Jasper Marion 'Jap' Keel b. 5 Oct 1885 Iron County, Missouri, USA d. 11 Feb 1962 Ripley County, Missouri, USA: Smith Family Tree

Jasper Marion 'Jap' Keel

1885 - 1962 (76 years)

Name	Jasper Marion 'Jap' Keel [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
Birth	5 Oct 1885	Iron County, Missouri, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
Gender	Male
Census	1900	Sherley, Ripley, Missouri, USA [6]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
Census	1910	Gatewood, Ripley, Missouri, USA [7]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
Military Draft Registration	1918	Ripley County, Missouri, USA [5]
	Draft Registration - WWI
Census	1930	Doniphan, Ripley, Missouri, USA [4]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
Census	1940	Sherley, Ripley, Missouri, USA [3]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
Census	1950	Sherley, Ripley, Missouri, USA [8]
	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Ruby
Death	11 Feb 1962	Ripley County, Missouri, USA [1]
Burial	Briar Oak Ridge Cemetery, Briar, Ripley, Missouri, USA [1]
		Burial-KEEL Jasper M Jasper Marion Keel -- Briar Oak Ridge Cemetery, Briar MO + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19825075/kee
		Briar Oak Ridge Cemetery (also known as Oak Ridge Cemetery) Briar, Ripley, Missouri Find a Grave: #2185578
Person ID	I25414	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Father	James Burton 'Big Jim' Keel, b. 24 Mar 1844, Ripley County, Missouri, USA d. 1 Apr 1910, Gatewood Township, Ripley, Missouri, USA (Age 66 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Martha Adeline Mayes, b. 16 Apr 1864, Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA d. 4 Nov 1941, Bardley, Ripley, Missouri, USA (Age 77 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	27 Mar 1881	Iron County, Missouri, USA [6, 9]
Family ID	F9578	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Ruby Sprague, b. 27 Mar 1889, Oregon County, Missouri, USA d. 22 Apr 1980, Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (Age 91 years)

Marriage 4 Jul 1914 Cass County, Indiana, USA [2, 10]

Children

1. Jimmie Lincoln Keel, b. 19 May 1922, Pine City, Ripley, Missouri, USA

d. 10 Jul 2021, Brandon, Rankin, Mississippi, USA

(Age 99 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F10700 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 5 Oct 1885 - Iron County, Missouri, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1900 - Sherley, Ripley, Missouri, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1910 - Gatewood, Ripley, Missouri, USA
	Marriage - 4 Jul 1914 - Cass County, Indiana, USA
	Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWI - 1918 - Ripley County, Missouri, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1930 - Doniphan, Ripley, Missouri, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1940 - Sherley, Ripley, Missouri, USA
	Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Ruby - 1950 - Sherley, Ripley, Missouri, USA
	Death - 11 Feb 1962 - Ripley County, Missouri, USA
	Burial - - Briar Oak Ridge Cemetery, Briar, Ripley, Missouri, USA

= Link to Google Earth

Burials

Burial-KEEL Jasper M
Jasper Marion Keel -- Briar Oak Ridge Cemetery, Briar MO + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19825075/kee

People » Slide Show		KEEL-(siblings) (L-R): Jasper Marion 'Jap' Keel (1885–1962), Martha Alice Keel (1895–1985), Cordelia 'Delia' Keel (1882–1964), Tempie Patricia Keel( 1891–1967), Doll L 'Dollie' Keel (1906–1991), and Arthur Chester Keel (1893–1979)
		KEEL-Martha and James (Family) Martha Adeline Mayes (1864-1941) and James Burton 'Big Jim' Keel (1844-1910) family (from L to r): BACK ROW: Jasper, Arthur, Myrtle, Alice - FRONT ROW: James Burton, Frank, Martha Adaline (Mayes), and Dolly L (baby)
		KEEL-Ruby and Jasper Ruby Sprague (1889-1980) and Jasper Marion 'Jap' Keel (1885-1962)

Sources

[S7088] Find a Grave: KEEL Jasper M 1885-1962, Jasper Marion "Jap" Keel.
Birth 5 Oct 1885 Death 11 Feb 1962 (aged 76) Burial Briar Oak Ridge Cemetery Briar, Ripley County, Missouri Memorial ID 19825075
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19825075/kee
[S585] Ancestry.com, Indiana, Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2014;).
[S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Sherley, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: T627_2144; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 91-12.

1940 United States Federal Census
Year: 1940; Census Place: Sherley, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: T627_2144; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 91-12
[S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Doniphan, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: 1221; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0003; Image: 42.0; FHL microfilm: 2340956.

1930 United States Federal Census
Year: 1930; Census Place: Doniphan, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: 1221; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0003; Image: 42.0; FHL microfilm: 2340956
[S28] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;), Registration State: Missouri; Registration County: Ripley; Roll: 1683563.

U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Registration State: Missouri; Registration County: Ripley; Roll: 1683563
[S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Sherley, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: 885; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0096; FHL microfilm: 1240885.

1900 United States Federal Census
Year: 1900; Census Place: Sherley, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: 885; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0096; FHL microfilm: 1240885
[S11466] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Gatewood, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: T624_805; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0156; FHL microfilm: 1374818.

1910 United States Federal Census
Year: 1910; Census Place: Gatewood, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: T624_805; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0156; FHL microfilm: 1374818

[S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Sherley, Ripley, Mis.

1950 United States Federal Census
United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Sherley, Ripley, Mis

[S7032] Find a Grave: MAYES Martha Keel, Martha Adeline Mayes Keel.
BIRTH 16 Apr 1864 DEATH 4 Nov 1941 (aged 77) BURIAL Bardley Cemetery Bardley, Ripley County, Missouri MEMORIAL ID 29408819
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29408819/martha-adeline-keel
[S7089] Find a Grave: SPRAGUE Ruby Keel 1889-1980, Ruby Sprague Keel.
Birth 27 Mar 1889 Death 22 Apr 1980 (aged 91) Burial Briar Oak Ridge Cemetery, Briar, Ripley County, Missouri Memorial ID 19825078
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19825078/kee

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