Generation No. 7
61. Benjamin11 Keene (Benjamin10, Henry9, William8, Henry7,
John6, Richard5, Henry4, Edward3, Henry2, John1) was born
January 03, 1804 in Dorchester, Maryland, and died 1864 in Buchanan Co., MO. He married (1) Jane Waters April 04, 1827 in First Methodist Episcopal Church, Baltimore, MD, daughter of Clement Waters. She was born May 13, 1813 in Dorchester, Maryland, and died July 27, 1851 in Dorchester, Maryland. He married (2) Hannah Ann Slocum September 19, 1854 in Dorchester, MD. Listed in "Marriage Records 1780-1867".
Notes for Benjamin Keene:
In the book Keene Family History and Genealogy, by Elias Jones
The following statement is made. However IT IS INACCURATE.
From Benjamin Keene and Anne Keene, his wife of this line were born two c hildren. Benjamin Keene and William.
Benjamin born 1804 married Annie Slocum and had two children, Susie Keen e and Adele Keene, who were
born in the State of Missouri, where Benjami n Died.
It only lists one marriage of Benjamin. The marriage
to Annie Slacumb wa s his SECOND marriage. He married Jane Waters was his first
wife and th e mother of five of his children. Having two more daughters by Hannah
An n Slocumb.
The IGI list show Jane W. Parks married Benjamin Kain April 4, 1827.
I have a copy of Benjamin's Will, which was in probate in Buchanan Co., M issouri.
Copy of the Will of Benjamin Keene, probated March 8, 1872, however he di ed in 1864. He died in Buchanan County, Missouri. In the will it list
s his Hannah, children Benjamin F, John R, Columbus A, Cornelius A, Adel la and
Susan R. Keene.
Benjamin Keene's birth is listed in "Records of Great Choptank Parish" Ca mbridge, MD Vol 3 page 41
CHANCERY COURT
(Chancery Papers)
1838-1840
MSA SSF 512
Date: 1838/06/07
9131: Benjamin Keene and Jane W. Keene vs. Thomas Newton, Emeline Newton,
Alexander Donohoe, Mary Donohoe, Sally Atkins, John Atkins, Allen Vane,
Elizabeth Vane, and Sally Ann Scott. DO. Title to Beckers Island.
Accession No.: 17,898-9131 MSA S512-11-9060 Location: 1/38/4/
More About Benjamin Keene:
Burial: Unknown where Benjamin is Buried.
Census 1850: August 16, 1850, Dorchester Co., Maryland Benjamin
Keene age 45, wife Jane age 37, Mary A Parks 18, Josiah Keene 11, Columbus Keene 8, Cornelious Keene 6, Robert Keene 3, Joseph
Harris listed as Laborer
Notes for Jane Waters:
The Court Case Benjamin Keene and Jane W. Waters filed June 1838 held som e surprises. In the court case files it states that a Clement Waters le ft 40 acres of land to his daugher Jane
W. Parks, now the wife of Benjami n Keene of Baltimore. Therefore it is case
to assume that Jane W was mar ried before she married Benjamin. The land was called "Beckers Island."
On the 1850 Maryland Census, Dorchester County, Dist-1 it lists
Benjamin Keene age 45
Jane age 37
Mary A Parks age 18
Josiah Keene age 11
Columbus Keene age 8
Cornelious Keene age 6
Robert Keene age 3
Joseph Harris, 18 (Laborer)
I am assuming that Mary A. Parks is either her daughter from the previou s marriage or maybe a sister. Unsure at this time. (2/20/2004)
Graveyard on the Old Cockran Farm, Bucktown District, Dorchester Co.,
As listed in Cemetery Records. Mrs Sallie Waters, wife of Clement Waters
died 11-15-1819 ; Jane W. Consort of Benj Kenne b. 5/13/1813 d. 7/27/1851. Unsure if Sallie is Jane's mother OR grandmother. Sallie would have been 56 at the time of Jane's birth.
More About Jane Waters:
Burial: Graveyard on the Old Cockran Farm, Bucktown District, Dorchester Co.,
More About Benjamin Keene and Jane Waters:
Marriage: April 04, 1827, First Methodist Episcopal Church, Baltimore, MD
More About Benjamin Keene and Hannah Slocum:
Marriage: September 19, 1854, Dorchester, MD. Listed
in "Marriage Records 1780-1867"
Children of Benjamin Keene and Jane Waters are:
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75
i. Benjamin F12 Keene, born 1829 in Dorchester,
MD.
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76 ii. John Richard Keene, born 1834.
77 iii. Samuel Josiah Keene, born 1839.
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78 iv. Columbus A V I Keene, born July 1843 in Baltimore, Maryland; died Aft. 1901 in Buchanan Co., MO.
79 v. Cornelous Albert Keene, born 1845.
More About Cornelous Albert Keene:
Census: October 22, 1870, 1870 Missouri Census -Rush Township, Buchanan Co., MO -
Listed living with brother John Keene.
Occupation: October 22, 1870, Listed on 1870 Census as a Fisherman
80 vi. Robert Marcellous Keene, born 1848.
Children of Benjamin Keene and Hannah Slocum are:
81
i. Susie12 Keene. She married
George T. Phillips; born in Baltimore, MD.
82 ii. Adele Keene. She married Gore;
born in Cambridge, MD.
64. Thomas Henry11 Keene (Levin10, Henry9, William8, Henry7,
John6, Richard5, Henry4, Edward3, Henry2, John1) was born
July 01, 1826, and died April 18, 1900. He married Eliza Emery Travers May 13, 1856
in Taylors Island, Dorchester, MD. She was born May 06, 1838 in Taylors Island,
Dorchester, MD, and died February 20, 1920 in Taylors Island, Dorchester, MD.
Notes for Thomas Henry Keene:
Information from DAR Lineage of Helen Keene Warburton. Accepted by DAR 1/ 9/2001
More About Thomas Keene and Eliza Travers:
Marriage: May 13, 1856, Taylors Island, Dorchester, MD
Child of Thomas Keene and Eliza Travers is:
83
i. John Francis Chaplin12 Keene, born March 26,
1877.
Notes for John Francis Chaplin Keene:
Information from DAR Lineage of Helen Keene Warburton. Accepted by DAR 1/ 9/2001
69. Samuel Lake11 Henry (Sarah10 Keene, Samuel Lake9, Hopewell8,
Richard7, John6, Richard5, Henry4, Edward3, Henry2, John1)
was born July 08, 1801 in Scott County, KY, and died June 07, 1888 in Boone County, MO. He married Lucy Ann Robinson December 07, 1842
in Boone County, MO. She was born August 18, 1822 in Kentucky, and died February
17, 1863 in Boone County, MO.
More About Samuel Lake Henry:
Burial: Zion Cemetery, Boone Co., MO
More About Lucy Ann Robinson:
Burial: Zion Cemetery, Boone Co., MO
More About Samuel Henry and Lucy Robinson:
Marriage: December 07, 1842, Boone County, MO
Children of Samuel Henry and Lucy Robinson are:
84
i. Sally12 Henry.
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85 ii. Patrick Henry, born February 25, 1846 in Boone County, MO; died December
02, 1904 in Boone County, MO.
86 iii. Amanda Henry, born January 22, 1848.
87 iv. Harriet Henry, born June 1854.
88 v. John Francis Henry, born June 09, 1854.
89 vi. Sarah Henry, born 1857.
Generation No. 8
75. Benjamin F12 Keene (Benjamin11, Benjamin10, Henry9,
William8, Henry7, John6, Richard5, Henry4, Edward3, Henry2,
John1) was born 1829 in Dorchester, MD. He married (1) Leah Corkran November 19, 1850. He married (2) Jennie Goodrich July 10, 1859 in Buchanan County, MO. She was born 1842 in Illinois, and died May 15, 1904 in Seattle, King Co., Washington.
Notes for Benjamin F Keene:
Chancery Record Abstracts of Dorchester County, Md
#245 - 1852
KEENE, Jane W, dec spring of 1851
Husband - Benjamin KEENE
Son - Benjamin Franklin KEENE - living in Missouri
Wife
- Leah H KEENE
Son - John Richard KEENE - Living in St Joseph, Missouri
Son - Samuel Josiah KEENE
Son - Columbus A.V.J. KEENE
Son - Albert Cornelius KEENE
Son - Robert Marcellus KEENE
More About Benjamin F Keene:
Census 1850: November 12, 1850, Washington Township, Buchanan Co., MO - Age 21 - Listed living with
William Dunning
Census 1860: Wayne Township, Buchanan Co., MO - Name listed as Franklin Keene - Age 30 - Farmer
Census 1870: August 24, 1870, 1870 Missouri Census -Platte County, Weston - Age 40
Census 1880: Washington Township, Buchanan Co., MO - Age 51 - Listed as Farmer
More About Benjamin Keene and Leah Corkran:
Marriage: November 19, 1850
More About Jennie Goodrich:
Census 1860: Wayne Township, Buchanan Co., MO - Age 18
Marriage Notes for Benjamin Keene and Jennie Goodrich:
Info from Patricia Miller:
Jennie (Goodrich) Keene must have moved to Washington after her husband , Benjamin F. Keene died. Apparently she took her children with her. On e of her son's married in Spokane Co., Washington.
More About Benjamin Keene and Jennie Goodrich:
Marriage: July 10, 1859, Buchanan County, MO
Children of Benjamin Keene and Jennie Goodrich are:
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90
i. Robert C13 Keene, born August 1860 in St. Joseph,
Buchanan Co., MO; died in Frankfort, Clinton Co., Indiana.
91 ii. Iona Keene, born Abt. 1862 in Missouri.
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92 iii. Herbert G Keene, born 1869 in Missouri; died November 02, 1951 in Seattle,
King Co., Washington.
93 iv. Albert W Keene, born March 1871 in Missouri; died January 1979 in Washington. He married Sonia; born July 20, 1884 in Washington; died January 17, 1979 in Mercer
Island, King Co., Washington.
94 v. Rufus H Keene, born 1877 in Missouri.
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95 vi. Arthur Franklin Keene, born December 21, 1880 in St. Joseph, Mo; died September
23, 1953 in Seattle, King Co., Washington.
96 vii. William E Keene, born Abt. 1864.
76. John Richard12 Keene (Benjamin11, Benjamin10, Henry9,
William8, Henry7, John6, Richard5, Henry4, Edward3, Henry2,
John1) was born 1834. He married Rosey.
More About John Richard Keene:
Census: October 22,
1870, 1870 Missouri Census -Rush Township, Buchanan Co., MO - Age 36 -Listed
as a Fisherman
More About Rosey:
Census: October 22,
1870, 1870 Missouri Census -Rush Township, Buchanan Co., MO - Age 27
Children of John Keene and Rosey are:
97
i. Minnia Susan13 Keene, born 1860.
98 ii. William Keene, born 1866.
78. Columbus A V I12 Keene (Benjamin11, Benjamin10,
Henry9, William8, Henry7, John6, Richard5, Henry4, Edward3,
Henry2, John1) was born July 1843 in Baltimore, Maryland, and died Aft. 1901 in Buchanan Co., MO. He married Sophronia Pate
December 27, 1863 in Buchanan Co., Missouri. She was born Abt. 1847 in Buchanan
Co., MO, and died Abt. 1891 in Buchanan Co., MO.
Notes for Columbus A V I Keene:
Unable to find the exact date of death for Columbus Keene.
He is listed in the 1900 Missouri Census, Buchanan County as C.V. Keene age 57. There are no other records of him after
this date.
Atchison Globe Newspaper April 25, 1878 notes Columbus was Constable of East Atchison, Mo.
In the Atchison Globe, Sept
22, 1879 "Constable Kean says
that affairs have grown so bad that he will resign unless the town is incorporated and a force of policemen put on. There
is about as much work for policeme n in East Atchison as there is in Atchison and it is at present all done by one man and
that man is Keene. It would cost only about twenty-five dollar s to have the
town incorporated and it out to be done."
Found in the Atchison Globe, May 11, 1880
"Constable Keene and the police force last night arrested Dr. Byers, a ma n of about sixty years and
a woman named Schneider of about Fifty, for criminal intimacy. Suspicion has
for some time been directed toward the couple, and last night Mr. Keene and the police stood watch outside the house, and
were rewarded about eleven o'clock by positive proof that suspicion had been in the right direction. Mr. Keene, with his usual promptness , raised the window, jumped in and arrested the pair. Police Judge Bailey was aroused, and an examination had, which resulted in a nine of five dollars and costs
upon each of the prisoners. Mrs. Schneider paid her fine, but the Doctor could
not pay his, and will be put to work upon the streets."
East Atchison must have been a real exciting place to live.
The following was found in the Atchison Globe, Oct 10, 1881. "All of the
saloons in East Atchison, with one exception were closed yesterday. An effort
to close this one resulted in a fight during which the police judge received slight injuries.
The proprietor of this place will probably be before the police court in the morning. "
ALSO
"Charles Harris drew a pistol on Columbus Keene in a fowler street saloon last night, but Bryant Lanier,
who was standing by, stepped between them and prevented a fight."
ALSO
" William Funderberg, who knocked an eye out of Matt Yocum during a saloon row in East Atchison Yesterday
morning, will have an examination before Justice Prosser next Thursday. He is
now in jail at St Joe."
Found in the Atchison Globe Feb 12, 1889 " Columbus Keene ought to be distributing free fish to
his customers, a pair of twin girls arrived at his house last Sunday."
Chancery Record Abstracts of Dorchester County, Md
#245 - 1852
KEENE, Jane W, dec spring of 1851
Husband - Benjamin KEENE
Son - Benjamin Franklin KEENE - living in Missouri
Wife
- Leah H KEENE
Son - John Richard KEENE - Living in St Joseph, Missouri
Son - Samuel Josiah KEENE
Son - Columbus A.V.J. KEENE
Son - Albert Cornelius KEENE
Son - Robert Marcellus KEENE
More About Columbus A V I Keene:
Census 1870: October
22, 1870, 1870 Missouri Census Rush
township, Buchanan Co., MO - Age 27 Name spelled Clambis Keen - Listed as a Farmer
Census 1880: June 08, 1880, Winthrop, Rush Township, Buchanan Co., MO.
Columbus age 37, wife Isabell age 28, children Benjamin 13, George 12, Samual 9, Charley 7, Millie 6
Census 1900: June 15, 1900, Rush Township, Buchanan Co., MO
Occupation 1880: Liquor Sales
Notes for Sophronia Pate:
Unsure of Sophronia's maiden name. There is a Sophronia Stuart listed o n the 1860 Census. On the marriage
certificate she is listed as Sophroni a Pate. On the childrens death certificates
it lists their mothers maide n name as Sophronia Pate.
In the obituary of her daughter Mellie Susan Keene Worrel it states her m other Sophronia Keene died
when she was 16. That would have been abt. 1 891
More About Sophronia Pate:
Census 1870: October
22, 1870, 1870 Missouri Census Rush
township, Buchanan Co., MO - Age 22
More About Columbus Keene and Sophronia Pate:
Marriage: December 27, 1863, Buchanan Co., Missouri
Children of Columbus Keene and Sophronia Pate are:
99
i. Fredrick Funston13 Keene.
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100 ii. Benjamin R Keene, born March 23, 1865; died August 13, 1927 in Buchanan
Co., MO.
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101 iii. George Washington Keene, born November 11, 1867 in Buchanan Co., MO; died
October 16, 1915 in Sugar Creek, Rushville, MO.
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102 iv. Samuel Joseph Keene, born March 31, 1871; died December 13, 1913.
103 v. Charles C Keene, born Abt. 1873.
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104 vi. Melvina Mellie Susan Keene, born January 21, 1875; died August 06, 1957 in Jefferson City, Missouri.
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105 vii. Edward Huston Keene, born Abt. 1877 in Buchanan Co., MO; died 1941 in Atchison, KS.
106 viii. Grover Cleveland Keene, born December 04, 1883 in Buchanan Co., MO; died October 04, 1940 in
Buchanan Co., MO. He married Mayme; born 1890; died 1963.
More About Grover Cleveland Keene:
Burial: Sugar Creek Cemetery, Rushville, MO
Cause of Death: Pulmonary Tubersulosis - Age at death 56 years 10 months
Medical Information: Death Certificate dated 10/7/1940 - Lists Father as C.V. Keene and mother as Sophronia Pate.Address
at the time of his death: 1424 South Eighth Street, Atchison, KS
Social Security Number: 510-09-5993
More About Mayme:
Burial: Sugar Creek Cemetery, Rushville, MO
107 ix. Walter F Keene, born September 13, 1885 in East Atchison, MO; died June 15, 1946 in Buchanan
Co., MO.
108 x. Jennett Keene, born February 03, 1889. She married Arch McElfresh.
109 xi. Female Twin, born February 03, 1889.
85. Patrick12 Henry (Samuel Lake11, Sarah10 Keene, Samuel Lake9,
Hopewell8, Richard7, John6, Richard5, Henry4, Edward3, Henry2,
John1) was born February 25, 1846 in Boone County, MO, and died December 02, 1904 in Boone County, MO. He married Isabella Armstrong July 04, 1867. She was
born February 02, 1847.
More About Patrick Henry and Isabella Armstrong:
Marriage: July 04, 1867
Children of Patrick Henry and Isabella Armstrong are:
110 i. Jessie W13 Henry.
111 ii. Lizzie Jane Henry.
112 iii. Robert T Henry, born April 1868.
113 iv. William J Henry, born December 1869.
114 v. John Logan Henry, born March 27, 1873.
115 vi. James S Henry, born November 20, 1875.
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116 vii. Lucy Ann Henry, born December 13, 1878 in Boone County, MO; died May 17, 1957 in Springfield,
MO.
117 viii. Addie B Henry, born November
07, 1883.
118 ix. Aura S Henry, born November 07, 1883.
119 x. Sannie B Henry, born September 11, 1886.
120 xi. Walter Kiergan Henry, born 1888.
