Peter Keegan

1829 - 1913  (83 years)

• Name	Peter Keegan  [1]
  Birth	22 Dec 1829	Monaghan County, Ireland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	15 Mar 1913	Hartington, Cedar, Nebraska, USA   [1]
  Burial	Wynot Public Cemetery, Wynot, Cedar, Nebraska, USA   [1]
  		Wynot Public Cemetery Wynot, Cedar, Nebraska Find a Grave: #1963293
  Person ID	I13340	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	James Keegan,   b. Monaghan County, Ireland d. Bef 1848, New York, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Morgan,   b. Ireland d. Bef 1846, New York, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F558	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Catherine Young,   b. 23 Oct 1833, Indiana, USA d. 18 Jan 1890, Wynot, Cedar, Nebraska, USA (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	18 Apr 1857	Cross Plains, Dane, Wisconsin, USA   [2]
  Children	1. Francis William Keegan,   b. 5 Oct 1866, Saint James, Cedar, Nebraska, USA d. 13 Dec 1924, Wynot, Cedar, Nebraska, USA (Age 58 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F4743	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Dec 1829 - Monaghan County, Ireland Marriage - 18 Apr 1857 - Cross Plains, Dane, Wisconsin, USA Death - 15 Mar 1913 - Hartington, Cedar, Nebraska, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Ancestors

  ~s Keegan-M Keegan Male Ancestor

  
  

• Sources

  [S8140] Keegan, Matthew L, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Keegan): KEEGAN Peter, (Name: SmithLC.com;), KEEGAN Peter 1829-1913. Another of Cedar county's rapidly disappearing old settlers answered the final summons last Saturday when Peter Keegan of Wynot passed away at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Henry Hoese, of this city. The deceased was one of the oldest pioneers of this county and was highly respected by all who knew him. The funeral was held at Wynot on Monday and was very largely attended in spite of the almost impassable condition of the roads. Interment was made in the Bow Valley cemetery. The bereaved relatives have the sympathy of many friends in their great loss. Peter Keegan, Sr., or Grandpa Keegan, as he was familiarly called by all who knew him, died on Saturday, Mar. 15th, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Henry Hoese, at Hartington, Cedar county, Nebraska, at the age of 84 years and three months. Peter Keegan was born in Monaghan, Ireland in the year 1828, coming to the United States at the age of 15 years, and settling with a sister and brother-in-law at Madison, Wis. in '44. He was united in marriage to Mary Katherine Young on April 18th, 1857. To this union eight children were born three having preceded him to the unseen world. The deceased children are Mrs. T, H. Hough, Springfield, S. D., died Aug. 2, 1909; John Keegan, St. James, Neb., died March 20, 1873 and Chas. Keegan, St. James, died January 14, 1872. The living children are James and Francis Keegan and Mrs. D. F. Crouch of Wynot; Mrs. Henry Hoese of Hartington, Nebr. and Peter Keegan, Jr. of Cheyenne Wells, Colorado. His wife died January 18, 1890. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62116450/peter_keegan [S8139] Keegan, Matthew L, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Keegan): YOUNG Mary Keegan, (Name: SmithLC.com;), YOUNG Mary Katherine Keegan 1833-1890. Peter Keegan was united in marriage to Mary Katherine Young on April 18th, 1857. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62116434/mary-keegan