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Martin Fast
(Cal 1784-1838)
Catherine Blosser
(1790-1859)
James Keener
(1812-1892)
Mary Fast
(1819-1896)
James Albert Keener
(1852-1921)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Rebecca J. Eshleman

James Albert Keener 1 2 3 4 5 6

  • Born: 1 July 1852, Jackson Township, Ashland County, OH 1 2 3 4
  • Marriage (1): Rebecca J. Eshleman on 5 July 1874 1 2 3 4
  • Died: 9 January 1921, Ashland, OH at age 68 1 7
  • Buried: After 9 January 1921, Ashland, OH 1
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Jackson Township, Ashland County, OH on 8 June 1870. 6

1870 US Census
Page 30, Family 252, Roll 1169
Jackson Township, Ashland County, Ohio
James A. Keener..18..OH..Farm Laborer
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 1 Jul 1852, then his age should have been 17 instead of 18.
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Perry Township, Ashland County, OH on 2 June 1880. 2

1880 US Census
Page 199B, District 90, Dwelling 62, Family 67, Roll 0991
Perry Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Albert Keener..Self..27..OH..Farmer
(Living with wife and 4 children.)
.

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Jackson Township, Ashland County, OH on 15 June 1900. 3

1900 US Census
Sheet 8B, District 4, Dwelling 200, Family 203
Jackson Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 26 years
Albert J. Keener..Head..Jul 1852..47..OH..Farmer
(Living with wife and 2 children.)
.

• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Ashland, OH on 12 January 1920. 4

1920 US Census
Sheet 13A, District 14, Dwelling 215, Family 326, Roll 1347
Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio
345 M??? Street; Home owned, no mortgage
Albert Keener..Self..67..OH..Laborer, Day
(Living with wife, daughter, and granddaughter.)
.

• He was buried after 9 January 1921 in the Ashland Cemetery in Ashland, OH.

Find A Grave Memorial #13832164.


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James married Rebecca J. Eshleman, daughter of Joseph Eshleman and Margaret Miller, on 5 July 1874.1 2 3 4 (Rebecca J. Eshleman was born on 5 July 1851 in Congress Township, Wayne, OH,2 3 4 died in January 1943 in Ashland, OH and was buried in January 1943 in Ashland, OH.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Perry Township, Ashland County, OH on 2 June 1880. 2

1880 US Census
Page 199B, District 90, Dwelling 62, Family 67, Roll 0991
Perry Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Albert Keener..Self..27..OH..Farmer
Rebecca Keener..Wife..28..OH..House Keeping
Orilla Keener..Dau..5..OH
Ira Burton Keener..Son..3..OH
Clarence Keener..Son..1..OH
___ Keener..Dau..1M..OH
.

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Jackson Township, Ashland County, OH on 15 June 1900. 3

1900 US Census
Sheet 8B, District 4, Dwelling 200, Family 203
Jackson Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 26 years
Albert J. Keener..Head..Jul 1852..47..OH..Farmer
Rebecca J. Keener..Wife..Jul 1851..48..OH..5/5
Ada V. Keener..Dau..Jul 1884..15..OH
Ira A. Keener..Son..Sep 1876..23..OH..Day Laborer, Farm
.

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Ashland, OH on 12 January 1920. 4

1920 US Census
Sheet 13A, District 14, Dwelling 215, Family 326, Roll 1347
Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio
345 M??? Street; Home owned, no mortgage
Albert Keener..Self..67..OH..Laborer, Day
Rebeca Keener..Wife..68..OH
Orilla Freman..Dau..44..OH..Practical Nurse, Private Home
Dorotha Freman..GDau..4y7m..OH
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Sources


1 Sandra S. Shuster, World Family Tree Vol. 007, Ed. 1, Tree #1334 (Brøderbund Software, Inc., Release date: October 17, 1996).

2 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Perry Township, Ashland County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 90, p. 199B, dwelling 62, family 67, James Albert Keener and Rebecca J. Eshleman; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 23 Mar 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0991.

3 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Jackson Township, Ashland County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 4, sheet 8B, dwelling 200, family 203, James Albert Keener and Rebecca J. Eshleman; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 9 Mar 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

4 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 14, sheet 13A, dwelling 215, family 326, James Albert Keener and Rebecca J. Eshleman; index and images (accessed 1 Feb 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1347.

5 Glenn K. Fast, "History and Roll Call of the Descendants of Nicholas Fast" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=fastgk; Updated: 2007-12-23 00:47:07 UTC (Sun)).

6 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Jackson Township, Ashland County, Ohio, p. 30, dwelling 265, family 252, James Keener and Mary Fast; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 6 Mar 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 1169.

7 Ohio Historical Society, Ohio Death Certificate Index.


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