Edmund B. Keeffe 2 3 4 5 6 7
- Born: 19 April 1893, Trempealeau, WI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- Marriage (1): Frances M. Carlos about 1917 1 2 3
- Died: 2 January 1957, Madison, WI at age 63
 Another name for Edmund was Edmund B. Keefe.1 8 9 10
General Notes:
Edmund signed his name on both the WWI and WWII Draft Registration Cards using two F's in his surname - Keeffe.
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Noted events in his life were:
• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 6 June 1900. 6
1900 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 137, Family 82
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Home owned, no mortgage
Edmund Keeffe..Son..Apr 1893..7..WI..At school
(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1905 Wisconsin State Census in Trempealeau, WI in 1 June 1905. 9
1905 Wisconsin State Census
Page 461, Family 53, Line 26
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
House owned
Edmund Keefe..Son..12..WI
(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 16 April 1910. 7
1910 US Census
Sheet 3B,4A, District 173, Family 90, Roll 1739
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Home owned, no mortgage
Edmond Keeffe..Son..17..WI
(Living with parents.)
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• His occupation on 5 June 1917 was a Telegraph Operator for Chicago & N. W. Railroad in Sparta, WI. 4
• He resided at 210 South Court on 5 June 1917 in Sparta, WI.
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• On 5 June 1917, he registered for the World War I Draft at Sparta, WI.
Name: Edmund B Keeffe
Birth Date: 19 Apr 1893
Birthplace: Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Baraboo, WI on 5 January 1920. 1
1920 US Census
Sheet 5A, District 156, Dwelling 112, Family 122, Roll 2014
Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin
539 First Street; Home rented
Edmund B. Keefe..Head..26..WI..Telegrapher, Railroad
(Living with wife and son.)
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• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Baraboo, WI on 7 April 1930. 2
1930 US Census
Sheet 5B, ED 4, Dwelling 136, Family 141, Roll 2608
Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin
539 First Street; Home Rented, $25
Edmund B. Keeffe..Head..36..WI..Dispatcher, Steam Railroad
(Living with wife and 2 sons.)
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• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in Baraboo, WI on 26 April 1940. 3
1940 US Census
Sheet 9A, District 56-5, Family 236, Roll 4523, Ward 2
Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin
539 First Street; Home rented $20
Last Place of Residence: Same House
Edmund E. Keeff..Head..47..WI..12th grade..Train Dispatcher, Steam Railroad..earned $2600 in 1939
(Living with wife and 2 sons.)
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• He resided at 2215 Rowley Avenue in 1942 in Madison, WI.
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• Edmund B. Keeffe registered for WW II Draft: 1942, Madison, WI.
5 Name: Edmund B Keeffe
Event Type: Draft Registration
Event Date: 1942
Event Place: Madison, Dane, Wisconsin
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 19 Apr 1893
Affiliate Publication Title: World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of Wisconsin
Affiliate Publication Number: M2126
Affiliate ARC Identifier: 623273
GS Film number 1572769
Digital Folder Number 004250060
Image Number: 00580
Citing this Record
"United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X5SW-Y3K : accessed 04 Aug 2013), Edmund B Keeffe, 1942.
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• His obituary was published in the Winona Daily News on 12 January 1957 in Winona, MN.
11 MARK AND EDMUND KEEFE
Trempealeau, Wis. -- (Special) -- Two brothers, Mark and Edmund Keefe, former residents here, died recently within a day of each other.
Mark Keefe, 56, San Antonio, Tex., died Jan 1 at his home following a heart attack. He was born July 9, 1900, and was a graduate of Trempealeau High School. He had been employed as a telegrapher with the Chicago Northwestern Railway.
He is survived by his wife, one daughter and four sons.
Edmund Keefe, 63, Madison, died Jan. 2 at a Madison hospital where he had undergone surgery. Born April 18, 1893, he also graduated from the local high school and had been employed by the Chicago Northwestern Railway as a train dispatcher. He had been employed by the railway for 47 years.
He is survived by his wife, two sons, and several grandchildren.
They were the sons of the late Mr. and Mrs. Edward Keefe, pioneer Trempealeau residents.
Both men are survived by two sisters, Mrs. Arthur (Margaret) Wardwell, Trempealeau, and Sister Mary Eileen, Sparta, Wis.; a brother, P.M. Keefe, Wausau, Wis., and several nieces and nephews.
(Source: Winona Daily News, Winona, Minnesota, 12 Jan 1957, page 5)
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Edmund married Frances M. Carlos, daughter of Thomas Arthur Carlos and Mary Magdalena Schmitt, about 1917.1 2 3 (Frances M. Carlos was born on 18 November 1892 in Waseca, MN 2 3 and died on 22 August 1989 in Madison, WI.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Baraboo, WI on 5 January 1920. 1
1920 US Census
Sheet 5A, District 156, Dwelling 112, Family 122, Roll 2014
Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin
539 First Street; Home rented
Edmund B. Keefe..Head..26..WI..Telegrapher, Railroad
Frances M. Keefe..Wife..26..MN
Raymond F. Keefe..Son..1..WI
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• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Baraboo, WI on 7 April 1930. 2
1930 US Census
Sheet 5B, ED 4, Dwelling 136, Family 141, Roll 2608
Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin
539 First Street; Home Rented, $25
Edmund B. Keeffe..Head..36..WI..Dispatcher, Steam Railroad
Frances Keeffe..Wife..37..MN
Raymond Keeffe..Son..11..WI
Robert Keeffe..Son..8..WI
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• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in Baraboo, WI on 26 April 1940. 3
1940 US Census
Sheet 9A, District 56-5, Family 236, Roll 4523, Ward 2
Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin
539 First Street; Home rented $20
Last Place of Residence: Same House
Edmund E. Keeff..Head..47..WI..12th grade..Train Dispatcher, Steam Railroad..earned $2600 in 1939
Frances M. Keeff..Wife..47..MN..12th grade
Raymond Keeff..Son..21..WI..2 yrs college..Clerk, Retail shoe store..earned $720 in 1939
Robert H. Keeff..Son..18..WI..12th grade
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