Chester Alan McKeown: McKeown Genealogy

1898 - 1952 (54 years)

Generation: 1

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.

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]

Children:

2. 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.
3. 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: 2

Evelyn Grace McKeown

(1.Chester¹) 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.

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

Evelyn married Robert Kenneth Thompson on 1 Jan 1941 in Northfield, Des Moines County, Iowa. Robert (son of Robert Knox Thompson and Blanche Verona Baird) 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. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

4. 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.

Lucille Irene McKeown

(1.Chester¹) 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.

Notes:

Lucille McKeown returned from Iowa City Monday. She fell at school a few days ago and broke a bone in her limb. She has it in a cast and gets about on crutches.

The Burlington Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa. Friday, 9 May 1930

Brockly, Lucille Irene
March 19, 1922-March 31, 2013
Dousman, WI – Lucille Irene Brockly passed away March 31, 2013 at the Masonic Health Care Center in Dousman, WI. She was a resident at the Masonic Village on the Square, Dousman, since June 2006. Lucille was born on March 19, 1922 to Chester and Minnie (Wunnenberg) McKeown in Yarmouth, IA. She married Donald R. Hedges on Oct. 9, 1943 in Bloomington, IN. Together they ran the D&L Drive-In in Darien, WI from 1953 to 1966. They divorced in 1979. In 1983 she married Frank (Joe) Brockly of rural Beloit, WI. Lucille got her private pilot’s license late in life and really loved flying. She also enjoyed “hanger talk” with other pilots at her retirement home. She encouraged all she met to decide what you want in life and got for it, or as she would say “Do it, do it!”
Lucille is survived by her sister, Evelyn Thompson of Burlington, IA.; daughters, Linda Hedges of Madison WI, and Edna Hiltner, son-in-law Bill Hiltner of Shorewood, WI; grandchildren, John Ehringer, Rhys Hiltner and Elsa Hiltner; grandson-in-law, Carl Shook Great-grandson, Alonzo Shook, and a nephew, Lee Thompson. She was preceded in death by Don, Joe, and nephew, Alan Thompson.
A celebration of Lucille’s life will be held at the Masonic Village on the Square, Dousman, WI, on Friday, April 5, 2013, at 2:30 p.m. Private burial service at Darien Cemetery.
Lucille’s family requests that in lieu of other expression of sympathy that you enjoy pursuing your own goal – “Do it!”
Betzer Funeral Home is serving the family.
Janesville Gazette, Janesville, Wissonsin. 4 April 2013.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107811185/lucille-irene-brockly

Lucille married Donald Ralph Hedges on 9 Oct 1943 in Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, and was divorced in 1979. Donald was born on 25 Jun 1921 in Edgar County, Illinois; died on 26 Jun 1996 in Walworth County, Wisconsin; was buried in Mount Phillip Cemetery, Clinton, Rock County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Generation: 3

Alan Thompson

(2.Evelyn², 1.Chester¹) 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.

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]

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Chester Alan McKeown