Thomas Columbus Keen
--b. March 20, 1837 Washington Co., TN
--d. November 2, 1917 Grove, Delaware Co., Oklahoma
----buried Zena Cemetery, Zena, Delaware Co., OK
--m. Loves Caroline KINCHELOE
--August 20, 1858 Washington Co., TN
----b. June 11, 1844 Washington Co., TN
----d. 1919 Chelesa, Rogers Co., Oklahoma
------d/o James Horace Kincheloe, Sr. & Mary Louisa KINCHELOE
--------gd/o George E. Kincheloe and Sarah BUCKNER
----------gt gd/o John Kincheloe, Jr. and Mary 'Polly' WICKLIFFE
----------gt gd/o John Anthony Bukner and Elizabeth BYRNE
--------gd/o Elijah Kincheloe and Mary 'Polly' SURGINE
----------gt gd/o John Kincheloe, Jr. and Mary 'Polly' WICKLIFFE
* * * * *
Thomas Columbus Keen and Loves Caroline Kincheloe
Courtesy of Frances 'Fran' Louellen Osburn Conduff
* * * * *
Loves Caroline (Kincheloe) Keen
Courtesy of Frances 'Fran' Louellen Osburn Conduff
* * * * *
My Websites for Thomas C.
- Job(e) Legacy - Gedcom on Rootsweb World Connect
JOB(E) LEGACY
Descendants of Andrew Job Jr
Latissia GRIMSLEY 27 female TN Thomas 9 male TN Caroline 8 female TN Adaline 6 female TN Lofton 7 male TN Ann 4 female TN John 2 male TN
James Kinchelow 55 M Farmer Real Property $3000 TN Louiza J. 25 F TN James H. 16 M Student school in yr TN George R. 13 M school in yr TN Sarah 11 F school in yr TN Rachal 9 F school in yr TN Louis 6 F TN Elizabeth 4 T TN Elvira 23 F TN Eldridge R. 21 M Teacher school in yr TN *listed as louis? is age 6 with father.
Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions - Washington Co., TN
- Minute Book June 1847-June 1852, p. 335
-Jan 1852cite> State Vs Thos H. Copass - BastardyCharged by Latitia Grimsley with being the father of the bastard child of which she has been delivered – he assumes the fines & costs – Nathan Copas security.
$40.00 for 1st years maintenance
- Minute Book July 1852-June 1858, p. 30
-Nov 1852Letitia Grimsley Vs Thomas H. Copass & Nathan CopassFor 2nd years’ allowance for illegitimate child - $30.00
Letitia married William Goad in Washington Co., TN, but continued to use the Grimsley surname.
Leticia Grimsley sues Jno. Silvester. Case reconsidered and Leticia to pay _?__ on cost with the ? of two of ? on witness.
Washington County Tennessee Deeds - Book 34, Page 233
Registered January 6, 1854"Deed - Wm. Goard to L. GrimslyThis Indenture made and entered into this the 8th day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty three between William Goard of the one part of the County of Washington and State of Tennessee and Liticia Grimsly of the County of Washington and State aforsaid of the other part. Witnesseth that the said William Goard for and in consideration of the services of the Liticia Grimsly in helping to take care of his children and to see that they are well provided for and to do all that is necessary in helping to raise his the said Goards children until they arrive at lawful age the said Liticia Grimsly is to have full possession of the said Land during her natural life with the aforesaid Wm. Goard: the said Goard is to have a life estate in the land and then the Land is to be equally divided amongst their children: a certain piece of Land lying in the County of Washington & State of Tennessee on the waters of Kindricks Creek bounded as follows Beginning at the? oaks? nut? oaks? __ __ high ridge Nathan Jobes corner thence North thirty poles east thirty five poles to a white oak on said ridge thence south thirteen west? seventy seven poles to a croaked? chesnut oak on said ridge thence East seventy three poles to white oak thence South forty nine poles to a beach oak and white oak thence East fifty six poles to a beach gum thence north forty four poles to a chesnut thence north twenty six east ninety eight poles to a chestnut Hales corner thence with his line north sixty five east forty six poles to a planted rock his corner. Thence north twenty one east three poles to a planted rock his corner to Nathan Jobes corner thence north Jobes? north thence west eight poles to a stake Jobes corner, thence with his line south eighty one west twenty two poles crossing a Branch to a stake where a maple stood his corner, thence with his line south ten east six and one half poles to a stake his corner thence with his line west one hundred and seventy three poles to the Beginning containing one hundred and twenty five acres more or less with all belonging or in any wise appertaining to the said Land: the said William Goard doth warrant and forever defend the title of said Land and every part there of to the said Liticia Grimsly their heirs or assigns forever from him the said William Goard his heirs all and every other person or persons what ever. Given under my hand and seal the day and year above written.
Signed William GOAD (seal)
Test:
Thos Fulkerson
R. T. Mosely?"
Minute Book 16, Court of Pleas, page 170
Courtesy of Donna (Cox) Briggs
"Latitia Goad, formerly Letitia Grimsly vs. Thos. H. CopassIn this case the Plaintiff in her proper person appears in open Court and moves the Court for Judgement against the Deft. [Defendant] Thomas H. Copass for the third years allowance to her as the mother of a bastard child of which the said Thomas H. Copass is the reputed father; It is therefore considered by the Court that the said Letitia Goad recover of the said Thomas H. Copass the sum of twenty dollars being the LAST allowance for ilegitimate children, together with the costs of this motion for which execution may issue.
Leticia had to pay all the costs in this suit. The returning officer in this case was F. Hulse. Don't know who he is, probably Frank Hulse. Witnesses in attendance were: Chase Hale, 2 days, Thomas Copass, 2 days, James T. Riter, 2 days, Wm Elis, Esq. didn't attend, R. A. Fergason, didn't attend, Abigail Job, 1 day, Nathan Job, 2 days, John G. Jones, 2 days, Andrew Wadkins, didn't attend, and Mahulda Whillock, 1 day.
Minute book #16, Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions reads:
"Satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to the court that land warrant no. 34.245 for 160 acres issued on the 16th day of July 1856 in the name of Letitia Grimsley, widow of John Grimsley, dec'd under act of Mar 3, 1855 that sd. Letitia Grimsley departed this life in sd county on the 12th day of February 1858 intestate without having sold or assigned sd warrant bearing the following named children to wit--Caroline, Loftin, John, Adaline and Anna who are her only lawful surviving children and heirs at law and that sd children are all minors. It further appears to the satisfaction of the court that it would be to the interest of sd minors to have sd land warrant sold and the proceeds thereof applied to their benefit."
p. 471 - April 1858
Inventory of estate of Letitia Grimsleyp. 477 - May 1858
A. G. Graham appointed guardian of the lawful minor heirs of Letitia Grimsleyp. 477
Lofton Grimsley bound to A. J. Peoples until he reach the age of 21
Nathan Grimsley bound to Sam”l Phink until he reach the age of 21p. 479
Land warrant # 34.245 for 160 acres issued on 16 July 1856 to Letitia Grimsley, widow of John Grimsley, under act of March 3, 1855. She died 12 February 1858 intestate – children Caroline, Loftin, John, Adeline & Anna – her only lawful surviving heirs.
KEEN Thomas C. 21 M Farmer $__, $75 TN Larie C. 17 F Domestic TN
Thomas GRIMSLEY 33 m w farmer $450 TN Caroline 24 f w keeping house TN
Thomas C. KEEN Self M Male W 46 TN Farmer TN TN Lovace KEEN Wife M Female W 35 TN Keeping Hou Vanorta KEEN Dau S Female W 8 TN TN TN James F. KEEN Son S Male W 5 TN TN TN William I. KEEN Son S Male W 1 TN TN TN
Tom C. Keen head m w 73 m1-50yrs TN TN TN farmer Loveis wife f w 66 m1-50yrs TN TN TN 6 children-4alive Ell son m w 29 m1-4yrs TN TN TN Celia d-i-l f w 22 m1-4yrs NE ME IL 2 children-2alive) Tom gs m w 3 s OK Louise gd f w 7/12 s OK
Militiary Papers from Fran
"Dear sir;Pardon me at this late date for answering your letter of July, 13th,1916,beg to say, the reason I have not answered the communication sooner has been for the purpose of obtaining desired information if possible. I find myself unable to obtain information required in paragraphs 1 and 2 that is to say,
I have no proof of the date of my birth except a note in an old Bible which I have used for general use since 1892, into which I transcribed the date of my birth from a record kept by my Mother in another Bible which has long since been burned by bushwhackers after the war. this record shows my birth to have been on March 20th,1837
The is no public or Church record of my birth within my knowledge,
As to Paragraph 3,permit me to say that the reason why I am unable to give the aforesaid required proof of my birth is the fact that at the time and after the war public records as well as some private records were generally destroyed and mine was no exception to the rul
I have lived in the country nearly all my live and the year 1850 I was at home sick most of the time with my Mother, in Washington County, Stat of Tennessee and continued to live in said County of Washington, almost all of the time from the year 1850, to and including the year 1860, the later part of a said period of time I live with and worked for one P.B. Whelock
I am unable to give my Father, full name: My Mother's full Name was Lieutecia Grimsley. at the timed of her Death. having married after the death of my Father whose name was .......................Keen.
My Brothers and sisters then living at home, or rather my half Brothers and sisters were as follows.
Carolina Grimsley. James L. Grimsley. Adaline Gremsley. Anna Gremsley. and John Gremsley.
Having answered your questions to the very best of my knowledge and ability and trusting the same will be entirely satisfactory I beg to remain
Very Truly Yours
Thomas C. Keen
This was Subscribed and sworn to before a ? E. Dixon on the 6th day of Dec, 1916"
--m/1 Georgia Pirley 'Pearl' KOGER
--October 12, 1898 Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory (Oklahoma)
----b. August 1882 Kansas
--m/2 Fannie Elizabeth 'Bessie' HIBBARD
--October 30, 1917 Alluwe, Nowata Co., Oklahoma
----b. October 3, 1898 Indian Territory (Oklahoma)
----d. February 20, 1979 Washington
These photos are of Fran's Grandfather (son of Thomas & Loves) his 2nd wife Bessie and children - Dorothy, being the Oldest, Georgia is the lighter headed (red) and One of the 2 boys which is Leroy or David, Leroy being the oldest, David was the youngest and killed in Iwo Jima
--m/1 Richard JAMISON
--abt 1898 probably Indian Territory (Oklahoma)
----b. October 1856 Wisconsin
--m/2 Mr. BENNETT
--after 1900
--m/3 Arnold Perry KEENE
--abt 1906 probably Oklahoma
----b. 1883 Grove, Delaware Co., Oklahoma
----d. 1927
------s/o Ancerson 'Ance' Keene and Nancy Anne SHAMBLIN
--------gs/o Franklin 'Francis' Keene and Margaret GRUBB
----------gt gs/o Anderson Keene and Elizabeth ROLLANS
--------gs/o Arnold Perry Shamblin and Martha BLYTHE
----------gt gs/o William Riley Blythe, Jr. and Fannie HAMMONTREE
If you have any old photos for any descendants of this family, please send to me at
Ann (Jobe) Brown