Cordelia 'Delia' Keel

1882 - 1964  (82 years)

• Name	Cordelia 'Delia' Keel  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	23 Apr 1882	Wayne County, Missouri, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1900	Sherley, Ripley, Missouri, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
  Census	1920	Pine City, Ripley, Missouri, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Divorced from Cauley; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
  Census	1930	Pine City, Ripley, Missouri, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Divorced from Tharp; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
  Census	1940	Sherley, Ripley, Missouri, USA   [5]
  	Marital Status: Divorced; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Census	1950	Sherley, Ripley, Missouri, USA   [8]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Divorced
  Death	11 Nov 1964	Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, USA   [2]
  Burial	Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Pleasant Hill, Cass, Missouri, USA   [2]
  		Burial-KEEL Cordelia Cordelia Keel -- Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Pleasant Hill MO + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72188100/
  Person ID	I20162	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   [3, 9]
  Family ID	F9578	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Walter Bousman Tharp,   b. 12 Jul 1885, Missouri, USA d. 22 Nov 1922, Ripley County, Missouri, USA (Age 37 years)
  Marriage	1921  [2]
  Children	1. Wilma Beatrice Keel Tharp,   b. 6 Nov 1922, Ripley County, Missouri, USA d. 21 Jun 2009, Willard, Greene, Missouri, USA (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F11541	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	_____ McKee
  Marriage	Bef 1907  [2]
  Children	1. Elijah Bertram 'Bert' McKee,   b. 3 Apr 1907, Ripley County, Missouri, USA d. Missouri, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F479	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 3	George H 'RH' Patterson,   b. 1880
  Marriage	23 Apr 1907	Ripley County, Missouri, USA   [2, 6]
  		Vital_Marriage-PATTERSON Cordelia & George Missouri Marriage License for Cordelia Keel and George H Patterson
  Children	1. Odas Patterson,   b. 28 Feb 1908, Pine City, Ripley, Missouri, USA d. 29 Aug 1909, Bardley, Ripley, Missouri, USA (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F7687	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 4	Green Berry Cauley,   b. 4 Sep 1890, Black, Reynolds, Missouri, USA d. 30 Sep 1961, Bonne Terre, St Francois, Missouri, USA (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	26 Jul 1912	Bardley, Ripley, Missouri, USA   [2, 7]
  Family ID	F9953	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 23 Apr 1882 - Wayne County, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - 1900 - Sherley, Ripley, Missouri, USA Marriage - 23 Apr 1907 - Ripley County, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Divorced from Cauley; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - 1920 - Pine City, Ripley, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Divorced from Tharp; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - 1930 - Pine City, Ripley, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Divorced; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1940 - Sherley, Ripley, Missouri, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Divorced - 1950 - Sherley, Ripley, Missouri, USA Death - 11 Nov 1964 - Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Burials

  Burial-KEEL Cordelia Cordelia Keel -- Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Pleasant Hill MO + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72188100/

  
  

  People

  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)

  
  

  Vital & Legal Records

  Vital_Marriage-PATTERSON Cordelia & George Missouri Marriage License for Cordelia Keel and George H Patterson

  
  

• Sources

  [S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Pine, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: T625_942; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 181; Image: 474. 1920 United States Federal Census Year: 1920; Census Place: Pine, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: T625_942; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 181; Image: 474 [S7109] Find a Grave: KEEL Cordelia Tharp 1882-1964, Cordelia "Delia" Keel. Birth 23 Apr 1882, Trenton, Grundy County, Missouri Death 11 Nov 1964 (aged 82) Harrisonville, Cass County, Missouri Burial Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Pleasant Hill, Cass County, Missouri Plot C-286 Memorial ID 72188100 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72188100/cordelia-keel [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 [S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Pine, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: 1221; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0010; Image: 137.0; FHL microfilm: 2340956. 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Pine, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: 1221; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0010; Image: 137.0; FHL microfilm: 2340956 [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 [S10] Ancestry.com, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;). Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 [S10] Ancestry.com, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;). Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 [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