Myrtle Veronica Kamowski ^{1 2 3 4 5}

   Cause of her death was Heart Attack.

  General Notes:

Some researchers show her first name as Marciana but all census records and her death certificate show it as Myrtle.
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  Birth Notes:

Her death certificate indicates that she was born in Friendship, Adams County, Wisconsin instead of Chicago. The informant was her son, Dennis, so this was probably a mistake.
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  Death Notes:

Name: Myrtle V Keeffe
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 30 Jan 1971
Event Place: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 69
Marital Status: Widowed
Birth Date: 21 Feb 1901
Birth Year (Estimated): 1902
Birthplace: Adams Friendship, Wisconsin
Father's Name: Francis Kamowski
Mother's Name: Frances
Record Number: 495

Citing this Record
"Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K367-NNF : 13 March 2018), Myrtle V Keeffe, 30 Jan 1971; citing certificate number 495, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,218,972.
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  Noted events in her life were:

• She 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
Myrtle V. Keeffe..Wife..28..IL
(Living with husband, 2 children, and father.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 21 Feb 1901, then her age should have been 29 instead of 28.
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• She 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
Myrtle Keefe..Wife..39..IL..8th grade
(Living with husband and 5 children.)
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• She was buried on 2 February 1971 in the San Fernando Cemetery #2 in San Antonio, TX.

Find A Grave Memorial #114901788
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Myrtle married Mark James Keeffe, son of Edmund Keeffe Sr. and Mary Ann Shea, about 1922.^{1 2} (Mark James Keeffe was born on 9 July 1900 in Trempealeau, WI,^{1 2 3 6 7 8 9 10 11 12} died on 1 January 1957 in San Antonio, TX ^{10 11 12} and was buried on 4 January 1957 in San Fernando Cemetery #2, San Antonio, TX ¹².)

  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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