Brief Life History of Lydia
When Lydia Keener was born on 11 March 1806, in Tennessee, United States, her father, George Thomas Keener, was 33 and her mother, Margaret Peggy Harris, was 28. She married Jesse Davis on 18 October 1821, in Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Sevier, Tennessee, United States in 1860. She died on 14 April 1869, in Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Thorngrove Cemetery, Thorn Grove, Knox, Tennessee, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Lydia Davis in household of Jesse Davis, "United States Census, 1860"
- Harriss Davis in household of Jesse Davis, "United States Census, 1850"
- Lydia Keener Davis, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1802–1875 Male
1806–1869 Female
Children (10)
1822– Male
1824–1887 Female
1826– Female
1830–1891 Male
1833–1902 Male
+5 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1772–1850 Male
1778–1850 Female
Siblings (8)
1801–1856 Male
1802– Male
1804–1878 Male
1806–1869 Female
1809–1873 Male
+3 More Children
World Events (8)
1808
Age 2
1812
Age 6
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 19
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Kiener or Kühner (see Kuehner ).
English: variant of Keenor, a habitational name from Keynor in Sidlesham (Sussex), derived from Old English cȳna, genitive plural of cū ‘cow’, + ōra ‘bank, edge, slope’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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