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James Benton Keeney

Birth: 12 Apr 1836
Fayette County, Indiana, USA
Death: 13 Jun 1911 (aged 75)
Linn County, Oregon, USA
Burial: McHargue Pioneer Cemetery

Brownsville, Linn County, Oregon, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 26045989 View Source

James Benton Keeney came with his Father's family to Oregon in 1846 and settled near what is now Brownsville, Oregon.

In 1859, he married Susan Delany Swank, and soon after, they moved to Vale, Oregon. The family moved back to Brownsville in about 1865.
James and Susan raised four sons and five daughters.

James was said to be a victim of wanderlust and was rarely at home and was often in Eastern Oregon trading horses with Native Americans.

James Benton Keeney came with his Father's family to Oregon in 1846 and settled near what is now Brownsville, Oregon.

In 1859, he married Susan Delany Swank, and soon after, they moved to Vale, Oregon. The family moved back to Brownsville in about 1865.
James and Susan raised four sons and five daughters.

James was said to be a victim of wanderlust and was rarely at home and was often in Eastern Oregon trading horses with Native Americans.

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Susan Delaney Swank Keeney

1845–1933

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Maintained by: Theresa/Thunderbird
Originally Created by: Ancestry Seeker
Added: Apr 15, 2008
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26045989/james_benton-keeney: accessed ), memorial page for James Benton Keeney (12 Apr 1836–13 Jun 1911), Find a Grave Memorial ID 26045989, citing McHargue Pioneer Cemetery, Brownsville, Linn County, Oregon, USA; Maintained by Theresa/Thunderbird (contributor 47100429).

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