Wayne County
History & Genealogy
The information on this family is based on compiled information from several sources, Genealogy of the Keen Family of Wayne County Illinois by Harry T. Keen; John Wood of Wayne County Illinois and Descendants 1817 – 1878 by Gary Edward Wood; Illustrated and Descriptive Sketch Book of Wayne Co., Il. (1903); The Dickeys Ancestors of Thomas West Dickey and Anna Eliza Vernon of Walker county Georgia and Wayne County, Illinois by Joybelle Dickey Graig; the state database records found on line as well as personal obituaries saved by my grandmother Hazel SMITH Lane, obituaries exchanged with other researchers, the Illinois State Historic Library, Legacy of Kin 1&2, as well as Betty Beeson and Doris Bland books. Special thanks to all that had contributed!
Although we have tried to be as accurate as possible in our research, mistakes happen, if you know of any corrections or additions to this family please contact me, thanks Laurie lselpien@msn.com
JAMES KEEN
James Keen is the son of Ashford and Polly BRACKEN Keen. He was born September 10, 1812 in Sumner County Tennessee. He came to Illinois with his father and younger brother John Sumpter Keen in 1830. James married Harriet BOOK the daughter of Henry and Sarah MILLER Book. Harriet was born May 14, 1813 in Botetourt County, Virginia, her sister Catherine married John Sumpter Keen, James’ brother.
James had built his home about one-half mile south of the Ten Post Cemetery. James and Harriet were buried in the Ten Post Cemetery, but sadly without a headstone to mark their grave.
1. James KEEN.1
Born on 10 Sep 1812 in Sumner Co., Tennessee.
Buried in Ten Post cemetery, Wayne co., Il.
Occupation: Trapping Hunting and Farming.
Married Harriet BOOK1, daughter of Henry BOOK & Sarah MILLER.
Born on 14 May 1813 in Henderson, Kentucky.2
Died in Hickory Hills Twp., Wayne Co., Il. on 18 Mar 1886, she was 72.
Buried in Ten Post cemetery, Wayne co., Il.
They had the following children:
2 i. John (1837-1914)
3 ii. Samuel H. (1840-1897)
iii. William1.
Born in 1842.
Died in Civil War on 17 Jun 1864, he was 22.
Buried in Memphis National Cemetery, Shelby Co., Tn.
4 iv. Mary "Polly" (1848-1880)
5 v. Elvis Bracken (1850-1922)
6 vi. Ashford (1852-1906)
7 vii. Catherine (1853-1881)
8 viii. Elizabeth "Betty" (1855-1924)
Second Generation
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2. John KEEN Jr.1
John Keen, the subject of this sketch, was born in Hickory Hills Township, Wayne County Illinois, October 29, 1837. He was born and raised on
a farm and his education advantages were limited to what is now termed the
common school coarse. In his youthful days, there was no free school system in
operation, and the only means of gaining an education for a poor boy, was a
subscription school, and the country being new and very sparsely settled, it
was some times quite difficult to get subscribers enough to justify a teacher
opening a school. Many of the young teachers, so called, were totally
incompetent to teach even what are now known as the common school branches; but
with all his disadvantages, Mr. Keens succeeded in acquiring a fair common
school education, which he has subsequently supplemented, by a diligent coarse
of reading, principally along historical lines. He is quite proud of his
Diploma, from the Chautauqua Library and Scientific Circle, which he obtained
by completing the prescribed coarse in August, 1893. He is a great admirer of
the Chautauqua Coarse, and although past sixty-five years of age is this year
pursuing the coarse. He has an excellent family library, comprised principally
of historical and reference books. He taught a few terms of school in his
younger days. On April 7th, 1859, he was united in marriage with Miss
Martha Atteberry, a neighbor girl, who has proved to be to him a most
excellent companion. To this union five children have been born, two boys and
three girls. Two of the girls died in infancy. The other three children, Isaac
N., Asa F. and Harriet L. have all grown to manhood and
womanhood, and all are married, and have the confidence and respect of the
people of the neighborhoods where they are best known. In November, 1861, Mr.
Keen was elected County Treasurer of this County for two years, that being the
length of term at the time. January 1, 1872, he entered the law office of G. J.
George, at Fairfield, as a clerk in the office, and while there as opportunity
offered, he read law; in 1879, was admitted in the Bar by the Supreme Court of
this State. In November, 1882, he was elected Judge of the County Court of this
county, for a term of four years; and in November, 1886, fire having destroyed
all the county court records of the county, and Mr. Keen being familiar with
the business transacted during his term of office as Judge, was by Mr. F. M.
Brock, the newly elected County Clerk, taken into his office, and given charge
of the probate business, which position he continued to occupy for about seven
years, when he resigned this position to take charge of the Fairfield Building
Association as its Secretary, which place he still holds, combining with it the
practice of the law as opportunity offers. The two offices above mentioned are
the only county offices held by him, but he has held minor offices of one kind
or another, nearly ever since he was twenty-one years old. Mr. Keen has never
made his home outside of Wayne County, and says he has no desire to do so. He
has been a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Fairfield since February
14, 1873. He is what some people call a joiner, as he was a member of Fairfield
Lodge, 206, A. F. & A. M.; of Fairfield Lodge No. 32, I.O.O.F. of Boon Encampment,
No. 41, I.O.O.F. of Inez Rebekah Lodge, No. 520, I.O.O.F. and of Fairfield
lodge, No. 65, A. O. U. W. He and a companion of his youth are quite passing
down the descending slope, resting in hope, that when this life with its trials
and conflicts are over they will enter upon a higher life where sin and sorrow
and separations are unknown. “ILLUSTRATED AND
DESCRIPTIVE SKETCH BOOK Wayne County, Illinois By Paul F. Campbell 1903”
John Keen Jr.
Born on 29 Oct 1837.
Died on 17 Jun 1914, he was 76.
Buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Fairfield, Wayne Co., Il. John passed Illinois Bar in 1878.
Occupation: Lawyer, Judge, County Clerk. Religion: member First Presbyterian Church of Fairfield.
On 7 Apr 1859 when John was 21, he married Martha Jane ATTEBERRY1, daughter of Stout ATTEBERRY (1800-1881) & Fanny (1805-1891), in Wayne Co., Il.
Martha Jane ATTEBERRY Keen
Born on 29 Dec 1832 in Wayne Co., Il.
Died in Wayne Co., Il. on 17 Jun 1916, she was 83.
Buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Fairfield, Wayne Co., Il.
Religion: Member First Presbyterian Church of Fairfield.
They had the following children:
i. Isaac Newton1.
Born on 18 Jan 1860.
Died in Union Co., Il. on 5 Dec 1944, he was 84.
Death cert. #: 49574 Union Co., Il.
Married Jessie T.1.
Born on 7 Sep 1866.
Died on 9 Jun 1901, she was 34.
Buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Fairfield, Wayne Co., Il.
ii. Asa F.1.
Born in 1864.
Died in Fairfield, Wayne co., Il. on 14 Feb 1925, he was 61.
Buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Fairfield, Wayne Co., Il. Death cert. #: 960036 Fairfield WC, Il.
iii. Harriet Lavinia1.married Rollo S. CLARK1.
iii. Martha1. Died on 17 Sep 1872 in Hickory Hills Twp. Wayne Co., Il.3
Buried in Atteberry Cemetery, Wayne Co., Il.
iv. Emma died on 18 Sep 1872 in Hickory Hills Twp., Wayne Co., Il.3
Buried in Atteberry Cemetery, Wayne Co., Il.
3. Samuel H. KEEN.1
Prominent among the successful and extensive farmers of Wayne County is the gentleman whose name appeared at the head of this sketch. He was born Nov. 25 1840 in Keeneville, a little village a few miles north of his present home. He was married in November 1865, to Miss Samantha J. Scrivner of this county. They are the parents of seven children of whom only three are living. Mr. Keen owns 1100 acres of land and deals extensively in livestock. He has handled and delt in cattle and livestock in general for over 40 years and has made a great success of that business. He is also engaged in the grain industry and is an extensive buyer of that product. Mr. Keen is a substantial and influential citizen and we take pleasure in presenting his name to his friends.
“ILLUSTRATED AND DESCRIPTIVE SKETCH BOOK Wayne County, Illinois By Paul F. Campbell 1903”
Born on 22 Jan 1840.
Died on 28 Jan 1897, he was 57.
Buried in Atteberry Cemetery, Hickory Hills Twp., Wayne Co., Il.
Married Phoeba Ann ATTEBERRY4.
Born on 15 Nov 1839 in Ohio Co., Kentucky.
Died on 14 May 1898, she was 58.
Buried in Atteberry Cemetery, Hickory Hills Twp., Wayne Co., Il. Emigrated in 1840 from Kentucky to Illinois.
They had the following children:
9 i. Marion (1862-1944)
10 ii. Sarah Frances (1863-1950)
11 iii. William (1865-1947)
12 iv. John (1873-)
13 v. Rebecca (1875-1946)
v. Martha1. Born in 1878.
Died in 1949, she was 71.
Buried in Girard, Illinois.
Married Lewis CLEVENGER1.
Born in 1878.
Died in 1961, he was 83.
Buried in Girard, Illinois.
4. Mary "Polly" KEEN.1
Born in 1848.
Died in Keens, Wayne Co., Il. on 3 Nov 1880, she was 32.5
Buried in Atteberry Cemetery, Wayne Co., Il.
Cause of death: Typhoid Fever.
On 26 Nov 1868 when Mary "Polly" was 20, she first married Vincent REED1, son of John H. REED, in Wayne Co., Il.6
Born on 11 Dec 1848.
Died on 25 Apr 1873, he was 24.
They had the following children:
14 i. Jane (1868-1921)
ii. James Miller1.
Born on 5 Jan 1871.
Died in 1960, he was 88.
Married Lydia Jane DICKEY1.
Born in 1873.
Died on 30 Jun 1922, she was 49.
Mary "Polly" second married John JONES1.
They had one child:
i. Morris1.
5. Elvis Bracken KEEN.4
Born on 21 Dec 1850 in Hickory Hills Twp., Wayne Co., Il.
Died in Four mile Twp, WC, Il. on 12 Jun 1922, he was 71.
Buried in Ten Post cemetery, Wayne co., Il.
Death cert. #: 960110 Four mile Twp., WC, IL.
First married Francis E. DICKEY4, daughter of William Robert DICKEY (1817-1878) & Salina Simon VERNON (1820-1888).
Born on 11 Apr 1852 in Georgia.
Died on 29 Sep 1894, she was 42.
Buried in Ten Post cemetery, Wayne co., Il.
They had the following children:
15 i. Emma (1873-1939)
16 ii. Charles (1876-1955)
17 iii. Thomas Filmore (1878-1957)
18 iv. Nettie H. (1886-)
19 v. Orville Lewis (1888-)
vi. Carrie1. Born in 1890.
Died in 1914, she was 24. married Bian? Brian ROBERTS1.
20 vii. Curtis (1892-)
Elvis Bracken second married Mary JOHNSON1.
Born in 1859.
Died in 1937, she was 78.
Buried in Thomason Cemetery, Wayne City, Wayne Co., Il.
6. Ashford KEEN.1
Born in 1852.
Died in Jan 1906, he was 54.
Buried in Nanila, Arkansas.
On 5 Sep 1874 when Ashford was 22, he married Rachel JONES1, in Wayne Co., Il.
Born in 1860 in Merrick Co., Indiana.
Died in Hickory Hills Twp., Wayne Co., Il. on 8 Feb 1906, she was 46. Buried in Ten Post cemetery, Wayne co., Il.
They had the following children:
21 i. Hattie (1879-1959)
22 ii. Bertha (1881-1935)
23 iii. Myrtle (1884-1917)
24 iv. Ida (1886-)
iv. Arthur1.
Born on 29 Jul 1890.
Died on 23 Jun 1947, he was 56.
Buried in Platteville, Colorado.
On 30 Mar 1912 when Arthur was 21, he married Vera KOELLER1.
25 vi. John (1896-1947)
vii. Reba1. Born on 8 Aug 1898.
Reba first married Alex DELANEY1.
Reba second married Hans PETERSON1.
viii. Ray1. Born on 22 Jan 1901.
On 19 Mar 1937 when Ray was 36, he married Wilma RIGGY1. Born on 9 Sep 1906.
7. Catherine KEEN.4
Born in 1853.
Died in 1881, she was 28.
Buried in Arrington Twp., Wayne Co., Il.
On 4 Feb 1872 when Catherine was 19, she married David Darien DICKEY7,4, son of David Ballard DICKEY (1814-1867) & Nancy Ann Catherine PAGE (1815-1893), in Wayne Co., Il.8
Born on 15 Jun 1851 in Walker Co., Georgia.
Died in Wayne County, Illinois on 13 Oct 1894, he was 43.
Buried in Arrington Cemetery, Arrington Twp., Wayne co., Il.
Cause of death: erysipelas.
They had the following children:
26 i. Jane (1873-1941)
27 ii. Martha J. (~1874-)
iii. Lizzie9,4.
Born in 1875.
Died on 4 Apr 1885, she was 10.
Buried in Arrington Cemetery, Arrington Twp., Wayne Co., Il.
iv. Ashford1.
Born on 22 Jul 1878.
Died on 16 Nov 1939, he was 61.
Buried in KIRKland, Il.
Military Service: Co. H. 9th Regt. Il. Inf. Spanish American War.
Married Mary MYERS1, daughter of Henry MYERS & Sarah.
Born on 5 Aug 1878.
Died on 27 Oct 1934, she was 56.
Buried in Kirkland, Il.
v. Thomas1. Born on 21 Dec 1880.
Married Ethel WILLIAMS1.
Born on 4 Aug 1888.
8. Elizabeth "Betty" KEEN.1
Born on 25 May 1855.
Died in Aug 29, 1924, she was 68.
Buried in Ten Post cemetery, Wayne co., Il.
Married George PETTICORD1.
Born in Apr 25,1855.
Died on 29 Dec 1928, he was 73.
Buried in Ten Post cemetery, Wayne co., Il.
They had the following children:
28 i. Nora (1876-1940)
29 ii. Frank (1878-)
iii. Ella1.
Born on 14 Apr 1881.
On 23 Feb 1899 when Ella was 17, she married Hont MYERS1. Born on 20 Aug 1882.
iv. Birdie1.
Born in 1883.
Buried in Orchardville, Ill.
Married Harvey VEST1.
Born in 1881.
Buried in Orchardville, Ill.
30 v. Eva1. Born on 28 Feb 1891.
Married William RICHARDS1.
vi. Edna1. Born in 1895.
Edna first married Elza VEST1. Born in 1891.
Edna second married Walter LEATHERS1.
Third Generation
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9. Marion KEEN.1
Born on 11 Jun 1862.
Died on 12 Jun 1944, he was 82.
Buried in White House Cemetery, Lawrenceville, Illinois.
First married Alma JACKSON1, daughter of Thomas JACKSON & Charlotte. Died in 1890.
They had one child:
i. Bessie1 (1887-)
Second married Sarah Belle McCOY1.
Born on 5 Aug 1873.
Died on 6 Mar 1937, she was 63.
Buried in White House Cemetery, Lawrenceville, Illinois.
10. Sarah Frances KEEN.4
Born on 18 Sep 1863.
Died on 7 May 1950, she was 86.
Buried in Stout Cemetery, Wayne County, Illinois.
First married David Darien DICKEY7,4, son of David Ballard DICKEY (1814-1867) & Nancy Ann Catherine PAGE (1815-1893).
Born on 15 Jun 1851 in Walker Co. , Georgia.
Died in Wayne County, Illinois on 13 Oct 1894, he was 43.
Buried in Arrington Cemetery, Arrington Twp., Wayne co., Il.
Cause of death: erysipelas.
They had the following children:
i. Anna C.4 (1883-)
ii. William4 (1885-1947)
iii. Joseph Edgar Page4 (1888-1969)
iv. Nettie4 (1894-1905)
v. Walter4 (1895-1951)
Sarah Frances second married James EASLEY1.
They had the following children:
i. James A.1 (1898-)
ii. Robert1 (1901-)
11. William KEEN.1
Born on 7 Jun 1865.
Died in 1947, he was 81.
Buried in Stout Cemetery, Sangamon County, Illinois.
On 23 Dec 1882 when William was 17, he married Florence BILBRO1.
Born on 15 Aug 1866.
Died in 1920, she was 53.
Buried in Stout Cemetery, Sangamon County, Illinois.
They had the following children:
i. Lulu1 (1883-1885)
ii. Charles1 (1885-1904)
iii. Fred1 (1888-1920)
iv. Sarah Frances1 (1890-)
v. Etta Mae1 (1892-1962)
vi. Joseph F.1 (1898-1934)
vii. Samuel Arthur1 (1894-)
viii. Ira Thomas1 (1894-)
ix. Rollie1 (1904-1923)
x. Bonnie Bernice1 (1900-)
xi. Nova A.1 (1906-)
12. John KEEN.1
Born on 13 Aug 1873 in Hickory Hills, Wayne Co., Il.
On 17 Apr 1889 when John was 15, he married Amanda NELTON1, daughter of John NELTON & Margaret FARRIS.
Amanda died on 19 Apr 1951.
They had the following children:
i. Icle1 (1900-)
ii. Elizabeth "Lizzie"1 (1903-)
iii. Lester1 (1904-)
iv. Wilma1 (1910-)
13. Rebecca KEEN.1,4
Born on 22 Jan 1875 in Hickory Hill Twp., Wayne co., Il.
Died on 28 Jun 1946, she was 71.
Buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Sandwich, Ill.
On 16 Jul 1892 when Rebecca was 17, she married William T. GWIN1,4, son of Ezra T. GWIN (-1896) & Mary C. DICKEY (1843-1878), in Wayne County, Illinois.
Born on 12 Sep 1869 in Wayne County, Illinois.
Died in Sandwich, Dekalb Co., Il. on 1 Nov 1926, he was 57.
Buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Sandwich, Ill.
They had the following children:
i. Newton E.1 (1893-)
ii. Laura F.1 (1895-1959)
iii. Lizzie1 (1898-)
iv. Cecil1 (1903-1937)
v. Lena1 (1905-)
vi. Lettie1 (1911-1927)
vii. Martha1 (1916-)
14. Jane REED.1
Born on 15 Apr 1868.
Died on 12 Oct 1921, she was 53.
Married Hilt HAMPTON1.
Born on 15 Mar 1868.
Died on 12 Oct 1959, he was 91.
They had the following children:
i. Elsie1 (1892-)
ii. Harvey1 (1897-1899)
15. Emma KEEN.1
Born in 1873.
Died in 1939, she was 66.
Married James Beverly SMITH1.
They had one child:
i. Floyd Keen1 (1896-)
16. Charles KEEN.1
Born on 6 Nov 1876.
Died on 27 Dec 1955, he was 79.
Buried in Ten Post cemetery, Wayne co., Il.
On 19 Mar 1899 when Charles was 22, he first married Cora PERRYMAN1. Born on 19 Dec 1876.
Died on 21 Aug 1929, she was 52.
Buried in Ten Post cemetery, Wayne co., Il.
They had the following children:
i. Stella A.1 (1902-1921)
ii. Harry T.1 (1904-)
Charles second married Leota HAMPTON1.
They had one child:
i. Newton1
17. Thomas Filmore KEEN.1
Born on 5 Sep 1878 in Hickory Hills Twp., Wayne Co., Il.
Died on 12 Feb 1957, he was 78.
Buried in Willwood Cemetery, Rockford, Ill.
On 11 Jan 1899 when Thomas Filmore was 20, he married Connie BUTCHER1, daughter of Joe BUTCHER & Mary WAKEFIELD.
Died on 5 Feb 1959.
Buried in Willwood Cemetery, Rockford, Ill.
They had the following children:
i. Mable Esther1 (Died as Infant) (1901-)
ii. UNNAMED1 (Stillborn)
iii. Clarence Raymond1 (1903-1959)
iv. Nellie Fern1 (1905-1923)
v. Nettie Caroline1 (1907-1911)
vi. Robert Filmore1 (1914-)
vii. Lena Augusta1 (1918-)
18. Nettie H. KEEN.1
Born on 20 Jun 1886.
On 14 Sep 1910 when Nettie H. was 24, she married Frank L. DODDS1.
Born on 8 Sep 1884.
Died on 20 Sep 1920, he was 36.
Buried in Old Cumberland Cemetery, Glenarm, Il.
They had the following children:
i. Frances1 (1911-)
ii. Russell K.1 (1913-1936)
iii. Joseph1 (1915-1938)
iv. Frank1 (1918-1920)
v. Evelyn1 (1920-)
19. Orville Lewis KEEN.1
Born on 17 Mar 1888.
On 16 Nov 1908 when Orville Lewis was 20, he married Bertha PIERCE1. Born on 12 Mar 1892.
Died on 22 Nov 1964, she was 72.
They had one child:
i. Margaret1
20. Curtis KEEN.1
Born on 12 Nov 1892 in Hickory Hills Twp., Wayne Co., Il.
Married Elizabeth BROWN1, daughter of Alex BROWN & Isabelle.
Born on 24 Feb 1890 in Streator, Il.
They had the following children:
i. Jean1 (1918-)
ii. Florence Marie1 (1922-1945)
iii. Dorothy1 (1927-)
iv. Caroline1 (1929-)
21. Hattie KEEN.1
Born on 8 Sep 1879.
Died on 21 Apr 1959, she was 79.
Buried in Belleville, Illinois.
Married Fred JOHNSON1.
Born on 25 Apr 1870.
Died on 5 Apr 1925, he was 54.
Buried in Belvedere, Il.
They had the following children:
i. Marshall1 (1896-)
ii. Frieda1 (1898-)
iii. Walter1 (1902-)
iv. Elsie1 (1907-)
22. Bertha KEEN.1
Born on 14 Sep 1881.
Died on 6 Apr 1935, she was 53.
Buried in Shattuck Grove.
Married Truman PERRYMAN1.
Born on 28 Sep 1878.
Died on 21 Apr 1937, he was 58.
Buried in Shattuck Grove.
They had the following children:
i. Bessie1 (1908-1925)
ii. Eva1 (1900-1924)
23. Myrtle KEEN.1
Born on 6 Apr 1884.
Died on 7 Sep 1917, she was 33.
Buried in Ten Post cemetery, Wayne co., Il.
Myrtle first married Joe ANDERSON1.
Myrtle second married Tilford EDWARDS1.
They had one child:
i. Raymond1 (1917-1918)
24. Ida KEEN.1
Born on 6 Apr 1886.
Married Floyd CLARK1.
Born on 9 Oct 1885.
Died on 19 Oct 1945, he was 60.
Buried in Evans, Colorado.
They had one child:
i. Kenneth1 (1913-)
25. John KEEN.1
Born on 29 Feb 1896.
Died on 28 Dec 1947, he was 51.
Buried in Garrison Temple Cemetery, Wayne Co., Il.
Married Mary WILCOX1.
Born in 1898.
Died in 1935, she was 37.
Buried in Garrison Temple Cemetery, Wayne Co., Il.
They had the following children:
i. Geraldine1 (1918-)
ii. Stanley1 (1925-)
iii. Betty1 (1927-)
iv. Johnny1 (1929-)
26. Jane DICKEY.1
Born in 1873.
Died in 1941, she was 68.
Buried in Kirkland, Il.
Married James BRANSON1. Born in 1871.
Died in 1958, he was 87.
Buried in Kirkland, Il.
They had the following children:
i. Ellis1
ii. Ida1
iii. Helen1
27. Martha J. DICKEY.4
Born abt 1874 in near Wayne City, Wayne County, Illinois.
On 24 Mar 1894 when Martha J. was 20, she married James Robert BRANSON4, son of Franklin P. BRANSON & Mary DICKEY, in Wayne County, Illinois. Born abt 1872 in near Wayne City, Wayne County, Illinois.
They had one child:
i. Ellis Marion4 (1895-)
28. Nora PEDDICORD.1
Born on 2 Jan 1876.
Died on 19 Dec 1940, she was 64.
Buried in Bruce Cemetery, Wayne Co., Il.
Married Eliza RICHARDS1.
Born on 30 Jun 1872.
Died on 21 Jul 1935, he was 63.
Buried in Bruce Cemetery, Wayne Co., Il.
They had the following children:
i. Leslie1 (1905-)
ii. Nelson1 (1907-)
iii. Audrey1 (1911-)
iv. Clyde1 (1913-)
29. Frank PETTICORD.1
Born on 24 May 1878.
Buried in Thomason Cemetery, Wayne City, Wayne Co., Il.
Married Gertie VANCE1.
They had the following children:
i. Glen1
ii. Goldie1
iii. Fern1
Born Feb 29, 1891
Married 1910 Wm. Richards 1890 – 1962 buried Thomason Cemetery
They had the following children:
¨ Noel Richards married Goldie Bowder
¨ Stanley Richards married Berdine Watson
¨ Blanch Richards married Ray Taylor
¨ Leonard Richards married Esta Wilkerson
¨ Herbert Richards married Pauline Kopenga
¨ Bessie Richards married Stanley Petniunas
¨ Obed Richards married Ruth Ekstron
¨ Walter Richards married Betty Appleton
¨ Betty Richards married Vern Kay
¨ Glenda Richards married Funkhauser
1. Harry T. Keen, Genealogy of the Keen Family of Wayne Co. Il, 1965.
2. Wayne County Press, April 1, 1886.
3. Wayne Co. Press, Oct 3, 1872.
4. “ROBBINS, DICKEY, WARREN, STEVENS OF WAYNE COUNTY IL.,” 8-8-2004, Harry T, Bryan.
5. Wayne county Press, November 18, 1880.
6. Wayne Co., Press, Dec 4, 1868.
7. Wayne county Record, Oct. 18, 1894, D.D. Dickey, who has lived for a number of years in the west part of the county, died Sunday evening from Erysipelas.
8. Wayne Co., Press, Feb 8, 1872.
9. Wayne county Press, April 14, 1881, On Monday, the 4th, a little daughter of David Dickey, aged 6 years was playing at an open fireplace, tossing feathers up the chimney, when her clothing caught fire. The members of the family were all absent at the time, with the exception of the little.
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