Lovell Parker McKeown: McKeown Genealogy

1909 - 1943 (33 years)

Generation: 1

Lovell Parker McKeown was born on 3 Dec 1909 in Iowa (son of Ady Royal McKeown and Lena Pearl Haney); died on 29 May 1943 in Attu Island, Alaska; was buried in Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, San Mateo County, California.

Other Events:

_MILT: World War II. US Army. 17th Inf Reg. 7th Inf Div. Sergeant.

Notes:

Note from his father, Ady McKeown's obituary. Lovell was killed in Aleutian Islands at Atter while serving with the U.S. Army.

Purple Heart Medal Awarded To Sgt. Sgt.
Lovell Parker McKeown, grandson of M. P. McKeown and son of A. H. McKeown of Letts, route 1, has been awarded the Purple Heart medal posthumously, according to word received by the father.
Sgt. McKeown was killed in action in the North American area on May 29, 1943, according to word received by the relatives
on June 17 of this year.
A letter received Friday by the McKeowns from Henry L. Stimson, secretary of war, "follows:
"At the request of the president,
I write to inform you that the Purple. Heart has been awarded posthumously to your son, Sgt. Lovell P. McKeown, infantry, who sacrificed his life in defense of his country.
"Little that we can do or say will console, you for the death of your loved one. We profoundly appreciate the greatness of your loss, for in a very real sense the loss suffered by any of us in this battle for our country is a loss shared by all of us.
"When the medal, which you will shortly receive, reaches vou. I want you. to know that with it goes my sincerest sympathy and the hope that time and the victory of our cause will finally lighten the burden of your grief."
The Muscatine Journal and News-Tribune, Muscatine, Iowa. Saturday, 10 July 1943.

Sgt. Lovell Parker McKeown, grandson of M. P. McKeown of Mediapolis, killed in action May 29, 1943, on Attu in the Aleutians. Body returned for burial in September of this year.
The Muscatine Journal and News-Tribune, Muscatine, Iowa. 30 December 1943.

Sgt. McKeown is fatally injured in Army service.
Sgt. Lovell Parker McKeown, grandson of M. P. McKeown of near Letts, was killed in action in the North American area on May 29, according to information received by Mr. McKeown from the war department. Sgt. McKeown was a son of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. McKeown of Seattle. He had visited his grandfather at different times and was known in this locality. Sgt. McKeown was serving with the infantry. No details of the action in which he met death were revealed.

The Muscatine Journal and News-Tribune, Muscatine, Iowa. 17 June 1943, page 2.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3428311/lovell-parker-mckeown

Section B, Site 683

Generation: 2

Ady Royal McKeown was born on 14 Oct 1883 in Muscatine County, Iowa (son of Moses Parker McKeown and Rhoda Emiline Lord); died on 29 Oct 1946 in Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa; was cremated in McKeown Bridge, Cedar River, Muscatine County, Iowa.

Other Events:

Census: 1910, Johnson County, Iowa
Census: 1920, Seattle, King County, Washington
Census: 1930, Seattle, King County, Washington
Census: 1940, Orona, Muscatine County, Iowa

Notes:

Text from Ancestry member Mark Shaw's page.
CONESVILLE MAYOR HELD FOR MURDER Accused of Shooting Dr. A. R. McKeown MUSCATINE, George Brown, 78, Conesville mayor, was charged with first degree murder Tuesday afternoon in the death of Dr. A. R. McKeown, 63, farm operator near Conesville. Deputy Sheriff L. G. Pace said McKeown told him in a statement before the retired physician was taken to a hospital that Brown had shot him. The information charging the mayor with murder was signed by Deputy Sheriff L. G. Pace. Brought before Justice of the Peace L. A. Crull, Brown waived preliminary hearing and was committed to the county jail without bond. A short time earlier Sheriff Fred B. Nesper said he and an agent of the Iowa bureau of in investigation were questioning Brown in connection with the death of the one-time Seattle Wash., physician whose brother served a term in the penitentiary for killing their mother.

Wounds Prove Fatal. Dr. McKeown died Tuesday morning in an Iowa City hospital of gunshot wounds in the back. The sheriff said the mayor admitted seeing the farm operator Monday, but denied any part in the incident. Following the death, State Agent Dwight Bender came here to assist in the investigation which the sheriff said was intensified immediately. Dr. McKeown was shot in the back Monday, apparently by a shotgun, as he was rounding up cattle on his farm, about 18 miles west of Muscatine. The horse he was riding brought him to his home. Mrs. Stuart Conklin, a neighbor, noticed the horse and rider and called other neighbors who notified the sheriff's office. The doctor was rushed to the hospital by ambulance, after giving Deputy Sheriff Pace a statement. Sheriff Nesper said Brown owns a farm near the McKeown place.

Leaves Practice For Farm. Dr. McKeown attended the University of Iowa medical college three years and finished his studies in Denver in 1910, members of the family said. He served as a major in the medical corps in World War I. Surviving are a daughter, Miss Priscilla of Mt Pleasant; his father, M. P. McKeown of Conesville, and a brother, Albert, of Muscatine County. A son, Lovelll, was killed in World War II. His wife and mother are dead. The- doctor's mother, Mrs. Rhoda Emma McKeown, then 82, was killed at Seattle in March, 1932, while on a visit at the home of another son, Dr. Albert G. McKeown, then 45, and a Seattle dentist. Her body was found in the basement of Albert's home. The dentist was convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to 12 to 25 years in prison. On the completion of his term he returned to Muscatine County, where his physician-brother already was residing. Since then both professional men have operated farms near each other in the Conesville vicinity. Council Bluffs (Iowa) Nonpareil - Wednesday, October 30, 1946

Muscatine Evening Journal, 15 October 1905. Page 4.. Shot in the leg. Ady McKeown shot by ruffian at St. Louis Fair gate. Refused to let the man in. Ady McKeown roomed at Y.M.C.A. building and taught school south of this city last winter - shot at midnight -he will recover. Ady McKeown, who roomed at the Y.M.C.A. building and taught school south of this city last winter, was shot in the left leg between the knee and hip Monday near midnight at the St. Louis world's fair ticket gate. Mr. McKeown was ticket man and refused to let two men in on one pass. This made one of the ruffians so furious that after a wrangle he shot Mr. McKeown. The couple immediately fled after the shooting. Mr. McKeown was taken to the Emergency hospital within the fair grounds and later by his request to the Sanitarium in St. Louis where the bullet was extracted. Mrs. S. A. McKeown, his aunt, who is a trained nurse in Burlington, (Ia.) was telegraphed and arrived at his bedside as soon as a St. Louis bound train could take her there. News of the shooting was received Thursday by the wounded man's brother, Albert McKeown, who rooms at the Y.M.C.A. building and is employed by the Batterson Stores. His brother Albert says from the latest reports that he has received his condition was somewhat better and probably would recover. The two ruffians are not know or as yet report to have been caught.

Muscatine Evening Journal, 28 October 1904. Page 2. Shot by soldiers. Former Muscatine boy victim of artillerymen's prank. Artillerymen were responsible for the shooting of Ady McKeown, a former Muscatine boy in St. Louis October 10, according to a letter received this morning. The account of the shooting was given in the Journal recently in which it was stated that Mr. McKeown was shot by robbers. Later advices indicate that abusive artillerymen who were determined to enter the world's fair grounds, where Mr. McKeown was a gate keeper, were responsible for his injury. The victim is recovering nicely.

Census info.
1910 US census, Iowa Ward 2, Johnson County, Iowa. Ady R. McKeown, age 26; Lena, age 23; and Lovell, age 4 months.

1920 US census, Seattle, King County, Washington. Ady R. McKeown, age 36; Lena P., age 34; Levell P. age 10; and Pricella J., age 4 years, 9 months.

1930 US census, Seattle, King County, Washington. A. Royal McKeown, age 44; Laura, age 40; Lovell, age 20; and Prescilla, age 15.

1940 US census, Orona, Muscatine County, Iowa. A. R. McKeown, age 57, single; and Priscilla McKeown, age 20, daughter.

Dr. and Mrs. Ady McKeown of Seattle, Wash., arrived Tuesday for a month's visit with relative in the Mediapolis, Sharon and Morning Sun vicinities. Their daughter Miss Priscilla McKeown who has been spending a few weeks with her aunt, Miss S.A. McKeown in Mediapolis plans to return home with them.

Burlington Hawk Eye Gazette, Friday, 9 Oct 1931

The Muscatine grand jury came through with a surprise for many when it voted a “no bill” in the alleged murder of Dr. Ady R. McKeown, Conesville farm operator, for which George Brown, 77, former Conesville mayor, had been held.
The Muscatine Journal, Muscatine, Iowa. Monday, 30 December 1946.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/185032356/ady-royal-mckeown

ashes cast from McKeown Bridge on Cedar River

Ady married Lena Pearl Haney in Washington, Washington County, Iowa. Lena (daughter of David Nathaniel Haney and Martha Jane Bosley) was born on 2 Jun 1886 in Missouri; died on 11 Mar 1927 in Seattle, King County, Washington; was cremated in location of ashes unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lena Pearl Haney was born on 2 Jun 1886 in Missouri (daughter of David Nathaniel Haney and Martha Jane Bosley); died on 11 Mar 1927 in Seattle, King County, Washington; was cremated in location of ashes unknown.

Notes:

Mrs. F.D. Letts’ Sister Is Dead In Seattle, Wash.
Mrs. Lena McKeown, sister of Mrs. F.D. Letts wife of Rep. F.D. Letts of Davenport, is dead at her home in Seattle, Wash., according to word reaching Davenport today.
Mrs. McKeown was formerly Miss Lena Haney of Muscatine. Rep. and Mrs. Letts reached San Francisco yesterday aboard the army transport Chateau Thierry, on which a flue epidemic broke out enroute from New York. They had planned to go from San Francisco to Hawaii and the Philippines but instead will go to Seattle for the funeral, after which they expect to return to Davenport.
The Daily Times, Davenport, Iowa. Saturday, 26 March 1927.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/163862680/lena-pearl-mckeown

Children:

1. Lovell Parker McKeown was born on 3 Dec 1909 in Iowa; died on 29 May 1943 in Attu Island, Alaska; was buried in Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, San Mateo County, California.
Pricilla McKeown was born on 18 Mar 1915 in Chelan County, Washington; died on 18 Jun 2000 in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; was cremated in Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado.

Generation: 3

Moses Parker McKeown was born on 1 Dec 1854 in Iowa (son of John Glasgow McKeown and Annie Parker); died on 25 May 1950 in Letts, Louisa County, Iowa; was cremated in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.

Other Events:

Census: 1900, Cedar, Muscatine County, Iowa
Census: 1920, Cedar, Muscatine County, Iowa
Census: 1925, Muscatine County, Iowa
Census: 1930, Cedar, Muscatine County, Iowa

Notes:

McKeown Family Bible record: Births.
M. Parker Fri. Dec 1st 1854 9:30 AM.

Muscatine Journal and News-Tribune, Muscatine, Iowa, 15 January 1931, page 4.
Many visit McKeowns on Anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. M. P. McKeown of Letts, Ia., who celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary Monday, informed The Journal today of their appreciation to all the friends who came or sent their cards. Gratitude is expressed for the flowers, songs and prayers, the apples, and the good wishes of over 100 visitors. Those who were kept away Monday by the weather are asked to come and visit when they can. Those who came from Letts are the following: Mr. and Mrs. Epperly and Dorothy Ruth; Henry Lamp; Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Uhr; Mrs. A. Thompson; Mr. and Mrs. James Thomas; Margaret McColm; William McColm; Mr. and Mrs. H. McCleary; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hendricks; Mrs. John Eliason; Lester Thomas and son and daughter; Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Black; Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Williams; Clarence Sooter; Harold Sooter; the Rev. W. M. Sooter and wife; Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Hunter; Clark Shellabarger; Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Shellabarger; Mary Alice and Richard Shellabarger; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Manning; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Estle; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Holmes; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cecil and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Brookheart. Visitors from Muscatine were the following: Mr. and Mrs. Earl Smalley; Mrs. Anis Smalley; A. C. Epperly; Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Atlekruse; Mr. and Mrs. Millard Riggs; Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Altekruse and daughter; Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Wood; Mrs. Minerva Cochran; James Hartman; Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Eichelberger; Mr. and Mrs. Milton Waltz. Other guests were Mr. and Mrs. Ralph G. Thomas of Washington, D.C.; Mr. and Mrs. James McKee, Mr. and Mrs. John Curtin; J. S. Bowlby; F. Coffin, all of Conesville; Mr. and Mrs. Chester McKeown, Lucille and Evelyn, Mrs. E. Bruster, all of Mediapolis; Stanley McKeown of Wapello; Mr. and Mrs. Hensley, Morning Sun; C. T. Reddick, Parker, Kas.; Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Estel of Conesville; the Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Decker of Cranston; Richard Lord of Nichols. regret cards were received from Mrs. Alice C. Templeton; Eugene and Emma Reed, Mediapolis; J. Shellabarger Turkington, Letts; Matilda Letts, Letts; Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Orris and children; Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Jones; Mr. and Mrs. Wesley George, Muscatine; Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Fowler and daughters; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Smalley, Muscatine; Mrs. D. Legler, Muscatine, Howard and Ina Meeker, Cedar Rapids; Mr. and Mrs. Willard Ingraham, Astoria, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Corter, Muscatine; Carl and Alma Fladt, Mediapolis; Mr. and Mrs. George W. Bruck, Columbus Junction; Mr. and Mrs. Ed Emmick, Fairfield; Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Conkling, Muscatine.

History of Muscatine County Iowa, Volume II, Biographical, 1911, page 701

M. PARKER McKEOWN. M. Parker McKeown, a well known farmer of Cedar township, where he has made his home for more than twenty years, was born in Des Moines county, Iowa, December 1, 1852.

He is a son of John and Annie (PARKER) McKeown, who came with their parents from Ireland to America in their childhood, living first in Ohio and later in Iowa. They were married in Des Moines county and there continued until their deaths. The father at one time was the owner of one hundred and eighty acres of land, all of which he divided among his children except forty acres that he owned at the time of his death. He was a man of many fine qualities and a great lover of his family. Of the eleven children comprising the home circle two died in infancy, the others being : Sarah, now of Mediapolis, Iowa ; James, who lives near Morning Sun, Iowa ; Mary, now deceased ; M. Parker, our subject ; John, who lives near Prairie City, Oklahoma ; Samantha, of Mediapolis ; Emma, of Burlington, Iowa ; Ira, of Eau Claire, Wisconsin ; and Albert, of St. Joseph, Missouri.

Reared on the home farm, M. Parker McKeown early became familiar with the labors of the field. He was educated in the country schools, gaining the foundation upon which he has been enabled to build successfully until he is now a man of good general information. He continued at home until twenty-one years of age and then worked for wages for a short time, after which he came to Conesville, Muscatine county, and purchased one hundred and eighty acres of land. There he lived until 1888, when he sold out and removed to Cedar township, acquiring fifty-seven acres, the nucleus of the well improved farm of two hundred and seventeen acres which he now owns. He is also the owner of property on East Hill, Muscatine, and his wife owns one hundred and sixty acres of good farming land in Orono township. By close attention to his business Mr. McKeown has attained a gratifying measure of success.

On the 12th of January, 1881, Mr. McKeown was united in marriage to Miss RHODA E. LORD, who was born in Muscatine county, May 7, 1851. She is a daughter of Richard and JANE SMALLEY Lord, the mother having been born in Ohio, October 27, 1822, and the father in Connecticut, January 10, 1809.
They were married in Iowa in 1840 and settled on a farm in Muscatine county, where Mr. Lord made his home for about forty years. He was called from earthly scenes in 1886, while his wife died in 1857. Of the nine children in their family, three are now living : Katie, of Conesville ; Rhoda E., now Mrs. McKeown ; and Richard J., of Nichols, Iowa . Those deceased are: Andrew, Albert, Edward, Byron, Manza, and Herman.

Two children came to brighten the home of Mr. and Mrs. McKeown :
ADA R., born October 14, 1883 ; and
ALBERT G., April 8, 1886.

Politically Mr. McKeown adheres to the republican party and heartily supports its principles. He has served with general acceptance as justice of the peace. He and his wife are affiliated with the United brethren church, being active workers in its behalf and also in worthy causes for the welfare of others. Mrs. McKeown is a graduate of the Muscatine high school and for nine years before her marriage taught school, becoming recognized as one of the thoroughly capable teachers of the county. She is a woman of many attractive qualities of mind and heart.

Burlington Hawk-Eye Gazette, Burlington, Iowa, 27 May 1950, page 5. PARKER McKEOWN. Mediapolis - Parker McKeown, a former resident of the Mediapolis community, died on a farm near Letts. McKeown was 95 years old last Dec. 1. Surviving are a son, Albert McKeown, of the Letts vicinity; a brother, Albert McKeown, St. Joseph Mo., and a sister, Mrs. M. E. Brewster, Mediapolis.

Burlington Hawk-Eye Gazette, Burlington, Iowa, 7 June 1950, page 17. McKEOWN - Mediapolis - The ashes of M. Parker McKeown, who died in Iowa City several days ago, were brought to the Sharon cemetery for burial.

Census info.
1900 US census, Cedar, Muscatine County, Iowa. Parker McKeown, age 42; Emma, age 44; Albert, age 14; and Ady, age 16.

1920 US census, Cedar, Muscatine County, Iowa. Parker McKeown, age 66; and Rhoda, age 68.

1925 Iowa state census, Muscatine County, Iowa. Parker M. McKeown, age 70; and Rhoda, age 73.

1930 US census, Cedar, Muscatine County, Iowa. M. Parker McKeown, age 76; and Rhoda E., age 78.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126437201/moses-parker-mckeown

Moses married Rhoda Emiline Lord on 12 Jan 1881 in Muscatine County, Iowa. Rhoda was born in Mar 1866 in Iowa; died on 1 Mar 1932 in Seattle, King County, Washington; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Rhoda Emiline Lord was born in Mar 1866 in Iowa; died on 1 Mar 1932 in Seattle, King County, Washington; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.

Notes:

Seattle, Wash, March 2. – While police held her son, Dr. Albert G. McKeown, an unqualified declaration that Mrs. Rhoda McKeown, 81-year-old wife of a wealthy Iowa Farmer, had been murdered was made by Chief Deputy Prosecutor Emmett G. Lenihan today.
The woman’s body was found in the basement of the home of Dr. McKeown yesterday morning. She had been beaten to death, the prosecutor said.
Both Dr. Albert McKeown, a prominent university district dentist, and his wife were jailed last night on open charges but Mrs. McKeown was released late today.
Lenihan said Dr. McKeown told him he owed his mother $10,000 on several notes. The obligation was cancelled by her death although a new settlement was to have been made yesterday at her request, Lenihan said Dr. McKeown told him.

By the Associated Press
The Burlington Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa. Thursday, 3 march 1932

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126437315/rhonda-emiline-mckeown

Children:

2. Ady Royal McKeown was born on 14 Oct 1883 in Muscatine County, Iowa; died on 29 Oct 1946 in Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa; was cremated in McKeown Bridge, Cedar River, Muscatine County, Iowa.
Albert Gay McKeown was born on 8 Apr 1886 in Conesville, Muscatine County, Iowa; died on 19 Dec 1965 in Los Angeles County, California.

David Nathaniel Haney was born on 25 Mar 1860 in Jackson County, Iowa; died on 6 Mar 1928 in Washington County, Iowa; was buried in Elm Grove Cemetery, Washington, Washington County, Iowa.

Other Events:

Census: 1900, Pike, Muscatine County, Iowa

Notes:

Rep. Lett’s Sister Dead; Wife’s Father Is Seriously Ill
While Mrs. F. D. Letts was hurrying to the bedside of her father, David N. Haney, who is seriously ill at his home at Washington, Ia., Rep. F.D. Letts received a message announcing the death of his sister, Mrs. Emma Letts King, which occurred at her home in Berkley, Calif., early today.
The Daily Times, Davenport, Iowa. Thursday, 1 March 1928.

David Haney of Washington, boss of the bridge carpenters on the east for about 20 years, died at 2 o'clock Tuesday morning at Washington. He was aged 68 years. His wife survives. The funeral service will be held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Christian Church at Washington.
The Muscatine Journal, Muscatine, Iowa. Wednesday, 7 March 1928.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103337650/david-nathaniel-haney

David married Martha Jane Bosley on 18 Jun 1885 in Trenton, Grundy County, Missouri. Martha was born on 7 Apr 1866 in Spickard, Grundy County, Missouri; died on 20 Jan 1954 in Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois; was buried in Elm Grove Cemetery, Washington, Washington County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Martha Jane Bosley was born on 7 Apr 1866 in Spickard, Grundy County, Missouri; died on 20 Jan 1954 in Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois; was buried in Elm Grove Cemetery, Washington, Washington County, Iowa.

Notes:

Mrs. David N. Haney
Mrs. David N. Haney, 87, who resided with a daughter, Mrs. Alva Smith, 616 18th St., Moline, the last 11 years died at home at 2 this morning of an extended illness.
Services will be at 9:30 Monday morning in Esterdah Chapel, Rev. Kenneth Hooe, pastor of Memorial Christian Church, Rock Island, officiating. Additional services will be at 2:30 in the afternoon in Sherman Funeral Home, Washington, Ia. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington.
Martha Jane Bosley was born April 7, 1866, in Spickard, Mo. She was married to David N. Haney June 18, 1885. He died in 1928. Mrs. Haney resided for many years in Washington before she came to Moline.
She was a member of the Rock Island church, the Order of Eastern Star in Topeka, Kan., the Moline Rebekah Lodge and the Royal Neighbors Camp of Washington.
Surviving are four sons, Fred Haney of Maywood, Calif., Neil of Topeka, Kan., Lynn of Moline and Kenneth of Moline; three daughters, Mrs. Frank Letts, wife of Federal District Judge Letts, Washington, D.C., and formerly of Davenport, Mrs. Smith of Moline, and Mrs. Emma L. Shaw of Pollock, Mo.; several grandchildren. She was preceded in death by five children.
The Dispatch, Moline, Illinois. Saturday, 23 January 1954.

Name:
daughter of Abraham Greenwood Bosley andPriscilla Jane McCray

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103337739/martha-jane-haney

Children:

3. Lena Pearl Haney was born on 2 Jun 1886 in Missouri; died on 11 Mar 1927 in Seattle, King County, Washington; was cremated in location of ashes unknown.

Generation: 4

John Glasgow McKeown was born on 17 Apr 1821 in County Londonderry, Ireland (son of Alexander McKeown and Rosanna Glasgow); died on 9 Feb 1889 in Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.

Other Events:

Census: 1850, Yellow Springs Township, Des Moines County, Iowa
Census: 1860, Yellow Springs Township, Des Moines County, Iowa
Census: 1870, Yellow Springs Township, Des Moines County, Iowa
Census: 1880, Yellow Springs Township, Des Moines County, Iowa
Census: 1885, Yellow Springs Township, Des Moines County, Iowa

Notes:

US 1880 agricultural census, enumerated 10 June 1880
Yellow Spring Township, Des Moines County, Iowa
John G. McKeown, line 5
Owner
tilled acres – 159
woodland – 32
value of land & buildings - $6000
value of farm implements - $100
value of livestock - $600
value of farm production - $900
Grassland acres mown – 25
grassland acres not mown – 26
Hay, tons of – 20
horses – 6
Milch cows – 4
other cattle – 17
calves dropped – 7
cattle purchased – 1
cattle sold – 2
butter , pounds – 500
cheese, pounds - 8
sheep – 8
lambs dropped – 16
sheep sold – 16
sheep killed by dogs – 5
swine – 2
poultry, barnyard – 175
other – 5
eggs produced - 1000
Indian corn, acres – 40
Indian corn, bushels – 1800
Oats, acres – 7
Oats, bushels – 313
wheat – acres – 14
wheat – bushels – 174
Molasses – gallons - 18
Potatoes, Irish, acres - 1
Potatoes, Irish, bushels - 40
apple trees, acres - 2
apple bearing tress - 20

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24278319/john-glasgow-mckeown

John married Annie Parker on 27 Feb 1849 in Des Moines County, Iowa. Annie (daughter of John Parker and Margarett McBride) was born on 21 May 1829 in Rathfriland, County Of Down, Ireland; died on 6 Mar 1892 in Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Annie Parker was born on 21 May 1829 in Rathfriland, County Of Down, Ireland (daughter of John Parker and Margarett McBride); died on 6 Mar 1892 in Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.

Notes:

McKeown Family Bible record: Marriages.

Hand written on the marriage page.
Anna Parker born 1829 in co. Autrim Ireland. Came across when 6 wks old.

In a different handwriting - died Mch 6 1892

McKeown Family Bible record: Deaths.
Mrs. Anna McKeown Mch 6 1892 Sab 12:55 PM. Mother was born May 21st 1829.

From published records for the Sharon Reformed Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Page 13. McKeown, Anna P. B 21 May 1829. D 7 Mar 1892 wife of J. G. McKeown.

LKH note:
There are four head stones in a row. Small headstone on left is from 3 of the children who died young. It is difficult to read. Next stone to the right is for Mother Anna P, wife of J. G. McKeown. Next stone to the right is for Father John G. McKeown. Stone on the farthest right is for Mary L. dau of J. G. & Ann P. McKeown.

Sharon Reformed Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in the center of the western side of Section 8W, Yellow Springs Township, Des Moines County, Iowa, North of Mediapolis.

Morning Sun Herald, 5 July 1888. Page 8.
Mrs. J. G. McKeown started today to visit her son in Muscatine county.

Morning Sun News, Morning Sun, Iowa, 11 February 1892, page 4: Mrs. John G. McKeown in the vicinity of Mediapolis is on the sick list. Her feet and lower limbs are paralyzed and her recovery seems to be slow.

Morning Sun News, Morning Sun, Iowa, 10 March 1892, page 4: Mrs. John McKeown died on Sabbath afternoon and was buried Tuesday. Rev. T. P. Robb of Sharon, conducted the services at the house, assisted by Rev. Wm. Littlejohn. Her children living were all present at the funeral except her son John from Pipestone. Miss Parker from Washington was in town attending the funeral of her sister, Mrs. McKeown.

Memoir of Mrs. John G. McKeown. Mrs. Annie Parker McKeown died at her house north of Mediapolis, Iowa, March 6, 1892, at 12:55 P.M. She was born near Rathfriland, County of Down, Ireland, May 21, 1829, and come with her parents, John and Margaret Parker, to Rochester, New York and then to Zanesville, Ohio, where they resided until 1847, when they came to Des Moines County. She made a profession of faith and was received in Sharon (Reformed Presbyterian) congregation in 1848 and remained a consistent member until her death. She was united in marriage to John G. McKeown, Feb. 27, 1849, and was a devoted wife and mother. Twelve children were born to them. Three preceded her to the Realm of Light, and nine remain to mourn the loss of a loving, faithful mother. She had been a sufferer with creeping paralysis for some time. It had weakened her so much that she was not able to resist an attack of la grippe that seized her Jan 20, from which time she was unable to help herself, but in all her sufferings she was very patient, and able to say the Lord's will be done. She was conscious to the last, and peacefully passed away . She was ready and waiting for the summons, to enter into that Heavenly home, "an house not made with hand."
Copy of memorial courtesy of Dale Thompson.

Last Will and Testament of Anna McKeown.

I Anna McKeown of Yellow Springs township Des Moines County, State of Iowa, being of sound and disposing mind and memory though of feeble heath of body and being desirous of making proper disposition of my worldly estate while I have capacity to do so, do make and publish this my last will and testament as follows.
First, I give to my daughter Sarah J. McKeown, My large arm chair and our bedstead and bedding.
Second, I give to my daughter Mary L. McKeown our bedstead and bedding and my pocket Bible.
Third, I give to my daughter M. Emma McKeown my upholstered red armchair and our bedstead and bedding.
Fourth I give to my daughter Samantha A. McKeown my parlor organ, my bureau, and our bedstead and bedding.
Fifth I give to my son Albert A. McKeown my buggy, set double harness, and set of double heavy harness.
Sixth, I give to my son W. Ira McKeown, my working clock and lap robe.
Seventh, I give to my son John L. McKeown, “The Foot Prints of Time”.
Eighth, my Moneys and credits and all household goods not herein before named I give and bequeath to my nine children Sarah J.; Mary L.; M. Emma; Samantha A.; Albert R.; W. Ira; Moses P.; James A.; and John L.; the moneys and credits to be divided among them equally share and share alike and the household goods as they may agree.
Ninth: The property herein bequeathed being derived from the estate of my deceased father John Parker, who directed that the same should d_____ to my children at my death this distribution is made in accordance ______

In witness of all the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 16 day of February A.D.1892 and I request Sam. R. Heizer and Wm. Hewusbrigh [spelling?] to witness the same.

Anna McKeown
her X mark
Signed in presence of
Saml B. Higgin
William Herusbrigh [spelling?]

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State of Iowa
Des Moines County
I, W. D. Inghram Clerk of District County within and for said County and State, hereby certify that on this day 12 April A.D. 1892 the foregoing last Will and Testament of Anna McKeown was duly proven before and allowed of said Court, and that the same has been recorded.
Witness my hand with the Seal of said Court offered done at Burlington this 12 day of April 1892.

W.D. Inghram
Clerk of District Court

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22941539/annie-mckeown

Children:

Sarah Jane McKeown was born on 13 Jan 1850 in Iowa; died on 6 Jan 1930 in Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.
James Alexander McKeown was born on 15 May 1851 in Iowa; died on 25 Aug 1928 in Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried on 27 Aug 1928 in Kossuth Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.
Moses Brown McKeown was born on 31 Aug 1852 in Iowa; died on 13 Oct 1852; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.
Mary Lavina McKeown was born on 14 Sep 1853 in Iowa; died on 6 Apr 1908 in Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.
4. Moses Parker McKeown was born on 1 Dec 1854 in Iowa; died on 25 May 1950 in Letts, Louisa County, Iowa; was cremated in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.
William Arthur McKeown was born on 15 Oct 1856 in Iowa; died on 9 Feb 1863; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.
John Love McKeown was born on 29 Dec 1858 in Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 6 May 1944 in Agra, Lincoln County, Oklahoma; was buried on 10 May 1944 in Kossuth Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.
Margaret Emily McKeown was born on 16 Jul 1862 in Iowa; died on 9 Feb 1863 in Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.
Samantha Ann McKeown was born on 16 Apr 1865 in Iowa; died on 12 Jan 1948 in Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried on 14 Jan 1948 in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.
Melinda Emily McKeown was born on 21 Apr 1867 in Iowa; died in May 1957 in Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.
William Ira McKeown was born on 6 Feb 1869 in Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 28 Dec 1922 in Winona, Winona County, Minnesota; was buried on 31 Dec 1922 in Lakeview Cemetery, Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin.
Albert Rutherford McKeown was born on 22 Jan 1871 in Iowa; died on 23 Jul 1954 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota; was buried in Ashland Cemetery, Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri.

McKeown and Shields Families

Lovell Parker McKeown