Arthur Chester Keel

1893 - 1979  (86 years)

• Name	Arthur Chester Keel  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  Birth	16 Jun 1893	Ripley County, Missouri, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	Sherley, Ripley, Missouri, USA   [11]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son "James A Keel"
  Census	1910	Gatewood, Ripley, Missouri, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Military Draft Registration	1917	Ripley County, Missouri, USA   [5]
  	Draft Registration - WWI
  Census	1920	Vernon, Kay, Oklahoma, USA   [12]
  	Marital Status: Married to Edith; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Census	1930	Vernon, Kay, Oklahoma, USA   [6]
  	Marital Status: Married to Edith; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Census	1940	Wichita County, Texas, USA   [7]
  	Marital Status: Married to Nila; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Military Draft Registration	1942	Kamay, Wichita, Texas, USA
  	Draft Registration - WWII
  Census	1950	Olive, Creek, Oklahoma, USA   [13]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Nila
  Death	25 Oct 1979	Blackwell, Kay, Oklahoma, USA   [3, 10]
  Burial	Blackwell Cemetery, Blackwell, Kay, Oklahoma, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I24328	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   [11, 14]
  Family ID	F9578	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Edith Drew,   b. Jan 1893, Illinois, USA d. 1932 (Age 38 years)
  Marriage	22 Nov 1914	Ripley County, Missouri, USA   [15]
  Children	1. John R 'Jack' Keel,   b. Abt 1927, Oklahoma, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Nona Augusta Keel,   b. 7 May 1916, Doniphan, Ripley, Missouri, USA d. 10 Jun 1997, Blackwell, Kay, Oklahoma, USA (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Georgia Lee Keel,   b. 5 Sep 1930, Newkirk, Kay, Oklahoma, USA d. 2 Jun 1997, Olney, Young, Texas, USA (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F10119	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Nila Mae West,   b. 20 Aug 1906, Oklahoma, USA d. 1 Jan 1984, Blackwell, Kay, Oklahoma, USA (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	18 Apr 1934	Kay County, Oklahoma, USA   [4]
  Family ID	F10120	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 16 Jun 1893 - Ripley County, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son "James A Keel" - 1900 - Sherley, Ripley, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1910 - Gatewood, Ripley, Missouri, USA Marriage - 22 Nov 1914 - Ripley County, Missouri, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWI - 1917 - Ripley County, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Married to Edith; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1920 - Vernon, Kay, Oklahoma, USA Census - Marital Status: Married to Edith; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1930 - Vernon, Kay, Oklahoma, USA Marriage - 18 Apr 1934 - Kay County, Oklahoma, USA Census - Marital Status: Married to Nila; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1940 - Wichita County, Texas, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII - 1942 - Kamay, Wichita, Texas, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Nila - 1950 - Olive, Creek, Oklahoma, USA Death - 25 Oct 1979 - Blackwell, Kay, Oklahoma, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• 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)
  		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)

  
  

• Sources

  [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 [S83] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2010;), The National Archives at St Louis; St Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Fourth Registration for Texas, 04/27/1942 - 04/27/1942; NAI Number: 576252; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Fourth Registration for Texas, 04/27/1942 - 04/27/1942; NAI Number: 576252; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147 [S7480] Find a Grave: KEEL Arthur C 1893-1979, Arthur Chester Keel. [S1265] Ancestry.com, Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2016;). Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995 [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 [S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Vernon, Kay, Oklahoma; Roll: 1909; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0052; Image: 517.0; FHL microfilm: 2341643. 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Vernon, Kay, Oklahoma; Roll: 1909; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0052; Image: 517.0; FHL microfilm: 2341643 [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Wichita, Texas; Roll: T627_4164; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 243-59. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Wichita, Texas; Roll: T627_4164; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 243-59 [S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;). [S1265] Ancestry.com, Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2016;). Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995 [S238] U.S. Social Security Administration, Number: 440-09-9000; Issue State: Oklahoma; Issue Date: Before 1951. [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 [S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Vernon, Kay, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1466; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 147; Image: 1127. 1920 United States Federal Census Year: 1920; Census Place: Vernon, Kay, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1466; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 147; Image: 1127 [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: Olive, Creek, Oklaho. 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: Olive, Creek, Oklaho [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 [S7882] Find a Grave: DREW Edith Keel 1893-1932, Edith Drew Keel.