Researching John Keener
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 29 people with the Keener surname? In that year Keener was ranked number 3550 for popularity in the UK. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Keener on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Keener and the Keener Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Keener Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Keener family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 16 people with the Keener surname in the UK? Keener is now ranked number 4026 for popularity in the UK. |
Keener Genealogy Databases
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Keener Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 12153 people with the Keener surname in the USA? Keener is ranked number 153 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Keener Databases
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Some Famous People called John Keener
John Christian Keener
John Christian Keener (February 7, 1819 – January 19, 1906) was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, an author and an editor, and the superintendent of C.S.A. Chaplains west of the Mississippi River during the American Civil War. He wrote several books on theology and edited the New Orleans Christian Advocate, a weekly Methodist newspaper sponsored by Methodist conferences in Louisiana and various nearby states in the late-19th and early-20th Century. A collection of Keener's papers (1864 to 1865), available at the Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library at Emory University, include correspondence and military orders related to the return of property to the Methodist Church, South, after the war.
Source: John Christian Keener, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Keener
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
Kainer Kamar Kamber Kammer Kammire Kanary Kaneer Kanner Keehner Keemar Keemer Keenor Keinar Keiner Kember Kembery Kembor Kembrey Kembry Kemer Kemery Kemmer Kemner Kener Kenmar Kenmuir Kennair Kenner Kenoyer Keymar Keymer Kienar Kiener Kimber Kimbrey Kimbro Kimbrough Kimbury Kimery Kimmer Kimrey Kiner Kiniry Kinnar Kinnear Kinneer Kinneir Kinner Kinnier Kinower Koiner Komar Komer Koomar Kooner Koyner Kuehner Kuhner Kumaar Kumar Kumereau Kumher Kummer Kummerow Kumrow Kyhner Kymer Kyner
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