Amos M Keen1,2

#21546, (1849 - 1903)
FatherJohn Keen3 (c 1793 - 1877)
MotherElizabeth Jackson McCoy1 (c 1817 - )
RelationshipsGreat-granduncle of Wilma Ilene Collins
Son of John Keen
Extended Family
ChartsJohn Keen - Children & Grandchildren

Children of Amos M Keen and Martha Rainbough
  • Eddie R Keen7 (c 1878 - )
  • Elizabeth Keen8 (1881 - )

Life Events

BirthAmos M Keen was born in Dec 1849 in Illinois.
Or January 1850.4 
(with Mother) 1850 CensusAmos Keen appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Perry County, Illinois, in the household of his mother, Elizabeth. He was 10 months old and born in Illinois.4
(with Mother) 1860 CensusAmos appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Pinckneyville, Perry County, Illinois, in the household of his mother, Elizabeth. He was 10 and born in Illinois.5
(with Mother) 1870 CensusAmos Keen appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Pinckneyville with his mother, Elizabeth. He was 20, a Farm Laborer, born in Illinois, and unable to read or write.1
(Mentioned) ProbateAmos was mentioned as an heir in the probate file of his father John Keen's estate in Apr 1877.3 
MarriageAmos M Keen married Martha Rainbough on 14 Jul 1879 in Perry County, Illinois.6
 
1880 CensusAmos and Martha J Keen appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Township 6 Range 4, Perry County, Illinois, enumerated 10 Jun 1880. Amos was 27, a servant, could not read or write, was born in Illinois, and his parents were born in Tennessee. Martha was 22, keeping house, and was born in Illinois, parents in Tennessee. Their son Eddie was 2.7 
MarriageAmos M Keen married Rhoda Hagermann on 27 Jun 1888 in Perry County, Illinois.2
 
Research Note Rhoda was with her brother Alford Taylor in the 1910 census, so her maiden name was likely Taylor with a marriage to Mr Hagermann before marrying Amos. 
1900 CensusAmos and Marrah [sic] Keen appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Cutler Pricinct, Perry County, Illinois, enumerated 25 Jun 1900. Amos was 52, born in 1847 in Illinois, parents born in Tennessee, was a Day Laborer out of work 4 months the previous year, and rented his home. Marrah was 57, born in Nov 1842 in Indiana, parents' birthplaces unknown. She was the mother of one child, still living. Amos and Marrah had been married 14 years and neither one could read or write. With them were Amos' married daughter Elisabeth Tirney (19) and grandson Porter (1).8 
DeathAmos died on 19 Dec 1903 in Cutler, Perry County, Illinois.9
 
Note.
December 19, 1903, Ames Keen, miner, aged 56 years, married, was seriously injured in the mine of the Soper Coal Co., Cutler, Perry county. Early in the afternoon he fired some shots in his room; evidently he thought that the squib of one shot had failed to ignite, as he returned to the room, and, when within a few feet of the entrance, the shot exploded, the falling and flying coal striking him. He died five hours afterwards. He leaves a widow and three children.10
 
Last Edited3 Apr 2014

Citations

  1. [S1649] United States 1870 Federal Census. Illinois, Perry County, T5R3, Pinckneyville PO, Page 14. Image viewed at Familysearch.
  2. [S855] Index to Illinois Marriages, text index online, 1763-1900, compiled by Illinois State Archives. Amos M Keen & Rhoda Hagermann, Perry County, 1879, Vol B, Page 134, #101.
  3. [S1689] John Keen, Estate Records, 1877 Box 359, File 1165, page 533, FHL film # 975933 (microfilm of original records in the Perry County courthouse, Pinckneyville, Illinois).
  4. [S1554] United States 1850 Federal Census. Illinois, Perry County, family number 468. Image viewed at Familysearch.
  5. [S657] Online image of the 1860 Federal Census for United States (Heritage Quest, www.heritagequest.com), Illinois, Perry County, Pinckneyville PO, Roll 218, Page 89.
  6. [S855] Index to Illinois Marriages, text index online, 1763-1900, compiled by Illinois State Archives. Amos M Keen & Martha Rainbough, Perry County, 1879, Vol B, Page 132, #25.
  7. [S938] 1880 Federal Census for United States, Illinois, Perry County, Southwestern, Roll T9_242, ED 76, Page 129A. Digital image viewed at Ancestry.com.
  8. [S939] 1900 Federal Census for United States, Illinois, Perry County, Cutler Precinct, Roll T623_335, ED 47, Page 11B. Digital image viewed at Ancestry.com.
  9. [S908] Index to Illinois Deaths, text index online, 1916-1950, compiled by Illinois State Archives. Amos Keens [sic] age 56, Perry County, 1903, Vol 1 Page 159, #497.
  10. [S1176] Twenty-third Annual Coal Report of the Illinois Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1904, also the Sixth Annual Report of the Illinois Free Employment Offices, for the Year Ended October 1, 1904, David Ross, Secretary; Springfield, -- Springfield, Illinois State Journal, State Printers, 1905. (Perry County History and Genealogy website, accessed 2 April 2014).