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Eli Keeney

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Ray County, Missouri, United States
Death: November 10, 1878 (49)
Lane County, OR, United States
Place of Burial: Pleasant Hill, Lane County, OR, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of John Jonathan Keeney, Jr and Mary Ramsey Keeney
Husband of Elizabeth G. Keeney
Brother of Mary Eleanor Keeney; Thomas Keeney; Isley Keeney; Captain Johathan Keeney, Capt; Daughter Keeney and 7 others

Managed by: Danielle Sue Bond
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About Eli Keeney

Eli was the twin brother of Elias Keeney. He married Elizabeth Pierce in Henry County, Missouri on February 24, 1848. Nine children were born to this union. In 1851 Eli brought his family west on the Oregon Trail with many other family members on the Keeney Wagon Train. Eli and Elizabeth's infant daughter, Frances Ann, died near the end of the journey and was buried near The Dalles, Oregon near the Columbia River. Eli settled near Pleasant Hill, Oregon and farmed there. Eli volunteered during the Rouge River Indian Wars.

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Eli Keeney's Timeline

1828
December 18, 1828
Ray County, Missouri, United States
1878
November 10, 1878
Age 49
Lane County, OR, United States
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Keeney Cemetery, Pleasant Hill, Lane County, OR, United States