Adolphus Luther Keener 1 2 3
- Born: 15 July 1866, Bunners Ridge, WV 1 2 3
- Marriage (1): Emily Alice VanGuilder about 1892
- Marriage (2): Minnie Mae Van Gilder on 15 March 1894 in , Marion County, WV 1 2
- Died: 23 June 1954, Fairmont, WV at age 87 1 3
- Buried: 27 June 1954, Mount Zion Cemetery, Fairmont, WV 1 3
 General Notes:
Prior to his marriage to Minnie Mae Vangilder, Adolphus was first married to Emily Alice Vangilder who was a distant cousin of Minnie Mae's. Adolphus and Emily had one daughter, Margaret Ruth Keener, born in 1893.
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Death Notes:
Name: Adolphus Luther Keener
Death Date: 23 Jun 1954
Death Place: Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia
Gender: Male
Age: 87 years
Estimated Birth Year: 15 Jul 1866
Birth Place: West Virginia
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Name: Jonathan P. Keener
Mother's Name: Sarah Jane Hawkins
Occupation: Farmer
Cemetery: Mt. Zion
Burial Place: Marion Co., West Virginia
Burial Date: 27 Jun 1954
Film Number: 834819
Digital Folder Number: 4229121
Image Number: 109
Source: County Records
Reference Number: v 9 p 117
Collection: West Virginia Deaths, 1853-1970
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Noted events in his life were:
• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Union District, Marion County, WV on 27 January 1920. 2
1920 US Census
Sheet 18A, District 41, Dwelling 348, Family 353, Roll 1961
Union District, Marion County, West Virginia
Farm rented
Luther Keener..Head..53..WV..Farmer, general farm
(Living with wife, 2 children, married daughter and her family.)
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• He was buried on 27 June 1954 in the Mount Zion Cemetery in Fairmont, WV.
Find A Grave Memorial #27390032
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Adolphus married Emily Alice VanGuilder, daughter of Fred VanGuilder and Dorcas, about 1892. (Emily Alice VanGuilder was born in 1868 and died in 1894.)
Adolphus next married Minnie Mae Van Gilder, daughter of Martin Steenrod Van Gilder and Rebecca Ellen Fast, on 15 March 1894 in , Marion County, WV.1 2 (Minnie Mae Van Gilder was born on 9 September 1870, died on 17 February 1939 and was buried on 19 February 1939 in Fairmont, WV.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Union District, Marion County, WV on 27 January 1920. 2
1920 US Census
Sheet 18A, District 41, Dwelling 348, Family 353, Roll 1961
Union District, Marion County, West Virginia
Farm rented
Luther Keener..Head..53..WV..Farmer, general farm
Minnie Keener..Wife..49..WV
Lindsey S. Keener..Son..14..WV
Mary D. Keener..Dau..9..WV
Charles L. Swisher..SonL..27..Machinist
Margette R. Swisher..Dau..26..WV
Charles Swisher, Jr..GSon..1y3m..WV
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Marriage Notes:
Name: A. L. Keener
Spouse's Name: Minnie Vangilder
Event Date: 15 Mar 1894
Event Place: Marion, West Virginia
Citing this Record
"West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR41-H2D : 10 February 2018), A. L. Keener and Minnie Vangilder, 15 Mar 1894; citing Marion, West Virginia, reference pg 4; FHL microfilm 464,957.
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