Chester Alan McKeown b. 9 Nov 1898 Perry, Noble County, Oklahoma d. 25 Nov 1952 Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa: McKeown Genealogy

1898 - 1952 (54 years)

Name	Chester Alan McKeown
Born	9 Nov 1898	Perry, Noble County, Oklahoma [1, 2]
Gender	Male
Census	1920	Yellow Springs Township, Des Moines County, Iowa
Census	1930	Yellow Springs Township, Des Moines County, Iowa
Census	1940	Huron Township, Des Moines County, Iowa
Census	1950	San Pedro, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
_MILT	World War I. US Navy.
Died	25 Nov 1952	Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa [2]
Buried	28 Nov 1952	Kossuth Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa [1, 2]
Buried	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115335181/chester-alan-mckeown Cartwright addition, Lot 086
Person ID	I46	McKeown
Last Modified	11 Mar 2023

Father	John Love McKeown, b. 29 Dec 1858, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa , d. 6 May 1944, Agra, Lincoln County, Oklahoma (Age 85 years)
Mother	Sarah A. Shields, b. 21 Nov 1858, County Cork, Ireland , d. 12 Oct 1916, Des Moines County, Iowa (Age 57 years)
Married	21 Mar 1888	Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa [3]
Family ID	F9	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Minnie Clara Wunnenberg, b. 14 Oct 1898, Sperry, Des Moines County, Iowa , d. 30 Oct 1972, Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin (Age 74 years)

Married 14 Jan 1920 Sperry, Des Moines County, Iowa [4]

Children

	1. Evelyn Grace McKeown, b. 1 Dec 1920, Newport Township, Louisa County, Iowa , d. 23 Feb 2014, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa (Age 93 years)
	2. Lucille Irene McKeown, b. 19 Mar 1922, Iowa , d. 30 Mar 2013, Dousman, Waukesha County, Wisconsin (Age 91 years)

Last Modified 12 Nov 2020

Family ID F31 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Born - 9 Nov 1898 - Perry, Noble County, Oklahoma
	Census - 1920 - Yellow Springs Township, Des Moines County, Iowa
	Married - 14 Jan 1920 - Sperry, Des Moines County, Iowa
	Census - 1930 - Yellow Springs Township, Des Moines County, Iowa
	Census - 1940 - Huron Township, Des Moines County, Iowa
	Census - 1950 - San Pedro, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
	Died - 25 Nov 1952 - Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa
	Buried - 28 Nov 1952 - Kossuth Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa

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Photos » Slide Show		McKeown, Chester Alan
		McKeown, Chester, Ralph and George "George" (unknown to us), and cousins Ralph McKeown and Chester McKeown.
		McKeown, Chester and Minnie with their daughters, their husbands and Evelyn's son Alan
		McKeown, Chester and Minnie Wunnenberg Wedding Wedding of Minnie Wunnenberg and Chester McKeown
		McKeown, Chester and Minnie Wunnenberg
		McKeown, Chester and Minnie Wunnenberg
		McKeown, Chester and Minnie Wunnenberg holding Alan Thompson, with Lucille McKeown, Kenneth Thompson.
		McKeown, Evelyn with her Father and Grandfather Three generations: Evelyn, Chester, and John Love McKeown
		McKeown, John L family Photo dates from around 1905 and may be of their home in Oklahoma.
		Chester McKeown (back row, second from right) and classmates
		McKeown, Chester at school
		McKeown, Chester
		Chester and Stanley McKeown
		Chester McKeown at the Petrified Forest National Monument Trip_Out_West001
		Chester and Minnie McKeown's Valley Trailer Sales in Espanola, New Mexico Valley_Trailer_Sales005
		Chester McKeown, Valley Trailer Sales Valley_Trailer_Sales013
		Valley Trailer Sales Valley_Trailer_Sales015
		Snow White Ice Cream Shop
		Valley Trading Post at Valley Trailer Sales
		Chester and Minnie Written on the back: Taken on west side of James McKeown home.

Documents		Chester McKeown, Valley Trailer Sales Valley_Trailer_Sales014
Documents		Valley Trailer Sales Ice Cream Shop

Headstones		McKeown, Chester Alan
Headstones		McKeown, Chester Alan McKeown headstone

Notes

US WWII draft registration card, 16 Feb 1942.
Chester Alan McKeown
age 43
birth date 9 Nov 1898, Noble County, Oklahoma
residence: Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa
telephone: Mediapolis 866
employer: self
weight: 170
complexion: ruddy
eye color: blue
hair color: brown
height 5'8"
other obvious physical characteristics: tattoo on both arms
next of kin: Minnie McKeown
[5]
Chester A. McKeown.
Services will be held Tuesday at 2p.m. from Mediapolis Methodist church for Chester A. McKeown, 53, who died Sunday in Burlington hospital. The body will be taken from the Wallen funeral home to the church Tuesday at 10 a.m. Burial will be Kossuth cemetery.
McKeown was born at Perry, Okla., Nov. 9 1898, and farmed for many years near Mediapolis. About five years ago he moved to Espanola, N. Mex., and operated a trailer sales agency there. He returned to Burlington a few days ago for surgery.
He married Minnie Wunnenberg at Sperry Jan. 14, 1920. He was a member of Mediapolis Methodist church, the Burlington Moose and the Valley masonic chapter at Espanola. He served in the navy during World war one.
Surviving are his widow; two daughters, Mrs. Evelyn Thompson, Mediapolis, and Mrs. Lucille Hedges, Darien, Wis.; two grandchildren; a brother, Stanley, Washington, Ia.; a sister, Mrs. Avis Daniels, Perry, Okla., and a stepmother, Mrs. Norah McKeown, Mediapolis.
Burlington Hawk Eye Gazette, Burlington, Iowa, 27 October 1952.
[1]
1920 US census, enumerated 8 January 1920
Mediapolis, Yellow Springs Township, Des Moines County, Iowa
Sarah McKeown age 69
Samantha McKeown age 55, nurse
Chester McKeown, age 21, nephew, farm laborer
[6]
1925 Iowa state census
Yellow Springs Township, Des Moines County, Iowa
C.A. McKeown, age 26, farmer, renting
Minnie, age 26
Evelyn G., age 4
Lucille, age 2
[6]
1930 US census, enumerated 21 April 1930
Yellow Spring Township, Des Moines County, Iowa
Chester A. McKeown, age 31, farmer, rented
Mary C. [Minnie], age 31
Evelyn G., age 9, attended school
Lucille I. age 7, attended school

The household has a radio.
Chester is a veteran of the world war.
[6]
1940 US census, enumerated 9 & 10 April 1940
Huron Township, Des Moines County, Iowa
Chester McKeown, age 41, farmer, owned farm, value $2000
Minnie, age 41
Evelyn, age 19
Lucille, age 18, attended school
[6]

Sources
[S3] Obituary.

[S8] Find a Grave.

[S1] McKeown family Bible.

[S16] Iowa marriage records.

[S30] US draft registration, World War II.

[S36] census record.

McKeown and Shields Families

Chester Alan McKeown