hmtl5 James Alexander McKeown b. 15 May 1851 Iowa d. 25 Aug 1928 Des Moines County, Iowa: McKeown Genealogy
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James Alexander McKeown

James Alexander McKeown

Male 1851 - 1928  (77 years)

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  • Name James Alexander McKeown 
    Born 15 May 1851  Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1885  Yellow Springs, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900  Yellow Springs, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1925  Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 25 Aug 1928  Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Buried 27 Aug 1928  Kossuth Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I8  McKeown
    Last Modified 3 Jul 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  [1] 
    Family ID F1  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Eva Laura Bandy,   b. 23 Jan 1863, Red Wing, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 May 1931, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 14 Dec 1880  Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Children 
     1. Roy Bruce McKeown,   b. 27 Aug 1883, Yellow Springs, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jul 1955, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     2. Alma McKeown,   b. 28 Jun 1885, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1970  (Age 84 years)
     3. Alice Ella McKeown,   b. 28 Jun 1885, Yellow Springs Township, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Aug 1949, Spokane, Spokane County, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
     4. Elsie Leah McKeown,   b. 28 May 1901, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Apr 1975  (Age 73 years)
    +5. Ralph Edward McKeown,   b. 22 Feb 1905, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Dec 1983, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    Last Modified 21 Nov 2021 
    Family ID F6  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 15 May 1851 - Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 14 Dec 1880 - Des Moines County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1885 - Yellow Springs, Des Moines County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - Yellow Springs, Des Moines County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1925 - Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 25 Aug 1928 - Des Moines County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 27 Aug 1928 - Kossuth 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, James Alexander 1851-1928    		McKeown, James Alexander 1851-1928
    James Alexander McKeown
    McKeown, James A. and Eva    		McKeown, James A. and Eva
    McKeown House. James A. and Eva Laura Bandy    		McKeown House. James A. and Eva Laura Bandy
    McKeown, James and Eva, Elsie, Ralph, and probably Roy and Alma.    		McKeown, James and Eva, Elsie, Ralph, and probably Roy and Alma.
    On the front porch of James and Eva's home.
    McKeowns, James A., Eva, with Roy, Alice and Alma (their three oldest children)    		McKeowns, James A., Eva, with Roy, Alice and Alma (their three oldest children)
    McKeown, James A. and and sons, Roy and Ralph    		McKeown, James A. and and sons, Roy and Ralph
    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.
    Chester and Minnie    		Chester and Minnie
    Written on the back: Taken on west side of James McKeown home.

    Headstones
    McKeown, James Alexander and Eva Laura Bandy    		McKeown, James Alexander and Eva Laura Bandy
    McKeown, James Alexander McKeown and Eva Laura Bandy headstone    		McKeown, James Alexander McKeown and Eva Laura Bandy headstone
    McKeown, James Alexander and Eva Laura Bandy    		McKeown, James Alexander and Eva Laura Bandy
    McKeown, James A. and Eva Laura Bandy    		McKeown, James A. and Eva Laura Bandy
    James Alexander McKeown and Eva Laura Bandy headstone, Kossuth Cemetery, Mediapolis, Iowa
    McKeown, James A. and Eva Laura Bandy    		McKeown, James A. and Eva Laura Bandy
    Kossuth with McKeown stone in the mid-distance

    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.
      James A. Thurs. May 13th 1851 12-PM.

      McKeown Family Bible record: Deaths.
      James A. McKeown died Aug 25 1928. Buried Aug 27 Kossuth Cemetery.
      [1]
    • Morning Sun News, Morning Sun, Iowa, 22 December 1892, Page 4. James McKeown has bought some lots in the northwest part of town.

      Morning Sun News-Herald, Morning Sun, Iowa, 16 October 1902, page 8. Charlie Waite has resigned as carrier on mail route No. 2, and James McKeown has been appointed his successor.

      Morning Sun News-Herald, Morning Sun, Iowa, 3 January 1907, page 1. James McKeown was painfully injured by being thrown out from a buggy.
    • Mr. and Mrs. James McKeown and son, Ralph, are en route to Winnipeg, Can., for a visit with friends. Mr. an Mrs. Conrad Casten expect to move over to the McKeown farm and look after things during their absence.
      Quad-City Times, Davenport, Iowa. Tuesday, 24 August 1926, page 2.
      [4]
    • Morning Sun, la., Aug. 28.-James A. McKeown, aged 77 years, who passed away at his home one mile northwest of town Saturday afternoon, was the eldest :son of John Glasgow and Anna Parker McKeown and was born May 15, 1851, near Lynn Grove, Ia. He was married to Miss Eva L. Bandy in Mediapolis, la., December 14, 1880. To this union were born five children, who with the wife and mother mourn the passing of a kind and loving husband and father. He also leaves to mourn his loss six grandchildren, one great grandchild and three sisters, Miss Samantha McKeown, Miss Sarah McKeown and Mrs. Emma Brewster of Mediapolis and three brothers, M. P of Muscatine, Albert of St Joe, Mo., and John of Oklahoma. Private funeral services were held at the home on Monday and burial was in Kossuth cemetery. Those present from a distance for the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. M. P. McKeown and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lord and granddaughter from Muscatine:; Mr. and Mrs. Albert McKeown and daughter of St. Joe, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. James Pritchard, Burlington; Mr. and Mrs. Albert Watson from near Mt. Pleasant; Frank Bandy and daughter of Washington; Stanley McKeown and family, Mr. and Mrs. Luther McKelvey of Wapello and a number of relative from Mediapolis and Winfield.
      Burlington Hawk-Eye Gazette, Burlington, Iowa. 29 August 1928, page 8.
      [3, 5]
    • Census info.
      1885 Iowa state census, Yellow Springs, Des Moines County, Iowa. James McKeown age 32; Eva age 25; and Roy B. age 1.

      1900 US census, Yellow Springs, Des Moines County, Iowa. James E. McKeown age 49; Eva E. age 37; Roy B. age 16; Alice I. age 14; and Alma E. age 14.

      1910 US census, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa. James C. McKeown, age 58; Eva L., age 46; Alma, age 24; Elsie, age 8; and Ralph, age 4.

      1910 US census, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa. James C. McKeown, age 58; Eva L., age 46; Alma, age 24; Elsie, age 8; and Ralph, age 4.

      1925 Iowa state census, Morning Sun, Des Moines County, Iowa. James A. McKeown age 73; Eva L. age 61; and Ralph E. age 18.
      [6]

  • Sources 
    1. [S1] McKeown family Bible.

    2. [S8] Find a Grave.

    3. [S3] Obituary.

    4. [S57] Newspaper article.

    5. [S57] Newspaper article, newspaperarchive.com.

    6. [S36] census record.


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