hmtl5 Clifford Alexander McKeown b. 10 Mar 1892 Jewell County, Kansas d. 26 Nov 1988 Raytown, Jackson County, Missouri: McKeown Genealogy

Clifford Alexander McKeown

Male 1892 - 1988  (96 years)


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  • Name Clifford Alexander McKeown 
    Born 10 Mar 1892  Jewell County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Census 1930  Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation auto mechanic, metal finisher for auto manufacturer 
    _MILT World War I. US Army. SFC. 
    Died 26 Nov 1988  Raytown, Jackson County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Evergreen Cemetery, Superior, Nuckolls County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I605  McKeown
    Last Modified 25 Jul 2023 

    Father Alexander McKeown,   b. Apr 1858, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1922  (Age 63 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth J. Barclay,   b. 5 Nov 1863, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Dec 1933, Superior, Nuckolls County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 10 Feb 1881  [1, 3
    Family ID F103  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Gladys A. Lewis,   b. 1891, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Dec 1975  (Age 84 years) 
    Last Modified 23 Oct 2017 
    Family ID F236  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 10 Mar 1892 - Jewell County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 26 Nov 1988 - Raytown, Jackson County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Evergreen Cemetery, Superior, Nuckolls County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Clifford Alexander McKeown, one of seven children, was born to Alexander and Elizabeth Barclay McKeown March 10, 1892, on a farm in Jewell County, Kansas, near Superior. He died Nov. 26 in Bowen Health Center, Raytown, Mo., at the age of 96 years, 8 months and 16
      days.

      McKeown was raised on a farm south of Superior and was educated at the Valley View School near his home. He worked as a farm hand and mechanic in the area. In the early 1900s he went to Manhattan to learn about combustion engines. At that time he enlisted to serve his country during World War II and was discharged from Camp Funston, Kan., as Sergeant First Class with the United States Army.

      Aug. 26, 1926, he was united in marriage to Gladys A. Lewis in Lincoln. This union was blessed with two sons.

      He worked in the Nuckolls County area as an auto mechanic. The family then moved to the Kansas City area where he was employed by General Motors as a maintenance welder for many years.

      After his retirement he and his wife, Gladys, moved to Superior to make their home.

      He was a member of the United Methodist Church, American Legion Post and Masonic Lodge, No. 121, A.F. and A.M., all of Superior.

      Preceding him in death were his parents: his wife, Gladys, on Dec. 1, 1975; five brothers, Irvin, Waldo, Herbert, Ross and Thomas; and one sister, Edith Smith.

      Survivors are two sons, James A. McKeown of Raytown, Mo., and William T. McKeown of Gainesville, Va.; five grandchildren, Kellie McKeown Hart, Thomas W. McKeown, Elizabeth A. McKeown, Jeffrey J. McKeown and Steven S. McKeown; and many other relatives.

      The funeral was Wednesday, Nov. 30, at 2 p.m., from the Megrue-Price Funeral home Chapel with Pastor Jerry Heydenberk officiating. Masonic rites were given by Superior Lodge, No. 121, A.F. and A.M.

      Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery.

      Source: Superior Express, Thursday, December 8, 1988.
      [2, 3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S14] 1900 US census.

    2. [S8] Find a Grave.

    3. [S3] Obituary.