History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed.
by William Henry Perrin,  O. L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, 1882.  p. 599.
[Scott County]  [Georgetown City and Precinct]

SAMUEL Y. KEENE, farmer and breeder of thoroughbred horses; P. O.
Georgetown; was born in Scott County, Ky., in 1817.  He received his
education in the schools of his native county, and at the age of fifteen
went to Lexington to become a clerk in the store of T. C. O. Rear; here
he continued for one year and then went to Frankfort, Ky., where he
remained about ten years, the last five of which he was superintendent of
the inside department of the penitentiary, under his uncle, who was warden
at that time.  He returned to Georgetown, Ky, in 1849, and engaged in the
grocery business until 1869, when his premises and stock were destroyed by
fire.  Subsequent to this he associated himself with the late Keene
Richards, and did a large business in the rearing of horses and mules for
the southern markets, for three years.  He was breeding in connection with
Mr. Richards until 1876, when he separated from him, taking a fine lot of
thoroughbred mares, and the stallion "Bullion" by "War Dance"; he has
bred since 1876 from eight to ten colts annually, which are sold at
annual sales.  "War Dance" was considered the best bred son of Lexington.
Mr. Keene is the oldest son of the family.  His father, Greenup Keene,
was born in Scott County, Ky., 1791; his ancestors were from England, and
settled originally in Maryland.  He great-grandfather, John Keene, came
to this country about 1790; he was an Episcopal minister, and died here,
his son, S. Y. Keene, was a physician and farmer, and very fond of
horses; his wife died here, and he went back to Maryland about the close
of the last century and married a Miss Goldsborough, remaining there till
[sic] his death; left here two daughters and one soon, Greenup Keene,
father of our subject, who died in 1875.  He was a merchant early in life
and also engaged in farming.  For many years he lived with out subject,
his son.  He married Miss Sallie Hanna, daughter of Roland Hanna, one of
the earliest settlers of Georgetown, and a very successful merchant, of
Irish birth.

Keene Goldsborough Hanna Rear
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Fayette-KY Franklin-KY MD England

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