1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River Disrict; Panther; taken 16 Jan 1920; Page 267B;
Image 30 of 43; Family #298/302.
Listed as Curry? Justice; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, William A. Justice.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken 8 Apr 1930; Page 203A; Iamge 4 of 42;
Family #31/32.
Listed as Quary Justice; age 19; born in WV; single; farm laborer; in household of father, William
A. Justice.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1932); Page 308; WV Archives Website.
Quarry Justice; age 24; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; farmer; living at Panther, WV; son of William
and Amanda; married on 19 Dec 1932 in Panther, WV; Stacey Lester; age 22; born in McDowell Co,
WV; single; living at Panther, WV; daughter of Harman and Nancy.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #7548; WV Archives Website.
Quary Justice; age 27 yrs, 7 mons, 25 days; born 9 Nov 1909 at Panther, WV; married; husband of
Stella Justice; timberman; living at Panther, WV; son of William and Amanda (Matney) Justice; died
4 May 1937 in Grace Hospital, Welch, WV; due to colitis with septicemia , blood stream infection;
buried 7 May 1937 at Panther, WV; informant, William Justice, Panther, WV
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1932); Page 308; WV Archives Website.
Quarry Justice; age 24; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; farmer; living at Panther, WV; son of William
and Amanda; married on 19 Dec 1932 in Panther, WV; Stacey Lester; age 22; born in McDowell Co,
WV; single; living at Panther, WV; daughter of Harman and Nancy.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River Disrict; Panther; taken 16 Jan 1920; Page 267B;
Image 30 of 43; Family #298/302.
Listed as Curry? Justice; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, William A. Justice.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken 8 Apr 1930; Page 203A; Iamge 4 of 42;
Family #31/32.
Listed as Quary Justice; age 19; born in WV; single; farm laborer; in household of father, William
A. Justice.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1932); Page 308; WV Archives Website.
Quarry Justice; age 24; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; farmer; living at Panther, WV; son of William
and Amanda; married on 19 Dec 1932 in Panther, WV; Stacey Lester; age 22; born in McDowell Co,
WV; single; living at Panther, WV; daughter of Harman and Nancy.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #7548; WV Archives Website.
Quary Justice; age 27 yrs, 7 mons, 25 days; born 9 Nov 1909 at Panther, WV; married; husband of
Stella Justice; timberman; living at Panther, WV; son of William and Amanda (Matney) Justice; died
4 May 1937 in Grace Hospital, Welch, WV; due to colitis with septicemia , blood stream infection;
buried 7 May 1937 at Panther, WV; informant, William Justice, Panther, WV
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #12328; Ancestry.com Website.
George Allen Keen; age 18; born and living in Jolo, WV; single; motorman; son of Jess and Lilly J.
(Rose) Keen; married on 28 May 1960 in Lebanon, VA; Dorothy Louise Kennedy; age 18; born at
Rock Ridge, WV single; living in Jolo, WV; daughter of W.A. and Juanita (Beavers) Kennedy.
2. Ohio, U.S., Marriage Abstracts, 1970, 1972-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name George A Keen
Age 36
Birth Year abt 1942
Residence County Cuyahoga
Spouse's Name Patrici S Jobe
Spouse's Age 31
Spouse's Birth Year abt 1947
Cuyahoga
Marriage Date 6 Aug 1978
Marriage License County Cuyahoga
Certificate Number 52446
Volume Number 9521"
3. Ohio, U.S., Divorce Abstracts, 1962-1963, 1967-1971, 1973-2007: Ancestry.com Website.
"Name George A Keen
Birth Year 1941
Times Married 3
Residence Cleveland, Cuyahoga
Spouse's Name Patrici Keen
Spouse's Birth Year 1946
Spouse's Residence Cleveland, Cuyahoga
Marriage Duration (Years) 06
Number of Minor Children 1
To Whom Decree Granted Dissolution
Cuyahoga
Decree Date 17 Jan 1985
Certificate Number 774
Volume Number 5464
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name George Allen Keen [George A Keen]
Gender Male
Race White
Birth Date 14 Sep 1941
Birth Place Jolo McDowel, West Virginia
Death Date 16 Sep 1996
Father Jess Keen
Mother Lily J Rose
SSN 235649722
Notes Nov 1958: Name listed as GEORGE ALLEN KEEN;
27 Sep 1996: Name listed as GEORGE A KEEN"
5. Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name George Allen Keen Sr
Gender Male
Race White
Age 55
Birth Date 14 Sep 1941
Birth Place West Virginia, USA
Death Date 16 Sep 1996
Death Hospital Hospital/D.O.A.
Death Place London, Madison, USA
Inquest Hospital Madison County Hospital
072560
Father Keen
Mother Rose
Inquest Questions Time of Death: 09:40 AM
Education 7
Military service No
Industry Not specified manufacturing industries
Occupation Miscellaneous machine operators, not elsewhere classified
6. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 13 Jul 2018.
"George Allen Keen Sr.
Birth 14 Sep 1941
Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Death 16 Sep 1996 (aged 55)
London, Madison County, Ohio, USA
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 191348061"
1. North Carolina, U.S., Birth Indexes, 1800-2000; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Patricia S Jobe
Event Type Birth
Birth Date 13 Aug 1946
Birth Place Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Parent1 Name Jubert B Jobe
Volume 105
Page 644"
2. Ohio, U.S., Marriage Abstracts, 1970, 1972-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name George A Keen
Age 36
Birth Year abt 1942
Residence County Cuyahoga
Spouse's Name Patrici S Jobe
Spouse's Age 31
Spouse's Birth Year abt 1947
Cuyahoga
Marriage Date 6 Aug 1978
Marriage License County Cuyahoga
Certificate Number 52446
Volume Number 9521"
3. Ohio, U.S., Divorce Abstracts, 1962-1963, 1967-1971, 1973-2007: Ancestry.com Website.
"Name George A Keen
Birth Year 1941
Times Married 3
Residence Cleveland, Cuyahoga
Spouse's Name Patrici Keen
Spouse's Birth Year 1946
Spouse's Residence Cleveland, Cuyahoga
Marriage Duration (Years) 06
Number of Minor Children 1
To Whom Decree Granted Dissolution
Cuyahoga
Decree Date 17 Jan 1985
Certificate Number 774
Volume Number 5464
4. Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Patricia S keen [Patricia Jobe]
Gender Female
Race White
Age 70
Birth Date 13 Aug 1946
Birth Place North Carolina, USA
Residence Place Ohio, USA
Death Date 2 Dec 2016
Death Hospital Nursing Home/Long Term Care Facility
Death Place Ohio, USA
Father Jobe
Inquest Questions Autopsy Performed?: NO; Autopsy Findings Available?: Not Applicable; Manner of Death: Natural; Pregnant at Time of Death?: Not Applicable; Tobacco Use Contribute to Death?: UNKNOWN; Method of Disposition: Cremation;
Education Associate's Degree
Industry HEALTH CARE
Occupation Lpn"
5. U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Patricia S. Keen
Death Age 70
Birth Date abt 1946
Residence Place Madison
Death Date 2 Dec 2016
Death Place Geneva Shores
Obituary Date 6 Sep 2021"
1. Ohio, U.S., Birth Index, 1908-1998; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Jennifer Louise Keen
Birth Date 26 Jul 1979
Birth Place Ohio, USA
Birth Registration Date 9 Aug 1979
Certificate Number 1979120408
Father George Allen Keen
Mother Patricia Sharon Keen"
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #12328; Ancestry.com Website.
George Allen Keen; age 18; born and living in Jolo, WV; single; motorman; son of Jess and Lilly J.
(Rose) Keen; married on 28 May 1960 in Lebanon, VA; Dorothy Louise Kennedy; age 18; born at
Rock Ridge, WV single; living in Jolo, WV; daughter of W.A. and Juanita (Beavers) Kennedy.
2. Ohio, U.S., Marriage Abstracts, 1970, 1972-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name George A Keen
Age 36
Birth Year abt 1942
Residence County Cuyahoga
Spouse's Name Patrici S Jobe
Spouse's Age 31
Spouse's Birth Year abt 1947
Cuyahoga
Marriage Date 6 Aug 1978
Marriage License County Cuyahoga
Certificate Number 52446
Volume Number 9521"
3. Ohio, U.S., Divorce Abstracts, 1962-1963, 1967-1971, 1973-2007: Ancestry.com Website.
"Name George A Keen
Birth Year 1941
Times Married 3
Residence Cleveland, Cuyahoga
Spouse's Name Patrici Keen
Spouse's Birth Year 1946
Spouse's Residence Cleveland, Cuyahoga
Marriage Duration (Years) 06
Number of Minor Children 1
To Whom Decree Granted Dissolution
Cuyahoga
Decree Date 17 Jan 1985
Certificate Number 774
Volume Number 5464
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name George Allen Keen [George A Keen]
Gender Male
Race White
Birth Date 14 Sep 1941
Birth Place Jolo McDowel, West Virginia
Death Date 16 Sep 1996
Father Jess Keen
Mother Lily J Rose
SSN 235649722
Notes Nov 1958: Name listed as GEORGE ALLEN KEEN;
27 Sep 1996: Name listed as GEORGE A KEEN"
5. Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name George Allen Keen Sr
Gender Male
Race White
Age 55
Birth Date 14 Sep 1941
Birth Place West Virginia, USA
Death Date 16 Sep 1996
Death Hospital Hospital/D.O.A.
Death Place London, Madison, USA
Inquest Hospital Madison County Hospital
072560
Father Keen
Mother Rose
Inquest Questions Time of Death: 09:40 AM
Education 7
Military service No
Industry Not specified manufacturing industries
Occupation Miscellaneous machine operators, not elsewhere classified
6. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 13 Jul 2018.
"George Allen Keen Sr.
Birth 14 Sep 1941
Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Death 16 Sep 1996 (aged 55)
London, Madison County, Ohio, USA
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 191348061"
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #12328; Ancestry.com Website.
George Allen Keen; age 18; born and living in Jolo, WV; single; motorman; son of Jess and Lilly J.
(Rose) Keen; married on 28 May 1960 in Lebanon, VA; Dorothy Louise Kennedy; age 18; born at
Rock Ridge, WV single; living in Jolo, WV; daughter of W.A. and Juanita (Beavers) Kennedy.
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Elizabeth Reed; 25 Jul 2011.
"Noah Arthur Keen
Birth 6 Sep 1905
Death 21 Dec 1948 (aged 43)
Burial Noah Stewart Cemetery
Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 73928086"
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Elizabeth Reed; 25 Jul 2011.
"Amanda Elizabeth “Mandy” Evans Keen
Birth 14 Dec 1905
Kentucky, USA
Death 12 Mar 1987 (aged 81)
Tazewell, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Burial Noah Stewart Cemetery
Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 73927965"
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Mary Fry Stevens; 10 Jan 2013.
"PFC Estel Keene
Birth 4 Sep 1926
Stacy, Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Death 1 Jul 1993 (aged 66)
Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 103378112"Additional Information Posted:
"Parents: Mr and Mrs Arthur Keene
"Marrage 1: Emma Brown
"PFC US ARMY
WORLD WAR II "
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Sidney Allen; 13 May 2012.
"Emma Frances Brown Riley
Birth 27 Mar 1932
Death 12 May 2012 (aged 80)
Burial Mount Auburn Memorial Park
Stickney, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Memorial ID 90098328"Additional Information Posted: "Emma Frances Brown Riley of Union Grove passed away on Saturday. She was born in Whitewood, Virginia and had lived in Chicago, Illinois most of her life. She was of the Pentecostal faith.
"She was preceded in death by her son, Samuel Tyree Jr., her daughters, Tina Keene and Joyce Keene Schavier, her great-granddaughter, Holli Ann Schavier. Her parents, William Clinton and Maggie Craft Brown; Five sisters, Celia Smith, Gladys Mullins, Alice Clifton, Myrah Bell Keen, and Dolly Miller; Six brothers, Hufford Brown, Oscar Brown, Sherman Brown, Oliver Brown, Frenchman Brown and Byrd Brown.
"She is survived by her daughters, Eula Keene (Frank) Quigley and Loretta Keene (Michael) Lawson. Her sons, Arthur (Martha) Keene, John (Tammy) Tyree and Andy (Becky) Tyree. 20 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren, and one sister, Lomia Brown Nalley.
"Visitation will be Monday evening, May 14th,from 6 until 8pm and Tuesday evening, May 15th, from 5 until 8pm at Spry Funeral Home of Huntsville. A one hour visitation will be Friday at 1pm at the Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Stickney, Illinois. Graveside funeral services will follow at Mount Auburn Cemetery, Grace Lawn, also in Stickney (Cook County, IL).
"Information provided by Spry Funeral Home, Huntsville, internet"
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Mary Fry Stevens; 10 Jan 2013.
"PFC Estel Keene
Birth 4 Sep 1926
Stacy, Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Death 1 Jul 1993 (aged 66)
Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 103378112"Additional Information Posted:
"Parents: Mr and Mrs Arthur Keene
"Marrage 1: Emma Brown
"PFC US ARMY
WORLD WAR II "
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Jolo; E.D. 24-60; taken on 7 May 1940;
Page 1233A; Image 103 of 132; Household #807.
Listed as Flora Day; age 12; born in WV; 1st grade education; attending school;
lived in same house on 1 Apr1935; in household of father, William Day.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1948); Page 295; WV Archives Web Site.
James Pruitt; age 24; born and living at Jolo, WV; single; married on 18 oct 1948 at Jolo, WV;
Flora Belle Day; age 20; born and living at Jolo, WV; single; with consent of Eliza Jane Day,
mother of Flora Belle Day.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Vernon Miller; 23 Jun 2014.
" Flora Belle Day Keene
Birth 29 Dec 1927
Jolo, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 20 Jun 2014 (aged 86)
Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Tom Sparks Cemetery
Bradshaw, McDowell County, West Virginia"Additional Information Posted:
"Flora Belle (Day) Pruitt-Keene, 86, of Charles Town, WV, went to be with the Lord on Friday, June 20, 2014 at her home where she resided with her grandson, Dwayne and wife Michele and great-grandchildren D.J. and Zoe(who was the one who poured her heart into taking care of her Maw Maw). Born December 29, 1927 at Snake Ridge at Three Forks (Jolo), she was the daughter of the late William Day and Liza Jane (Payne) Day."In addition to her parents, she was preceded in the death by her first and second husbands, James H. Pruitt and Estel Keene; one son, Roland Pruitt, brothers; Robert, Gilbert and Isaac Day; two sisters; Virgie Cole and Clara Estep; one great-grandson Jacob Dodson.
"Flora Belle, who loved to travel, also enjoyed canning, quilting, sewing, crocheting, and helping others in their time of need; in particular cooking for others. She was especially famous among her great-grandchildren for her strawberry preserves. She was a member of Bradshaw Mountain Community Church.
"Flora is survived by her daughter, Carol Ann McKinney and husband Dennis; son, Ralph E. Pruitt and wife Edna both of Martinsburg, WV; one brother Hurstin Day and wife Christine of Jolo, WV.
"She is also survived by five grandchildren, Jennifer Powell, Jeffrey McKinney, Dwayne Pruitt and wife Michele, Angela Wills and husband Frank, and Chrystal Dodson and husband Alex. She also had ten great-grandchildren, Kayla and Kelsey Powell, Tesla and Tiffany McKinney, Sabrea Fitzgerald, Zoe and D.J. Pruitt, Taylor Berry, Timothy Pruitt, Destiny Baker, Ania Dodson and Alyssa Dodson.
"Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Sunday, June 29, 2014 at Bradshaw Mountain Community Church. Brother Bob Blevins, Brother Tim Day and Brother Darrell Long will officiate. Burial will follow in Tom Sparks Cemetery at Rock Ridge near Paynesville...."
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 30 Apr 1930, Page 219B,
Family #300.
Listed as Sylvester Keene, age 5, born in WV, in household of father, Miles H. Keene.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Miles H. And Martha Lester Keene"; Article; Page 204; submitted by Joyce Reed,
HC 61, Box 27B, Paynesville, WV 24873.
"...He (Miles H.) and Martha were the parents of fourteen children. Their names are as follows:
Sarah. born 1906; Lydia, stillborn 1908; Rebecca, born 1910 died 1919; Rhoda, born 1912, died
1961; Gilmer, born 1914; Everett born 1916, died 1991; Ellis, born 1919, died 1925; Nancy Mae,
born 1922; Vester, born 1924, died in 1979; Cecil, born 1927, died 1927; Mildred, born 1929, died
1995; Edson, born in 1932, died in 1939; Marie, born 1933, Edna, born 1935...."
3. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Nancy Mae Keene Mullins"; Article; Page 217; submitted by Joyce Reed, HC-61;
Box 27-B, Paynesville, WV 24873.
4. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #38843; Ancestry.com Website.
Sylvester Keene; age 31; born and living in Bradshaw, WV; divorced; one previous marriage; miner;
son of Harper and Martha (Lester) Keene; married on 8 Dec 1956 in Lebanon, VA; Virginia Pearl
christian ; maiden name Taylor; age 25; born and living in Yukon, WV; widow; one previous
marriage; daughter of Jasper S. and Florence (South) Taylor.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Patty Greene; 26 Jul 20184.
"Sylvester Keene
Birth 1924
Death 1979 (aged 54–55)
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 191681661"Additional Information Posted:
"PVT, US Army, World War II Veteran
"Inscription PVT, US Army, WWII"
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 30 Apr 1930, Page 219B, Family #300.
Listed as Sylvester Keene, age 5, born in WV, in household of father, Miles H. Keene.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Miles H. And Martha Lester Keene"; Article; Page 204; submitted by Joyce Reed,
HC 61, Box 27B, Paynesville, WV 24873.
3. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Nancy Mae Keene Mullins"; Article; Page 217; submitted by Joyce Reed, HC-61;
Box 27-B, Paynesville, WV 24873.
4. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #38843; Ancestry.com Website.
Sylvester Keene; age 31; born and living in Bradshaw, WV; divorced; one previous marriage; miner;
son of Harper and Martha (Lester) Keene; married on 8 Dec 1956 in Lebanon, VA; Virginia Pearl
christian ; maiden name Taylor; age 25; born and living in Yukon, WV; widow; one previous
marriage; daughter of Jasper S. and Florence (South) Taylor.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Patty Greene; 26 Jul 20184.
"Sylvester Keene
Birth 1924
Death 1979 (aged 54–55)
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 191681661"Additional Information Posted:
"PVT, US Army, World War II Veteran
"Inscription PVT, US Army, WWII"
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 30 Apr 1930, Page 219B, Family #300.
Listed as Sylvester Keene, age 5, born in WV, in household of father, Miles H. Keene.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Miles H. And Martha Lester Keene"; Article; Page 204; submitted by Joyce Reed,
HC 61, Box 27B, Paynesville, WV 24873.
3. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Nancy Mae Keene Mullins"; Article; Page 217; submitted by Joyce Reed, HC-61;
Box 27-B, Paynesville, WV 24873.
4. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #38843; Ancestry.com Website.
Sylvester Keene; age 31; born and living in Bradshaw, WV; divorced; one previous marriage; miner;
son of Harper and Martha (Lester) Keene; married on 8 Dec 1956 in Lebanon, VA; Virginia Pearl
christian ; maiden name Taylor; age 25; born and living in Yukon, WV; widow; one previous
marriage; daughter of Jasper S. and Florence (South) Taylor.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Patty Greene; 26 Jul 20184.
"Sylvester Keene
Birth 1924
Death 1979 (aged 54–55)
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 191681661"Additional Information Posted:
"PVT, US Army, World War II Veteran
"Inscription PVT, US Army, WWII"