John Edward KEELING

Father: John Thomas KEELING
Mother: Ida Walenstine HULL

Family 1: May // (born Abt. 1900; Texas, USA)

(1) Source: 1910, 1920, 1930 United States Census Records

Family 2: Ruth/Edith O. // (born Abt. 1912; Texas, USA)

(1) Source: 1930, 1940 United States Census Records 
                                                      ___________________
                        _Leonard W. KEELING__________|
                       |                             |___________________
 _John Thomas KEELING__|
|                      |                              ___________________
|                      |__Frances A. //______________|
|                                                    |___________________
|
|--John Edward KEELING
|
|                                                     _Henry Sealy HULL _
|                       _Thomas Philip HULL _________|
|                      |                             |_Eleanor WEBB _____
|_Ida Walenstine HULL _|
                       |                              _John REDDICK _____
                       |_Cordelia Elizabeth REDDICK _|
                                                     |_Judith COLBERT ___

Notes

Updated January 20, 2024. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):

(1) 1900 United States Census for Texas, Shelby Co., Timpson Town, Precinct 7 (part of): Supervisor's District 8; Enumeration District 12; Sheet 1A; June 1, 1900.

John E. KEELANDS is the son of John and Ida KEELANDS. He was born March 1890 in Texas and is 10 years old. He is attending school.

(2) 1910 United States Census for Texas, Shelby Co., Timpson City (part of), Precinct 7 (part of): Supervisor's District 2; Enumeration District 155; Sheet 4A; April 18, 1910.

John KEELING is the son of John and Ida W. KEELING. He is 18 years old, born in Texas and is a teamster hauling logs.

(3) U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards via Ancestry.com

- Name: John Edward KEELING
- Age: 26 (b. March 30th, 1891 in Timpson, Texas)
- Home Address: Richards, Grimes Co., Texas
- Telegraph Operator
- Employer: Magnolia Petrolium Co., Richards, Texas
- Military Service: Private; 6 years in Texas National Guard
- Description: height - medium; build - slender; eyes - grey; hair - dark brown; bald - no
- Date: June 5, 1917

(4) 1920 United States Census for Texas, Grimes Co., Justice Precinct 1, Voting Box 13-16: Supervisor's District 8; Enumeration District 16; Sheet 18B; March 19, 1920.

John E. KEELING is head of household, married to May KEELING (age 20, b. Texas).

- Address: Anderson and Vicinity
- Home: Renting
- Age: 27
- Birthplace: Texas, as were his parents
- Occupation: Telegraph Operator; Oil Pump Station

(5) 1930 United States Census for Texas, Bosque Co., Justice Precinct No. 8, Clifton City: Supervisor's District 15; Enumeration District 18-17; Sheet 1A; April 2, 1930.

John KEELING is a lodger in a hotel owned by Charles P. PAULSON.

- Address: Sixth Street
- Radio ownership: no
- Age: 36
- Marital Status: Divorced
- Birthplace: Texas, with his father born in Georgia and his mother born in North Carolina
- Occupation: Telegraph Operator, Pipeline Station
- Occupation Code: 8979 (Telegraph operators)
- Veteran: Yes, World War

(6) 1940 United States Census for Texas, McLennan Co., Waco City, Precinct 1, Ward 1, Block 155: Supervisor's District 11; Enumeration District 155-2; Sheet 12A; April 13-15, 1940.

John E. KEELING is head of household, married to Ruth KEELING (age 27, b. Texas). Ruth furnished information to the census taker for this household.

- Address: 530 Herring
- Home: Renting at $25 per month, it is not a farm
- Age: 46, married
- Highest Grade of School Completed: College - 2nd Year
- Birthplace: Texas
- Residence on April 1, 1935: Rural Bosque Co., Texas
- At Work: Yes
- Number of hours worked previous week: 36
- Occupation: Telegraph Operator; Oil Co.
- Occupation Code: 240-60-1 (Telegraph operators, Wholesale trade)
- Number of Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
- Salary: $1,990
- Income Other Than Salary: No

(7) U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards via Ancestry.com

- Name: John Edward KEELING
- Place of Residence: Valley Mills R#3, Bosque, Texas
- Telephone: None
- Age: 49 (b. March 30, 1893 in Timpson, Texas)
- Contact: Edith T. KEELING; Valley Mills, Texas
- Employer: Humble Pipe Line Co., Houston, Texas
- Place of Employment: Valley Mills, Bosque Co., Texas
- Description: height - 5'11-1/2"; weight - 170; eyes - blue; hair - bald; complexion - light
- Date: Apr. 28, 1942

(8) 1950 United States Census for Texas, Bosque Co., Justice Pre. 7: Enumeration District 18-19; Sheet 73; April 14, 1950.

John E. KEELING is head of household, married to Edith O. KEELING (age 38, b. Texas, a clerk in a retail drug store).

- Farm: No; Acres: No
- Age: 56; married
- Birthplace: Texas
- Occupation Category: Worker
- Hours Worked: 40
- Occupation: Telegraph Operator
- Industry: Oil Transportation
- Worker Class: Private Company
- Occupation Code: 365 546 1 (Telegraph operators; Water transportation)

(9) Texas, U.S., Death Certificates via Ancestry.com

- Name: John Edward KEELING
- Place of Death: Searcy-Fleming Hospital; Hearne, Robertson Co., Texas (inside city limits)
- Usual Residence: 206 First St., Hearne, Texas (inside city limits)
- Date of Death: August 23, 1964; 6:35 a.m.
- Cause of Death: Coronary Occlusion (immediate - 2 days) due to Arteriosclerotic heart disease (5 years)
- Marital Status: Married
- Usual Occupation: Retired Tel. Operator; Humble Oil + Ref. Co.
- Parents: John Thomas KEELING and Ida W. HULL
- Armed Forces: Yes, World War I
- Social Security: 461-05-0799
- Date of Birth: March 30, 1981 (age 72 years, 4 months, 24 days)
- Birthplace: Nacogdoches, Texas
- Burial: August 24, 1964; Norwood Cemetery, Hearne, Robertson County, Texas

(10) U.S., Social Security Death Index via Ancestry.com

- Name: John KEELING
- Social Security Number: 461-05-0799
- Birth Date: 30 Mar 1890
- Issue year: Before 1951
- Issue State: Texas
- Death Date: Aug 1964

(11) U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans via Ancestry.com

- Name: KEELING, John E.
- Service: World War I
- Service Number: 4854792
- Pension or VA Claim Number: 18 957 361
- Service Dates: Enlistment - 9/3/18; Discharge - 12/26/19
- State: Texas
- Rank: Private
- Branch: Army 7th Service Co., Signal Corps, Ft. Sam Houston, Tex.
- Date of Birth: 3/30/1891
- Date of Death: 8/23/64
- Marker: Latin Cross; Flat Granite (Gray)
- Cemetery: Norwood Cemetery, Hearne, Texas
- Applicant: Edith KEELING (widow); 206 First Street, Hearne, Texas

(12) Obituary via Newspapers.com: The Hearne Democrat; Hearne, Texas; Fri, Aug 28, 1964; Page 8

"John E. KEELING Rites Monday. Funeral services for John Edward KEELING, a retired Humble employee, were held from the Heartfield Funeral Chapel Monday, August 24, 1964, at 3 p. m. with the Rev. Douglas E. MEYER, pastor of Grace Methodist Church, officiating. Interment was in Norwood Cemetery. Mr. KEELING, a native of Nacogdoches, had been in failing health for several years. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. John E. KEELING, of Hearne and one sister, Miss Nellie KEELING of Timpson, Texas."

(13) Find a Grave

- Name: John Edward KEELING
- Birth: 30 Mar 1891
- Death: 23 Aug 1964 (aged 73)
- Burial: Norwood Cemetery; Hearne, Robertson County, Texas, USA
- Plot: Block 15 Lot 13E
- Note: Says that his wife was Edith Odessa TENNISON who later married Bryan Watson BOBBITT
- Memorial ID: 87092168

(14) LaGrone, Leila B., editor, "A History of Panola County, Texas 1819-1978" (Panola County Historical Commission: Carthage, TX, 1979), page 223 (entry 133).

- Listed as "John KEELING Jr."

(15) McGaughy family document written after August 1969, probably by Helon McGaughy Madison.