Mark James Keeffe ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7}

   Other names for Mark were Mark E. Keeffe ¹⁰ and Mark Irvin Keeffe.^{9 11}

  General Notes:

Mark's middle name is a bit of a mystery. His birth certificate was issued without any given names. After that, the documents vary as follows.

The 1905 Wisconsin State Census shows his middle initial as "E".

The 1910 US Census gives his middle initial as "F".

The 1917/1918 World War I Draft Registration card shows his middle name as Irvin.

The 1920 US Census shows his middle initial as "I".

The 1929 birth record for his son, Joseph, shows his middle name as Irvan.

The 1930 US Census shows his middle initial as what appears to be the letter "M".

The 1937 birth document for his son, Gerald, gives his middle name as James.

His 1957 death certidicate shows his middle names as James.

His gravestone gives his middle name as James.

These are summarized thusly:

1905 - Mark E. Keeffe
1910 - Mark F. Keeffe
1917/1918 - Mark Irvin Keeffe
1920 - Mark I. Keeffe
1929 - Mark Irvan Keeffe
1930 - Mark M. Keeffe
1937 - Mark James Keeffe
1957 - Mark James Keeffe
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  Birth Notes:

Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 9 Jul 1900
Event Place: Trempealeau, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States
Event Place (Original): Trempealeau, Trempealeau, Wi
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: American
Race: white
Father's Name: Edward Keefe
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Name: Mary Ann Shae
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland

Citing this Record
"Wisconsin Births and Christenings, 1826-1926", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRLF-HYF : 30 January 2020), MM9.1.1/XRLF-HYF:, 1900.
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  Death Notes:

Name: Mark James Keeffe
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 01 Jan 1957
Event Place: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 56
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 09 Jul 1900
Birth Year (Estimated): 1901
Father's Name: Edmund Keeffe
Mother's Name: Mary Shea
Record Number: 368

Citing this Record
"Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7DN-QJR : 13 March 2018), Mark James Keeffe, 01 Jan 1957; citing certificate number 368, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,135,192.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1905 Wisconsin State Census in Trempealeau, WI in 1 June 1905. ¹⁰

1905 Wisconsin State Census
Page 461, Family 53, Line 26
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
House owned
Mark E. Keefe..Son..5..WI

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 16 April 1910. ⁴

1910 US Census
Sheet 3B,4A, District 173, Family 90, Roll 1739
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Home owned, no mortgage
Mark Keeffe..Son..9..WI

(Living with parents.)
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• His occupation on 12 September 1918 was a Telegraph Agent for C & N. W. RR in Adams, WI. ⁹

• He resided in Adams, WI on 12 September 1918.
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• On 12 September 1918, he registered for the World War I Draft at Friendship, WI.

Name: Mark Irvin Keeffe
Birth Date: 9 Jul 1900
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Adams, WI on 25 February 1920. ¹¹

1920 US Census
Sheet 14B, District 215, Family 216, Roll 1975
Adams, Adams County, Wisconsin
Home owned, with mortgage
Mark I. Keeffe..Brother..20..WI

(Living at the home of his married brother, Patrick, and his family.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 9 Jul 1900, then his age should have been 19 instead of 20.
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• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Chicago, IL on 10 April 1930. ¹

1930 US Census
Sheet 19A, District 1381, Family 303, Roll 474, Ward 39
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
3445 Narragansett; House rented $50
Mark M. Keeffe..Head..29..WI..Telegraph Operator, Steam Railway

(Living with wife, 2 children, and father-in-law.)
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• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in San Antonio, TX on 8 April 1940. ²

1940 US Census
Sheet 6B, District 259-20, Family 128, Roll 4201
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
831 Kentucky Avenue; home rented $18
Last Place of Residence: Same Place
Mark Keefe..Head..39..WI..12th grade..Clerk, WPA..earned $1320 in 1939

(Living with wife and 5 children.)
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• He was buried on 4 January 1957 in the San Fernando Cemetery #2 in San Antonio, TX.

There is some confusion about the actual name of this cemetery. There is an old cemetery at the "San Fernando Cathedral" in San Antonio but those are all very old graves of the pioneers of the area. There are 3 other cemeteries known as San Fernando Cemetery #1, #2, and #3. Cemetery #3 is the largest and was purchased by the Catholic Archdiocese in 1981 and was previously known as Roselawn Cemetery.

Find A Grave Memorial #137208839
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• His obituary was published in the Winona Daily News on 12 January 1957 in Winona, MN.

⁵ MARK AND EDMUND KEEFE

Trempealeau, Wis. -- (Special) -- Two brothers, Mark and Edmund Keefe, former residents here, died recently within a day of each other.

Mark Keefe, 56, San Antonio, Tex., died Jan 1 at his home following a heart attack. He was born July 9, 1900, and was a graduate of Trempealeau High School. He had been employed as a telegrapher with the Chicago Northwestern Railway.

He is survived by his wife, one daughter and four sons.

Edmund Keefe, 63, Madison, died Jan. 2 at a Madison hospital where he had undergone surgery. Born April 18, 1893, he also graduated from the local high school and had been employed by the Chicago Northwestern Railway as a train dispatcher. He had been employed by the railway for 47 years.

He is survived by his wife, two sons, and several grandchildren.

They were the sons of the late Mr. and Mrs. Edward Keefe, pioneer Trempealeau residents.

Both men are survived by two sisters, Mrs. Arthur (Margaret) Wardwell, Trempealeau, and Sister Mary Eileen, Sparta, Wis.; a brother, P. M. Keefe, Wausau, Wis., and several nieces and nephews.

(Source: Winona Daily News, Winona, MN, 12 Jan 1957, page 5)
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Mark married Myrtle Veronica Kamowski, daughter of Francis Kamowski and Franciska Wisniewska, about 1922.^{1 2} (Myrtle Veronica Kamowski was born on 21 February 1901 in Friendship, WI,^{1 2 3 12 13} died on 30 January 1971 in San Antonio, TX ^{12 13} and was buried on 2 February 1971 in San Fernando Cemetery #2, San Antonio, TX ^{12 13}.). The cause of her death was Heart Attack.

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Chicago, IL on 10 April 1930. ¹

1930 US Census
Sheet 19A, District 1381, Family 303, Roll 474, Ward 39
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
3445 Narragansett; House rented $50
Mark M. Keeffe..Head..29..WI..Telegraph Operator, Steam Railway
Myrtle V. Keeffe..Wife..28..IL
Mary M. Keeffe..Daughter..6..WI
Joseph E. Keeffe..Son..7m..IL
Frank Kamowski..Father-in-Law..65..POL
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• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in San Antonio, TX on 8 April 1940. ²

1940 US Census
Sheet 6B, District 259-20, Family 128, Roll 4201
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
831 Kentucky Avenue; home rented $18
Last Place of Residence: Same Place
Mark Keefe..Head..39..WI..12th grade..Clerk, WPA..earned $1320 in 1939
Myrtle Keefe..Wife..39..IL..8th grade
Marey Keefe..Daughter..17..WI..10th grade
Joseph Keefe..Son..10..IL..5th grade
Patrick Keefe..Son..6..TX..1st grade
Gerald Keefe..Son..3..TX
Dennis Keefe..Son..2m..TX
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