Lancaster County PA Archives Obituaries.....Keene, Henry, Sr August 25, 1880
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Lancaster daily intelligencer. (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928: August 25, 1880
Henry Keene, Sr., a well known citizen of Eden township, died at his residence in
Hawksville. this morning at two o'clock. Mr. Keene was the last member of the well
known family of "Keene brothers" of this township, where they all lived during their
entire lifetime. 
The subject of this notice learned the trade of wagon making, purchased a lot and
built a house and shop in Hawksville in 1829, and continued to work at his trade
until about 1840, when he purchased the farm of Adam Mowrer. adjoining his own
property, whither he moved and commenced farming. Subsequently, he engaged in
limeburning, at which he was very successful. He had an extensive acquaintance
through the lower end of our county.
Mr. Keene was a man of strict integrity, of frugal and industrious habits, and had
acquired a large amount of property, being at the time of his death the wealthiest
citizen of Eden township. He was twice married. His first wife was a daughter of the
late Adam Mowrer by whom he had a family of four sons and three daughters all of
whom are married and living in the neighborhood and are among the best citizens of
it.
His second wife was a daughter of the late John Snavely and survives Mr. Keene. He
was about 77 years of age, was a member of the Reformed church at New Providence,
where he will be buried. Mr. Keene was a most exemplary citizen, and kind neighbor
and father, and in his death the neighborhood has sustained an almost irreparable
loss; following so soon after that of his friend and neighbor, Mr. Lefevre, it is
the more keenly felt.

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