James John KEEGAN

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Horticulturalist
• Census: 1901, Scotland, UK
• Census: 1911, 52 Moat St, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
• Immigration: 24 Feb 1912, Scotland to United States
• Census: 1920, 1402 Bass Ave, Columbia Ward 4, Boone, Missouri, USA
• Occupation: 1928; Gave Creameryman as profession on passenger manifest to Scotland
• Census: 1930, 1815 William St, Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Birth:
Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
Name: James Keegan Gender: Male Birth Date: 13 Jul 1866
Birth Place: Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland
Father: Terrence Keegan Mother: Mary Keegan
FHL Film Number: 6035516
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQ5N-4YN

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Census:
1901 KEEGAN JAMES M 34 ST GEORGE MIDLOTHIAN 685/01111/000005

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Died:
Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index Name: James John Keegan
Birth Date: 13 Jul 1864* Birth Place: Penicuick, Scotland Death Date: 6 Feb 1944
Death Place: Fairfield, Wayne, Illinois Burial Date: 8 Feb 1944 Burial Place: Fairfield, Wayne, Illinois
Cemetery Name: Maple Hill Death Age: 79#
Occupation: Retired Horticulturist Marital Status: M
Gender: Male Residence: Fairfield, Wayne, Illinois
Father Name: Terrence Keegan Father Birth Place: Ireland
Mother Name: Margaret M. Todd^ Mother Birth Place: Ireland Spouse Name: Elizabeth
FHL Film Number: 1983615
*Born 13 Jul 1866 as per https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQ5N-4YN.
Birth year also fits with 1895 marriage in which his age is given as 29.
#Because of confusion of year of birth, he may have only been 77.
^Confusion here as Elizabeth's maiden name was Todd and on marriage cert, his mother's maiden name is given as Keegan (Keegan married Keegan)

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James married Elizabeth TODD on 5 Aug 1895 in St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. Elizabeth (daughter of John TODD and Margaret SPIERS) was born on 23 Jan 1863 in Java Lodge, Lochdonhead, Torosay, Argyll, Scotland, UK; died on 23 Sep 1945 in St Louis, Missouri, USA; was buried on 24 Sep 1945 in Maple Hill Cemetery, Fairfield, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
1895 marriages in the district of Saint Andrew in the Burgh of Edinburgh No 317 1895 On the Fifth day of August at St Mary's Cathedral, Brighton Street, Edinburgh After Banns according to the forms of the Roman Catholic Church
James Keegan, Van Driver, Bachelor, aged 29 of Jeffrey Street, Edinburgh Father: Terrance Keegan Mason's Labourer Mother: Mary Keegan M.S. Keegan
AND Elizabeth Todd, domestic servant, spinster aged 28* of Inverleith Place, Edinburgh Father: John Todd Gamekeeper Mother: Margaret Todd M.S. Spiers Witnesses: M. Keegan, Mary Ann Todd
*She was actually 32

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1. William John KEEGAN was born on 4 Jun 1896 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK; died on 15 Mar 1967 in Buckner, Missouri, USA; was buried on 18 Mar 1967 in Buckner Cemetery, Buckner, Missouri, USA.
2. Margaret Mary KEEGAN was born on 19 May 1898 in 33 Temple Park Crescent, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK; died on 9 Feb 1995 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
3. Norah Elizabeth KEEGAN was born on 15 Jun 1900 in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, UK; died on 8 Nov 1970 in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA; was buried on 10 Nov 1970 in Westminster Gardens, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA.