Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....McKeen, J D 
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Author: Bio/Gen Record LaSalle/Grundy 1900

J. D. McKeen

J. D. McKeen, a liveryman of Morris, Illinois, is among the younger 
representative business men of the town, and is a native son of Grundy county.

Mr. McKeen was born May 31, 1874, a son of Isaiah H. and Louisa (Hupp) McKeen, 
and a grandson of the pioneer James McKeen.  James McKeen was a Pennsylvanian 
who came out to Illinois in the early history of this state, settled in Grundy 
county, and built the first house in Morris.  He has long since passed away. 
His widow, now a venerable woman of ninety-six years, one of the oldest 
residents of the county, resides with her son Isaiah H. McKeen. Isaiah H. 
McKeen is one of the respected farmers of Erienna township, and with the 
exception of four years, when he was engaged in the livery business at Morris, 
his life has been devoted to agricultural pursuits. His wife was born in 
LaSalle county, this state, of which place her parents were early settlers.

In 1896, when Isaiah H. McKeen retired from the livery business and returned 
to his farm, he was succeeded in business by his son J. D., who has since 
conducted the establishment successfully.

J. D. McKeen was married, February 26, 1896, to Miss Cora Matteson, daughter 
of Storey and Jennie Matteson, and they have two children—Jerald and Meta.

Mr. McKeen has fraternal relations with the Knights of Pythias and the Modern 
Woodmen of America.

Additional Comments:
Source:  Biographical and Genealogical Record of La Salle and Grundy Counties 
Illinois, Volume 11, Chicago, 1900, pages 531-532

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