William Allen Keener ^{1 2 3 4 5}

   Cause of his death was Cerebral Apoplexy.⁵

  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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  Noted events in his life were:

1. Alt. Birth, August 1859, Ohio, United States. ² This birth date was given on his 1900 US Census.

2. 1870 US Census, 8 June 1870, Jackson Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States. ⁴ 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.

3. 1880 US Census, 9 June 1880, Jackson Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States. ¹ 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.)

4. 1900 US Census, 12 June 1900, Fairfield Township, Huron, Ohio, United States. ² 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.

5. 1920 US Census, 5 January 1920, Shelby, Richland, Ohio, United States. ³ 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.)

6. Residence: 30 South Broadway, 1931, Shelby, Richland, Ohio, United States. ⁵

7. Death Image, 3 April 1931, Shelby, Richland, Ohio, United States.

8. Cemetery: Shelby-Oakland Cemetery, 6 April 1931, Shelby, Richland, Ohio, United States. Plot 1-602
Find A Grave Memorial 27079158

William married Nydia P. Paul, daughter of William Paul and Nancy Campbell, on 20 May 1875 in Richland, Ohio, United States.^{1 2 3} (Nydia P. Paul was born on 29 July 1852 in New Lisbon, Columbiana, Ohio, United States,^{1 2 3 6} died on 9 February 1926 in Shelby, Richland, Ohio, United States ⁶ and was buried on 11 February 1926 in Shelby, Richland, Ohio, United States ⁶.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1880 US Census, 9 June 1880, Jackson Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States. ¹ 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

2. 1900 US Census, 12 June 1900, Fairfield Township, Huron, Ohio, United States. ² 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

3. 1920 US Census, 5 January 1920, Shelby, Richland, Ohio, United States. ³ 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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  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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