William Edwin Keen

William Edwin Keen

Male 1878 - 1945  (67 years)

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  1. 1.  William Edwin KeenWilliam Edwin Keen was born 18 Sep 1878, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA; died 20 Dec 1945, Pleasant Gap, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried 23 Dec 1945, Pleasant Gap, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Find A Grave Memorial Number: 149019983
    • Race: White
    • Residence: 1880, Benner Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA; Age: 1; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
    • Residence: 1900, Boggs Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA; Age: 21; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
    • Residence: 1910, Spring Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA; Age: 32; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
    • Physical Description: Sep 1918, Pleasant Gap, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA; medium build and height with blue eyes and light hair
    • Occupation: Sep 1918, Pleasant Gap, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA; fireman at White Rock Stone Company
    • Residence: Sep 1918, Pleasant Gap, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA; Age: 39
    • Occupation: 1930, Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA; unloader in a match factory
    • Residence: 1930, Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA; They live at the Poor House where his wife works. Age: 51; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
    • Occupation: 1942, Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA; Universal
    • Residence: 1942, Milesburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA; Age: 64

    Notes:

    William and Eliza adopted the son of William Harry Harter and his wife, Ruth O Dunklebarger. Ruth died of an infection due to childbirth the day after her son was born. The father died in 1935. The boy was known as "William G Keen", as evidenced by the 1930 Federal Census where he was listed with that name, as the Keen's adopted son. It's unknown if or when the boy was formally adopted and where his biological father was.

    Buried:
    Lutheran Church in the Gaisburg area

    Died:
    at the home of his sister; Age: 67

    William married Eliza Ellen Adams Abt 1918. Eliza (daughter of William Adams and Anne Unknown) was born 13 Dec 1879, England; died 5 Jan 1943, Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried 8 Jan 1943, Pleasant Gap, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet]