Jane Keen1

#21644, (c 1826 - 1913)
FatherJohn Keen1 (c 1793 - 1877)
MotherSarah Wells2 ( - c 1848)
RelationshipsGreat-grandaunt of Wilma Ilene Collins
Daughter of John Keen
Extended Family
ChartsJohn Keen - Children & Grandchildren

Children of Jane Keen and James Prock
  • Henry Prock4 (c 1843 - 1862)
  • Andrew Prock4 (c 1846 - )
  • Nancy Prock3 (c 1848 - 1924)
  • Rebecca Prock3 (c 1853 - )
  • John Grover Prock3 (1859 - 1891)
  • Emma Jane Prock8 (1862 - 1935)

Life Events

BirthJane Keen was born circa 1826 in Tennessee.3
 
MarriageShe married James Prock.1
 
1850 CensusJames and Jane Prock appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Macon County, Tennessee, enumerated 30 Aug 1850. James was 24, a farmer owning real estate valued at $50 [this was 20-25% of the neighbors' values], and was born in Tennessee. Jane was 24 and born in Tennessee. Neither of them could read or write. With them were children Henry (7, Tennessee) and Andrew (4, Tennessee) [Note: they were at the bottom of the page and the next page was missing so there may be more children].4 
1860 CensusJames and Jane Brock [sic] appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Potosi Township, Linn County, Kansas Territory, enumerated 13 Jul 1860. James was a farmer, age 37, owned no land, has personal estate worth $80, could not read or write, and was born in Tennessee. Jane was 34 and born in Tennessee. They were enumerated next to Jane's sister Nancy Cormack and her family. The Prock children were Henry (16), Andrew (14), Nancy (12), all born in Tennessee and attending school, then Rebecca (7, Illinois) and John (1, Kansas Territory).3 
Note.Jane Prock applied for the civil war pension for her son Henry Prock of Company E Kansas Cavalry. He died of pneumonia while on furlough, 14 April 1862.5,6 
MarriageJane married John B Hageman on 5 Nov 1866 in Linn County, Kansas.
They were married by Rev Timothy Muse.7 
1870 CensusJane Prock [sic] appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Potosi Township, Linn County, Kansas, enumerated 29 Jun 1870. She was 43, Keeping house, and born in Tennessee. With her were John G (11, Kansas) and Emily (8, Kansas) and they were in the household of [her brother-in-law] Samuel Carmack.8 
MarriageJane married Samuel Carmack on 8 Jul 1871 in Linn County, Kansas.
They were married by Rev Timothy Muse. Samuel was 47 and Jane 42. [Samuel was the widower of Jane's sister Nancy and he had six children]7 
(Mentioned) ProbateJane was mentioned as an heir in the probate file of her father John Keen's estate in Apr 1877 as "Jane formerly Prock, if still living."1 
1880 CensusJane Carmack appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of El Paso County, Colorado, enumerated 28 Jun 1880. She was 49, a widow, housekeeper, born in Tennessee, parents born in Tennessee. With her were her children John Prock (21, farmer, born Kansas) and Emily (17, born Kansas).9 
MarriageMrs Jane (Keene) Carmack married Samuel Brown on 14 Mar 1891 in Douglas County, Colorado.
They were married by J.P. John Calhoun.10 
1900 CensusSamuel and Jane Brown appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Spring Valley, Douglas County, Colorado, enumerated 7 Jun 1900. Samuel was age 67, born in Sept 1832 in Kentucky, father born in England, mother in Kentucky. He was a farmer who owned his farm free. Jane was 67, born in January 1833 in Tennessee, and had been married 42 years [sic]. Her father was born in Virginia and her mother in North Caroline. She was the mother of 7 children, of whom 2 were still living. Jane could read but not write. With them was grandson James C Prock, age 14 and born in Colorado, father born in Kansas, mother North Carolina.11 
1910 CensusSamuel and Jane Brown appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Monument, El Paso County, Colorado, enumerated 25 Apr 1910. Samuel was 77, born in Kentucky, and was a stock raiser working on his own account, and owned his farm free. Jane was 79, the mother of 3 children [sic], 2 still living, was born in Tennessee, and her parents born in Tennessee. It was the second marriage for both and they had been married 14 [sic] years With them was Samuel's brother Melvin and a boarder.12 
DeathJane died in 1913.13
 
BurialJane and her husband Samuel Brown were buried in Spring Valley Cemetery, Castle Rock, Douglas County, Colorado.14
Samuel & Jane Brown gravestones
Spring Valley Cemetery
Castle Rock, Colorado
Last Edited2 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. [S1740] 1860 Federal Census for United States, Kansas, Linn County, Potosi Township, Roll M653_351. Digital image viewed at Ancestry.com.
  4. [S857] 1850 Federal Census for United States, Tennessee, Macon County, District 11, Roll M432_888, Page 153. Digital image viewed at Ancestry.com.
  5. [S1881] Original data: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. T288, 544 rolls. Images of cards viewed at Ancestry.com. Jane Prock, mother of Henry Prock, application #134,731.
  6. [S462] Kansas Civil War Soldiers database, viewed at Ancestry.
  7. [S907] Website United States GenWeb (www.usgenweb.org), Kansas GenWeb, Linn County, Linn County Marriages: 1855-1890.
  8. [S1739] 1870 Federal Census for United States, Kansas, Linn County, Potosi, Roll M593_438, Page 117. Digital image viewed at Ancestry.com.
  9. [S938] 1880 Federal Census for United States, Colorado, El Paso County, Roll T9_90, ED 44, Page 455B. Digital image viewed at Ancestry.com.
  10. [S907] Website United States GenWeb (www.usgenweb.org), Douglas County, Colorado, marriage index.
  11. [S939] 1900 Federal Census for United States, Colorado, Douglad County, Spring Valley, Toll T623_122, ED 172, Page 3A. Digital image viewed at Ancestry.com.
  12. [S940] 1910 Federal Census for United States, Colorado, El Paso County, Monument, Roll T624_118, ED 18, Page 5A. Digital image viewed at Ancestry.com.
  13. [S1690] Perry County Historical Society Perry County, Illinois, Turner Pub Co, Paducah, Kentucky (1988-1998) 0938021524, 1563114720, Prock-Keen biography, Volume 2, page 242.
  14. [S1510] Website Find A Grave (www.findagrave.com).