Amy M Keen1,2

#21640, (c 1848 - 1892)
FatherJohn Keen1 (c 1793 - 1877)
MotherSarah Wells3 ( - c 1848)
RelationshipsGreat-grandaunt of Wilma Ilene Collins
Daughter of John Keen
Extended Family
ChartsJohn Keen - Children & Grandchildren

Children of Amy M Keen and Daniel Elsworth Holeman
  • Clarence Holeman4 (c 1874 - )
  • Cara E Holeman4 (c 1876 - )
  • Polly A Holeman4 (c 1878 - )
  • Arthur Alonzo Holeman7 (1879 - )
  • Viola Holeman7 (1881 - )
  • female Holeman7 (1885 - )

Life Events

Research Note Her name as recorded on her children's birth records was Emily Marie and E M and Amelia. The only data points for her age are 30 in the 1880 census and her gravestone with a birth year of 1848. There are possible sightings of her in the 1860 census age 9 and 1870 census age 21.
The most likely scenario is that her mother was John Keen's wife Sarah Wells and that Sarah died shortly after Amy's birth. John married again in December 1848. 
BirthAmy M Keen was born circa 1848 in Illinois.4,5
 
Research Note In the 1860 census, there is a Mary E King, age 9, with the Jane Armstrong household. That is a possibility for Amy since there are several variations of her name. Also note that her next oldest sister Sarah was with a non-Keen family as a child. 
Research Note In the 1870 census in Franklin County (next to Perry County), there is an Anna M King (21, domestic servant). This could be Amy, especially since it is her sister Sarah Jones' household.6 
MarriageShe married Daniel Elsworth Holeman on 30 Jan 1873 in Perry County, Illinois.
The marriage register showed that Daniel E Holeman was married to Miss Amy M Keen by William H Carner, Minister of the Gospel. [Carner was a Baptist minister in Pinckneyville]1,2 
Note.Daniel had been married before and had a son William born c1867. 
(Mentioned) ProbateAmy Holeman was mentioned as an heir in the probate file of her father John Keen's estate in Apr 1877. Her father did not leave a will and her husband Daniel applied for administration of the estate.1 
1880 CensusD.E. and Emma Holeman appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Southwestern, Perry County, Illinois, enumerated 10 Jun 1880. Daniel was 32, a Farmer and born in Illinois. Emma was 30, Keeping house, and born in Illinois. With them were children W W (11), Clarence (6), Cara E (4), Polly A (2), and Arthur A (9 months, born in October). Emma [sic] and W W attended school 4 months and Clarence 1 month.4 
DeathAmy died in 1892.5
 
BurialShe was buried in International Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery, Pinckneyville, Perry County, Illinois. There are four photos of the gravestone online. The text reads "Amy M Holeman, 1848-1892."5 
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. [S1911] Marriage Licence and Certificate for Daniel E Holeman and Miss Amy M Keen, Perry County, Ohio, Court Clerk, 30 January 1873 (Illinois Archives, SIU Depository).
  3. [S100] Inferred from analysis of data: Amy is likely the daughter of John's first wife, Sarah, because she does not appear on census records with his second wife. Her next oldest sister Sarah did not stay with the family group either.
  4. [S938] 1880 Federal Census for United States, Illinois, Perry County, Southwestern, Roll T9_242, ED 76, Page 129A. Digital image viewed at Ancestry.com.
  5. [S1510] Website Find A Grave (www.findagrave.com), Amy Holeman, 1892.
  6. [S1739] 1870 Federal Census for United States, Illinois, Franklin County, Township 6 Range 2, Page 7. Digital image viewed at Ancestry.com.
  7. [S1865] Website Perry County Illinois History & Genealogy (http://www.perrycountyillinois.net/), Perry County Births.