Lillian Theodosia McKeeman __________________________________________________________________ 1901 July 11 Born in Fort Wayne, IN to Robert B. & Susie May (Hocker) McKeeman Family Bible 1901 Nov 24 Baptized 3rd Presbyterian Church, Fort Wayne, IN, Church Records 1910 Census, Fort Wayne, IN, age 8 1919 Graduated Fort Wayne High School, age 18 1920 Soundex Fort Wayne, IN age 18 with parents & sibs, age 19 1923 Summer Went for a year to Long Beach, Cal., age 21-22 1924 June 24 Returned to Fort Wayne, IN, age 23 1925 Nov 1 Married James Boyd Hunter, 3rd Presbyterian Church, Fort Wayne, IN by Rev. H.B. Hostetter, Family Bible, age 24 1926 Dec 19 Donald James born, Fort Wayne, IN, age 25 1927 Moved to 2522 Maple Place, age 26 1930 Oct 25 Maurice Edward born, Fort Wayne, IN, age 29 1931 Nov 26 Joseph Richard born, Fort Wayne, IN, age 30 1933 June 20 Jim's mother, Eva Nellie Holden died, age 32 1936 feb 21 Joseph Richard died, Fort Wayne, IN, age 35 1936 Great Depression, age 35 1937 Mar 4 Father, R.B. McKeeman died, Fort Wayne, IN, age 36 1938 Apr 14 Don communicant, 3rd Presbyterian Church, age 37 1941 Mar 23 Ed and Bob communicants, 3rd Presbyterian Church, age 40 1943 June 8 Jane Anne born, Fort Wayne, IN, age 42 1950 Sep 3 Don married Geraldine Widney 1954 Oct 31 Husband, James died, Saint Joseph Hospital, Fort Wayne, IN, age 53 1955 Hunter, Lillian T (wid Jas B) h 314 North Cornell, age 54 1955 June 19 Ed married Melva Doxtater 1956 Nov 25 Received by certificate into First Presbyterian Church, age 55 1962 Living at 3925 Smith St., Fort Wayne when mother died, age 60 1964 Aug 8 Jane married Daniel Hodgson 1967July 6 Married DeWitt Clinton Jones, Atlanta, Georgia, age 66 1967 3925 Smith St., Fort Wayne, IN, age 66 Coral Gables, FL 1968 810 S. Kolb Rd. Apt 68, Tucson, AZ, age 67 1969 1534 Reed Rd. Apt D, Fort Wayne, IN, age 68 1970 905 North Miller Dr., Tucson, AZ, age 69 1972 4109 Indian Hills Dr., Fort Wayne, IN, age 71 1973 421 North Evelyn, Tucson, AZ, age 72 1975 8111 E. Broadway, Apt. 214, Tucson, AZ, age 74 Jane and Dan and children move to Tucson, AZ, age 74 1981 11 E. Orange Grove Apt. 2314, Tucson, AZ, age 80 1981 Husband, De died, age 80 1985 Moved into Shriner Home Care, age 84 1988 June 6 Died, Tucson, AZ & buried Evergreen Cemetery, Tucson, AZ, age 86 _______________________________________________________________________ Descendants of Lillian Theodosia "Doad" * MCKEEMAN Generation No. 1 1. LILLIAN THEODOSIA "DOAD" *5 MCKEEMAN (ROBERT BENJAMIN *4, DAVID CHARLES *3, WILLIAM *2, ARCHIBALD? *1) was born 11 July 1901 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, and died 06 June 1988 in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona. She married (1) JAMES BOYD * HUNTER 01 November 1925 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, son of JAMES HUNTER and EVA HOLDEN. She married (2) DEWITT CLINTON JONES 06 July 1967 in Atlanta, Georgia, son of FREDERICK JONES and JEANNIE BROOKS. Children of LILLIAN MCKEEMAN and JAMES HUNTER are: i. DONALD JAMES6 HUNTER, b. 19 December 1926, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana; m. GERALDINE ANN WIDNEY, 03 September 1950, 3rd Presbyterian, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana. ii. MAURICE EDWARD HUNTER, b. 25 October 1930, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Wayne Township, Indiana; m. MELVA JOYCE DOXTATER, 19 June 1955, Van Wert, Van Wert Co, Ohio. iii. JOSEPH RICHARD HUNTER, b. 26 November 1931, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Wayne Township, Indiana; d. 21 February 1936, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Wayne Township, Indiana. iv. JANE ANNE * HUNTER, b. 08 June 1943, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana; m. DANIEL ARCHIE # HODGSON, 08 August 1964, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana. ________________________________________________________________________ NEWS SENTINEL, FORT WAYNE, INDIANA 24 Jun 1924 (age 23) Society Miss Theodosia McKeeman has returned to the home of her parents, Dr. and Mrs. R.B. McKeeman, on Packard avenue after a winter's sojourn in Los Angeles and Long Beach, Cal. _________________________________________________________________________ NEWS SENTINEL, FORT WAYNE, INDIANA 3 November 1925 (age 24) Prominent Young Woman Wedded in Quiet Church Service Sunday. Mrs. James B. Hunter A wedding of interest which will come as a surprise to the many friends of the couple was that of Miss Theodosia McKeeman, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. R.B. McKeeman of Packard avenue, and Mr. James B. Hunter of Mishawaka, formerly of this city, son of Mrs. Eva Shuler of Maple place, which took place Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the Third Presbyterian church, the Rev. H.B. Hostetter officiating. Only members of the immediate families and a few intimate friends of the couple were in attendance. Mr. Hunter and his bride left in the late afternoon on a short motor trip. After November 15, they will be at home in Mishawaka, where Mr. Hunter is engaged in business. Both young people are well known in this city and have many friends. Mrs. Hunter was graduated from the Fort Wayne high school and is a member of the Qui Vive society. __________________________________________________________________________ FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH RECORDS HUNTER, MRS. JAMES B. r. Nov. 25, 1956 (age 55) b. Certificate HUNTER, JANE r. Apr. 14, 1957 (age 56) b. Confession _________________________________________________________________________ OBITUARY (age 86) Fort Wayne, News Sentinel, 8 Jun 1988 Theodosia Hunter Jones, 86, Tucson, Ariz., died Monday. She was the widow of James B. Hunter and DeWitt C. Jones. Surviving are a daughter, two sons including Donald of Fort Wayne; a stepdaughter; a sister, Ruth Cottrell of Fort Wayne; 11 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services are tomorrow in Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, Tucson. Preferred memorials are gifts to the church. _________________________________________________________________________ THE ARIZONA DAILY STAR, June 8, 1988 (age 86) JONES, Theodosia, died Monday, June 6, at the age of 86, in Tucson, AZ. She is survived by son, Donald Hunter, (wife, Geraldine) of Fort Wayne, IN; son, M. Edward Hunter (wife, Melva), of Delaware, OH; daughter, Jane Hodgson (husband, Daniel) of Tucson; sister, Ruth Cottrell (husband, Paul) of Fort Wayne, IN; in addition to 11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; Catherine Reser (husband, Bill) of Springfield MO; daughter of the late DeWitt C. Jones; and many relatives and friends. Theodosia was born July 11, 1901, in Fort Wayne, to Dr. & Mrs. Robert B. McKeeman. She was a member of The Third Presbyterian Church, Priscilla Circle, Naomi Study Club and Stitch and Chatter Clubs, all in Ft. Wayne. She was preceded in death by husband, James B. Hunter; son, Richard who died in childhood, husband DeWitt C. Jones; and brothers, Dr. L. Stanford McKeeman and Dr. Donald McKeeman. Theodosia had been a resident of Tucson since 1967 where she was a charter member of Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church. A memorial service will be held 2:00 p.m., June 9, 1988, (Thursday), with Pastor Daniel A. Hodgson officiating. The family suggests remembrances be given to Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church. Arrangements by Evergreen Mortuary & Cemetery, N. Oracle & W. Miracle Mile. _________________________________________________________________________ Maryellen Hower's Book: Title: The McKeeman, McConahey family / Author: Hower, Maryellen Larimore. compiled by Maryellen Larimore Hower. Pub info: Ottertail, MN : M.L. Hower, 1990. Subjects: McKeeman family. McConaghy family. Notes: "1 June 1990." Includes bibliographical references. Lillian Theodosia born 11 July 1901 married 1 Nov 1925 James Boyd Hunter (2) DeWitt Clinton Jones died 6 June 1988 Tucson, AZ Evergreen Cemetery children: Donald James born 19 Dec 1926, married 3 Sept 1950 Geraldine Widney Maurice Edward born 25 Oct 1930 married 19 June 1955 Melva Doxtater Joseph Richard born 26 Nov 1931 died 21 Feb 1936 Jane Anne born 8 June 1943 married 8 Aug 1964 Daniel Archie Hodgson __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 1910 FEDERAL CENSUS 1910 Federal Census Indiana, Allen County, Wayne Township, p.790 Robert McKeeman 36 M Physician IN IRE IRE Susie M. 29 F IN OH IN Stanford 11 M IN IN IN Theodosia 8 F IN IN IN Donald 6 M IN IN IN Ruth 2 F IN IN IN __________________________________________________________________________ 1920 FEDERAL CENSUS 1920 Federal Census, Fort Wayne, Wayne Twp., Allen Co., IN 2020 Broadway MCKEEMAN, Robert B Head 45 IN IRE IRE Doctor General Medicine Susie Wife 39 IN OH IN Stanford Son 21 IN IN IN Theodosia Dtr 18 IN IN IN Donald Son 16 IN IN IN Ruth Dtr 12 IN IN IN __________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. 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