Philip Cooke Daniels: McKeown Genealogy

1944 - 1964 (20 years)

Generation: 1

Philip Cooke Daniels was born on 8 Jun 1944 in Perry, Noble County, Oklahoma (son of Cecil Lamar Daniels and Bernice Jane Tucker); died on 2 Sep 1964 in Dorchester, Saline County, Nebraska; was buried in Grace Hill Cemetery, Perry, Noble County, Oklahoma.

Other Events:

_MILT: US Army. Btry C, 6th Msl Bn, 43rd Arty Crete, Nebraska

Notes:

Nebraska Counts 2 Road Deaths
The Nebraska traffic toll has risen to 266 for the year with two deaths Wednesday.
Victims:
Louis Ray Wiedeman, 79, of Cambridge.

Philip C. Daniels, an Army man attached to the Sixth Missile Battalion at Crete. A car in which he was riding was in a collision with a semi-trailer truck on Highway 6 near Dorchester.
Evening World-Herald, Omaha, Nebraska. Thursday, 3 September 1964, page 1.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35736762/phillip-cooke-daniels

Veteran Circle

Generation: 2

Cecil Lamar Daniels was born on 21 Oct 1909 in Oklahoma (son of Percy Sterling Daniels and Avis Veda McKeown); died on 20 May 1972; was buried in Grace Hill Cemetery, Perry, Noble County, Oklahoma.

Other Events:

Occupation: electrician; mechanic at auto dealership
Census: 1930, Perry, Noble County, Oklahoma
Census: 1940, Perry, Noble County, Oklahoma
Census: 1950, Perry, Noble County, Oklahoma

Notes:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38354284/cecil-lamar-daniels

Section X_11_D_1 & 2

Cecil married Bernice Jane Tucker on 8 May 1934 in Noble County, Oklahoma. Bernice was born on 30 Sep 1911 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee; died on 6 Feb 1973 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma; was buried in Grace Hill Cemetery, Perry, Noble County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Bernice Jane Tucker was born on 30 Sep 1911 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee; died on 6 Feb 1973 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma; was buried in Grace Hill Cemetery, Perry, Noble County, Oklahoma.

Notes:

Mrs. Bernice Daniels
Perry – Services for Mrs. Bernice Daniels, 61, of Oklahoma City and Perry, will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the First Presbyterian Church of Perry, with burial in the Grace Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Daniels died Tuesday at the home of her son, 520 NW 46 Ter., Oklahoma City.
She was born in Memphis, Tenn., and moved to Noble County in 1915. She lived in Oklahoma City from 1968 to 1971 when she worked at Kimberling’s Food Store. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include a son, Steven Daniels; three brothers, Earl Landsberger, Oklahoma City, Ed Tucker, Perry, and Charles Landsberger, Tulsa, and two sisters, Mrs. Sylvia Hopper, Greenwich, R.I., and Mrs. Louise Moore, Olympia, Wash.
The Daily Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Friday, 9 February 1973.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38354258/bernice-daniels

Section X_11_D_1 & 2

Children:

Stephen Tucker Daniels was born on 17 Jul 1942; died on 24 May 2021 in Taos County, New Mexico; was cremated in location of ashes unknown.
1. Philip Cooke Daniels was born on 8 Jun 1944 in Perry, Noble County, Oklahoma; died on 2 Sep 1964 in Dorchester, Saline County, Nebraska; was buried in Grace Hill Cemetery, Perry, Noble County, Oklahoma.

Generation: 3

Percy Sterling Daniels was born on 28 Apr 1885 in Chatfield, Olmsted County, Minnesota (son of Unknown Daniels and Eva Benham); died on 8 Nov 1962 in Perry, Noble County, Oklahoma; was buried in Grace Hill Cemetery, Perry, Noble County, Oklahoma.

Other Events:

Occupation: superintendent at City Light and Water
Census: 1 May 1885, Orion, Olmsted County, Minnesota; Percy, age 1, and his mother Eva (Benham) Daniels are in the household of Eva's parents.
Census: 1895, Arkansas City, Cowley County, Kansas
Census: 1900, Lowe, Noble County, Oklahoma
Census: 1920, Perry, Noble County, Oklahoma
Census: 1930, Perry, Noble County, Oklahoma
Census: 1940, Perry, Noble County, Oklahoma
Census: 1950, Cherokee, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma

Notes:

Former Resident Dies at Perry
Funeral services were held Saturday for Percy Sterling Daniels at Perry, Oklahoma.
Mr. Daniels at one time was head of the Weleetka City Light Plant. He died November 8 and had been ill since April. Mr. Daniels was born on April 28, 1885, in Chatfield, Minn. And came to Noble county, Okla., in 1897. He was married to Avis McKeown, November 30, 1907.
His survived by his wife and one son, Cecil and two grandsons of Perry.
Services were held at 10 a.m. in the Parker Chapel. The Masonic Blue Lodge had charge of the ceremony at the cemetery and the Perry Commander acted as escort. Burial was in the Grace Hill Cemetery in Perry.
Weleetka American, Weleetka, Oklahoma. Thursday, 15 November 1962, page 1.

Percy Daniels, Former Utility Head, Is Dead
Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Parker chapel for Percy Sterling Daniels, 77, 510 Fir avenue, former Perry water and light department superintendent, who died at 8.45 p.m. Thursday in the Perry Nursing home.
Rev. Ernest Ackerman, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, will officiate and burial will be in Grace Hill cemetery.
The Masonic Blue lodge will have charge of the ceremony at the cemetery and Perry Commandery will act as escort.
Daniel headed the city utilities department from 1915 to 1941, was superintendent of the utility department at Weleetka from 1941 to 1947 and held the same position in Cherokee from 1947 to 1950. In 1950 he returned to Weleetka where he remained until 1953 when he retired and moved back to Perry.
Daniels was born April 28, 1885 in Chatfield, Minn., and was married Nov. 30, 1907, in Perry to Avis McKeown who survives. He first came to this county in 1898.
He was a member of the Masonic lodge, Knights Templar and Royal Arch Masons.
Besides his wife he is survived by one son, Cecil Daniels of Perry and two grandchildren.
The Perry Daily Journal, Perry, Oklahoma. Friday, 9 November 1962.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38354351/percy-s_-daniels

Section X_11_D_3 & 4

Percy married Avis Veda McKeown on 30 Nov 1907 in Perry, Noble County, Oklahoma. Avis (daughter of John Love McKeown and Sarah A. Shields) was born on 27 Nov 1889 in Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa; died in Jan 1974 in Perry, Noble County, Oklahoma; was buried in Grace Hill Cemetery, Perry, Noble County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Avis Veda McKeown was born on 27 Nov 1889 in Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa (daughter of John Love McKeown and Sarah A. Shields); died in Jan 1974 in Perry, Noble County, Oklahoma; was buried in Grace Hill Cemetery, Perry, Noble County, Oklahoma.

Notes:

Cemetery location.
Driving Directions: From Perry, Oklahoma courthouse, go east 4 blocks on Cedar Street, then 1 block south on 2nd street, then take left fork of Y (Memorial Drive) and follow Memorial Drive 6/10 of a mile. Cemetery gates are located on the south side of road.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38354343/avis-veda-daniels

Section X_11_D_3 & 4

Children:

2. Cecil Lamar Daniels was born on 21 Oct 1909 in Oklahoma; died on 20 May 1972; was buried in Grace Hill Cemetery, Perry, Noble County, Oklahoma.

Generation: 4

Unknown Daniels

Unknown married Eva Benham. Eva (daughter of John Benham and Marietta Unknown) was born on 22 Jul 1860 in Chatfield, Fillmore County, Minnesota; died on 8 Apr 1950 in Cherokee, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma; was buried in McGuire Cemetery, Lucien, Noble County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Eva Benham was born on 22 Jul 1860 in Chatfield, Fillmore County, Minnesota (daughter of John Benham and Marietta Unknown); died on 8 Apr 1950 in Cherokee, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma; was buried in McGuire Cemetery, Lucien, Noble County, Oklahoma.

Other Events:

Census: 1 May 1885, Orion, Olmsted County, Minnesota; Eva (Benham) Daniels and son Percy, age 1, are in the household of her parents.

Notes:

Mrs. Chadwell Dies After Long Illness
Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Lucien Methodist church for Mrs. Eva Chadwell, 89, 723 Grove street, who died Saturday in a Cherokee hospital following a year’s illness.
Rev. Pierce will officiate at the services and interment will be in McGuire cemetery at Lucien under the direction of the Parker funeral home of Perry.
Mrs. Chadwell’s home was in Perry, but for several months she had made her home with a son, Percy Daniels, at Cherokee. Daniels is formerly of Perry.
She was born July 22, 1860, in Chatfield, Minn., and moved to Oklahoma in 1893. Her family homesteaded a farm near Lucien. Mrs. Chadwell was married to Thomas Chadwell in 1894 at Arkansas City, Kan.
Survivors other than her son are a brother, Ernest Benham of Enid; a grandson, Cecil Daniels, 917 Perry avenue, Perry; two granddaughters, Mrs. Leslie Raulston, Duncan, and Mrs. Marvis Burbridge of Aurora, Mo.; and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, one son and a daughter.
The Perry Daily Journal, Perry Oklahoma. Monday, 10 April 1950, page 1.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/228934551/eva-chadwell

Children:

4. Percy Sterling Daniels was born on 28 Apr 1885 in Chatfield, Olmsted County, Minnesota; died on 8 Nov 1962 in Perry, Noble County, Oklahoma; was buried in Grace Hill Cemetery, Perry, Noble County, Oklahoma.

10.

John Love McKeown was born on 29 Dec 1858 in Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa (son of John Glasgow McKeown and Annie Parker); died on 6 May 1944 in Agra, Lincoln County, Oklahoma; was buried on 10 May 1944 in Kossuth Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.

Other Events:

Census: 1900, Lowe Township, Noble County, Oklahoma
Census: 1910, Lowe Township, Noble County, Oklahoma
Residence: 1912, J.L. McKeown Oklahoma farm
Census: 1920, Osage Township, Lincoln County, Oklahoma
Census: 1930, Osage Township, Lincoln County, Oklahoma

Notes:

McKeown Family Bible record: Births.
John L. Wed. Dec 29th 1858 5:30 AM.

McKeown Family Bible record: Deaths.
John L died at Agra Okla May 1944. Buried May 10 in Kossuth.

Morning Sun News, Morning Sun, Iowa, 22 January 1891, page 4: John L. McKeown has returned from Pipestone, Minn., where he purchased a farm.

Morning Sun News, Morning Sun, Iowa, 25 November 1886, page 8: John L. McKeown has purchased the Talbott lots on the west side of the railroad.

Burlington Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa, 23 January 1915, page 3. John McKeown and son Chester of Agra, Oklahoma, are here for the summer. They both have accepted positions on farms in this vicinity.

DOUBLE CELEBRATION
AT McKEOWN HOME. Mr. and Mrs. Chester Gibb and son William of Biggsville spent Sunday at the John McKeown home on Hageman avenue, the occasion being the twenty-fifth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Gibb and the twentieth anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Mc Keown. Mr. and Mrs. William Gibb and son Dale called on the couples Sunday evening. Daily Hawk Eye Gazette. Burlington, Iowa. 27 September 1933.
Correct dates for John L. and Norah McKeown's 12th anniversary.

Ralph McKeown and Mrs. Conrad Casten and son, Herman, visited with relatives, Albert McKeown of St. Joseph, Mo., John McKeown of Agra, Okla., and his daughter, Mrs. Avis Daniels of Perry, Okla., who are visiting at the home of the Misses McKeown at Mediapolis. Burlington Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa. 6 December 1929.

Mr. and Mrs. John McKeown who live a mile north of Agra, started up highway 18 Sunday about 1 o’clock, to visit a sick child who lived a mile and a half north of the McKeown home. As Mr. McKeown made the turn into the home of Verdie Scheonhorse, their destination, their car was struck by a pick-up driven by Mr. Isenberg, sexton at the Cushing cemetery. Both cars were considerably damaged. With the exception of scratches to his face and a slightly sprained wrist of the Cushing man who was riding with Mr. Isenberg, no one was hurt. The sick girl whom the McKeowns set out to visit was very ill with her second attack of the measles. Mrs. Scheonhorse is a niece of Mrs. McKeown.

The Chandler News Publicist. Thursday, 26 May 1942

John L. McKeown dies in Oklahoma.
Special to the Hawk-Eye Gazette.
Mediapolis , Ia. – Chester McKeown, with his brother, Stanley McKeown, of Washington, left Saturday for Agra, Okla., having been called by the death of their father, John L. McKeown, 85, who died that morning. He is survived by his wife, 2 sons and a daughter, Mrs. Daniel Percy, of Weleetka, Okla.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Mediapolis Methodist church with Rev. O.B. Rogers in charge. Burial will be in Kossuth cemetery.
Hawk-Eye Gazette, Burlington, Iowa. May 1944

John L. McKeown rites yesterday. Funeral services for John L. McKeown, 85, former resident of this community who died at Agra, Oklahoma, Saturday, May 5, were held Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock at Mediapolis Methodist church, Rev. O. B. Rogers officiating. Rev. Rogers and Inez Ferril, accompanied by Mrs. Paul Thayer at the piano, sang. Burial was at Kossuth cemetery. He was born 1 1/2 miles north of Mediapolis, Dec. 29, 1858, the son of John and Margaret Ann McKeown. He grew to manhood in this vicinity and was married to Sarah A. Shields, March 21, 1888, to which union were born three children, all surviving. Mr. and Mrs. McKeown lived at Mediapolis two years after their marriage, then moving to Oklahoma where they spent 18 years. They moved back to Mediapolis, where Mrs. McKeown died in 1916. On returning to Oklahoma, Mr. McKeown married Miss Nora Stanley, July 21, 1921, after which he made his home in Oklahoma until his death. He is survived by his wife, two sons, Stanley of Washington and Chester of Mediapolis; one daughter, Mrs. Perry Daniels of Weleetka, Okla.; two brothers, Parker McKeown of Letts and Albert McKeown of St. Joseph, Mo., and two sisters, Miss Samantha McKeown and Mrs. Emma Brewster of Mediapolis. Six grandchildren and two great grandchildren also survive.

US General Land Office Records
Name: John L McKeown
Issue Date: 17 Apr 1903
Place: Noble, Oklahoma, USA
Meridian: Indian
Township: 020n
Range: 002W
Aliquots: Lot/Trct 1
Section: 5
Accession Number: OK0930__.463
Document Number: 4022
Total acres - 155.12
Township 020N - Range 002W - Lot/Trct 1 - Section 5
Township 020N - Range 002W - Lot/Trct 2 - Section 5
Township 020N - Range 002W - S½NE¼ - Section 5
https://glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx?accession=OK0930__.463&docClass=STA&sid=xft1aptf.yx4

1900 US census, enumerated 18 June 1900
Lowe Township, Noble County, Oklahoma
John L. McKeown, age 41, farmer, owned farm from of mortgage
Sarah, age 41
Avis, age 10
Stanley, age 3
Chester, age 1

1910 US census, enumerated 2 May 1910
Lowe Township, Noble County, Oklahoma
John McKeown, age 51, farmer, owned farm
Sarah, age 51
Stanley age 13
Chester, age 11

1920 US census, enumerated 11-12 February 1920
Osage Township, Lincoln County, Oklahoma
Stanley McKeown, age 23, owned home
Reva, age 20
John L. McKeown, age 61, father, widower

1930 US census, enumerated 11 April 1930
Osage Township, Lincoln County, Oklahoma.
John L. McKeown, age 72, farmer, owned farm
Nora, age 53

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115333612/john-love-mckeown

Cartwright Addition, Lot 086

John married Sarah A. Shields on 21 Mar 1888 in Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa. Sarah (daughter of Isaac Shields and Margaret McCollum) was born on 21 Nov 1858 in County Cork, Ireland; died on 12 Oct 1916 in Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried on 15 Oct 1916 in Kossuth Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

11.

Sarah A. Shields was born on 21 Nov 1858 in County Cork, Ireland (daughter of Isaac Shields and Margaret McCollum); died on 12 Oct 1916 in Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried on 15 Oct 1916 in Kossuth Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.

Other Events:

Residence: 1912, J.L. McKeown Oklahoma farm

Notes:

McKeown Family Bible record: Deaths.
Sara A. McKeown wife of John L. MK born Nov 1858. Married March 21, 1888. died Oct 12 1916.

McKeown Family Bible record: Marriages.
J.L. McKeown and Sa A. Shields were married by Rev. E. B. Miner. Mch 21st 1888.

Des Moines County Marriage Book #14, page 37: #157. McCUNE, John L., 30; b. Linn Grove, Ia; f. McKeon, John; m. PARKER, Ann; Br. SHIELDS, Sarah A., 30; b. Ireland; f. SHIELDS, Isaac; m. McCOLLMAN, Margaret; marr 21 Mar 1888 at Northfield, Ia. by E. B. Miner, M. G.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45409293/sarah-a-mckeown

Cartwright Addition, Lot 86

death from typhoid fever.

Children:

5. Avis Veda McKeown was born on 27 Nov 1889 in Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa; died in Jan 1974 in Perry, Noble County, Oklahoma; was buried in Grace Hill Cemetery, Perry, Noble County, Oklahoma.
William Stanley McKeown was born on 11 Dec 1896 in Lucien, Noble County, Oklahoma; died on 18 Feb 1964 in Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa; was buried in Elm Grove Cemetery, Washington, Washington County, Iowa.
Chester Alan McKeown was born on 9 Nov 1898 in Perry, Noble County, Oklahoma; died on 25 Nov 1952 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried on 28 Nov 1952 in Kossuth Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.

McKeown and Shields Families

Philip Cooke Daniels