Biography of Thomas B. Keeney, 1902, Grant Co., Oregon
Surnames: Keeney, Snodderly

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An Illustrated History of Baker, Grant, Malheur and Harney Counties, pub. 1902
by Western Historical Pub. Co. of Chicago. page 458

THOMAS B. KEENEY

Thomas B., is the son of Jonathan and Mary A. Keeney, having been born on
September 10, 1852, in Jasper county, Missouri, whence in 1857 his parents
came across the plains with ox teams, the family consisting of five children
and the father and mother at the start and the father and mother and six
children at the close, when they landed in Sonoma county, California, having
consumed six months on the road, In the spring of 1858 the family came to Linn
county, Oregon, and a little later went to Lane county, near Eugene. It was in
the spring of 1861 that they moved east of the mountains to Umatilla county,
where the father entered into the industry of raising sheep. Our subject
received his education in the various schools at the places where the family
resided. He remained at the home place, assisting his father in raising cattle
and sheep until 1874, when he and his brother, Marshall S., came to the
vicinity of Longcreek and entered into partnership in the stock business. They
have been attended with prosperity from the beginning, a sure result of care,
wisdom and industry such as they have manifested. The estate of the firm
consists of one thousand acres, well improved and all fenced. Mr. Keeney has a
good residence, barn and orchard, and other improvements of value and comfort.
Formerly they were operating in sheep, but these were sold and they now give
their attention to cattle, of which they have large herds. During the trouble
with the Indians they suffered heavy losses from these savages, but since they
have been uniformly successful in their enterprises.

Mr. Keeney and Miss Nancy E., daughter of Huse and Eliza Snodderly, of
Prineville, occured in 1882, on December 1. To them were born the following
children: Elsie Fay, Dora Dott and James Crittenden, the last one deceased. In
1899 Mrs. Keeney was called from the duties and walks of this life to the
world beyond, leaving her husband and little ones to mourn her sad demise. Mr.
Keeney's father was a prominent wool grower of Umatilla county and a man
highly esteemed. His death occured in 1884, and the mother was called the next
year to follow her companion.