Lemuel Keen1

#21639, (1819 - )
FatherJohn Keen1 (c 1793 - 1877)
MotherSarah Wells2 ( - c 1848)
RelationshipsGreat-granduncle of Wilma Ilene Collins
Son of John Keen
Extended Family
ChartsJohn Keen - Children & Grandchildren

Children of Lemuel Keen and Rebecca Rippy
  • James A Keen4 (c 1846 - )
  • John H Keen4 (c 1847 - )
  • George L Keen4 (c 1849 - )
  • Emily Frances Keen10 (c 1851 - 1921)
  • male Keen14 (1853 - )
  • Mary J Keen15 (1854 - )
  • Sarah E Keen10 (c 1857 - 1944)

Child of Lemuel Keen
  • Martha Ellen Keen10 (1862 - 1928)

Children of Lemuel Keen and Sarah Elizabeth Hayes
  • Lemuel Keen10 (c 1868 - )
  • Charlie Keen12 (c 1873 - )

Life Events

BirthLemuel Keen was born in 1819 in Tennessee.3,4
 
Marriage LicenseHe and Rebecca Rippy obtained a marriage license on 6 Nov 1845 in Sumner County, Tennessee.5 
1850 CensusLemuel and Rebecca Keen appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Sumner County, Tennessee, enumerated 1 Nov 1850. Lemuel was 31, a Blacksmith owning $100 worth of real estate, and born in Tennessee. Rebecca was 24, birthplace Tennessee. With them were children James A (4), John H (3), and George L (1). They were enumerated next to several Rippy families.4 
Military The 20th Tennessee Infantry Regiment information included the following:
Keen, Lemuel (1819 - 1899) - Son of John & Sarah (Wells) Keen was listed as deserted at Gainesboro, Tennessee on February 18, 1862 during retreat from the Battle of Fishing Creek, Kentucky. He returned to the regiment. It is believed that he fled to Illinois late in the war and joined the U.S. Army, Company G, 23rd (Consolidated) Infantry. His residence was listed as Pickneyville, Illinois. Mustered into service on March 14, 1865 and mustered out of service on May 30, 1865.3 
Research Note At this point, his daughter Martha has not had a mother identified. It is likely Rebecca but not sure yet. 
Research Note There is a marriage for a Lemuel Keen & Martha Tolbert in Perry County 5 Jan 1865. 
MilitaryLemuel Keene joined the 23rd IL US Infantry on 14 Mar 1865. He was with Company G. Lemuel was a private, signed up by Cpt Eustace for a period of 1 year. He was mustered in on 14 March 1865 at Dixon, Illinois and mustered out 30 May 1865 at Camp Lee, Virginia by Lt Ladd, under order of War Dept May 3, 1865.

Personal characteristics noted were: residence Pinckneyville, age 44, height 5' 7 1/2", brown hair, blue eyes, fair complexion, marital status not recorded, blacksmith, nativity Sumner County, PA [sic; note: there is no Sumner Co in PA].6 
MarriageLemuel Keen and Mrs Sarah E Gauls married on 2 Jul 1867 in Gallatin County, Illinois.7 
Research Note Sarah Hayes was married to David Goforth in 1854 and James Sauls in 1861, both in Gallatin County.8,9 
1870 CensusLemuel and Sarah E Keen appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Raleigh, Union County, Kentucky, enumerated 1 Jun 1870. Lemuel was 51, a Blacksmith, and born in Tennessee. Sarah was 41, Keeping house, and born in Illinois. In the household were George L (21, day laborer), Emily (19, domestic servant), Mary J (15), Sarah E (13), Martha (8), and Lemuel (2), all surnamed Keen and born in Tennessee. Also there were two Goforth children born in Illinois, William (14) and John (12).

Lemuel could read and write but Sarah and most of the children could not. Only William Goforth attended school.10 
Research Note Daughter Emily married in Gallatin County in 1873.11 
(Mentioned) ProbateLemuel Keen was mentioned in the probate file of his father John Keen's estate in Apr 1877.1 
1880 CensusLemuel and Sarah Keen appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Bowlesville, Gallatin County, Illinois, enumerated 1 Jun 1880. With them was their 7 year old son Charlie who attended school. Lemuel was 61, a blacksmith, born in Tennessee, father born in Virginia, mother in South Carolina. Sarah was 49, born in Illinois, parents born in Kentucky.12 
Research Note There is a marriage for a Lemuel Keen & Mrs Amanda Kindall in Gallatin County in 1882. 
Research Note Daughter Martha married in White County in 1885.13 
Last Edited3 Apr 2014

Citations

  1. [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).
  2. [S1690] Perry County Historical Society Perry County, Illinois, Turner Pub Co, Paducah, Kentucky (1988-1998) 0938021524, 1563114720, John C Keene biography, page 180.
  3. [S1864] Website Sumner County, Tennessee Genealogists Companion (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/…), 20th Tennessee Infantry Regiment, information compiled by E. J. Keen, 1997.
  4. [S857] 1850 Federal Census for United States, Tennessee, Sumner County, District 15, Roll M432_897, Page 193. Digital image viewed at Ancestry.com.
  5. [S1863] Marriage License for Lemuel Keen and Rebecca Rippy, Sumner County, Tennessee, 6 November 1845, digitized at ancestry.com.
  6. [S2876] Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls. Database compiled by Fred Delap and viewed online at the Illinois State Archives website.
  7. [S855] Index to Illinois Marriages, text index online, 1763-1900, compiled by Illinois State Archives. Lemuel Keen & Mrs Sarah E Sauls, Gallatin County, 1867, Vol B, Page 1.
  8. [S855] Index to Illinois Marriages, text index online, 1763-1900, compiled by Illinois State Archives. James Sauls & Mrs Sarah E Goforth, Gallatin County, 1861, Vol A, Page 170.
  9. [S855] Index to Illinois Marriages, text index online, 1763-1900, compiled by Illinois State Archives. David Goforth & Sarah Elizabeth Hayes, Gallatin County, 1854, Vol 2, Page 201.
  10. [S1739] 1870 Federal Census for United States, Kentucky, Union County, Raleigh, Roll M593_501, Page 361. Digital image viewed at Ancestry.com.
  11. [S855] Index to Illinois Marriages, text index online, 1763-1900, compiled by Illinois State Archives. James L Dobbs & Emily F Keen, Gallatin County, 1873, Vol B, Page 516.
  12. [S938] 1880 Federal Census for United States, Illinois, Gallatin County, Bowlesville, ED 21, Page 588C. Digital image viewed at Ancestry.com.
  13. [S855] Index to Illinois Marriages, text index online, 1763-1900, compiled by Illinois State Archives. Charles Henry Malone & Martha Ellen Keen, White County, 1885, Vol 15.
  14. [S1815] Birth Registrations of Kentucky, 1852-1910 (http://www.ancestry.com, images online) "male Keen, Allen County, 1853."
  15. [S1815] Birth Registrations of Kentucky, 1852-1910 (http://www.ancestry.com, images online) "Mary J Keen, Allen County, 1854."