joseph Shera 46
Annette Shera 30
Addie Shera 18
Charles Shera 13
William Shera 11
Letta Shera 1


Nebraska, State Census Collection, 1860-1885 about Adda Shera
Name: Adda Shera
Gender: Female
Age: 18
Birth Year: abt 1862
Birth Place: Ireland
Residence: Rock Bluff, Cass, Nebraska
Census Year: 1880
Household Members:
Name Age
Adda Shera 18
Annetta Shera 41
Charley Shera 14
Joseph Shera 46
Mettie Shera 1
Willie Shera 11

Nebraska, State Census Collection, 1860-1885 about Adda Shera
Name: Adda Shera
Gender: Female
Age: 18
Birth Year: abt 1862
Birth Place: Ireland
Residence: Rock Bluff, Cass, Nebraska
Census Year: 1880
Household Members:
Name Age
Adda Shera 18
Annetta Shera 41 she is mother to the children
Charley Shera 14
Joseph Shera 46 He is the father and a Merchant
Mettie Shera 1
Willie Shera 11

She married James Keenan about 1880 probably in Plattsmouth the County seat of Cass County NE and came to Rapid City very soon after.
Their children from a Ancestry tree
Joseph Henry Keenan
1881 – 1941
They lost a son born in 1883 and died in 1884 in Rapid City SD
Helen Margaret Keenan
1885 –
Herbert James Keenan
1888 –
Ada Annette Keenan
1891 –
John Randolph Keenan
1899 –
Name: Joseph Henry Keenan
Birth Date: 18 Aug 1881
Gender: Male
County: Pennington
Father's Name: James Keenan
Mother's name: Ada Shera
File Date: 24 Oct 1940

South Dakota Births, 1856-1903 about Ada Annette Keenan
Name: Ada Annette Keenan
Birth Date: 6 Jan 1891
Gender: Female
County: Pennington
Father's Name: James Keenan
Mother's name: Ada Shera
File Date: 2 Dec 1941

South Dakota Births, 1856-1903 about Helen Margaret Keenan
Name: Helen Margaret Keenan
Birth Date: 21 Apr 1885
Gender: Female
County: Pennington
Father's Name: James Hugh Keenan
Mother's name: Ada Shera
File Date: 19 Nov 1940

1910 United States Federal Census about Ada Keenan
Name: Ada Keenan
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Age in 1910: 48
Birth Year: abt 1862
Birthplace: Ireland
Home in 1910: Omaha Ward 7, Douglas, Nebraska
Race: White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year: 1865
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Father's Birthplace: Ireland
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
Household Members:
Name Age
Ada Keenan 48
H J Keenan 22
J R Keenan 11
Anna A Keenan 18
She has had 6 children and 5 are living.


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