BIBLE RECORDS, Monroe County, WV - Kean family Bible record, 1801-1921 Also mentioned: Alleghany Co., VA ********************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ********************************************************************** Submitted by Valerie Crook, vfcrook @trellis.net, August 1998 Library of Virginia Digital Collections Archives and Manuscripts "Kean family Bible record, 1801-1921" 2 leaves (transcription only, no copy of actual record in the above collection) Page 1 FAMILY BIBLE , dated MDCCLII: - Kean Owner: Mrs. E. M. Whanger, Charlottesville, Va. (In addition to Bible records, contains:) Land Grant for 1500 acres to David Kean, signed by James Monroe, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, dated August 26, 1801. MARRIAGES: David Kean and Elizabeth Dew was married Sept. 9th, 1802. Lucy Kean daughter of David & Elizabeth was married [no date] Samuel Kean and Rebecca B. Alexander was married 24th of March 1836. Catharine A. Kean & Andrew J. Keyser were married 26th July 1854. Mary ? Kean and J. Nelson Shanklin were married 23 May 1868. Elizabeth D. Kean and Jno. W. Vawter were married 25 September, 1866. Andrew A. Kean and H. G. Cook were married 19th: May 1868. David J. Kean & ? B. Shanklin were married 14th Oct. 1868. J. Nelson Shanklin and Mollie B. Henderson (?) were married 10th of October ? Deaths: Andrew Alexander departed this life his home Pleasant Hill (Pash office Hematite) Alleghany Co., Va. 3 1913. Aged 72yrs. 10 months Harriet Gray Cook, the wife of Andrew A. Kean departed this life ? 27, 1921 at their home as mentioned above. Was 73 years 10 month ? days old. Having been born at Monroe Co., W. Va. May 8, ? Elizabeth Dew Kean, wife of John William Vawter departed this life ? 1919 Obituaries taken from various newspapers. Xerox copy illegible in some parts "Died--in Seguin, Feb. 25, 1874, of Consumption, Mrs.[sic] David Julian Kean, in the 32d year of his age. Mr. K, son of Sam'l. and R. B. Kean, was born in Alleghany Co. Va., married Oct. 15th, 1868 to Miss Mary Benson Shanklin; he then became of citizen of what is now Summers Co., West Va., at which place he left his family last fall, and came to Texas with the hope of recovering his health. It proved too late. He had many old friends here; and gathered new and warm ones during his brief sojourn among us, as was seen by the attention given him in sickness, as also, by the large concourse in attendance on the stranger's funeral. Since 1866, the deceased has been a member of the Presbyterian Church, and at his death was in connection with the Centreville Church, W. Va. All his days, known as a man inflexibly just, he was better known among such as feared God--a good man and a Christian". His youngest child went home to God just two weeks before him. He leaves many broken ties, the most tender of which is that realized by a wife and two little ones. The God of the widow and fatherless, stands pledged for their protection. " "Obituary -- Mrs. Phoebe Alexander departed this life on the 9th of August 1869, at the residence of Mr. H. G. Henderson, in this county, in the 89th year of her age. ......." Page 2 FAMILY BIBLE, dated IMDCCLII.- Kean Page 2 Owner: Mrs. E. M. Whanger, Charlottesville, Va. Newspaper obituaries (continued) "Died--April 1857, of consumption, in Cincinnati O., JAMES B. ALEXANDER, son of ANDREW and PHEBE ALEXANDER, of Monroe county, Va. " "At Capt., J. N. Shanklin's, April 30th, 1868, John Alexander, infant son of J. W. Vawter and E. D. Vawter; aged eight months and one day. " DEATHS: David Kean departed this life 4th of March 1824. Elizabeth Kean departed this life 23rd of August 1831. James Kean departed this life 23rd of November 1853, aged 2 yrs, 6 mo. and 4 days. Samuel Kean departed this life 23rd of January 1655, aged 51 years, 6 months and 25 days. Lewis M. Kean departed this life 4th of August 1864, aged 18 years 11 months and 4 days. Andrew J. Keyser departed this life 2 November 1862, aged 28 years, 7 mos. & 10 days. Pinkney Lake Keyser son of Andrew J. and Catherine A. Keyser departed this life 12th of Feb 1863. aged 4 years, 4 mos. & 12 days. John Alexander Vawter son of Jno. Wm. & Elizabeth D. Vawter departed this life 30th day of April 1868. Aged 8 months & 1 day. "Newspaper Obituary: "Died on the morning of Tuesday, February 16th, 1873, at Pleasant Hill, Aleghany [sic] Co., Va., at the residence of her drandma [sic] -- Mrs. Rebecca B. Kean -- MARY REBECCA, only daughter of Andrew A. and Harriet G. Kean, aged three years, one month and fourteen days. ....."