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Martin Fast
(Cal 1784-1838)
Catherine Blosser
(1790-1859)
James Keener
(1812-1892)
Mary Fast
(1819-1896)
William Allen Keener
(1854-1931)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Nydia P. Paul

William Allen Keener 2 3 4 5 6

  • Born: 29 August 1854, , Wayne County, OH 2 4 6
  • Marriage (1): Nydia P. Paul on 20 May 1875 in , Richland County, OH 1 2 3 4
  • Died: 3 April 1931, Shelby, OH at age 76 6
  • Buried: 6 April 1931, Shelby, OH 6

bullet   Cause of his death was Cerebral Apoplexy.6

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bullet  Death Notes:


Name: William Allen Keener
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 03 Apr 1931
Event Place: Shelby, Richland, Ohio
Address: 30 S. Broadway
Gender: Male
Age: 76
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Occupation: Retired Grocer
Birth Date: 29 Aug 1854
Birthplace: Wayne Co., Ohio
Burial Date: 05 Apr 1931
Burial Place: Oakland
Father's Name: James Keener
Father's Birthplace: PA
Mother's Name: Mary Fast
Mother's Birthplace: PA
Spouse's Name: Nydia Keener

Citing this Record
"Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD14-7MT : 8 December 2014), William Allen Keener, 03 Apr 1931; citing Shelby, Richland, Ohio, reference fn 26605; FHL microfilm 1,992,428.
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of August 1859 and a birth location of Ohio.

This birth date was given on his 1900 US Census. 3

• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Jackson Township, Ashland County, OH on 8 June 1870. 5

1870 US Census
Page 30, Family 252, Roll 1169
Jackson Township, Ashland County, Ohio
William Keener..16..OH..Farm Laborer

(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 29 Aug 1854, then his age should have been 15 instead of 16.
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Jackson Township, Ashland County, OH on 9 June 1880. 2

1880 US Census
Page 71C, District 82, Dwelling 110, Family 129, Roll 0991
Jackson Township, Ashland County, Ohio
William Keener..Self..25..OH..Farmer

(Living with wife and 2 daughters.)
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Fairfield Township, Huron, OH on 12 June 1900. 3

1900 US Census
Sheet 9A, District 20, Dwelling 227, Family 229
Fairfield Township, Huron County, Ohio
Home owned no mortgage
Married 25 years
William Keener..Head..Aug 1859..40..OH..Grocer

(Living with wife and 4 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 29 Aug 1854, then his age should have been 45 instead of 40.
.

• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Shelby, OH on 5 January 1920. 4

1920 US Census
Sheet 4B, District 220, Dwelling 89, Family 93, Roll 1430
Shelby, Richland County, Ohio
30 South Broadway; Home owned, no mortgage
Wm. A. Keener..Head..65..OH..Proprietor, Retail Grocery Store

(Living with wife, 2 daughters, divorced son, and 3 grandsons.)
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• He resided at 30 South Broadway in 1931 in Shelby, OH.
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• Death Image: 3 April 1931, in Shelby, OH.

• He was buried on 6 April 1931 in the Shelby-Oakland Cemetery in Shelby, OH.

Plot 1-602
Find A Grave Memorial 27079158.


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William married Nydia P. Paul, daughter of William Paul and Nancy Campbell, on 20 May 1875 in , Richland County, OH.1 2 3 4 (Nydia P. Paul was born on 29 July 1852 in New Lisbon, OH,2 3 4 7 died on 9 February 1926 in Shelby, OH 7 and was buried on 11 February 1926 in Shelby, OH 7.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Jackson Township, Ashland County, OH on 9 June 1880. 2

1880 US Census
Page 71C, District 82, Dwelling 110, Family 129, Roll 0991
Jackson Township, Ashland County, Ohio
William Keener..Self..25..OH..Farmer
Nydia P. Keener..Wife..27..OH..Keeping House
Sylva Keener..Dau..4..OH
Minnie Pearl Keener..Dau..1..OH
.

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Fairfield Township, Huron, OH on 12 June 1900. 3

1900 US Census
Sheet 9A, District 20, Dwelling 227, Family 229
Fairfield Township, Huron County, Ohio
Home owned no mortgage
Married 25 years
William Keener..Head..Aug 1859..40..OH..Grocer
Nydia Keener..Wife..Jul 1852..47..OH..4/4
Sylvia Keener..Dau..Feb 1876..24..OH..Music Teacher
Minnie Keener..Dau..Aug 1878..21..OH..Clerk Grocery
Lester P. Keener..Son..Apr 1885..15..OH..At School
Ethel L. Keener..Dau..Oct 1888..11..OH..At School
.

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Shelby, OH on 5 January 1920. 4

1920 US Census
Sheet 4B, District 220, Dwelling 89, Family 93, Roll 1430
Shelby, Richland County, Ohio
30 South Broadway; Home owned, no mortgage
Wm. A. Keener..Head..65..OH..Proprietor, Retail Grocery Store
Nydia P. Keener..Wife..67..OH
Sylvia Keener..Dau..43..OH..Music Teacher, General
Minnie Keener..Dau..41..OH..Saleslady, Retail Grocery Store
Lester P. Keener..Son..34..OH..Divorced..Laborer, Auto Cell Co.
George W. Keener..GSon..10..OH
Chester A. Keener..GSon..6..OH
William Bruser..GSon..11..OH

NOTE - The name of William Bruser as a grandson is a mystery. The handwriting of surname of Bruser is subject to serveral interpretations but unless one of the daughters had an unknown marriage to a Bruser, I suspect that the relatationship on the census is wrong and that William Bruser might have been living with the Keener family.
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bullet  Marriage Notes:


Name: William A. Keener
Spouse's Name: Nydia Paul
Event Date: 20 May 1875
Event Place: Richland,Ohio

Citing this Record
"Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDVH-CXN : 10 February 2018), William A. Keener and Nydia Paul, 20 May 1875; citing Richland,Ohio, reference ; FHL microfilm 0388740 V. 10-11.
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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, Jackson Township, Ashland County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 82, p. 71C, dwelling 110, family 129, William Allen Keener and Nydia P. Paul; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 23 Dec 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0991.

3 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Fairfield Township, Huron County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 20, sheet 9A, dwelling 227, family 229, William Allen Keener and Nydia P. Paul; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 9 Mar 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

4 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Shelby, Richland County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 220, sheet 4B, dwelling 89, family 93, William Allen Keener and Nydia P. Paul; index and images (accessed 28 Feb 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1430.

5 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.

6 Ohio Department of Health, death certificate 26605 (3 Apr 1931, Richland County), William Allen Keener; digital image, FamilySearch.org, (http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1307272 : accessed 10 Mar 2010).

7 Ohio Department of Health, death certificate (9 Feb 1926, Richland County), Nydia Paul Keener; digital image, FamilySearch.org, (http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1307272 : accessed 10 Mar 2010).


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