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Alan Thompson

Male 1943 - 2012  (69 years)

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  1. 1.  Alan ThompsonAlan Thompson was born on 7 Aug 1943 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa (son of Robert Kenneth Thompson and Evelyn Grace McKeown); died on 3 Dec 2012 in Wynne, Cross County, Arkansa; was buried in Cogbill Cemetery, Wynne, Cross County, Arkansas.

    Notes:

    Obituary from Find a Grave and Kim Thompson.
    Mr. Alan Robert Thompson, 69, of Wynne, Arkansas, passed away Monday, December 3, 2012, in Wynne.

    He was preceded in death by his wife, Sharon Lou Thompson and father, Kenneth Robert Thompson.

    Mr. Thompson was born, August 7, 1943, in Burlington, Iowa. He moved to the Wynne area in 1978.

    He was a member of the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Forrest City, Arkansas. He was a Senior Manager of Sales for Sanyo.

    Survivors are his son, Dale Robert Thompson of Fayetteville, Arkansas; daughter, Mary Ellen Thompson of Little Rock, Arkansas; mother, Evelyn Thompson of Burlington, Iowa; brother, Lee Chester Thompson of Burlington, Iowa; grand-children, Michael, Jacob, and Abigail Thompson.

    Visitation will be Thursday, 6 to 8 PM at Kernodle Funeral Home. Funeral services will be Friday, December 7, 2012 at 2 PM Kernodle Funeral Home Chapel in Wynne. Burial will be in Cogbill Cemetery.


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8695754/alan-robert-thompson

    Family/Spouse: Sharon Lou Troxel. Sharon was born on 28 Dec 1947 in Eldon, Wapello County, Iowa; died on 25 Sep 2000; was buried in Cogbill Cemetery, Wynne, Cross County, Arkansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Robert Kenneth ThompsonRobert Kenneth Thompson was born on 22 Sep 1917 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa (son of Robert Knox Thompson and Blanche Verona Baird); died on 30 Sep 2003 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Kossuth Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21649160/robert-kenneth_ken_-thompson

    Mehaffy Section S, Lot 088

    Robert married Evelyn Grace McKeown on 1 Jan 1941 in Northfield, Des Moines County, Iowa. Evelyn (daughter of Chester Alan McKeown and Minnie Clara Wunnenberg) was born on 1 Dec 1920 in Newport Township, Louisa County, Iowa; died on 23 Feb 2014 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Kossuth Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Evelyn Grace McKeownEvelyn Grace McKeown was born on 1 Dec 1920 in Newport Township, Louisa County, Iowa (daughter of Chester Alan McKeown and Minnie Clara Wunnenberg); died on 23 Feb 2014 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Kossuth Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.

    Notes:

    The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa. 25 February 2014.
    Evelyn Grace Thompson, 93, of Burlington died Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014 at Great River Medical Center in West Burlington. Born Dec. 1, 1920, at home near Newport, she was the daughter of Chester Alan and Minnie Clara Wunnenberg McKeown. On Jan. 1, 1941, she married Kenneth "Ken" Thompson in Northfield, and he died Sept. 30, 2003.
    Mrs. Thompson and her husband farmed and raised their family in Northfield. They sold the farm and traveled and volunteered with group homes for youth in Iowa and Texas.
    She graduated in Mediapolis High School and Burlington Business College, was a member of First United Presbyterian Church in Mediapolis and attended Heritage Baptist Church in Burlington. She was a member of several Bible study groups.
    Survivors include one son, Lee Thompson of Burlington; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren, and two nieces.
    Besides her husband, she was precede in death by one son and one sister.
    The funeral for Mrs. Thompson will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Hagele and Honts Funeral Home in Mediapolis, with the Rev. Deb Kinney officiating, and family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. before the service. Burial will be in Kossuth Cemetery, rural Mediapolis, and a lunch gathering will follow at Apron Strings in Mediapolis.
    A memorial has been established for Mediapolis Public Library.


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125537421/evelyn-grace-thompson

    Mehaffy Section S, Lot 088

    Children:
    1. 1. Alan Thompson was born on 7 Aug 1943 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 3 Dec 2012 in Wynne, Cross County, Arkansa; was buried in Cogbill Cemetery, Wynne, Cross County, Arkansas.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Robert Knox Thompson was born on 13 Nov 1882 in Oakdale, Washington County, Illinois; died on 21 Oct 1939 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: farmer
    • Census: 1920, Yellow Springs, Des Moines County, Iowa
    • Census: 1925, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa
    • Census: 1930, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa

    Notes:

    Knox Thompson, 57, Morning Sun Taken By Death
    Special to The Democrat
    Morning Sun, Ia., Oct. 23. – Knox Thompson, 57, who had farmed in the Sharon community 35 years prior to his removal here three years ago, died in his home after a brief illness Saturday afternoon. He was born Nov. 13, 1882, near Oakdale, Ill., the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Thompson. He began farming in the Sharon vicinity in 1904 and Dec. 13, 1910, married Miss Blanche Baird. They continued in that community until 1936, when the home was established here. His widow; two sons, Wilmer and Kenneth, at home; and two brothers: Waldo, Newcomerstown, Ohio, and Willard, Oakdale, Ill, survive.
    Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the local Reformed Presbyterian church of which he was a lifelong member. Burial will be in the Sharon cemetery.
    Quad-City Times, Davenport, Iowa. Monday, 23 October 1939.


    Name:
    son of James Thompson and Flora

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19859379/r_-knox-thompson

    Robert married Blanche Verona Baird on 13 Dec 1910 in Yellow Springs, Des Moines County, Iowa. Blanche (daughter of James Wallace Baird and Mary Ann Walkinshaw) was born on 15 Aug 1890 in Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 25 Feb 1983; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Blanche Verona Baird was born on 15 Aug 1890 in Des Moines County, Iowa (daughter of James Wallace Baird and Mary Ann Walkinshaw); died on 25 Feb 1983; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19859369/blanche-verona-thompson

    Children:
    1. James Wilmer Thompson was born on 13 Sep 1913 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; died on 5 Jan 1995 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Kossuth Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.
    2. 2. Robert Kenneth Thompson was born on 22 Sep 1917 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; died on 30 Sep 2003 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Kossuth Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.

  3. 6.  Chester Alan McKeownChester Alan McKeown was born on 9 Nov 1898 in Perry, Noble County, Oklahoma (son of John Love McKeown and Sarah A. Shields); 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.

    Other Events:

    • _MILT: World War I. US Navy.
    • 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

    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


    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.


    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


    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


    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.


    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


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115335181/chester-alan-mckeown

    Cartwright addition, Lot 086

    Chester married Minnie Clara Wunnenberg on 14 Jan 1920 in Sperry, Des Moines County, Iowa. Minnie (daughter of Frederick Chris Wunnenberg and Anna Mary Riemann) was born on 14 Oct 1898 in Sperry, Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 30 Oct 1972 in Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin; was buried in Kossuth Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Minnie Clara WunnenbergMinnie Clara Wunnenberg was born on 14 Oct 1898 in Sperry, Des Moines County, Iowa (daughter of Frederick Chris Wunnenberg and Anna Mary Riemann); died on 30 Oct 1972 in Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin; was buried in Kossuth Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.

    Notes:

    The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa. 30 October 1972.
    Minnie C. McKoewn, 74, Darien, Wis., died at 1 a.m. Monday, Oct. 30 at Beloit Memorial Hospital, Beloit, Wis.
    She was born Oct. 14, 1898, in Sperry, the daughter of Fred and Anna Reihman Wunnenberg. She married Chester A. McKeown in Sperry in January, 1920. She was of the Lutheran faith.
    Surviving: Two daughters, Mrs. Lucille Hedges, Sharon, Wis., and Mrs. Evelyn Thompson, Mediapolis; two sisters, Mrs. Alice Anderson, Sperry, and Mrs. Mary May Ruschill, Burlington; three brothers, Vernon, Ralph and Alfred Wunnenberg, all of Burlington; four grandchildren and one great-grandchildren.
    Funeral: 10 a.m. Thursday, Prugh's chapel, Rev. W.O. Talley; Kossuth cemetery. A memorial has been established for the Gideon Memorial Bible fund.

    Janesville Gazette, Janesville, Wisconsin. 30 October 1972.
    Mrs. Minnie McKeown.
    Darien - Mrs. Minnie C. McKeown, 74, a resident here since 1952, died early today in Beloit Memorial Hospital shortly after admittance after a brief illness at home.
    The former Minnie Wunnenberg was born Oct. 14, 1989, at Sperry, Iowa, and was married there in 1920 to Chester A. McKeown. They lived in Mediapolis, Iowa, and in New Mexico, and Mrs. McKoewn came to Darien after the death of her husband in New Mexico in 1952.
    Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Lucille Hedges, Sharon, and Mrs. Evelyn Thompson, Mediapolis; four grandchildren; a great-grandchild; two sisters and four brothers, all in Iowa.

    Name:
    Learn more about Minnie Clara Wunnenberg's family at https://hiltner.com/wunnenberg/index.php and see her personal page at https://hiltner.com/wunnenberg/getperson.php?personID=I88&tree=tree1

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115335338/minnie-clara-mckeown

    Carthwright Addition, Lot 086

    Children:
    1. 3. Evelyn Grace McKeown was born on 1 Dec 1920 in Newport Township, Louisa County, Iowa; died on 23 Feb 2014 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Kossuth Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.
    2. Lucille Irene McKeown was born on 19 Mar 1922 in Iowa; died on 30 Mar 2013 in Dousman, Waukesha County, Wisconsin; was buried in Darien Cemetery, Darien, Walworth County, Wisconsin.


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  James Wallace BairdJames Wallace Baird was born on 18 Sep 1847 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa (son of John Baird and Catherine McElhinney); died on 27 Sep 1923 in Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried on 29 Sep 1923 in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, Yellow Springs, Des Moines County, Iowa
    • Census: 1900, Yellow Springs, Des Moines County, Iowa
    • Census: 1920, Yellow Springs, Des Moines County, Iowa

    Notes:

    Obituary from Find a Grave and Kim Thompson:

    Prominent Farmer Is Laid to Rest.

    In the death of James Wallace Baird, which occurred September 27th (1923), the community suffers a real loss. He was one who could be depended upon, clear spoken, and ever ready to help those in need. His kindly counsel will be greatly missed.

    He was born September 18, 1847, in Louisa County, Iowa, and died at is home near Mediapolis, Iowa, nine days after his seventy-sixth birthday. On April 7th, 1871, he was united in marriage to Mary Ann Walkenshaw and had lived in the home where he passed away, fifty years.

    To this union nine children were born, all of whom live near Morning Sun, with the exception of Dr. Oliver E. Baird of Blanchard, Iowa. All the children are living with the exception of Otto C. Baird, who passed away in 1910. The remaining children are: Mrs. Minnie L. Carithers, Edmund A., Merrill W., Oliver E., Ralph E., Oscar M., Mrs. Lena May Robertson and Mrs. Blanche U. Thompson.

    Early in life he joined the Sharon Reformed Presbyterian church where, in after years, he served faithfully as deacon, and to the end of his life he was treasurer until failing health made it impossible, Mr. Baird was to be found regularly at the church he loved on the Sabbath day.

    Those who were bending over him in his last moments caught his last words "The Almighty has power."

    Funeral services were conducted at Sharon church and he was buried at Sharon cemetery, Saturday, September 29, 1923.

    Morning Sun News-Herald, 4 Oct 1923


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22318418/james-wallace-baird

    James married Mary Ann Walkinshaw on 7 Apr 1871. Mary (daughter of John Walkinshaw and Margaret Glasgow) was born on 19 Mar 1850 in Londonderry, Guernsey County, Ohio; died on 21 Nov 1948 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; was buried on 24 Nov 1948 in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 11.  Mary Ann WalkinshawMary Ann Walkinshaw was born on 19 Mar 1850 in Londonderry, Guernsey County, Ohio (daughter of John Walkinshaw and Margaret Glasgow); died on 21 Nov 1948 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; was buried on 24 Nov 1948 in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa

    Notes:

    Obituary from Find a Grave and Kim Thompson:
    Mrs. Mary Ann Baird Dies Sunday

    Mrs. Mary Ann Baird, 97, the town's eldest citizen, died at midnight Sunday (November 21, 1948) at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Minnie Carithers. She had been in declining health for several weeks.

    Mary Ann Walkinshaw was the daughter of John and Margaret Glasgow Walkinshaw, and was born March 19, 1851, at Londonderry, Ohio. On April 7, 1871, she was married to James W. Baird, and for many years they lived on a farm in the Sharon community. Baird died in 1928 and in 1927 Mrs. Baird came to Morning Sun to make her home with her daughter.

    In addition to Mrs. Carithers, Mrs. Baird is survived by six other children: Mrs. J. P Robertson and Merrill Baird, Morning Sun; Ralph and Oscar Baird, Wapello; Dr. Oliver Baird, Tarkio, Missouri; and Mrs. L. L. Myers of Ontario, California. Two sons, Otto and Edward Baird, are dead.

    Also surviving are 34 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren, and 6 great-great-grandchildren.

    Mrs. Baird was a member of the Sharon Reformed Presbyterian church, at which church services were held Wednesday at 2 p.m. Reverend M. W. Doughterty was in charge, and burial was in Sharon cemetery.

    Morning Sun News-Herald, 25 Nov 1948

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22318456/mary-ann-baird

    Children:
    1. Minnie Lauretta Baird was born on 24 Aug 1874 in Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 29 Jun 1950 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried on 1 Jul 1950 in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.
    2. Edmond Alfonz Baird was born on 13 Sep 1876 in Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 29 Nov 1941 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried on 1 Dec 1941 in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.
    3. Lena Mabel Baird was born on 20 Aug 1878 in Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 29 Sep 1952 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.
    4. Merrill Waldo Baird was born on 25 Dec 1880 in Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 24 Sep 1964 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.
    5. Oliver Emmett Baird was born on 8 Dec 1882 in Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 8 Feb 1964 in Clarinda, Page County, Iowa; was buried in Tarkio Home Cemetery, Tarkio, Atchison County, Missouri.
    6. Otto Clarence Baird was born on 17 Jul 1886 in Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 24 Aug 1910 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.
    7. Ralph Ehrman Baird was born on 4 Jun 1888 in Garland, Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 8 Dec 1963 in Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.
    8. Oscar Marion Baird was born on 15 Aug 1890 in Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 30 Mar 1960 in Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.
    9. 5. Blanche Verona Baird was born on 15 Aug 1890 in Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 25 Feb 1983; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.

  3. 12.  John Love McKeownJohn 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]


  4. 13.  Sarah A. ShieldsSarah 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:
    1. 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.
    2. 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.
    3. 6. 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.

  5. 14.  Frederick Chris Wunnenberg was born on 17 Feb 1862 in Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 25 Feb 1941 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried on 28 Feb 1941 in Latty Church Cemetery, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa.

    Notes:

    Name:
    More info at the Wunnenberg site on https://hiltner.com/wunnenberg/index.php and Fred Chris Wunnenberg's individual page: https://hiltner.com/wunnenberg/getperson.php?personID=I6&tree=tree1

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20584475/frederick-chris-wunnenberg

    Frederick married Anna Mary Riemann. Anna (daughter of Friedrich William Riemann and Dorothea Marie Bremer) was born on 22 Jun 1867 in Iowa; died on 17 Nov 1958; was buried in Latty Church Cemetery, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 15.  Anna Mary Riemann was born on 22 Jun 1867 in Iowa (daughter of Friedrich William Riemann and Dorothea Marie Bremer); died on 17 Nov 1958; was buried in Latty Church Cemetery, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa.

    Notes:

    Name:
    More info at the Wunnenberg site on http://hiltner.com/wunnenberg/index.php and her individual page - http://hiltner.com/wunnenberg/getperson.php?personID=I80&tree=tree1

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20584450/anna-mary-wunnenberg

    Children:
    1. 7. Minnie Clara Wunnenberg was born on 14 Oct 1898 in Sperry, Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 30 Oct 1972 in Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin; was buried in Kossuth Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.


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