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Ambrose Mark MCKEOWN

Ambrose Mark MCKEOWN

Male 1866 - 1938  (71 years)

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  • Name Ambrose Mark MCKEOWN 
    Born 15 Jul 1866  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1870, 1880  Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1888  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1900  McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  Walton District, Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1910  [4] 
    laborer in oil field 
    Census 1920  Winchester, Clark Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1920  [5] 
    tank setter in oil field 
    Residence 1923  Winchester, Clark Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Died 6 Mar 1938  Spencer, Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Buried Clover Cemetery, Clover, Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Person ID I126747  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 14 Apr 2020 

    Father George W. MCKEOWN,   b. Jul 1839,   d. 29 Jun 1921, Ravenswood, Jackson Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 81 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth COLLINS,   b. Oct 1848,   d. 26 Dec 1909, Cascara (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 61 years) 
    Family ID F16699  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mazy "Bird" DAVIS,   b. 8 Apr 1867, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jan 1922  (Age 54 years) 
    Married 13 Apr 1888  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Tyler Co, WV (McElroy District), enumerated on Jun 1 1900:
      Ambrose M. McKeown, 38, b. Jul 1861, boarding house keeper, married 12 yrs; wife Mazy B, 33, b. Apr 1867, married 12 yrs, mother of 5 chilren (all still living); dau Anna, 11, b. Apr 1899; dau Goldy, 8, b. Jan 1892; son Harry E, 5, b. Aug 1894; son Carl, 4, b. Feb 1896; son Lennie, 2, b. Mar 1898; bro-in-law William Davis, 21, b. Apr 1879, single, tool dresser; boarder John W. Kinney, 25, b. Apr 1875, single, tool dresser; boarder Charley Allen, 21, b. Nov 1878, tool dresser; boarder Jack O'Hara, b. Ireland, single, oil well contractor; boarder John Sullen, b. WVa, single, pumper of oil wells.

      1910 Census, Roane Co, WV (Walton District), enumerated on May 5 1910:
      Ambrose McKown, 44, laborer in oil field, married 22 yrs; wife Majie B, 43, married 22 yrs, mother of 10 children (all still living); dau Goldie L, 18, single; son Harry E, 15; son Carl, 14; son Leonard, 12; son Harlen, 9; son Raymond, 7; son Donald W, 5; dau Lilian, 3; son John, 11 months. All born in West Virginia.

      1920 Census, Clark Co, Kentucky (City of Winchester), enumerated on Jan 13 1920 at 20 Jefferson Street:
      Ambrose McKeown, 54, tank setter in oil field; wife Mazie, 53; son Lennie, 22, single, laborer in oil fields; son Raymond, 17, laborer in oil fields; son Donald, 15, wagon driver for grocery; dau Lillian, 12; son John, 10; lodger Maude Brown, 27, married, cook.
    Children 
     1. Donald MCKEOWN,   b. 10 May 1904, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Mar 1923, Winchester, Clark Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 18 years)
    Family ID F55120  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    2. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    3. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR p. 295, Line 36 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=256699&Type=Marriage.

    4. [S2255] 1910 Census, Roane County, WV.

    5. [S1734] 1920 Census.

    6. [S1604] Death record of son.

    7. [S934] Findagrave.com, Name on headstone (flat marker): Ambrose McKown.