Thomas Paxton McKeown
1895 - 1986 (91 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
1. Thomas Paxton McKeown was born on 30 Jul 1895 in Jewell County, Kansas; died on 20 Nov 1986 in Nuckolls County, Nebraska; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Superior, Nuckolls County, Nebraska. Other Events:
- Occupation: farmer
- Census: 1930, Montana, Jewell County, Kansas
- Census: 1940, Montana, Jewell County, Kansas
Notes:
Lincoln Journal Star (Lincoln, NE), Friday, November 21, 1986; pg. 23
McKeown - Tom P., 91, rural Superior, died Thursday. Born Jewell County, Kan. Member, Webber, Kan., United Methodist Church, Kansas Home Guard during WWI. Survivors: wife, Estella; daughters, Mrs. Don (Norman) Bargen, Nora, Mrs. Don (Phyllis) Hurd, Formoso, Kan.; son, Keith, rural Superior; brother, Clifford, Kansas City, Mo.; 10 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren.
Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Webber United Methodist Church, Webber, Kan. The Rev. Elton Hunter. Evergreen Cemetery, Superior.
Marriage license announcement from Find a Grave:
Concordia Press (Concordia, KS), Thursday, June 19, 1924; pg. 5.
A marriage license was issued Wednesday to Thomas P. McKeown, age 28 of Superior, Nebr., and Estella Maud Harkins, age 20, of Superior.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40970002/thomas-paxton-mckeown
Section 1, Lot 91Thomas married Estella Harkins on 18 Jun 1924 in Clyde, Cloud County, Kansas. Estella was born on 29 May 1904 in Jewell County, Kansas; died on 23 Mar 2002 in Superior, Nuckolls County, Nebraska; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Superior, Nuckolls County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Helen Joy McKeown
was born on 11 Mar 1925 in Kansas; died on 28 Aug 1927 in Superior, Nuckolls County, Nebraska; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Superior, Nuckolls County, Nebraska. - 3. Thomas Keith McKeown was born on 25 May 1927 in Jewell County, Kansas; died on 22 Oct 2020 in Superior, Nuckolls County, Nebraska; was buried in Webber Cemetery, Webber, Jewell County, Kansas.
Generation: 2
2. Helen Joy McKeown (1.Thomas1) was born on 11 Mar 1925 in Kansas; died on 28 Aug 1927 in Superior, Nuckolls County, Nebraska; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Superior, Nuckolls County, Nebraska. Notes:
Helen Joy McKeown
Helen Joy McKeown was born March 11th, 1925, and died at the home of her parents after a short illness on August 28th, 1927. She was the child of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McKeown, living southeast of Superior, Nebraska.
Funeral services were held at the Presbyterian church on Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. Interment was made in the Superior cemetery.
Superior Weekly Journal, Superior, Nebraska. Thursday, 1 September 1927.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40970078/helen-joy-mckeown
Section 1, Lot 913. Thomas Keith McKeown (1.Thomas1) was born on 25 May 1927 in Jewell County, Kansas; died on 22 Oct 2020 in Superior, Nuckolls County, Nebraska; was buried in Webber Cemetery, Webber, Jewell County, Kansas. Notes:
Keith McKeown, the son of Thomas P. and Estella (Harkins) McKeown, was born on May 25, 1927 in Jewell County, Kansas. He passed away on October 22, 2020 at his home in Superior, Nebraska at the age of 93 years, 4 months, 27 days.
Keith attended Valley View Country school and was a Superior High School graduate. He was a lifelong farmer. On February 15, 1950, he was united in marriage to Rose Marie Demaray at their home three miles south of Superior in Jewell County Kansas. This union was blessed with 4 children.
He was a member of the Lions Club, and the Webber Methodist Church.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Rose Marie on June 16, 2013 and his sister Helen Joy McKeown.
He is survived by his sons Daniel McKeown and wife Virginia of Webber, Kansas; Dwayne McKeown of Wichita, Kansas; and daughters Lynette Bartley and husband Gail of Webber, Kansas and Susan Traeger and husband Dana of Fairbury, Nebraska; 2 granddaughters Emily Marie Eakins and husband Tony of Clyde, Kansas and Madeline Grace Hoard of Hays, Kansas; two great grandchildren, Ember and Ryder Eakins. He is also survived by his sisters Norma Bargen of Superior, Nebraska and Phyllis Hurd Mankato, Kansas; other relatives and a host of friends
Graveside Memorial Services at: Webber Cemetery, Webber, Kansas.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/217612505/thomas-keith-mckeownThomas married Rose Marie Demaray on 15 Feb 1950 in Jewell County, Kansas. Rose was born on 19 Aug 1929 in Jewell County, Kansas; died on 16 Jun 2013 in Superior, Nuckolls County, Nebraska; was buried in Webber Cemetery, Webber, Jewell County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]