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LOCATION: The Keen Cemetery is located southeast of Delta, on the west side of county road 5-2 between county road D and township road E (NW 1/4 Sec 29, T7N, R8E)

HISTORY: The Keen Cemetery is on land deeded by the government to John Pray. In 1855 the burial ground was transferred to the township trustees. The name comes from the Keen family that owned land near the cemetery.

KEEN
Row 1(Start SE corner, read rows S to N.): Row 4 continued:
MILLER, Nancy H.  d/o George & Nancy HOFFMAN, Lenard  s/o A.B. 23 Jan 1904 Ae 27y
28 Oct 1866 Ae 28y-5m-21d HOFFMAN, Beulah M. d/o H.A. & E.M.  1913 Ae 4m & 2d
MILLER, George 27 Oct 1886 Ae 65y & 10m HOFFMAN, Harry A. 1888 - 1913
Row 2: HOFFMAN, Albert B. (f)    GAR      1842 - 1919
SWARTZ. Catharine 7 Nov 188? Ae 82y (eroded) Sarah J. (m) 1851 - 1913
EBERSOLE, Ernest Merle 17 Jun 1896 - 27 Jul 1897 Row 5:
EBERSOLE, Essie Minnie 17 Dec 1900 - 27 Dec 1900 BLAKE, Camilla w/o Richard Blake
1 Feb  1870 Ae 88y-3m-22d
Row 3: BLAKE, Richard 28 Nov 1858 Ae 77y-9m-13d
BREWSTER, Jonah 11 Jun 1861 Ae 41y-1m-7d LEWIS, Palmer R.    GAR   27 Nov  1827 - 7 Dec 1903
BREWSTER, Sarah d/o J. & J.A. Brewster Sophronia 18 Apr 1827 - 24 Oct 1906
26 Jul  1860 Ae 3m & 3d LEWIS, Watson A. s/o P.R. & S. Lewis
KEEN, Thurston s/o A. & M.J. Keen 7 Feb 1882 Ae 16y-6m-8d
23 Dec 1873 Ae 19y-7m-17d HEIDEMANN, Howard D. 18 Dec 1861 - 13 Feb 1900
PALMER, Eliza A. w/o J. 1 Mar 1892 Ae 85y-10m-8d HEIDEMANN, Clara M. 10 May 1888 - 24 Feb 1907
RICHARDSON, Laura (m) 20 Aug 1835 - 27 Dec 1898 DAUWALTER, Rau W. Sr. 12 Jul 1911 - 13 Feb 1972
RICHARDSON, George (f) 9 Apr 1835 - 30 May 1900 SPENCER, Alice w/o S.L. Spencer
RICHARDSON, Joel 1 Dec  1867 -    5 Sep 1902 11 Jan 1863 Ae 28y-11m-10d
KNEPPER, Otto 1880 - 1929 CURTIS, Anna H. w/o Arron Curtis
GAUDERN, Earnest 1883 - 1914 26 Apr 1874 Ae 85y & 9d
GAUDERN, Dorris E. 1 May 1911 - 10 May 1911 OBEE, Cynthia 11 Aug 1825 -    2 Aug 1899
GAUDERN, Verne F.  - 10 Oct 1906 - CRAVER, Sarah 0. 1824 - 1903
GAUDERN, Parker F. 10 Jul  1901 -    6 Sep 1904 Row 6:
JOHNSON, George E. 1873 -  1894 GILL, John   born Yoval, Summerset Shire,
JOHNSON, Edward 1849 -  1930 England 30 Sep 1816 - 1 Mar 1894
Melvina 1848 -  1921 RUPERT, Savannah 5 Mar 1838 - 30 Sep 1878
JOHNSON, Perry J. 1887 -  1950 (eroded), Eliza w/o Joel ? ??
Louisa K. 1896 -  19ne Oct 1852 Ae 19y-?m-?d
JOHNSON, Harry E. WW I      1892 -  1927 (footstone) M.J.M.
( NLN ), Donald W.  - 20 Jan  1917 - TOBLER, Nancy J. w/o A. Tobler
JOHNSON, Calvin Edward 9 Dec  1916 - 24 Aug 1982 11 Dec 1898 Ae 33y & 28d
TSgt U.S. Army WW II (base only)
MATTIMORE, George E.  WW II 1911 -  1982 (base only)
Edwina 1920 -   ne BURGIN, Carl P. 1897 - 1979
MORTIMORE, George E.      10 Jul  1911 -  18 Jul  1982 (grave - no marker)
Sgt    U.S. Army  WW II ACKERMAN, Robert Jr. 1951 - 1984     (mm)
Row 4:
LEWIS,  William (f) 1830 - 1900
Corporal Co H 130 Reg GAR
Margaret C. (m) his wife    1837 - 1919
( NLN ), , James (NOD)
( NLN ), three Inf sons of Wm. & M. Lewis  (NOD)
( NLN ), George (NOD)
( NLN ), W.D.L. 1896 -  19ne
(  NLN ), R.M.L. 1890 -  1963
LEWIS, Joshua 23 Sep 1871 Ae 90y-1m-22d
BURDICK, Murwin W. 1847 - 1878
SEVEY, Charles I. 1913 -  1917
SEVEY, Gertrude w/o Frank 1886 -  1915
SEVEY, Clarabelle Marie 1910 -  1912
SEVEY, Wlilma d/o F.E. & R.G.    1906 -  1907
HARRIS, William 'Papa' 12 Nov 1890 Ae 27y-11m-11d
Rosa M. "Mama" w/o Wm.    16 Mar 1894 Ae 28y 99

 

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