His first marriage was to Julia Griffith. They were the parents of two daughters, Minnie and Ida. After Julia's death in the 1870's, he married her sister, Melvina, who previously had married a McDonald. Joseph and Melvina were the parents of Roscoe and Nora Jane.
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The Gazette, Danville, Indiana,
April 17, 1913:
Jos. D. Keeney, 67, uncle of Geo. A. Keeney of this place, died at his home in Indianapolis, Sunday, of pneumonia. The Indianapolis Star of Monday gives the following history of the deceased:
"A desire to assist in relieving the stricken residents of the flooded district caused the death from pneumonia of J. D. Keeney, 67 years old, 1001 Ashland avenue, yesterday afternoon. Mr. Keeney, who was a member of the College Avenue Baptist church and deeply involved in missions, gave much of his time to working in West Indianapolis. He contracted a cold which eventually resulted in pneumonia.
"He was taken ill a week ago yesterday when he returned from the flood district and on Tuesday was confined to his bed. He owned considerable property in Rainstown, Hendricks County, Indiana, where he operated a general merchandise store for twenty-five years, retiring ten years ago when he moved to Indianapolis. He gave a month's rent on his Rainstown property to the flood sufferers' relief fund, as well as making several other contributions.
"Mr. Keeney devoted considerable time to experiments and was the inventor of the King mop, a revolving kitchen cabinet, and a combination table-bed, besides several other smaller household articles.
"A widow and two daughters survive. The daughters are Mrs. Ida Lambert, Shoals, Ind., and Mrs. Nora Paughman, 924 East Tenth street. The funeral will be held at the home on Ashland avenue tomorrow morning and burial will be at Brownsburg, Ind."
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The Gazette, Danville, Indiana,
April 17, 1913:
Jos. D. Keeney, 67, uncle of Geo. A. Keeney of this place, died at his home in Indianapolis, Sunday, of pneumonia. The Indianapolis Star of Monday gives the following history of the deceased:
"A desire to assist in relieving the stricken residents of the flooded district caused the death from pneumonia of J. D. Keeney, 67 years old, 1001 Ashland avenue, yesterday afternoon. Mr. Keeney, who was a member of the College Avenue Baptist church and deeply involved in missions, gave much of his time to working in West Indianapolis. He contracted a cold which eventually resulted in pneumonia.
"He was taken ill a week ago yesterday when he returned from the flood district and on Tuesday was confined to his bed. He owned considerable property in Rainstown, Hendricks County, Indiana, where he operated a general merchandise store for twenty-five years, retiring ten years ago when he moved to Indianapolis. He gave a month's rent on his Rainstown property to the flood sufferers' relief fund, as well as making several other contributions.
"Mr. Keeney devoted considerable time to experiments and was the inventor of the King mop, a revolving kitchen cabinet, and a combination table-bed, besides several other smaller household articles.
"A widow and two daughters survive. The daughters are Mrs. Ida Lambert, Shoals, Ind., and Mrs. Nora Paughman, 924 East Tenth street. The funeral will be held at the home on Ashland avenue tomorrow morning and burial will be at Brownsburg, Ind."
His first marriage was to Julia Griffith. They were the parents of two daughters, Minnie and Ida. After Julia's death in the 1870's, he married her sister, Melvina, who previously had married a McDonald. Joseph and Melvina were the parents of Roscoe and Nora Jane.
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The Gazette, Danville, Indiana,
April 17, 1913:
Jos. D. Keeney, 67, uncle of Geo. A. Keeney of this place, died at his home in Indianapolis, Sunday, of pneumonia. The Indianapolis Star of Monday gives the following history of the deceased:
"A desire to assist in relieving the stricken residents of the flooded district caused the death from pneumonia of J. D. Keeney, 67 years old, 1001 Ashland avenue, yesterday afternoon. Mr. Keeney, who was a member of the College Avenue Baptist church and deeply involved in missions, gave much of his time to working in West Indianapolis. He contracted a cold which eventually resulted in pneumonia.
"He was taken ill a week ago yesterday when he returned from the flood district and on Tuesday was confined to his bed. He owned considerable property in Rainstown, Hendricks County, Indiana, where he operated a general merchandise store for twenty-five years, retiring ten years ago when he moved to Indianapolis. He gave a month's rent on his Rainstown property to the flood sufferers' relief fund, as well as making several other contributions.
"Mr. Keeney devoted considerable time to experiments and was the inventor of the King mop, a revolving kitchen cabinet, and a combination table-bed, besides several other smaller household articles.
"A widow and two daughters survive. The daughters are Mrs. Ida Lambert, Shoals, Ind., and Mrs. Nora Paughman, 924 East Tenth street. The funeral will be held at the home on Ashland avenue tomorrow morning and burial will be at Brownsburg, Ind."
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The Gazette, Danville, Indiana,
April 17, 1913:
Jos. D. Keeney, 67, uncle of Geo. A. Keeney of this place, died at his home in Indianapolis, Sunday, of pneumonia. The Indianapolis Star of Monday gives the following history of the deceased:
"A desire to assist in relieving the stricken residents of the flooded district caused the death from pneumonia of J. D. Keeney, 67 years old, 1001 Ashland avenue, yesterday afternoon. Mr. Keeney, who was a member of the College Avenue Baptist church and deeply involved in missions, gave much of his time to working in West Indianapolis. He contracted a cold which eventually resulted in pneumonia.
"He was taken ill a week ago yesterday when he returned from the flood district and on Tuesday was confined to his bed. He owned considerable property in Rainstown, Hendricks County, Indiana, where he operated a general merchandise store for twenty-five years, retiring ten years ago when he moved to Indianapolis. He gave a month's rent on his Rainstown property to the flood sufferers' relief fund, as well as making several other contributions.
"Mr. Keeney devoted considerable time to experiments and was the inventor of the King mop, a revolving kitchen cabinet, and a combination table-bed, besides several other smaller household articles.
"A widow and two daughters survive. The daughters are Mrs. Ida Lambert, Shoals, Ind., and Mrs. Nora Paughman, 924 East Tenth street. The funeral will be held at the home on Ashland avenue tomorrow morning and burial will be at Brownsburg, Ind."
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