Betty J KeelingAge: 88 years1925–2013
- Name
- Betty J Keeling
- Given names
- Betty J
- Surname
- Keeling
- Married name
- Betty J Helms
 Birth | June 14, 1925 32 27 |
 Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 4 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
 Census | April 17, 1930 (Age 4 years) |
 Birth of a brother | Barney Ray Keeling 1934 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a brother | Barney Ray Keeling 1935 (Age 9 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1940 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 16 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell July 1, 1949 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 24 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 20 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
| Death of a father | Barney Keeling June 14, 1976 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a brother | Neal Sherman Keeling November 1981 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a mother | Annie E “Anna” Murphy February 22, 1984 (Age 58 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Eugene Keeling September 6, 1992 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a brother | Leonard Charles “Red” Keeling November 11, 1997 (Age 72 years) |
| Death of a husband | William R “Billy Bob” Helms July 27, 2010 (Age 85 years) |
 Death | September 9, 2013 (Age 88 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Herrin City Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Barney Keeling Birth: August 16, 1892 — Graham, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: June 14, 1976 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
| mother |
Annie E “Anna” Murphy Birth: March 10, 1898 30 28 — Graham, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 22, 1984 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: November 14, 1916 — Marion, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
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10 months elder brother |
Leonard Charles “Red” Keeling Birth: September 8, 1917 25 19 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States Death: November 11, 1997 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Neal Sherman Keeling Birth: November 20, 1920 28 22 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States Death: November 1981 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
John Eugene Keeling Birth: June 3, 1923 30 25 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States Death: September 6, 1992 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
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2 years herself |
Betty J Keeling Birth: June 14, 1925 32 27 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States Death: September 9, 2013 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
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10 years younger brother |
Barney Ray Keeling Birth: 1934 41 35 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States Death: 1935 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
| Family with William R “Billy Bob” Helms |
| husband |
William R “Billy Bob” Helms Birth: December 13, 1922 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States Death: July 27, 2010 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
| herself |
Betty J Keeling Birth: June 14, 1925 32 27 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States Death: September 9, 2013 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
| daughter |
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| daughter |
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Betty J Keeling has 6 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (6)
Parents Howard Wright + Ollie May Murphy
Parents Hyman Wesley Murphy + Lucy Ann Sizemore
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Parents Cecil Bernard Murphy + Helen Irene Sherrard
Parents Howard Newman Murphy + Bernadine B Brafford
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Barney Keeling - Household
231 Nelson and Rockport road Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Barney Keeling - Household
14th St. S. Herrin, Williamson, Illinois
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