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(II) John, third son of Philip and Han-
surname to one who used the weapon in war. . nah Bill, was born about 1667, at Ipswich,
and went with his parents to New London as a small infant. He settled in what is now Lebanon, Connecticut, where he bought one hundred acres of land from Joseph Elder- Hin. Several land transactions appear in hi- name. He was surveyor of highways in 1712. and died in 1738-39. His will, exe- cuted April 21, 1736, was proved January 28 1730. He married ( first ) Mercy Fow- ler : ( second) March 30. 1726. Hanna !: Rust. Children: John. Abigail, Jame -. Laurana and Benajah, the first two born in Groton and the others in Lebanon.
( III ) Benajah, youngest child of John and Mercy ( Fowler ) Bill, was born about 1715, in Lebanon, and inherited most of his father's estate there. He is often men- tioned in the town records, served as survey- or of Highways in 1744. and was constable and collector from 1750 to 1760. He an! wife. Mary, were members of the "Leba- non Crank" ( Columbia ) Church, and both died in 1 ;; 6. Children: Lucretia, Mary. Eleazar, Benejab. Eliphalet and Ruby.
(IV) Eliphalet, youngest son of Bena- jah and Mary Bill. was born August 25. 1,50. in Lebanon Crank (now Columbia, Tolland county, and settled in Hartford. Vermont, about 1790. He was probably among those who went from Lebanon to that region through the influence of Rev. Eleazar Wheelock, founder of Dartmouth College, owned considerable land in Hart- ford. and often served the town in offi- cial capacity. His last days were passed in Cabot. Vermont, where he died in Sep-
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tember, 1825. He married. about 1772. Dorothy, daughter of Joseph and Dorothy ( Mason ) Marsh, of Lebanon, who died in March, 1833. in Orange, Vermont. Chil- dren : Benajah, Eliphalet. Mary, Dorothy. Roswell, Betsey, Noadiah and Almira, the last four born in Hartford.
(V) Dr. Noadich, fourth son of Elipha- let and Dorothy (Marsh) Bill, was born April 7. 1794, in Hartford, died February 22, 1876. He studied medicine with his elder brother. Dr. Eliphale: Bill, of Orange, Vermont, beginning his practice at that place. Later he located at Cabot and re- moved thence to Albany, Vermont, in 1819. He enjoyed a large practice. served as ju -- tice of the peace several years, and was rep- resentative in 1866. He married ( first ) January 14. 1814. Ruth Richardson, of Strafford, Vermont, born October 9. 1792. died August 13, 1829. He married iscc- end ). January 7. 1830. Ruth Putnam Co- burn, born January 30, 1803. in Cabot. died at Albany. Vermont. November 4. 1880. Children of first wife: Louisa ML .. married Winthrop Howard, and resided in Albany. Vermont : Josephine. married (first) Joseph T. Howard. ( second ) Charles C. Doty. died at Craftsbury, Vermont : Emeline, married ( first ) Dwight S. Strong, ( second) War- ren White: Lucinda. wife of Charles How- ard. resided at Irasburgh, Vermont : Mary ( Mrs. Joshua C. Rowell), resides at Al- bany. Vermont : Dyer Richardson, born Feb- ruary 27. 1829. died January 30, 1804: chil- dren of second wife: Frank Coburn, born May 21. 1831 : Curtis Harvey, born July 2. 1835. died July 24. 1905: James Rawson, see forward; Dwight Strong; George Au- gustus.
The colonial ancestry of Mr. Bill is of in- terest. among others, he is eighth in descent from Governor John Webster. 1300-1661: Major John Mason. 1600-1672: Secretary Edward Rawson, 1615-1693 : and from that Elizabeth St. John, who married, in Eng- land. Rev. Samuel Whiting, and came to Boston in 1636, and whose pedigree is .ut-
lined in volume XIV. N. E. Historical and Gen. Register.
He is sixth in descent from Captain WI- liam Fowler, and Captain John Putnam. 1027-1710, and fourth in descent from (i)- onel Joseph Marsh. Governor of Vermont. 1727-18II.
(VI) James Rawson, fourth son of Dr. Noadiah Bill, and third chill of his second wife, was born November 16, 1836, in Al- bany, Vermont, where he attended the town schools in early life. He fitted for college at the academies of Craftsbury, Newbury. and Barre, Vermont, but decided to enter upon a mercantile career and abandoned the college course. Going to Lyme. New Hamp -- shire, he was employed three years in a general store as clerk and sale-man, after which he was two years in the general mer- chandise store of Cutting & Bill. at St. Johnsbury, Vermont. After serving in a similar capacity for one year in the store of Russell. Webster & Company, at Plymouth. New Hampshire, he purchased an interest in the business, which was conducted dur- ing the next ten years under the style of Russell. Bill & Company. In 1873 he re- moved to Ogdensburg. New York, and en- gaged in the milling business with Sidney Brown, under the title of Brown, Bill & Company. Subsequently he bought the in- terest of his partner, and later admitted as partner Henry Rodee, the business being un- der Rodee, Bill & Company. Upon the death of Mr. Rodee the business was in- corporated under the present title of Bill. Bell & Company, of which Mr. Bill has con- tinned as president to the present time. Its product of one hundred thousand barrels of flour per annum is chiefly marketed in the eastern states. Immediately after the failure of the Judson Bank of Ogdensburg. in 1881. Mr. Bill founded the National Bank of Ogdensburg, of which he has continued as president from the beginning. Its origi- nal capital was $100.000, and its capital and surplus now amount to over $300.000. . \n a tive and progressive citizen. Mr. Bill per-
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ticipates in the social life of the town, and is a member of the Ogdensburg and Cen- tury clubs of Ogdensburg. and member of the Board of Trade, as well as many other organizations. He has been for many years a trustee of the Presbyterian church, and is a steadfast Republican in politics.
He married (first ) in IS73. Julia Z. Colt. f Hadley, Massachusetts, who died in I876. He married (secondo). February 22, 1887, Florence Campbell Sedley, of Potsdam. New York, daughter of John Henry and Roxana (Coryell ) Seeley. They have three daugh- ters: Ruth Coburn, born March 13. 1889; Dorothy Seeley. April 1. 1803: and Helen Virginia, February II, 1807. The eldest graduated from Mrs. Wheeler's private school at Providence, Rhode Island, and from the Damrosch Musical School of New York. continuing her musical studies with Mrs. Hattie Clapper Morris, of New York. Dorothy Sechy is a student at Mrs. Dow's School. Briar Cliff Manor. New York, and Helen Virginia is a student at the Brear- ley School, of New York City.
The family of Thomson. THOMPSON or Thompson, is one of the most ancient and mest numerous of any in Scotland. From the origin of the name, son of Thomas. it is evident that there are many unrelated fami- lies bearing the surname. The leading and most ancient families of this surname in Scotland appear very early in Dumfries and Foxburgshire. Lieutenant Henry Thompson was at Newtownlimady county. London- derry. Ulster. Ireland. during the war in 1689. and had probably been settled there for some years. Other Scotch immigrants of the Thompson families probably came to the north of Ireland. for we find this family ere of the most numerous of the Scotch- Irish in Ulster even to the present day. In 1700 there were 230 births in Thompson families in counties Antrim. Down, Armagh. Fermanagh and Londonderry-all Sortch districts, in Ireland.
(E) John Thompson, immigrant ancestor of this family, was of Londonderry county. Ireland. He came, when a young man, to this commtry and settled on what was then the frontier in Indiana. He was born about 1770. and married. about 1705. Lettice Late in life he removed to lowa, before it was admitted to the Union, and settled at Dodgeville, some thirteen miles from Bur- lington. He died and is buried in a country cemetery near Dodgeville. He was a sturdy pioneer. of great industry, fond of horses. and fearless and venturesome. When he was over seventy years he would ride his horse across the prairie like a reckless bay. at full speed.
( II) Robert. third son of John Thomp- son, was born June 6. 1707. in Rush county, Indiana. He grew up on his father's farm and had a meagre education in the district schools, but he was a student and made the most of his opportunities. He was elected county clerk of Rush county. Indiana, and held that office for twenty-one years. He removed with his father's family to a farm near Dedgeville. Iowa, where he followed farming the rest of his life, and died May 16. 1816. He was gifted with a good voice and was well versed in music, and for many years led the singing in the Baptist church. He married. August 13. 1818, Susan Sail- ors. Rev. William Tyner officiating. She was a native of Kentucky. Her family re- moved to Indiana. She died May 14, 1840. two days before her husband, and both are buried in the cemetery near Dodgeville. where his father was buried. Children : Da- vid M .. died November 9. 1870, at Albany. Oregon: Dr. Lewis S. born 1826. mentioned below : J-hn, died May 29, 1904: Lettice T .. died December 22, 1904. married (second Robert Williams: Rachel, died roos. in Washington state. married John Clymer : Margaret T .. married William Chymer: cel November 10. 190 ;. in Jefferson. Oregen
( III ) Lewis S. Thompson, M. D., son of Robert Thompson, was born in Rushville. Indiana. in 1826, and died at Dundee. N Av
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York, February 20, 1890. He attended the public schools in his youth, and Ash- bury University, Indiana. He studied medi- cine under Dr. Ransome, of Burlington. Iowa, and began to practice in Nauvoo, Illi- nois, but soon afterward went to the Pa- cific coast, in 1849. at the time of the gold fever. After a few years he returned to New York state. In the civil war he en- listed in the Union army and was surgeon in the service in California : was a surgeon for four years at Fort Baker, and was in Oregon for a time. He returned east and resumed the practice of medicine in Wash- ington, D. C., where he remained during the next ten years. He conducted a real estate business there and also owned a drug store. Thence he went to Goldendale, state of Washington, and for the next two years had a drug store there. Afterward he was in Texas and Arkansas, engaged in the ding business and in raising cattle until the time of his death. He died while on a visit in New York. In politics he was a staunch Re- publican, and was a delegate from Oregon to the Republican national convention that nominated Abraham Lincoln for president in 1860. He was a member of the legislature of Oregon for a time. and being the only Republican in that body he enjoyed the privi- leges and duties of the entire minority. He was a member of the local lodge of Odd Fellows, and in his younger days belonged to the Baptist church. He married. May 1. 1861. Almira Bliven, born at Ithaca. New York, in 1833. daughter of John F. Bliven. She is now living with her son. Dr. J. M. Thompson. Children : Emma, born in Jack- sonville. Oregon, lives with Jeremiah M. Thompson. her brother. at Potsdam: Jere- miah Mckay, mentioned below : Robert G .. born in Washington. D. C., dentist, practic- ing in West Virginia: Lewis S., born in Dundee, New York, druggist at Penn Yan. New York, married Rena Clough.
(IV) Jeremiah Mckay, son of Dr. Lewis S. Thompson, was born in Dundee. New York, in 1867. He was educated in the
public schools of his native town and at Colgate Academy, from which he was graduated in the class of 1884. He began to teach in the grammar school at Dundee. but afterward entered Colgate University and graduated in 1898. From 1898 to 1901 he was principal of the Dundee high school, and from 1901 to 1906 was super- intendent of schools in Penn Yan, New York. In 1906 he became special lecturer in the department of Farmers' Institutes of the State Educational Department at Al- bany. He was also appointed inspector of departments. In 1907 he was appointed to the department of Teachers' Institutes, a position he filled with ability until July I. 1909. when he was elected principal of the State Normal School at Potsdam. Since then he has made his home in Potsdam. He is a member of various college fraternities : of Dundee Lodge of Free Masons, No. 120. of Dundee, and of the Presbyterian church.
Stephen Barnes, of an old BARNES New England family, settled in Boonville, New York, and was a well-to-do farmer. He married Mer- cy Moyer, and among their children was William, mentioned below.
( II ) William, son of Stephen Barnes, was born at Boonville, New York. He was a dealer in real estate. In politics he was a Republican. He served in the civil war. He married. in 1850. Sophronia Joslin. Chil- dren: Alferetta, Eri Erastus, mentioned be- low, and Mover.
( III ) Eri Erastus, son of William Barnes, was born July 6, 1856. He was engaged in lumbering. In politics he is a Republican and he is postmaster of Parkers. He married. at Port Leyden. New York. December 25. 1881. Jeanette, born Novem- ber 2. 1856, daughter of Martin and Re- becca ( Kitts) Meeker. Children, born at Lyonsdale. New York: Earl Noves Harold. mentioned below: Agnes Mary, born No- vember 6. 1888; Glenn Herbert. December 12. 1893.
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(1\') Earl Noyes Harold, son of Eri !; . stus Barnes, was born at Lyonsdale. New rk. October 1, 1883. Ile attended the wmnon schools and the Utica Business In- site of U'tica. He became associated with . father in the manufacture of broom lles and rough and dressed lumber at Workers, Lewis county, New York, and is present manager of the general store .e. In politics he is a Republican : in 1905 was elected supervisor of the town of ntague, and represented the town for two olay. He is a member of Lowville Lodge. (ce and Accepted Masons: of Lowville apter, Royal Arch Masons : of Montague wart. No. 1915. Independent Order of For- cours, and the Masonic Club of Lowville. 'le married, at Rector. Lewis county De- . mber 27, 1905. Elizabeth, born at Rec- . .. October 18, 1884. daughter of Hezekiah : Addie , Feller ; Sheldon. She lids d - ther. J. Fred Sheldon. They have one 1. Adeline Jeanette, born December 31.
roks in the board of supervisors of Lewis. born in the old country and the remainder
EGLETON Among the enterprising. successful and influential citizens of Lowville may mentioned William Henry Egleton, who his own honorable exertions and moral chutes has carved out for himself friends. Dence and position. Scrupulously honor- in all his dealings with mankind, he "s a reputation for public and private in- Sty, and being social ard genial. he has sabers of friends, compared of all classes society. He is a son of Joseph and Su- Ilizabeth ( Keeling ) Egleton.
I) Joseph Egleton was born in either land or England, in 1825. died Febru- 4: 21, 1869. He acquired a practical edu- on which qualified him for the duties and consibilities of life. He was an officer in British army, and about 1856 sold out Ed came to the United States, obtaining a "Inmission in the regular army as captain. . during the civil war held the rank of
lieutenant-colonel of volunteers. He spent his active life in military service, in which he distinguished himself for his bravery and other admirable qualities. He married. in London, England. Susan Elizabeth Keel- ing. born near the old Abbey church in Lon- don, in 1825. Her parents were noted for longevity, her father attaining the age of ninety-six and her mother the age of niety- eight, far beyond the allotted scriptural time of four score years and ten. Five children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Egleton, two in New York City. Chillien : William and Joseph, born in London, England: Susan. William H. and Sarah F. The mother of these children died November 1, 1884.
HI, William Henry, son of Joseph Egle- ton, was born in New York City, October 7. 1865. Ile received an academic educa- tion, and upon the completion of his studies received an appointment a- exammer in the interior department at Washington, D. C. serving in that capacity two years. He then was appointed special examiner, which pri- tion he retained for eight years. He was then admitted to practice law before the United States war, state and navy depart- ments, and in the pursuit of this profession gained considerable success and renown. He returned to New York state in 1890. locat- ing in Lowville, where he prosecuted United States patent law and United States claims. achieving therein a large degree of suc- cess. He has also taken an active intere-t in the political affairs of his adopted city. casting his vete and influence for the candi- dates of the Republican party. He was ap- pointed magistrate. February 12, 1800, and elected cach succeeding year to the present time ( 1910), this fact testifying to his fit- nes, for the high office he occupies and to hi- popularity among his town-men. He is equally prominent in fraternal circles, aftilt- ating with Lowville Lodge, Ne. 134. Free and Accepted Masons: Lowville Chapter. No. 223. Royal Arch Masons: Watertown Commandery. No. 11. Knights Templar:
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Central City Consistory, thirty-second de- gree; Ziayra Shrine, of Utica; Lowville Lodge, No. 759. Independent Order of Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias, ci Utica; New York Lodge, No. 118, Watertown: New York Lodge of Elks, No. 496. Mr. Egleton married, May 17, 1905. Alice B. Bardo, born in Lowville, New York. April 8. 1871. daughter of Nich las and Margaret Bardo.
Jeffry Thissell, immigrant THISSELL ancestor, settled in Marble- head. Massachusetts. as early as 1668, when he was one of the sign- ers of the remonstrance against imposts. He owned land at Beverly, Massachusetts. From his will. dated October 29. 1675. proved June 16. 1676, we learn that he came from the town of Abbotsbury, eight miles south- west of Dorchester. Dorsetshire. Enghind. near the coast. He bequeathed to a daughter Jane, living in that town, and to his son Richard, mentioned below. He died at sea on a voyage from Sal Tortudas to New England.
(II) Richard, son of Jeffry Thissell, was born in 1612, at Albatsbury, England. Two of his children. Jeffry and Mary, are men- tioned in his father's will. He married Eliza- beth ----. Children, horn at Beverly : Jeffry,. September 21. 1072: Mary, before 1675: Richard, mentioned below : William, Febru- ary 20, 1684.
( III ) Richard (2). son of Richard (r) Thissell, was born at Beverly about IOSO-SS. and died March 1 ;. 1752, aged sixty-seven years. He marrie l, at Beverly cintention da .- ed April 30, 1700%. Martha Thorndike. Chil- dren, born at Beverly : Priscilla, October 21. 1707: Martha. February 5. 1710-II : Anne. November 7. 1713: Jeffry. January 13. 1717-IS, mentioned below: William. May 31. 1723.
(IV) Jeffry (2%, son of Richard 121 Thissell. was born January 13. 1717-18, and baptized there June 16, 1728. He was a sol- dier in the revolution, in Captain Low's company. Colonel Isaac Hutchinson's regi-
ment ( Twenty-seventh ), and was at Fort Lee; taken prisoner at Fort Washington, November 16, 1776; enlisted again Novem- ber 21, 1776. He married, at Beverly, Janu- ary 1. 1738-39, Mary Butman. He was a mariner. Children, born at Beverly: Ebe- nezer, baptized May 21. 1742: Charles, bap- tized November 24. 1745: Thorndike, born September 2, 1747: Mary, May 21, 1749: Anna, February 2. 1752: Judith. February 25. 1754: Jeffry, September 27. 1755. men- tioned below: Lydia, baptized April 10. 1758: Thorndike, baptized June 17. 1760.
(V) Jeffry (3). son of Jeffry (2) This- sell, was born at Beverly, September 27. 1755. He was a soldier in the revolution. from Beverly, in Lieutenant Joseph Weedl'- company, Colonel Henry Herrick's regiment. He married. at Beverly, October 12, 1777. Jemima Morse. Children, born at Beverly : Samel Moise, July 12. 1778: Mary. May 8. 1781 : Thorndike, January 1, 1783 : Sally. July 23. 1765: David. February 9. 1788: Mahala. December 20. 1793 : 7. John Mo !- son. mentioned below.
(VI) John Molson, son of Jeffry (3) Thissell. was born at Beverly, July 29. 1707. He married Betsey G. Stanley. Children. Form at Beverly : John Molen. August 30. 1819: Elizabeth Gently, September 4. 1821; Nicholas Stanley, July 26. 1823: Amos, De- cember 5. 1825, died young : Edith Stanley. July 27. 1827 : Mary Ann, July 25, 1820: Jonas, July 18. 1831, mentioned belon : Amos. December 7. 1834 : Mary Ann. Jan- ary 8. 1836: Levi Augustus, 1838.
( VII ) Jetas, son of Jam Molson Thi - sell. was born at Beverly. July 18, 1831. He married Elizabeth Abbott. He was a soldier in the civil war, and died in the ser- vice. His widow resides in Tupper Lake. New York, with her son.
(VIII) Dr. Joseph Abbott Thissell, seu of Jonas Thissell, was born at Beverly April 30. 1859. He attended the pulvi. schools of his native town and gradu te' from the Beverly high school. He took a se :- entific course in Harvard College, and
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studied for his profession at Harvard Medi- cal School, from which he was graduated in 1885. He practiced medicine in Boston. Beverly, and New York, and traveled ex- tensively. In 1887 he located in Tupper Lake, New York, then a part of the town of Waverly, and since then has practiced in this section. He has a large practice, and has invested extensively in real estate in Tupper Lake. He was one of the organiz- ers of the Tupper Lake Water Company. and was first treasurer. then president of the company. He was the organizer of the Tupper Lake National Bank, which began business June 18. 1966, and has been on the board of directors from its organi- zation. Has been active and prominent in building up the town in all directions. He is surgeon for the New York Central & Hud- son River Radread Company, and medical cxaminer for the New York Life, Mutual Life Insurance Company, the Equitable Lite Assurance Society of America, and the Pru- dential Insurance Company of America. In politics he is a Republican. He is a member of the Massachusetts Medical Society, and of the American Medical Association; of Mount Arab Lodge. Free Masons, of Tupper Lake. and of the Odd Fellows' Lodge of Tupper Lake. He is unmarried, residing with his mother at Hotel Altamont. Tup- per Lake.
KEENAN Thomas Keenan was born in the north of Ireland and set- tled in county Down. Tre- land. where he died. aged che hundred years or more. He had children: James, men- tioned below : John. William. Charles and Ann.
( Il) James, son of Thomas Keenan. was born in county Down. Ireland. and died there. He married Mary Ellis and had James and Mary.
( III ) James ( 2). son of James ( 1) Kee- nan. was born in 18to in county Down. Ire- land. and died there in 1849. He was a farmer and also in the employ of the gov-
ernment. He married Mary Brown, born in Ireland, 1819. died 1843. Children: 1. Thomas, resides in Waddington, New York. 2. William, mentioned below. 3. Sarah. married Philip Bennet, and lives in Ogdens- burg. New York.
( IV ) William, son of James (2) Kee- nan. was born in county Mayo, Ireland. May 15. 1839. He attended the schools in his native parish in Ireland, and came to this country when twelve years of age. As a young man he worked at farming in Louis- ville. New York. He enlisted for the civil war in 1861 for three years, in Company G. Sixtieth New York Infantry, and was in the battles of Antietam, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. At Gettysburg. July 2. 1863. he was seriously wounded, and was taken to the hospital there. and later to Philadelphia. whence he was discharged December 1. 1804. He was engaged in all the battles et the war with the Army of the Potomac. Returning home, He bought a farm on Goose Neck Island, Louisville. New York, and car- ried it on until failing health compelle ! him to give it up. He went to Color.do to recuperate, and returning east located in Det-dan, New York, in 1880. For fifteen years he was librarian of the Potsdam Pub- lic Library, and is now living a retired life in Potsdam. He is a Republican in politics. and a member of Racquette Lodge. No. 213. Free and Accepted Masons, of Potsdam, and of Marsh Post. Grand Army of the Republic. He is a Presbyterian in religion. He mar- ried. July 2. 1800, Frances, born in Louis- ville. August 4. 1844. died in Potsdam, No- Vember 14. 1902, daughter of Joseph and Sarah ( Keenan: Stubbs. Children: 1. Mary A .. born August. 1867 : resides in Montana. 2. Joseph I .. May 6, 1860: mentioned be- low. 3. Clara M .. married Harry Empson. of Syracuse. New York. 4. William E .. resides in Montana, where he is a ranch owner and attorney: educated at Normal scheel in Potsdam and at Ann Arbor. Michi- gan. 5. Ernest C. graduate of Normal school and Naval Academy at Annapolis.
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Maryland; served in Spanish war and in Philippines three years; on battleship "In- diana" during war; now teacher of mathe- matics at Syracuse University; married Grace Smead. of Potsdam. 6. Ethel, mar- ried Henry B. Stager, of Montana. ;. Grace, died aged sixteen.
( V) Joseph J., son of William Keenan. was born in Louisville. New York, May 6, 1869. He was educated in the district schools and at the Normal school in Potsdam, and for two and a half years taught school. In 1890 he entered the post office as clerk and later became assistant postmaster. helling that position thirteen years. In March, 1908, he was appointed postmaster of Pots- dam by President Roosevelt, and still con- tinues in office. He is a member of the In- dependent Order of Odd Follows: Order of Maccabees : Sons of Veterans. He married. July 24, 1897. Lena Ruth, daughter of Hen- ry DeLibert and Jane Goodnow. They have one son, DeElbert Ernest Keenan, born Oc- tober 22, 1899.
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