Lydia Keener

Female11 March 1806–14 April 1869

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

Jesse Davis
1802–1875
Lydia Keener
1806–1869
Marriage: 18 October 1821
John Davis
1822–
Elizabeth Davis
1824–1887
Catharine Davis
1826–
Isaac Zac Davis
1836–
Robert Y. Davis
1847–
Joseph Davis
1830–1891
Benjamin Davis
1833–1902
Harris L. Etter Davis
1838–1879
Mary Jane Davis
1840–1902
Anna Eliza Davis
1845–

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

  • Marriage
    18 October 1821Tennessee, United States
  • Children (10)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (8)

    +3 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1808

    Age 2

    Atlantic slave trade abolished.

    1812

    Age 6

    War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

    1825 · The Crimes Act

    Age 19

    The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

    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 ‘cow’, + ōra ‘bank, edge, slope’.

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

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