hmtl5 Moses Parker McKeown b. 1 Dec 1854 Iowa d. 25 May 1950 Letts, Louisa County, Iowa: McKeown Genealogy
Moses Parker McKeown

Moses Parker McKeown

Male 1854 - 1950  (95 years)

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  • Name Moses Parker McKeown 
    Born 1 Dec 1854  Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  Cedar, Muscatine County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  Cedar, Muscatine County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1925  Muscatine County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Cedar, Muscatine County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 25 May 1950  Letts, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Cremated Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Person ID I11  McKeown
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2023 

    Father John Glasgow McKeown,   b. 17 Apr 1821, County Londonderry, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 1889, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Annie Parker,   b. 21 May 1829, Rathfriland, County Of Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Mar 1892, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 27 Feb 1849  Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F1  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rhoda Emiline Lord,   b. Mar 1866, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Mar 1932, Seattle, King County, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 12 Jan 1881  Muscatine County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Children 
     1. Ady Royal McKeown,   b. 14 Oct 1883, Muscatine County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Oct 1946, Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
    +2. Albert Gay McKeown,   b. 8 Apr 1886, Conesville, Muscatine County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Dec 1965, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
    Last Modified 26 Jan 2023 
    Family ID F8  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1 Dec 1854 - Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 12 Jan 1881 - Muscatine County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - Cedar, Muscatine County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Cedar, Muscatine County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1925 - Muscatine County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Cedar, Muscatine County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 25 May 1950 - Letts, Louisa County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCremated - - Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    McKeown family
    McKeown family
    Adult children of Annie Parker and John Glasgow McKeown. Left to Right: Sarah, Parker, Johnie, James, Samantha, Albert, Mary, Ira. Emma is standing.
    Photo taken sometime before 1908.
    McKeown, Albert
    McKeown, Albert
    McKeown, Moses Parker
    McKeown, Moses Parker
    Seated, Moses Parker McKeown, with John Love McKeown.
    Seated, Moses Parker McKeown, with John Love McKeown.
    Tintype
    McKeown, Moses Parker 1854-1950
    McKeown, Moses Parker 1854-1950

    Histories
    Family Bible of John G. McKeown and Annie (Parker) McKeown.
    Family Bible of John G. McKeown and Annie (Parker) McKeown.

  • Notes 
    • McKeown Family Bible record: Births.
      M. Parker Fri. Dec 1st 1854 9:30 AM.
      [4]
    • 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.
      [7]
    • 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.
      [3]
    • 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.
      [1]

  • Sources 
    1. [S36] census record.

    2. [S15] Death certificate.

    3. [S3] Obituary.

    4. [S1] McKeown family Bible.

    5. [S8] Find a Grave.

    6. [S16] Iowa marriage records.

    7. [S60] History of Muscatine County, Iowa, v.2, (S.J. Clarke Publishing Co, Chicago, 1911), https://archive.org/details/historyofmuscati02rich/page/700/mode/2up?q=mckeown.