Thomas H. Keeney

H. W. Beckwith, History of Vermilion County (Chicago: H. H. Hill, 1879)

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Thomas H. Keeney, Catlin, section 32, farmer, was born in what was then known as Greenbrier county, Virginia, on the 12th of March, 1803, and came to Vermilion county, Illinois, in 1831. He is now living close to where he settled when he first came to the county. Mrs. Elizabeth Keeney, wife of Thomas H. Keeney, was a native of Greenbrier county, Virginia. She was born on the 31st of March, 1810, and died on the 8th of August, 1868. Mr. Keeney is the father of six sons and three daughters by his first wife, of whom four are living: Hamilton F.; Lucretia; William F.; and Amanda. The names of the deceased are: John A.; David; Mary E. ; James T.; and Joseph S. Mr. Keeney has been a constant member of the M. E. church for thirty-five years.