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About John Jonathan Keeney, Jr
John Jr.'s occupations were farmer, ferryman, blacksmith, locksmith, but best remembered as a gunsmith. Five of his rifles were carried west with five of his sons. The rifle carried by Jonathan Keeney is on display at the Oregon Historical Society. In 1805, he married Mary Ramsey Buckhalter. In 1811, John and his family moved to Fayette County, Indiana where John held a land claim. The family moved again to Ray County, Missouri in about 1825. In the early 1840's, tuberculosis struck the family and three sons (Thomas, Isley and Abraham) died within months of one another. All three left behind wives and young children. John Jr., himself, died of tuberculosis, December 6, 1845, in Holt County, Missouri.
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John Jonathan Keeney, Jr's Timeline
| 1772 |
June 24, 1772
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Virginia or East Tennessee, USA
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| 1806 |
April 6, 1806
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Fayette County, IN, United States
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September 1808
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Fayette, Boone County, Indiana, United States
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May 15, 1811
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Fayetteville, Lawrence County, Indiana, United States
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April 27, 1813
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Fayette, Boone County, Indiana, United States
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1815
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| 1816 |
August 20, 1816
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Fayette County, Indiana
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1817
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Fayette, Boone County, Indiana, United States
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| 1818 |
December 10, 1818
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Fayette, Boone County, Indiana, United States
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