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Michael John O'Keeffe
(1819-1869)
Margaret O'Shea
(1827-1912)
Christian Johnson
(Abt 1844-)
Mary
(Abt 1849-)
William John Keefe
(1862-1948)
Anna Elizabeth Loretta Johnson
(1874-1937)

Carl Michael Keefe Sr.
(1894-1987)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Zella Pearl Hamel

2. Lillian Ann Cisewski

Carl Michael Keefe Sr. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

  • Born: 27 November 1894, Trempealeau, WI 2 3 5 6 7 8 10 11
  • Marriage (1): Zella Pearl Hamel in 1915 in Wisconsin 1
  • Marriage (2): Lillian Ann Cisewski on 23 April 1923 in Winona, MN 2
  • Died: 20 November 1987, Onalaska, WI at age 92 8 9 10
  • Buried: After 20 November 1987, Holy Cross Cemetery, Trempealeau, WI 10
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bullet  Death Notes:


Name: Carl M Keefe
Given Name: Carl
Middle Name: M
Surname: Keefe
State: Railroad Board
Last Place of Residence: Trempealeau, Trempealeau, Wisconsin
Previous Residence Postal Code: 54661
Age: 93
Birth Date: 27 Nov 1894
Death Date: 20 Nov 1987

Citing this Record
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JGZW-BZ2 : 23 August 2020), Carl M Keefe, 20 Nov 1987; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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Name: Carl Michael Keefe
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 20 Nov 1987
Event Place: , LaCrosse, Wisconsin
Residence Place: Lacr, Wisconsin
Certificate Number: 028128

Citing this Record
"Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8SJ-LYL : 12 December 2014), Carl Michael Keefe, 20 Nov 1987; from "Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2007); citing certificate number 028128, , LaCrosse, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Department of Health, Madison.
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 13 June 1900. 4

1900 US Census
Sheet 9A, District 137, Family 190, Roll 1819
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Home owned, no mortgage
Carl M. Keefe..Son..Nov 1894..5..WI

(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1905 Wisconsin State Census in Trempealeau, WI in 1 June 1905. 5

1905 Wisconsin State Census
Page 439,440, Family 54, Line 51
Trempealeau, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States
Home owned, no mortgage
Carl Keefe..Son..10..Wisconsin

(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 25 April 1910. 6

1910 US Census
Sheet 7A, District 173, Family 170, Roll 1739
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Home owned, no mortgage
Carol F. Keeffe..Son..15..WI

(Living with parents.)
.

• Military: 20 April 1917, Minneapolis, MN. 3 Enlisted in the US Navy.

• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Trempealeau Township, Trempealeau County, WI on 11 January 1920. 7

1920 US Census
Sheet 15A, District 219, Family 206, Roll 2018
Trempealeau Township, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Home owned, no mortgage
Carl Keefe..Son..25..WI..Telegrapher, C&NW RR

(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in West Salem, WI on 30 April 1940. 2

1940 US Census
Sheet 7A, District 32-46, Family 146, Roll 4491
West Salem, La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States
Home rented, $20
Carl Keefe..Head..45..Wisconsin..8th grade..Station Agent, Steam Railroad..earned $2166 in 1939

(Living with 2nd wife and daughter.)
.



• He was buried after 20 November 1987 in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Trempealeau, WI.

Find A Grave Memorial #95033508
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Carl married Zella Pearl Hamel, daughter of Lewis Oscar Hamel and Elizabeth Harriet Daggett, in 1915 in Wisconsin.1 The marriage ended in divorce. (Zella Pearl Hamel was born on 29 November 1896 in Omaha, NE,1 12 13 died on 27 August 1955 in Omaha, NE 1 13 and was buried on 31 August 1955 in Westlawn-Hillcrest Memorial Park, Omaha, NE 13.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Carl Michael Keefe Sr. And Zella Pearl Hamel were divorced about 1920.


bullet  Marriage Notes:


Carl and Zella divorced sometime around 1920, and Zella remarried to Frank McAndrews. Arlene, Carolyn, and Carl were living with Zella, and her mother, Elizabeth, and her father Ed Hamel (spelled Hammel in census) in 1920 census in Omaha, Nebraska. Carolyn and Carl were living with their Grandparents William and Anna in the 1930, unknown where Arlene is living in the 1930 census. William's occupation is a Fisherman, and trapper.
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Carl next married Lillian Ann Cisewski, daughter of Frank Cisewski and Mary Anna Kesline, on 23 April 1923 in Winona, MN.2 (Lillian Ann Cisewski was born on 1 October 1903 in Winona, MN,2 14 15 16 died on 6 November 1982 in Trempealeau, WI 15 16 17 and was buried after 6 November 1982 in Holy Cross Cemetery, Trempealeau, WI 12 16.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in West Salem, WI on 30 April 1940. 2

1940 US Census
Sheet 7A, District 32-46, Family 146, Roll 4491
West Salem, La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States
Home rented, $20
Carl Keefe..Head..45..Wisconsin..8th grade..Station Agent, Steam Railroad..earned $2166 in 1939
Lillian Keefe..Wife..36..Minnesota..5th grade
Mary Rose Keefe..Daughter..17..Wisconsin..11th grade
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Sources


1 Matthew William Bowen, "Bowen, Allerton, Kuhns, Keefe and related families." (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mwbowen7).

2 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, West Salem, La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States, enumeration district (ED) 32-46, sheet 7A, p. 4491; index and images, FamilySearch.org; citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 146.

3 "Minnesota, World War I Records, 1918-1941," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2421524 : accessed 7 November 2020), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QR13-JXN2 : 6 March 2020), Carl Michael Keefe.

4 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 137, sheet 9A, dwelling 189, family 190, William John Keeffe and Anna Elizabeth Loretta Johnson; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 7 May 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 1819.

5 1905 State Census, Wisconsin, population schedule, Trempealeau, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States, p. 439,440, family 54, line 51, William John Keefe and Anna Elizabeth Loretta Johnson; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1443899 : accessed 7 November 2020).

6 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 173, sheet 7A, family 170, William John Keefe and Anna Elizabeth Loretta Johnson; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 14 Jan 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 1739.

7 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Trempealeau Township, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 219, sheet 15A, family 206, William John Keefe and Anna Elizabeth Loretta Johnson; index and images (accessed 9 Feb 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 2018.

8 "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (accessed 7 November 2020), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JGZW-BZ2 : 23 August 2020), Carl M Keefe, 20 Nov 1987; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

9 "Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1947978 : accessed 7 November 2020), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8SJ-LYL : 12 December 2014), Carl Michael Keefe, 20 Nov 1987; from "Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2007); citing certificate number 028128, LaCrosse, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Department of Health, Madison.

10 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 20 Jul 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=95033508.

11 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 137, p. 9A, dwelling 189, family 190, William John Keeffe and Anna Elizabeth Loretta Johnson; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 7 May 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

12 Matthew Bowen (May 2004, E-mail messages about Michael John O'Keefe and descendants. Additional photos supplied in September 2004.).

13 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 20 Jul 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=128997536.

14 "Minnesota Births and Christenings, 1840-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1680827 : accessed 8 November 2020), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDQP-931 : 5 February 2020), Lily Cysewski, 1903.

15 "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (accessed 8 November 2020), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V9CS-J3T : 22 August 2020), Lillian Keefe, Nov 1982; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

16 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 08 November 2020, memorial page for Lillian Ann Cisewski Keefe (1 Oct 1903-6 Nov 1982), Find a Grave Memorial no. 95033510, citing Holy Cross Cemetery, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, USA

17 "Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1947978 : accessed 12 December 2020), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8SJ-LBN : 12 December 2014), Lillian A Keefe, 06 Nov 1982; from "Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2007); citing certificate number 025477, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Department of Health, Madison.


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