Pedigree of Brian L. Lightfoot William John Keefe

William John Keefe
(1862-1948)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Anna Elizabeth Loretta Johnson

William John Keefe ¹ ² ³ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹

Born: December 1862, Kemptville, Grenville, Ontario, Canada ² ⁵ ⁷ ⁸
Marriage (1): Anna Elizabeth Loretta Johnson on 19 September 1893 in Winona, Winona, Minnesota, United States ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶
Died: 21 January 1948, La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States at age 85 ⁹
Buried: 24 January 1948, Holy Cross Cemetery, Trempealeau, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States ⁹

bullet Other names for William were William John Keeffe ⁴ and William John O'Keeffe.

bullet General Notes:

William was sort of kidnapped, taken from Canada to Wisconsin when his mother had to leave him with a French family while she went to work to support her family after the father died while working in the US.

William John spoke only French when his mother came to Trempealeau from Canada with the other 3 children. To get to Trempealeau, she first took a boat to Cincinnati, Ohio, then caught an Ohio riverboat to Saint Louis. She then took a Mississippi riverboat from Saint Louis to Trempealeau County, Wisconsin.
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bullet Noted events in his life were:

1. Alt. Birth, December 1858, Kemptville, Grenville, Ontario, Canada. ⁹ This birth date appears on his gravestone and is probably incorrect. It is believed that the Dec 1862 date is more realistic as it reflects the data given on most of his census reports. He is not found on any census report prior to 1870 in Trempealeau, WI.
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2. Alt. Birth, 1861, Canada. ⁶ This birth year was referenced by his age of 69 on the 1930 US Census.

3. Alt. Birth, 1865, Canada. ⁴ This birth year was referenced by his age of 45 on the 1910 US Census.

4. 1870 US Census, 11 June 1870, Trempealeau, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States. ⁷ 1870 US Census
Page 13, Family 107, Roll 1737
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
William Keefe..8..CAN

(Living with widowed mother.)

NOTE - If his birth date was in Dec 1862, then his age should have been 7 instead of 8.

5. 1880 US Census, 1 June 1880, Trempealeau, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States. ⁸ 1880 US Census
Page 176D, District 72, Family 238, Roll 1448
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
William McGraw..Son..17..CAN..Laborer

(Living with mother and step-father.)

6. 1900 US Census, 13 June 1900, Trempealeau, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States. ² 1900 US Census
Sheet 9A, District 137, Family 190, Roll 1819
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Home owned, no mortgage
Married 6 years
William Keefe..Head.. Dec 1862..37..WI..Day Laborer

(Living with wife and 2 sons.)

7. 1905 Wisconsin State Census, 1 June 1905, Trempealeau, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States. ³ 1905 Wisconsin State Census
Page 439,440, Family 54, Line 51
Trempealeau, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States
Home owned, no mortgage
William Keefe..Head..41..Canada..Mill Hand

(Living with wife and son.)

NOTE - If his birth date was in Dec 1862, then his age should have been 42 instead of 41.

8. 1910 US Census, 25 April 1910, Trempealeau, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States. ⁴ 1910 US Census
Sheet 7A, District 173, Family 170, Roll 1739
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Home owned, no mortgage
Married 18 years
William J. Keeffe..Head..45..CAN..Laborer

(Living with wife and son, Carl.)

NOTE - If his birth date was in Dec 1862, then his age should have been 47 instead of 45.

9. 1920 US Census, 11 January 1920, Trempealeau Township, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States. ⁵ 1920 US Census
Sheet 15A, District 219, Family 206, Roll 2018
Trempealeau Township, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Home owned, no mortgage
William Keefe..Head..57..CAN..Immig. 1866..Commercial Fisherman, River

(Living with wife and son, Carl.)

10. 1930 US Census, 15 April 1930, Trempealeau Township, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States. ⁶ 1930 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 23, Family 100, Roll 2614
Trempealeau Township, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Home owned, $2000
William Keefe..Head..69..CAN..Immig. 1861..Commercial fisherman and trapper

(Living with wife and 2 grandchildren.)

NOTE - If his birth date was in Dec 1862, then his age should have been 67 instead of 69.

11. Cemetery: Holy Cross Cemetery, 24 January 1948, Trempealeau, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States. ⁹ Find A Grave Memorial 95033511

William married Anna Elizabeth Loretta Johnson, daughter of Christian Johnson and Mary, on 19 September 1893 in Winona, Winona, Minnesota, United States.¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ (Anna Elizabeth Loretta Johnson was born on 1 July 1874 in Homer, Winona, Minnesota, United States,² ⁴ ⁶ ¹⁰ died on 18 September 1937 in Trempealeau, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States ¹⁰ and was buried on 20 September 1937 in Old Catholic Cemetery, Trempealeau, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States ¹⁰.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

1. Marriage Image, 19 September 1893, Winona, Winona, Minnesota, United States. ¹

2. 1900 US Census, 13 June 1900, Trempealeau, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States. ² 1900 US Census
Sheet 9A, District 137, Family 190, Roll 1819
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Home owned, no mortgage
Married 6 years
William Keefe..Head.. Dec 1862..37..WI..Day Laborer
Anna E. Keefe..Wife..Jul 1874..27..MN..2/2
Carl M. Keefe..Son..Nov 1894..5..WI
William M. Keefe..Son..Mar 1899..1..WI

(Lived next to Patrick and Elizabeth Drugan.)

3. 1905 Wisconsin State Census, 1 June 1905, Trempealeau, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States. ³ 1905 Wisconsin State Census
Page 439,440, Family 54, Line 51
Trempealeau, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States
Home owned, no mortgage
William Keefe..Head..41..Canada..Mill Hand
Anna Keefe..Wife..31..Minnesota
Carl Keefe..Son..10..Wisconsin

4. 1910 US Census, 25 April 1910, Trempealeau, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States. ⁴ 1910 US Census
Sheet 7A, District 173, Family 170, Roll 1739
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Home owned, no mortgage
Married 18 years
William J. Keeffe..Head..45..CAN..Laborer
Anna E. L. Keeffe..Wife..35..MN..2/1
Carol F. Keeffe..Son..15..WI

5. 1920 US Census, 11 January 1920, Trempealeau Township, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States. ⁵ 1920 US Census
Sheet 15A, District 219, Family 206, Roll 2018
Trempealeau Township, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Home owned, no mortgage
William Keefe..Head..57..CAN..Immig. 1866..Commercial Fisherman, River
Anna Keefe..Wife..44..MN
Carl Keefe..Son..25..WI..Telegrapher, C&NW RR
George M Kingsley..Boarder..62..WI
Alexander Bonk..Boarder..30..US

6. 1930 US Census, 15 April 1930, Trempealeau Township, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States. ⁶ 1930 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 23, Family 100, Roll 2614
Trempealeau Township, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Home owned, $2000
William Keefe..Head..69..CAN..Immig. 1861..Commercial fisherman and trapper
Anna Keefe..Wife..55..MN
Carolyn Keefe..GrandDaughter..13..WI
Carl Keefe..GrandSon..12..WI
Alex Bonk..Boarder..41..MN..Cobbler, Repair Shop

bullet Marriage Notes:

Name: Wm Keefe
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 19 Sep 1893
Event Place: Winona, Minnesota, United States
Event Place (Original): Winona, Minnesota, United States
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Anna E L Johnson
Spouse's Gender: Female
Certificate Number: Page 634

Citing this Record
"Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2M5-FCQM : 15 May 2020), Wm Keefe and Anna E L Johnson, 1893.
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1 "Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803974 : accessed 7 November 2020), (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2M5-FCQM : 15 May 2020), Wm Keefe and Anna E L Johnson, 1893.

2 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; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1325221 : accessed 7 May 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 1819.

3 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).

4 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; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1727033 : accessed 14 Jan 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 1739.

5 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; database with images, Family Search (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1488411 : accessed 9 Feb 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 2018.

6 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Trempealeau Township, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 23, sheet 5B, family 100, William John Keefe and Anna Elizabeth Loretta Johnson; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1810731 : accessed 7 Apr 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 2614.

7 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, p. 13, dwelling 109, family 107, Margaret Keefe (O'Shea); database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1438024 : accessed 14 Sep 2012); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 1737.

8 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 72, p. 176D, family 238, Barney Carroll McGraw and Margaret O'Shea; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1417683 : accessed 8 Apr 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1448.

9 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 10 April 2019), memorial page for William John Keefe (Dec 1858\endash 21 Jan 1948), Find A Grave Memorial no. 95033511, citing Holy Cross Cemetery, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, USA

10 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 10 April 2019), memorial page for Anna Elizabeth Loretta Johnson Keefe (1 Jul 1874\endash 17 Sep 1937), Find A Grave Memorial no. 95033507, citing Holy Cross Cemetery, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, USA

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