John Keene and Elizabeth Grinstead

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Husband John Keene ¹

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           Born: 2 Jun 1837
     Christened: 
           Died: 3 Jun 1909 2
         Buried:  - Independence Cem., Custer Co., Oklahoma

       Marriage: 16 Feb 1860 - Madison Co., Kentucky 3 4

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Wife Elizabeth Grinstead

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           Born: 8 Feb 1840 - Kentucky
     Christened: 
           Died: 11 Jan 1906 5
         Buried:  - Independence Cem., Custer Co., Oklahoma

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         Father: Mathew Donovan Grinstead (1814-1890) 6
         Mother: Eliza H. Emerine (1815-1890)

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Children

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General Notes: Husband - John Keene

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CENSUS:

<pre>1860 Madison Co., Kentucky, The First Division, p.o. Kingsten; June 25; pg 118
834/829
John W. Keen 22 Ky $--/$400 Farmer
Elizabeth " 20 Ky </pre>

<pre>1870 Madison Co., Kentucky, Eliston Precinct, p.o. Waco; Aug 1; pg 55
349/349
John Keen 31 M Ky $1500/$500 Farmer
Elizabeth " 30 F Ky Keep House
Eliza " 9 F Ky at Home
Wesley " 8 M Ky at Home
Brutus " 6 M Ky at Home
Mattie " 4 F Ky at Home
Lattie " 1 F Ky at Home </pre>

1880 census in McLean Co., Illinois is mostly unreadable. There appear to be 7 children.

<pre>1900 Dewitt Co., Illinois, Waynesville township, ED 48; June 13; sheet 9B
182/187
John Keen 62 Jun 1837 M40 Ky Va Va Farmer OMF
Elizabeth " 60 Feb 1840 M40/11/9 Ky Va Oh
Ray " 27 Nov 1872 S Ky Ky Ky Laborer
Thompson " 17 Nov 1882 S Ky Ky Ky Laborer </pre>

1 Alexander W. Grinstead, "Descendents of Mathew Donovan Grinstead," about 1923.

2 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 33766231.

3 "Kentucky Marriages 1851-1900," Repository: http://www.ancestry.com.

4 "Familysearch.org," "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWRV-Z5Z : 23 February 2021), John Keene, 1860; pg 157, image 291/427.

5 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 33766326.

6 "Descendents of John Grinstead & Mary Walton."