One of those related after-followings, a special issue of the Keeney Update, March 1987, includes a preface which numbers the generations beginning in America.  The first ancestor mentioned in that preface is unnumbered. However, I, John Gwin, in searching for a way to align ALL my lines, am renumbering them, starting with my own generation as 28. All others will go forward or backward from there. That leaves us plenty of room to work backward without having to stop and say, "Rats. I wish I'd started with ten instead of nine." And maybe we're being optimistic, but in this rapidly expanding world of the internet, who knows how soon and how far back we'll find ourselves? So 28 it is.

17.00--Sir Thomas Keney (sic), b. 1578, Norfolk, England; d. in New London, CT;

18.00--John Keeney, b. 1600, Norfolk, England; d. 1622 Salem, MA; m. Sarah Cheever (1621-1674)

19.00--Henry Keeney, b. 8 Jul 1623 in England; d. 6 Jun 1710; m. Ann Putnam;

20.00--John Keeney, b. ca.1651-2; d. 1718 Lynn, MA; m. Elizabeth Locke;

22.00--David Keeney;  m. Martha (nee unk.) (b. 12 Mar 1714; moved to Greenbrier Co., VA, in 1756;

23.00--Moses Keeney, b. 1766 in Greenbrier Co., WV; d. about 1840 in Kanawha Co.; m. 11 Aug 1789 in  Greenbrier Co. to Frances Harris;  10 children

25.09--John S. Keeney, b. 9 May 1849 at Fairview, WV,  on Cabin Creek; d. 22 Dec 1932 at Witcher, WV; m. 16 Nov 1871 to Hannah Catherine Frazee (b. 6 Aug 1853, in Greenup Co., KY; d. 1944); 13 children; 71 grandchildren!

Based on the apparent ages of the two youngest boys, this picture was taken about 1905-1907 in or near Witcher, WV.
Standing, L-R:   Flem Davis Keeney,  Nick Burks Keeney,  Ebon Oakes Keeney,  Hannah Catherine "Katie" Keeney Fout,
Frances Holt "Fannie" Keeney Hill, Robert H. Keeney, Daniel Webster Keeney, Roscoe Conkling Keeney, Walter Henson Keeney,
John S. Keeney, Jr.;  Seated, L-R:  John S. Keeney, Sr., Hannah Catherine Frazee Keeney, Urias Zarah "Urie" Keeney, McDonald Keeney.

26.02--Urias Zara "Urie" Keeney, b. 4 May 1874; d. May 1928, age 54; m. 4 Sep 1895 to Martha Pattie McDowell (b. 1878; d. 1960; after Urie's death, she m2. Marley F. Jarrett, 1885-1960); 3 children; member, Witcher Baptist Church;

27.01--William Earl Keeney, b. 11 Sep 1896 at East Bank, WV; d. 5 May 1980 at Ashland, KY; bd. Rose Hill Burial Park; m1. 8 Mar 1916 to Mildred L. Miller (1898-1976; d/o R.N. Miller and Gertrude Stalnaker; bd. Spring Hill, WV);  1 child from this marriage (2 total);
m2. 11 Nov 1941 in Boyd Co., KY, to Esther Louise Gehringer (b. 14 Aug 1905; d. unk.; bd. unk.; d/o Henry and Katherine S. Gehringer); 1 child from this marriage (2 total);

27.02--Thelma Frances Keeney, b. 12 Jul 1899 at Dana, WV; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m1. 13 Jan 1925 to Ralph Seaton White (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; s/o unk. parents); 1 child;
m2. 21 Nov 1953 to Earl Kiger (b. unk.; d. 9 Aug 1975; bd. unk.; s/o unk. parents)

27.03--Pattie Catherine Keeney, b.19 Jan 1902 at Burning springs, WV; was living in 1987 in Paw Paw, MI; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m1. Ivan Richard Lee (10 Mar 1899; d. 21 Feb 1975; Charleston, WV, architect for 30 years; s/o unk. parents); 2 children;

26.03--McDonald "Mack" Keeney, b. 28 Jul 1877; d. 16 May 1938, age 60, at Witcher, WV, of pneumonia; was a carpenter and contractor; m. 11 Nov 1911 (at 11:11 a.m.?) at Gallipolis, Ohio, to Mamie Chloe Stanley; (b. 8 Sep 1879--age 7/12 in 1880 census, contrary to her tombstone [1882] and what she told her family, friends, and relatives!; d. 30 Oct 1957 at Witcher, age 78; bd. Witcher Creek cemetery; attended Concord College, taught school; d/o George Washington Stanley and Frances "Fannie" Young); 7 children;

27.01--Maxine Chloe Keeney m. Norman Holt Harless 18 Mar 1933
27.02--Hannah Margaret Keeney
27.03--Dorothy Lee "Dot" Keeney m. Adrian Sutton Gwin 11 Aug 1942
27.04--Mildred Agnes "Milly" Keeney
27.05--Albert McDonald "Buster" Keeney  m2. Phyllis Eileen Caldwell 19 Jan 1947
27.06--Helen Pauline "Bennie" Keeney  m. James Thomas "Tom" Metheny 10 Nov. 1941
27.07--George McClure Keeney m. Frankie Shirley Lucas 24 Dec. 1954

26.04--Nick Burks Keeney, b.18 Jun 1878; d. 20 Sep 1951; Baptist deacon, carpenter/builder, contractor; bd. Witcher, WV; m1. 21 Jan 1903 to Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Buckholt (b. 13 Jul 1879; d. 17 Apr 1907, age 27); 2 ch.; m2. on 28 May 1912 to Susie Flowers (b. 7 Jun 1890; d. 23 Nov 1971); 10 ch.; total 12 ch.;

39.01--Sybil Keeney, b. 1905; d. 1905;

39.02--Helen Gould Keeney, b. 6 Feb 1907; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. Robert Theodore Cline (b.  8 Jn 1899; d. unk.; bd. unk.); no ch. of their own but adopted one daughter in Oct 1939, Gladys Marie Cline;

39.03--Traber Gatewood "T. G." Keeney, b. 7 Jan 1916; d. 3 Feb 1952; m. 3 Aug 1946 to Toka Wade (); 2 ch.

40.01--Judy Sue Keeney, b. 17 May 1947; m. 1965 to Richard Howard Dunlap (b. unk.); 3 ch.

41.01--Virginia Ruth Dunlap, b. 19 Jul 1966;

41.02--Joanna Dunlap, b. 2 Jun 1968;

41.03--Andrew Dunlap, b. unk. date;

40.02--Jane Elizabeth Keeney, b. 27 Feb 1951;

39.04--U. Z. "Pete" Keeney, b.

39.05--Louise Keeney, b.

39.06--Nick Burkes Keeney, Jr., b.

39.07--Ida Mae Keeney, b.

39.08--Rachel Keeney, b.

39.09--Gertrude Lee Keeney, b.

39.10--John S. Keeney, III, b.

39.11--Charles B. Keeney, b.

39.12--Mary Susan Keeney, b.

38.05--Flem Davis Keeney, b. 3 Aug 1879; d. 23 Nov 1965, age 86; bd. at Witcher Cemetery; building contractor and merchant (grocer); m1. 11 Nov 1903 to Ida Meadows (b. 17 May 1884; d. 3 Oct 1931;  d/o Green Meadows of Witcher); 8 children; m2. on 1 Jun 1935 to Minnie E. Marshall (b. 1886)

39.1--Macel Leona Keeney, b. 1 Jul 1904 at Witcher, WV; d. 1 Jul 1928; m. Leon Vincent Kelley (b. unk. ; lived in Chelyan; m2. Nina Elizabeth Walker [ ]), no known ch.

39.2--Flem Davis "Brother" Keeney, b. 4 Sep 1905; d. 12 Nov 1935; m. Sally Mabel Meadows (b. 1906; m2. Thomas Compton);

40.1--Charles Richard "Dick" Keeney, b. 13 Jun 1929; m. 1955 to Ruth Brictenbach (b. unk.;); lives in St. Prospect (sic), IL; 3 ch.

41.1--Lynn Keeney, b. 2 Feb 1956 in CA;

41.2--Charles Richard Keeney, Jr., b. 11 Feb 1957 in CA; grad. WVU;

41.3--Thomas Keeney, b.9 Nov 1962 in CA;

40.2--Barbara Ann Keeney, b.17 Jan 1933 at Witcher; m. 1953 to Paul Dillon (b. 20 Jan 1931); lives at Colagrove, KY;

41.1--Kimberly Ann Dillon, b. 15 Mar 1956;

41.2--Sally Kay Dillon, b. 25 Sep 1957;

39.3--Charles McDonald Keeney, b. 11 Nov 1907 at Witcher; m. Leona Marie Brasseur;

40.1--Linda Marie Keeney, b. 14 Jun 1947; m. 31 Aug 1968 at Belle to Walter Stantward Dodson, Jr. (b. 20 Jul 1947);

41.1--Michelle Marie Dodson, b. 15 May 1972;

41.2--Walter Stantward Dodson III, b. 13 Jan 1978;

39.4--Lillian Mae Keeney, b. 27 Dec 1909; m. 3 May 1929 to Robert Edwin Douglass (b. 23 Jul 1908);

40.1--Phyllis Carolyn Douglass, b. 25 Jun 1930;

40.2--Robert Edwin "Bob" Douglass, Jr., b. 8 Dec 1932;

39.5--Mary Etta Keeney, b. 29 Oct 1912 at Spring Fork, WV; m. John Wilkes Thom (b. 18 Jan 1908);

39.6--Ernestine Keeney, b. 1914; d. as infant 1914;

39.7--Emma Frances "Frankie" Keeney, b. 20 Apr 1916; m. 25 Dec 1934 to Wirt Bromfield Harmon (19 Feb 1913);

40.1--Mary Jane Harmon, b.; m. 1 Aug 1956 to Adrian Lester "Stretch" Bolin (b. 20 Aug 1937)
Mary Jane Harmon Bolin and daughters,
Lisa, Lee Ann, and Laura

41.1--Lisa Jane Bolin, b. 31 Dec 1957;

41.2--Lee Ann Bolin, b. 20 Aug 1959;

41.3--Laura Lynn Bolin, b. 12 Aug 1962;

41.4--Thomas Adrian Bolin, b. 7 Jul 1965;

40.2--Thomas Bromfield "Tom" Harmon, b. 18 Feb 1949; m. 4 Aug 1973 to Debbie Graham ( );

41.1--Jason Bromfield Harmon, b. Jan 1975

39.8--LeRoy Malcolm Keeney, b. 2 Apr 1921 in Charleston, WV; d. 9 Jun 2004 in St. Albans, WV (see obituary); m. Theresa Kathleen Knapp (b. 12 May 1922);

40.1--Rebecca Mansell Keeney, b. 5 Sep 1945 in Louisville, KY; m. John Campbell Palmer (b. ca. 1945);

41.1--Morgan Kathleen Palmer, b. 17 Jul 1971; m. David Griffith; [PRIVATE]

42.1--Amanda Jane Griffith, [PRIVATE]

42.2--Michael Griffith, [PRIVATE]

41.2--John Campbell Palmer, b. 12 Nov 1975; m. Suzanne (nee unk.);

42.1--Jack Palmer, [PRIVATE]

40.2--Stanley Davis Keeney, b. 18 Mar 1951 in Charleston, WV; m. 29 Oct 1976 to Mary Ann Kopacz; [PRIVATE]

41.1--Mary Beth Keeney, [PRIVATE]

41.2--Brian Keeney, [PRIVATE]

38.06--Roscoe Conkling Keeney, Sr. of Bethlehem Baptist Church, Witcher, WV; m. on 1 Nov 1904 at Dickinson, WV, by T. Y. Keeney to Maggie Alice Paxton (b. 27 Jul 1885 at Dickinson; d/o Cephas S. Paxton--b. in Craig Co., VA--and Sally Jane "Sarah" Slack--b. 1846 in Kanawha Co., VA;); 8 children;

39.1--Julia Hannah Keeney, b. 13 Mar 1907; m. Douglas Robert Arthur;

39.2--Frances Myrtle Keeney, b. 19 Jul 1909; m. William Clinton Kilburn;

39.3--Nick Burkes Keeney II, b. 19 Jun 1911; m. Esta Mae McLaughlin;

39.4--Alma Mae Keeney, b. 5 Mar 1917; m. Raymond Lee Rose;

39.5--Margaret Alice Keeney, b. 24 Apr 1920; m1. Robert Lee Cline; m2. Stanley Kapanowski;

39.6--Roscoe Conkling Keeney, Jr., b. 13 Sep 1922 at Witcher; m. never; teacher, family historian, pastor;

39.7--Calvin Coolidge Keeney, b. 8 Jan 1925; m. Louise Douglas;

39.8--William Harold Keeney, b. 19 Oct 1927; m. Sarah Jacqueline Bayless;

38.07--Daniel Webster "Dan" Keeney, b. 23 Aug 1884; d. 11 Apr 1973 in Anderson, IN; bd. in Anderson; m. 3 Jun 1908 to Myrtle George (b. 23 Sep 1891 in Raleigh Co., WV; d.  ; bd. unk.); 5 children;

38.08--John S. "Johnny" Keeney, Jr., b. 8 Jun 1886; d. 20 Nov 1961; bd. Witcher Cemetery; Baptist deacon and lay minister; m. on 20 Dec 1916 by Rev. T.Y. Keeney to Rosa Cline (b. 7 Apr 1895; d. unk;); 5 children;

38.09--Walter Henson Keeney, Sr., b. 20 Jul 1888; d. 20 Apr 1957; m1. on 18 Sep 1911 to Annie Hill (b. ; d. 1918); 4 children; m2. on 20 May 1919 to Maude Carolyn Jarrett (b. 1899; d. ;); 3 children; total 7 children;

38.10--Hannah Catherine "Katie" Keeney, b.

38.11--Frances Holt "Fanny" Keeney, b.

38.12--Ebon Oakes Keeney, b.

38.13--Robert H. "Bob" Keeney, b. 8 Jul 1896, apparent namesake for John S. Keeney's oldest brother; d. , last child to survive; bd. Witcher Cem.; m. 18 Jun 1917--celebrated 60th anniversary in 1977--to Sallie Bell Powell (b. 9 Nov 1899; d. unk.; bd. Witcher Cem.); 4 ch.

39.01--Margaret Helen Keeney, b. 21 Oct 1918; d. 27 Jun 1963 of cancer; bd. unk.; assumed never married; no known ch.

39.02--Doris Evelyn Keeney, b. 7 Dec 1920; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. Hobart Warren Hall (b. 19 Apr 1917; d. Nov 1999; bd. unk.); 2 ch.

40.01--Donald "Donny" Warren Hall, b. 17 Sep 1947 in Witcher, WV; m1. 12 Jul 1969 to  Jeanette Cheek (b. unk.); div.; m2. 17 Mar 1972 to Mary Sue Weber; div.; m3. 22 Sep 1977 to Sandra Lou Hackney (b. 24 Feb 1952); unk. ch.

40.02--Daniel "Danny" Edmond Hall, b. 19 Feb 1952 in Witcher, WV; m. 24 Sep 1976 to Rita Karen Clonch, b. 13 Jun 1954; unk. ch.

39.03--Robert "Bobby" H. Keeney, Jr., b. 15 Aug 1926; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m1. 2 May 1946 to Sarah Lea Howery; (b. 29 Jan 1929); div.; m2. 18 Feb 1955 to Ruth Harrold Mace (b. 26 Dec 1929);

40.01--Robert Howery Keeney, b. 5 Jan 1947; m1. 29 Dec 1966 to Kathy Evans; div; m2. Oct 1971 to Donna Moore; div.;m3. 2 Sep 1976 to Jean Ann Fultz (b. unk.; )

41.01 Robert Fultz Keeney, b. 3 Jun 1977

39.04--Thomas "Tommy" Oakes Keeney, b. 21 Jun 1934, the youngest grandchild of John S. and Hannah F. Keeney; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. Phyllis Lorene Ball (b. 2 Sep 1936; d. unk.; bd. unk.); 4 ch.

40.01--Thomas Oakes Keeney, Jr., b.  31 Aug 1954; m. 31 Aug 1975 to Judith Kay Hughes (b. );

41.01--Trevor Oakes Keeney, b. 29 Nov 1976;

40.02--Leslie Elizabeth Keeney, b. 5 Mar 1958;

40.03--Mark Stephen Keeney, b. 23 Sep 1959;

40.04--Kimberly Ann Keeney, b. 10 Oct 1961;

Many Keeney descendents were at the Keeney Reunion of 6 Aug 1978 held at 2000 Orchard Avenue, Belle, WV. (The following names were copied from the list compiled by Hannah Keeney, printed in her hand, and mailed out to all who ordered this photo.) L-R, Front Row: George Keeney, Judy Keeney Trevor, Tommy Keeney, Deanna Comstock, Mark Samples, Becki Samples, Carol Rae Smith, Patrick Norrell, Cathy Norrell, Frankie Keeney, Chris Keeney, Ruth Ann Howard, Bonnie Keeney, Greg Howard, Tootsie Howard, Milly Keeney, Courtney Gwin, Adrian Gwin, Bobby Keeney II, Rocky Metheny, Matt and Mark Dunlap, Ruth Keeney, Renee Comstock,  Christi Comstock, Cheryl Smith, Patricia Smith, Jay ____, Kevin Gertz, John Edward's three grandchildren, Sherrie Gwin, Pat Gwin, Amon Samples, Carol Mace Keeney;  Second Row: Bob Cline, Madge Winfree, Helen L. Hudnall, Frances Keeney, Doris Hall, Hobart Hall, Nick Keeney, Helen Keeney, Margaret Kapanowski, Margaret's grandchildren, Stanley Kapanowski, Hanny Keeney, John Edward Keeney, Maxine Harless, Uncle Bob Keeney (9.13 above--also appears in first group photo), Sallie Keeney, Dot Gwin, Shannon Samples, Helen Cline, Mabel Grafton, Dolly Corey, Jean Thompson, Buster Keeney, Juanita Keeney, Tom Metheny, Pribble Marshall Butler, Bill Butler;  Third Row: Donita Meadows, Randy Lilly, Lillian Douglas, Kristin Gertz, Roger Gertz, Mary C. Meadows, Jeanne C. Smith, Rita Hall, Phyllis Keeney, Bobby Keeney III, Bobby Keeney IV, Jeanne Ann Keeney, Kim Keeney, Leslie Keeney, Mrs. Gary Keeney, Kip Cobb, Leisa Metheny, Muriel Keeney, Mrs. Scott Keeney, Freda Keeney, Eileen Campsey, Lee Cline, Rhoda Keeney, Floyd Keeney, Charlie Hill, Bonnie Hill;  Fourth Row: Danny Norrell, Dorothy Jane Smith, Terri (Davis) Keeney, Denise Smith, David Smith II, Randy Smith, Suzanne Gertz, Don Hall, Sandy Hall, Dan Hall, Rita Hall, Donna Cline, Lee Cline's daughter, Mark Keeney, David Keeney, Gary Keeney, Allen Crawford, Eddie Crawford, John S. Keeney, Scott Keeney, Kaye K. Hayes, Bob Hayes, Mike Keeney, Mrs. Mike Keeney, Don Keeney's girlfriend, Don Keeney, Sandy Cline.

Charleston Daily Mail
Obituaries

Rev. LeRoy M. Keeney

The Rev. Dr. LeRoy M. Keeney, 83, of St. Albans, died at home June 9, 2004, after a long illness.

He was retired as pastor from the Highlawn Baptist Church, having served from 1949 until 1986. Following his retirement, the Rev. Keeney served as interim minister for the First Baptist Church of Dunbar, the Main Street Baptist Church of Point Pleasant, and Calvary Baptist Church in Charleston.

He graduated from Charleston High School, attended Alderson Broaddus College, and received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Morris Harvey College in 1943. In 1946 he graduated from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from Alderson Broaddus College in 1973 and served as a member of its board of trustees for over ten years.

The Rev. Keeney served as president of the West Virginia Baptist Convention in 1965, its centennial year. For over 30 years he was a member of the West Virginia Baptist Executive Board. He served over 25 years as president of the West Virginia Baptist Education Society, which grants 50 scholarships annually to students preparing to enter the ministry. The Rev. Keeney was a founder of the St. Albans Ministerial Association and served as its president. He was a member of the St. Albans Rotary Club and also served as its president. He was chairman of the first committee to develop the Parchment Valley Conference Center. For many years, he was a volunteer chaplain at Thomas Memorial Hospital.

The Rev. Keeney is survived by his wife of 62 years, Theresa Knapp Keeney; daughter, Rebecca Palmer and her husband, John, of Charleston; son, Stanley Keeney and his wife, Martha, of Chagrin Falls, Ohio; beloved grandchildren Morgan Griffith and her husband, Dave, of Charleston, Campbell Palmer and his wife, Suzanne, of Falls Church, Va., Mary Beth Keeney and her fiancé Chad Gunerra, and Brian Keeney of Chagrin Falls, Ohio; and great grandchildren Amanda Jane and Michael Griffith, and Jack Palmer. His last surviving sister is Mrs. Wirt (Frankie) Harmon of Paris, Tenn.

Funeral services will be 11 a.m., Saturday, June 12, at Highlawn Baptist Church, St. Albans, with the Rev. Joe Hyde and the Rev. Cyril Johnson officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Park, South Charleston. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Highlawn Baptist Church.

The family suggests that, in lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the West Virginia Baptist Education Society, c/o Dr. Lawrence Hoptry, Corresponding Secretary, P.O. Box 248, Nitro, WV 25143; or to Highlawn Baptist Church, 2304 Jefferson Avenue, St. Albans, WV 25177.

The family expresses thanks to Hospice for its care of Rev. Keeney, and to Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, for handling the arrangements.