KECK FAMILY bow

Descendants of Conrad "Conrod" Keck

Generation No. 1

1. CONRAD "CONROD"1 KECK was born 1755, and died Abt. 1836.
He married MARY ANN (BUTCHER?).

Notes for CONRAD "CONROD" KECK:
From "Down in the Barns" The Kecks of Claiborne County, Tennessee
by Virginia Billingsley Fletcher:
The founder of the KECK line in Claiborne County, TN was Conrad "Conrod" Keck of Northampton, Pennsylvania. Following the Revolutionary War, he left Pennsylvania and in 1798 he was in Orange County, NC. In 1814, he was in Claiborne Co, TN. He settled on Hunting Creek in the Sharp's Chapel area. His sons also settled in Claiborne Co. and had many sons to carry the Keck name.
By 1880, Conrad Keck had mant descendants in Claiborn Co. In 1884, the city of Keck's Chapell was incorporated. It was in the Olive Hollow, Leatherwood area of Claiborne County.

Made oath that he enlisted as a private soldier in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy-seven in the service of the United States engaged in the Revolutionary War, for three years from the term of his enlistment. He enlisted in Northampton Co, Pennsylvanis, was in Capt. Isaac Koren's or (Corins) Co. in Col James Proctor's Regiment of Artillery in the Pennsylvania Line. He was in the Battle of Brandywind and Germantown, served his full term of enlistment and was honorably discharged abt. the 15th day of June in the year one thousand and seven hundred and eighty.

More About CONRAD "CONROD" KECK:
where buried: Irwin Cemetary,Union Co,Sharp's Chapel,TN?

More About MARY ANN (BUTCHER?):
where buried: Irwin Cemetary,Union Co,Sharp's Chapel,TN

Children of CONRAD KECK and MARY (BUTCHER?) are:
2. i. JOHN2 KECK, SR., b. 1795, North Carolina; d. 1859.
ii. ANDREW KECK.
iii. CHRISTIAN KECK.
iv. ELIZABETH KECK, m. WILLIAM SHARP.
v. EVE KECK, m. JOHN SHARP.
vi. SALLY (SARAH) KECK, m. MATTHEW OUSLEY
. vii. CHARITY KECK, m. SOLOMAN GRAVES.
viii. CATHERINE KECK, m. _______ CLAPP.

Generation No. 2

2. JOHN2 KECK, SR. (CONRAD "CONROD"1) was born 1795 in North Carolina, and died 1859.
He married ANNA OUSLEY, daughter of JOHN OUSLEY and CHARITY BARTON.

Notes for JOHN KECK, SR.: His family moved to Claiborne Co, TN in the early 1800's, when John was a small boy. His father brought land there, on Hunting Creek in 1814.
John grew up there in the area now known as Sharp's Chapel(VBF)

Died between 8 Jan 1859 ehen he made his will, and 24 Feb. 1859.

Notes for ANNA OUSLEY:
Her parents bought land on Big Barren Creek in the Sand Lick area of Claiborne Co, in 1807 (VBF)

Children of JOHN KECK and ANNA OUSLEY are:
i. JEMIMA "MIMI"3 KECK, m. JAMES SPARKS (?).
ii. WILLIAM P. KECK, b. 1813; d. 1854; m. MARY JANE MONROE.
iii. PHILLIP KECK, b. 1816; d. 1885; m. RACHEL GOIN.
iv. ELIZABETH KECK, b. 1817; d. Abt. 1883; m. WILLIAM P. YADON.
v. HENRY KECK, b. 1818; d. 1911; m. ELIZABETH EDWARDS.
vi. MARY ANN KECK, b. 1819; d. 1868; m. STERLING GOIN. vii. CHARLOTTE KECK, b. 1820; d. 1907; m. JOSEPH MARION YADON.
viii. JOHN "GUIDER" KECK, b. 1823; d. 1908; m. REBECCA A. YADON.
3. ix. MATTHEW C. KECK, b. January 21, 1829; d. June 26, 1911.

Generation No. 3

3. MATTHEW C.3 KECK (JOHN2, CONRAD "CONROD"1) was born January 21, 1829,
and died June 26,1911.
He married (1) ELMIRA GOIN, daughter of LEVI GOIN. He married (2) ANNA DUNN.

Notes for MATTHEW C. KECK:
Info from VBFletcher@aol.com
Matthew and Elmira had 7 children.
Matthew married Anna Dunn, a widow who had 4 children.
Matthew and Anna had 5 children and Matthew also raised one of his nephews.
He thinks some of the older children left for the west.

Notes for ANNA DUNN:
She was the widow of Adam Dunn who was killed in the Civil War (VBF)

Children of MATTHEW KECK and ELMIRA GOIN are:
i. JOHN "FOOTNEY"4 KECK, b. March 14, 1847; d. April 08, 1934; m. MARY JANE JOHNSON.
ii. WILLIAM P. KECK, b. January 09, 1849; m. MARGARET PERRY (POSEY?).
4. iii. ELIZABETH ANN "BETTY" KECK, b. November 10, 1853; d. February 18, 1937.
iv. JAMES L. "JOSH " KECK, b. 1854.
5. v. JOSHUA JACOB MARION KECK, b. July 14, 1860, Claiborne Co., TN;
d. January 24, 1922, Beatrice, Gage Co, NE.
vi. MATILDA KECK, b. June 1861; d. February 29, 1956; m. TOM ROSSEN.
vii. MARY DE LITHIS KECK, b. May 06, 1863; m. GEORGE FLETCHER FORD.
6. viii. TENNESSEE POLASKA KECK, b. November 11, 1865, Tazewell, Claiborne Co, Tennessee;
d. August 18, 1945, Beatrice, Gage Co, Nebraska.

Generation No. 4

4. ELIZABETH ANN "BETTY"4 KECK (MATTHEW C.3, JOHN2, CONRAD "CONROD"1)
was born November 10, 1853,
and died February 18, 1937.
She married ELIJAH JOHNSON.

Child of ELIZABETH KECK and ELIJAH JOHNSON is:
i. MATILDA "TILDA" CORDELLA5 JOHNSON, m. WILLIAM BARTON "BUD" CUPP.

5. JOSHUA JACOB MARION4 KECK (MATTHEW C.3, JOHN2, CONRAD "CONROD"1)
was born July 14, 1860 in Claiborne Co., TN
, and died January 24, 1922 in Beatrice, Gage Co, NE.
He married (1) DORCAS CLEMENTINE HOPPER.
He married (2) DORCAS CLEMENTINE HOPPER July 20, 1882 in Bigelow, Holt Co, MO,
daughter of JEREMIAH HOPPER and ABIGAIL FULPS.

Notes for JOSHUA JACOB MARION KECK:
Info from VBFletcher@AOL
Apparently Joshua joined his uncle, Phillip Keck who had settled in Marshall C., KS

More About JOSHUA JACOB MARION KECK:
where buried: Liberty, Gage Co, NE

Notes for DORCAS CLEMENTINE HOPPER:
Smoked corn cob pipe.

From the obituary of Dorcas Hopper Keck:
She came with her parents when two years of age to Princeton, Mercer County, MO where they lived for a few years, then moving with her parents to Holt County where she lived for many years. She was united in marriage to Joshua M. Keck, July 18, 1882. To this union five children were born. The family moved to Marshall Co, KS about 1911, where they lived until they retired from the farm, at which time they moved to Liberty. She was converted to the Cristian religion and the Christian church in her girlhood, and lived in that faith the rest of her life. She was a true and faithful wife and helpmate to her husband and a kind and loving mother, a real neighbor.

More About DORCAS CLEMENTINE HOPPER:
where buried: Liberty, Gage Co, NE

Child of JOSHUA KECK and DORCAS HOPPER is:
i. ROBERT MATTHEW5 KECK, b. November 30, 1884, Forest City, Holt Co, MO;
d. January 15, 1962, Fortescue, Holt Co., MO;
m. (1) FLORENCE MAYE COTTON; m. (2) BESSIE WATTS.

More About ROBERT MATTHEW KECK:
where buried: January 18, 1962, Mt. Hope Cemetary, Mound City, MO

More About FLORENCE MAYE COTTON:
where buried: October 21, 1962, Mt. Hope Cemetary, Mound City, MO

More About BESSIE WATTS:
where buried: Napier, Holt Co, MO
Cause of Death: Thrown from buggy at Sibell, NE -- died from injuries (?)

Children of JOSHUA KECK and DORCAS HOPPER are:
ii. ALONZO (LONNIE) LEONARD5 KECK, b. May 15, 1883, Holt County, MO;
d. 1952; m. IDA PEARL MOORE, March 20, 1904, Craig, MO.
iii. CORBAN COTTON KECK, b. April 15, 1888;
d. September 04, 1961, Marysville, Marshall Co, Kansas;
m. IVA BELL HILLS, May 21, 1911.

Notes for CORBAN COTTON KECK:
From Tennessee. Probably came to Marysville in a covered wagon.

More About CORBAN COTTON KECK:
where buried: September 07, 1961, Marysville Cemetary, Marysville, KS

iv. ELIJAH O. KECK, b. August 27, 1982; d. March 18, 1970; m. CORA M. OHEMS.

More About ELIJAH O. KECK:
where buried: March 20, 1970, Marysville Cemetary, Marysville, KS

v. ALICE ELMINA KECK, b. August 14, 1893; d. March 18, 1970, Oregon, Holt Co, Missouri;
m. (1) SAMUEL PRESTON KNOWLES;
m. (2) GEORGE ALBERT LIPPOLD, September 14, 1910, Oregon, Holt Co., MO.

More About ALICE ELMINA KECK:
Fact 4: AKA. Mina A.

6. TENNESSEE POLASKA4 KECK (MATTHEW C.3, JOHN2, CONRAD "CONROD"1)
was born November 11, 1865 in Tazewell, Claiborne Co, Tennessee,
and died August 18, 1945 in Beatrice, Gage Co, Nebraska.
She married JAMES CAMPBELL SNIDER October 09, 1884 in Tazewell, Claiborne Co, Tennessee,
son of JAMES SNIDER and SARAH WOLF.

More About JAMES CAMPBELL SNIDER:
Fact 4: died in Lincoln State Hospital, Lincoln, NE
Children of TENNESSEE KECK and JAMES SNIDER are:
i. GEORGE MATTHEW5 SNIDER, b. March 20, 1886, New Tazewell, Claiborne Co. Tenn.;
d. June 03, 1963, Oregon, Holt Co. Missouri;
m. LOUISE BLEDSOE, August 09, 1913, Oregon, Holt Co. Mo..
ii. HARVIE LEE (SNYDER)? SNIDER, b. February 28, 1888, New Tazewell, Claiborne Co. Tenn.;
d. May 26, 1917;
m. MOLLIE R. POORE.
iii. IDA BELLE SNYDER, b. March 07, 1892, New Tazewell, Claiborne Co. Tenn.;
d. February 20, 1956, Beatrice, Gage Co. Neb.; m. JOHN WILLIAM WELCH.
iv. SARAH ANN SNYDER, b. December 17, 1892, New Tazewell, Claiborne Co. Tenn.;
d. July 03, 1980, Beatrice Neb.;
m. MILBURN C. (CHAD.) CHADWELL.
v. OSCAR JACK SNYDER, b. Abt. 1894, New Tazewell, Claiborne Co. Tenn.;
d. Grand Island Hosp. Grand Island Neb.;
m. BEULAH. vi. ELMER SNYDER, b. November 25, 1896, New Tazewell, Claiborne, Co. Tenn.;
d. August 26, 1943, Liberty, Gage Co. Neb..
vii. RACHEL DEMARIS SNYDER, b. Abt. 1899, New Tazewell, Claiborne Co. Tenn.;
m. HARRY GEORGE LARKINS, SR..
viii. WILLIAM JACOB (BILL) SNYDER, b. September 07, 1900, New Tazewell, Claiborne Co. Tenn.;
d. November 05, 1954.
ix. LOUISE VICTORIA SNYDER, b. September 23, 1904, New Tazewell, Claiborne Co. Tenn.;
d. December 25, 1988, Beatrice, Gage Co. Neb.;
m. CLARENCE HENRY LARKINS, December 24, 1924, Beatrice, Gage Co. Neb.
x. MARGARET EDWINA SNYDER, b. May 23, 1906, New Tazewell, Claiborne Co. Tenn.;
d. June 14, 1981, Lawrence, Douglas Co. Kansas;
m. JAMES CLARENCE JOHNSON, October 04, 1925, Blue Springs, Gage Co. Neb..
xi. ROBERT ODESSY (BOB) SNYDER, b. Abt. 1908, New Tazewell, Claiborne Co. Tenn.;
m. IRENE SHULTZ.
xii. LILLIE MAE SNYDER, b. November 13, 1909, New Tazewell, Claiborne Co. Tenn.;
m. CLAIR HAROLD SEARCEY.

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