Daniel Keane born about 1817

Tulla (Clare)

My mother just found an old piece of paper with some names and dates. It was tucked away with old family memories.

My grandfather was very proud of his family heritage. But, unfortunately, he passed very little of that history down to us.

The paper reads:

GGF - Daniel Keane - Tulla Co Clare - 1817 - NOV 19 1861

Wife - Margaret Keane - Couny Island Co Clare 1817 - JAN 1 1879

Wife - Susan Keane - Tulla Co Clare - 1846 DEC 19

Matt, John, Ann & Mary Keane

William, Julla

I would assume GGF would be my grandfathers great, or great-great-grandfather. Although, not sure the timeline would add up for that to be true. His father, James Joseph Keane, was born in 1889 in Savannah, GA

Any help or information would be greatly appreciated!

stumpy standish

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Hi,

There are 13 trees on Ancestry, still sorting out. Daniel must have died in Georgia. Click on URL

Name	Daniel Keane
Gender	Male
Birth Date	1817
Birth Place	Tulla, County Clare, Ireland
Death Date	19 Nov 1861
Cemetery	Catholic Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place	Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States of America
Has Bio?	N
Mother	Mary Keane
Spouse	Susan Keane
Children	Matt Keane John Keane Anne Keane Mary Keane William Keane Julea Keane
URL	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28097002/daniel-keane

His son John gravesite has additional info on Susan.

Name	John Keane
Birth Date	1841
Death Date	25 Oct 1845
Death Place	Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States of America
Cemetery	Catholic Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place	Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States of America
Has Bio?	N
Father	Daniel Keane
Mother	Susan Keane
URL	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28096631/john-keane

Regards- Mary

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Name	Susan Keane
Gender	Female
Birth Date	1820
Birth Place	Tulla, County Clare, Ireland
Death Date	19 Dec 1846
Death Place	Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States of America
Cemetery	Catholic Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place	Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States of America
Has Bio?	N
Spouse	Daniel Keane
Children	Matt Keane John Keane Anne Keane Mary Keane
URL	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28095455/susan-keane

Regards- Mary

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Hi,

It looks like there are several generations of James Joseph Keane. You need to still figure out how the one born in 1889 connects to Daniel's family. Also I have not found promising records in Ireland,

Name	James Joseph Keane
Gender	Male
Birth Date	1889
Birth Place	Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States of America
Death Date	7 Jul 1947
Death Place	Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States of America
Cemetery	Catholic Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place	Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States of America
Has Bio?	N
Spouse	Eleanor Keane (Connor)
Children	Daniel Joseph Keane James Joseph Keane
URL	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/162537787/james-joseph-keane

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I think this is your James Joseph born 1889 family. In the 1900 census he is identified as Joseph and on the 1910 census they identify him as James Joseph. His father James was a policeman who died in 1903. Unfortunately, I have not found a death record for him, you might see if you can order one, which might list his parents' names. Some trees on Ancestry show James (1847-1903) as the son of Daniel Keane and Susan. The gravesites I included above do not show a son James so he might be connected to another family. Interesting that he named his children Daniel and Susan. James Joseph's mother was Mary Ryan (1850-1926). She was born in Ireland and on her death certificate her parents were listed as John Ryan and Margaret Broden. I tried, unsuccessfully) to find a birth certificate for Mary on RootsIreland (paid subscription). Note her mother's name might be misspelled, could be Broderick??

1900 census from Ancestry

Name	James Keane
Age	52
Birth Date	Dec 1847
Birthplace	Georgia, USA
Home in 1900	Savannah, Chatham, Georgia
Ward of City	Washington
Street	Eastreet Broad Street
House Number	45
Sheet Number	5
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation	90 95
Family Number	128
Race	White
Gender	Male
Relation to Head of House	Head
Marital Status	Married
Spouse's Name	Mary Keane
Marriage Year	1875
Years Married	25
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	Policeman
Months Not Employed	0
Can Read	Y
Can Write	Y
Can Speak English	N
House Owned or Rented	Rent
Farm or House	H
Neighbors	View others on page
Household Members (Name)AgeRelationship
James Keane	52	Head
Mary Keane	47	Wife
Daniel Keane	24	Son
Susan Keane	22	Daughter
Mary Keane	10	Daughter
Joseph Keane	14	Son

Regards- Mary

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Mary Ryan Keane's gravesite info below. Note her son James Joseph is not mentioned. He is buried at another gravesite mentioned above. Perhaps James Keane (1847-1903) was not buried with his parents and siblings or no one added him to the gravestone. All of the family, including Mary Ryan, were buried at Catholic Cemetery.

On the 1870 census, there was a Mary Ryan born in Ireland, abt. 1852, living with the Pepper Family in Savannah. She was a domestic servant.

Name	Mary Keane
Maiden Name	Ryan
Gender	Female
Birth Date	5 May 1850
Birth Place	County Clare, Ireland
Death Date	10 Jan 1926
Death Place	Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States of America
Cemetery	Catholic Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place	Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States of America
Has Bio?	Y
Spouse	James J. Keane
Children	Mary Ellen Hogan Daniel J. Keane
URL	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159416340/mary-keane

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1903 death record of James Joseph

Regards- Mary

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Thank you so much for all your research, Mary! This community is a godsend!

From what I can tell, Daniel's 1st wife Susan died in 1846. I believe, he remarried Margaret Keane from Couny Island (sp) in County Clare.

If this is accurate, James (1847) could have been the 1st child of Daniel and Margaret.

I, unfortunately, haven't been able to come up with anything more on Margaret, herself.

stumpy standish

last year

Thank you so much for all your research, Mary! This community is a godsend!

From what I can tell, Daniel's 1st wife Susan died in 1846. I believe, he remarried Margaret Keane from Couny Island (sp) in County Clare.

If this is accurate, James (1847) could have been the 1st child of Daniel and Margaret.

I, unfortunately, haven't been able to come up with anything more on Margaret, herself.

stumpy standish

last year

Hi,

There was a Coney Island, County Clare. I haven't found anything more on Margaret.

Clare Places - Coney Island or Innisdadrom

Coney Island, County Clare - Wikipedia

I wonder if Daniel and Margaret had additional children before he died in 1861? What happened to his/their other children? His mother died in 1852. Why isn't she on 1850 census? When a Margaret Keane died in 1879, her will designated Jeremiah Keane.Maybe I am looking at two different families?

1850

Name	Daniel Kane
Gender	Male
Race	White
Residence Age	30
Birth Date	abt 1820
Birthplace	Ireland
Residence Date	1850
Home in 1850	District 13, Chatham, Georgia, USA
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Industry Not Reported
Line Number	11
Dwelling Number	229
Family Number	229
Inferred Spouse	Margaret Kane
Inferred Child	James Kane Jeremiah Kane
Household Members (Name)Age
Daniel Kane	30
Margaret Kane	30
James Kane	5
Jeremiah Kane	3
Patrick Scanlan	35
Ellen Scanlan	35
Michael Scanlan	1

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Name	Margaret Keane
Probate Date	7 Apr 1879
Probate Place	Chatham, Georgia, USA
Inferred Death Year	1879
Inferred Death Place	Georgia, USA
Item Description	Letters of Administration, Vol C, 1871-1881

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1860 Census

Name	Margaret Keane
Age	44
Birth Year	abt 1816
Gender	Female
Race	White
Birth Place	Ireland
Home in 1860	Savannah District 4, Chatham, Georgia
Post Office	Savannah
Dwelling Number	2174
Family Number	2174
Married Within Year	Y
Inferred Spouse	Daniel Keane
Inferred Child	Margaret Keane
Household Members (Name)Age
Daniel Keane	43
Margaret Keane	44
Margaret Keane	6
Jeremiah Keane	12
Ellen Keane

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Hi,

Since James (1847-1903 named his children Daniel and Susan, I assume those are his parents' names. Sometimes birth years are off. Without a birth record you cannot confirm.

In 1900, Jeremiah Keane was a lighthouse keeper. He named one of his children James Joseph.

Name	Jeremiah Keane
Gender	Male
Birth Date	1848
Birth Place	Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States of America
Death Date	17 Sep 1900
Death Place	Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States of America
Cemetery	Catholic Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place	Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States of America
Has Bio?	N
Spouse	Margaret Keane
Children	James Joseph Keane Jeremiah A. Keane Cecelia K Keane
URL	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/160612060/jeremiah-keane

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Name	Nellie (ELLEN) Jasme
Maiden Name	Keane
Gender	Female
Birth Date	Sep 1857
Birth Place	Georgia, United States of America
Death Date	12 Mar 1941
Death Place	Chatham County, Georgia, United States of America
Cemetery	Catholic Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place	Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States of America
Has Bio?	Y
Spouse	August Jasme
Children	Henry A. Jasme August Jasme
URL	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/219046956/nellie-jasme

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Hi,

Daniel's children, all died early- not all birth years are accurate. The second year is their death year.

Matt 1839-1840

John 1841-1845

Ann 1843-1844

Mary 1846-1847

Julia -1849 (Margaret's daughter)

William 1850-1850 (Margaret's son)

Susan is actually buried at Colonial Cemetery where some of the other children are buried,

Name	Susan Keane
Birth Date	1820
Birth Place	Ireland
Death Date	20 Dec 1846
Cemetery	Colonial Park Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place	Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States of America
Has Bio?	Y
URL	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/260956419/susan-keane

Regards- Mary

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last year

Hi,

Some other places to search

Clare Places - Parishes - Tulla Parish

Since Daniel brought his mother Mary with him maybe the family was ejected from their land.

Clare Genealogy: Donated Transcriptions: Ejectment Books of County Clare 1816-1835

Coney Island

If you could find out Margaret's surname, it will help your search. There were only 41 people living on Coney Island in 1901. You might consider ordering Nellie (Ellen) Keane Jasme (1857-1941) death certificate. It might have parent names listed.

Coney Island Townland, Co. Clare

Coney Island in Killadysert: Records, maps and place-names

Clare Places - Parishes - Kildysert or Killadysert Parish

Coney Island townland

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Daniel Keane born about 1817

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