Barton County KS Archives Biographies.....Keenan, Michael James 1838 - 
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Author: Great Bend Tribune

MICHAEL JAMES KEENAN

TO the old settler who blazed the way far the  present generation the time seems
short since they themselves were the principal actors in the tragic occurrences
which transpired while building the foundation for the "Banner County" of the
great State of Kansas; but a new people are fast taking their places as workers
in the field that is so inviting and among these is Michael J. Keenan, the fifth
son of Thomas and Mary Keenan, who came to Barton County in 1871 and located
three and one-half miles northeast of Dundee. He has christened his place
"Alfalfadale," and it covers two hundred acres of the most fertile land of his
locality and if one may judge by the appearance of his fields he learned
industry and management from the teachings of the father. His house is a two
story white frame building containing six rooms, neatly enclosed by a wire
fence. There are a few stately trees and enough plants and shrubs on the grass
plot to make it inviting. The barn is large and contains grain bins, hay loft
and stalls for numerous horses and cattle, and there are several outbuildings.
These buildings have all been recently erected and painted and present the
appearance of a newly made home.

[photo] Farm Residence of Michael James Keenan

   Michael J. Keenan was born on April 30, 1875, in Great Bend, Kansas, was
educated in the public schools of the district, and grew to manhood on his
father's farm in the neighborhood of his present home. He made two attempts at
home making in Oklahoma previous to his purchase of the home described above,
when the government was allotting lands in that territory. One was a claim near
Cleo, Oklahoma and the other twenty miles northeast of Hobart, Oklahoma. The
first of these was contested and lost by a suit in the courts, and the second
was sold for a small sum because of its minor estimated value.

  Michael J. Keenan and Miss Catherine Murphy, the eldest daughter of Patrick E.
and Margaret Welch Murphy, of Barton County, were united in marriage on November
3, 1904, and they are the parents of four interesting children: Marguerite Mary,
6; Lorene and Norene (twins), and Mary Eileen, 1.



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Biographical History Of Barton County


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