Missouri Washington Grantham

Brief Life History of Missouri Washington

When Missouri Washington Grantham was born on 28 March 1864, in Grantham, Wayne, North Carolina, United States, her father, Frederick Grantham, was 50 and her mother, Sarah Ann Thornton, was 36. She married James Gaston Keene on 11 February 1885, in Wayne, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Wayne, North Carolina, United States in 1900. She died on 16 December 1943, in Ingram, Richmond, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Grantham, Wayne, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Gaston Keene
1855–1925
Missouri Washington Grantham
1864–1943
Marriage: 11 February 1885
Leona Mae Keen
1888–1959
L P Williford
M T Barefoot
James Roy Keen
1890–1967
Mollie Irene Keene
1893–1966
Moxie Collie Keene
1895–1986
Bertha Washington Keen
1897–1974
George Bithan Keen
1899–1962
Arah Lee Keen
1906–1982

Sources (39)

  • Maronria W Keen in household of James J Keen Jr., "United States Census, 1910"
  • Missouri Grantham, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • Missouria Washington Grantham Keen, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

1865 · Battle of Bentonville

The Battle of Bentonville took place in Johnston, North Carolina from March 19, 1865- March 21, 1865. It was considered the bloodiest battle of North Carolina, with around 4,000 casualties.

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

Name Meaning

English (Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire): habitational name from Grantham in Lincolnshire, of uncertain origin. The final element is Old English hām ‘homestead’; the first may be Old English grand ‘gravel’ or perhaps a personal name Granta, which probably originated as a byname meaning ‘snarler’. See also Graham .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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