Lydia Ann Keen1 
#21504, (1875 - 1922)
| Father | Hardin Keen2 (bt 1852 - 1853 - 1912) |
| Mother | Emily Frances Taylor2 (1854 - 1924) |
| Relationships | Grandmother of Wilma Ilene Collins Granddaughter of John Keen |
| Charts | Ancestors of Wilma Ilene Collins (5 generations) John Keen - Children & Grandchildren (#1) John Keen - Children & Grandchildren (#2) |
Children of Lydia Ann Keen and Charles Hager Presswood |
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| Birth | Lydia Ann Keen was born on 30 Aug 1875 in Pinckneyville, Perry County, Illinois. Her death certificate said she was born in Randolph County.2,3 |
| (with Parents) 1880 Census | Lydia A appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Township 6 Range 3, Pinckneyville Precinct, Perry County, Illinois, with her parents. She was 3 years old and born in Illinois.4  |
| Marriage | She married Charles Hager Presswood, son of Levi Presswood and Judah Catherine Keen, on 23 May 1891 in Percy, Randolph County, Illinois. Details from the register: Charles H Presswood, residence Percy, Illinois, coal miner, age 24, white, born in Pinckneyville, father Levi B Presswood, mother Juda King [sic], second marriage; Lydia Keen, residence Perry Co (Galum), age 18, white, born in Pinckneyville, father Haden Keen, mother Francis Taylor, first marriage; They were married at Percy Illinois by Geo H K---y, Police Magistrate. The witness was Hugh Crain.5 .jpg) Charles Hagar Presswood & Lydia Ann Keen on their wedding day |
| 1900 Census | Charles and Lydia A Presswood appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Cutler Precinct, Perry County, Illinois, enumerated 12 Jun 1900. Charles was born in Aug 1867 in Illinois. His father was born in Pennsylvania and his mother in Tennessee. Charles was 32, a Coal Miner (out of work 4 months that year), and able to read and write. Lydia A was born in Aug 1875 in Illinois, parents born in Illinois, age 24, and was the mother of four children, 2 of whom were still living. They had been married 9 years and rented their home. At home were Nellie E (5) and Lola A (7), as well as one boarder, a coal miner.6 |
| Photograph | .jpg) The Presswood family in front of their home in 1904. (left to right) Lola Agnes (1892) Lydia Ann (1875) holding baby Ira (1904) Nellie Elizabeth (1895) Charles (1868) (three boys between Nellie and Ira did not survive infancy) |
| 1910 Census | Charles and Lydia appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of East Eldorado Township, Saline County, Illinois, enumerated 30 Apr 1910. Charles was 42, in a second marriage, born in Illinois, father born in Pennsylvania, mother in Tennessee. He was a coal miner, out of work 15 weeks in the year, and rented their home. Lydia was 34, first marriage, had 7 children, 3 still living. She was born in Illinois, parents born in Illinois. They had been married 18 years. With them were their children Nellie (15) and Ira (6), along with daughter Lola (17) and her husband Emery Rigdon (37, coal miner).7 |
| 1920 Census | Charles H and Lydia A appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Percy, Randolph County, Illinois, enumerated 23 Jan 1920. Charles H was 52, born in Illinois, father born in Pennsylvania, mother born in Illinois. He was a miner working for a coal company and rented his house. Lydia A was 45 and born in Illinois. Their son Ira (16, a miner) was with them.8 |
| (Subject) Photograph | Lydia was the grandmother in a four generation photograph taken in 1921.1
.jpg) Four generations photograph taken in 1921 (left to right) mother Nellie (Presswood) Collins great grandmother Emily Frances (Taylor) Keen holding baby Arthur Henry Collins grandmother Lydia Ann (Keen) Presswood |
| Death | Lydia Ann died on 1 Jan 1922 in Perry County, Illinois. Information from death certificate: both Percy and Pinckneyville were recorded as the place of death; Lydia A Presswood, female, white, married, born August 30th 1875 in Randolph County, age 46 years 4 months, housewife, father Howard Keene born Pinckneyville, mother Francis Taylor born Pinckneyville. The informant was Nellie Collins of Percy Illinois and burial was in Percy I.O.O.F. Cause of death was shock following an operation for pyosalphynx and appendectomy.3 |
| Burial | She was buried on 3 Jan 1922 in IOOF Cemetery, Percy, Randolph County, Illinois.3 |
| Last Edited | 2 Apr 2014 |
Citations
- [S1647] Recollections of Wilma Bartholomew, 2009.
- [S1686] Marriage Records of Perry County, Illinois, 1827-1867 & 1878-1916, FHL film # 975923 & 975926 (microfilm of original records in the Perry County courthouse, Pinckneyville, Illinois), Charles H Presswood & Lydia Keen, 1891, #74.
- [S1897] Death certificate of Lydia A Presswood, died 1 Jan 1922, registered 2 Jan 1922 in the State of Illinois, file # 2138.
- [S1648] United States 1880 Federal Census, Illinois, Perry County, T6R3 Pinckneyville Precinct, Page 32. Image viewed at Familysearch.
- [S1688] Marriage Records of Randolph County, Illinois, FHL film # 975011+ (microfilm of original records in the Randolph County courthouse, Chester, Illinois), Charles H Presswood & Lydia Keen, 1891, #74.
- [S736] Online image of the 1900 Federal Census for United States (Heritage Quest, www.heritagequest.com), Illinois, Perry County, Cutler Precinct, Roll 335, Page 18.
- [S658] Online image of the 1910 Federal Census for United States (Heritage Quest, www.heritagequest.com), Illinois, Saline County, East Eldorado Township, Roll 324, Page 71.
- [S674] Online image of the 1920 Federal Census for United States (Heritage Quest, <www.heritagequest.com>), Illinois, Randolph County, Percy Precinct, Roll 396 Page 137.