Brief Life History of Jesse Cleveland
When Jesse Cleveland Keen was born on 17 January 1886, in Buchanan, Virginia, United States, his father, Thompson E Keen, was 28 and his mother, Fannie Mae Osborne, was 25. He married Annie Lee Clifton on 8 March 1911. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Garden, Russell, Virginia, United States in 1930 and Garden District, Buchanan, Virginia, United States in 1940. He registered for military service in 1886. He died on 7 April 1956, in Whitewood, Buchanan, Virginia, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Milton Ward Cemetery, Buchanan, Virginia, United States.
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- Jessie C Keen, "United States Census, 1920"
- Jessie C. Keen, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
- Jessie C Keen, "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989"
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1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1894 · Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument
On May 30, 18944 the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors’ Monument was unveiled. It is 73 feet high and over looks Libby Hill Park. the statue represents the 13 Confederate States.
1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Kene, a short form of Old English names formed with either Cēn- (from cēn ‘keen’) or Cyne- (from cyne-, combining form of cynn ‘kin, family’).
English: nickname from Middle English kene ‘wise, brave, proud, keen’.
Dutch and North German: from a pet form of the personal name Christianus (see Christian ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Ward Cemetery: Pilgrim Knob, Buchanan County, Virginia
VIRGINIA CONNECTIONS: A Genealogical History of the Thompson- Ward Family Originating in Southwest Virginia in Three Parts WARD CEMETERY Pilgrim Knob, Buchanan County, Virginia The tombstone recor …
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