John L. Keating Biography This biography appears on pages 1077 in "History of Dakota Territory" by George W. Kingsbury, Vol. IV (1915) and was scanned, OCRed and edited by Maurice Krueger, mkrueger@iw.net. This file may be freely copied by individuals and non-profit organizations for their private use. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires the written approval of the file's author. This file is part of the SDGENWEB Archives. If you arrived here inside a frame or from a link from somewhere else, our front door is at http://usgwarchives.org/sd/sdfiles.htm JOHN L. KEATING. John L. Keating is secretary and treasurer of the Keating Creamery Company of Yankton and as such is a well known and enterprising business man of the city. He was born in Janesville, Wisconsin, on the 1st of October, 1886, a son of Edward and Mary E. (Breen) Keating. The father was a contractor, devoting his life to that work. He has passed away, but the mother survives and makes her home in Yankton. The ancestors of the family came from Ireland. In the graded schools of Janesville John L. Keating pursued his education until he reached the age of fourteen years, when he started out in life on his own account, entering the office of the Sioux Falls Press. He was afterward with the Argus-Leader of Sioux Falls for three years and in 1913 he came to Yankton to join his brother in the conduct of a creamery business. He was made secretary and treasurer of the company and so continues. This is a leading enterprise of Yankton and its trade is constantly expanding, owing to the capable direction and wise business management of the partners. On the 23d of August, 1909, Mr. Keating was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth C. Cross, a daughter of Kirkwood Colin and Agnes (Rugg) Cross, both of whom are deceased. Mrs. Keating was reared and educated in Sioux Falls and by her marriage have been born a son and daughter, Austin Brown and Mary Jane. The religious faith of the family is that of the Catholic church and Mr. and Mrs. Keating are active in its charities. In politics he is a republican, but, while interested in all matters of progressive citizenship, is not an office seeker. He finds recreation in an occasional game of golf, but business claims the greater part of his attention. He is a member of the Commercial Association and acts in connection with that organization for the upbuilding and progress of the city.