Timothy L. O'keefe and Sarah Johnson Daviess Co MO
I am not related but posting this just in case this helps anyone researching this family.
Timothy L. O"Keefe born Ireland and Sarah Johnson born Illinois who married April 19, 1840 in JoDaviess Co Illinois before moving on to Benton Twp, Daviess Co. Missouri. The family are in the 1850, 1860 and 1870 census for Benton Twp, Daviess Co MO misspelled Okeiffe. Timothy L. O'Keefe the father died Oct 20 1858 in Pattonsburg, Daviess Co MO and was buried as Timothy O'Keeffe in Old Town Cemetery, Daviess Co MO (see headstone on Find a Grave).
Some of family seemed to have moved out of Daviess Co MO and into Washington and Idaho. Wallace Jefferson O'Keefe was one of many children born to this marriage. Wallace married first on 10 Apr 1870 in Jackson, MO, Eliza Ann Thomas and 2nd on 25 Oct 1922 in Nez Perce, Lewis Co Idaho, Sarah 'Rosa' Linda (Thomas) Brock. Sarah had a previous marriage to Thomas Oscar Madison Brock (they divorced).
Wallace O'Keefe and first wife Eliza A. O'Keefe are on the 1880 census for Miller Twp, Gentry Co MO (as W.J. Okeefe) with the following family:
Wallace J. O'Keefe 30
Eliza A O'Keefe 32
Timothy O'Keefe 9
Laura O'Keefe 7
Henrietta O'Keefe 5
Mary O'Keefe 3
Jackson O'Keefe 1
Wallace O'Keefe and first wife Eliza Ann (Thomas) O'Keefe are on the 1900 census for Pataha, Garfield Co. WA as Okeefe. In that census they said they had been married 30 years, had 11 children, only 10 living. He listed born July 1849 and she listed born Apr 1848:
Wallace O'Keefe age 50 born July 1849 MO
Eliza O'Keefe age 52 born Apr 1848 MO
Timothy O'Keefe born Feb 1871 Mo age 29, single
Jackson O'Keefe born Nov 1878 age 21 single
Meredith O'Keefe born Dec 1882 MO age 17 single
Grover O'Keefe born March 1885 MO age 15 single
Joseph O'Keefe born May 1887 age 13, single
Daniel O'Keefe born Feb 1889 WA age 11 single
Wesley O'Keefe born Apr 1891 WA age 9
Wallace O'Keefe and first wife Eliza are on the 1920 census for Cold Springs, Lewis Co ID:
Wallace O'Keefe age 70 b. MO
Eliza O'Keefe age 72 born MO
Timothy O'Keefe 48, widow, born MO
Hazel granddaughter age 8 born ID
Letha Young granddaughter age 15 born WA
Living with them are sons Jackson O'Keefe age 41 b. MO single, Joe O'Keefe age 35 b. WA single, Daniel O'Keefe age 32 b. WA single and Wesley O'Keefe age 27 single b. WA.
The obituary for Wallace J. O'Keefe read:
W.J. O'Keefe 87, pioneer farmer of Garfield County, Washington and Lewis County, Idaho, who passed away at the home of his son Grover O'Keefe in Yakima, WA was buried in the I.O.O.F. cemetery last Saturday afternoon. Funeral services were held at the Presbyterian church with the Rev Turner of Westlake officiating. Mr. O'Keefe moved to Garfield county in the early days where he engaged in ranching. He later moved to Craigmont (Idaho) where he resided more than 25 years. Survivors are five sons and two daughters, M.M. O'Keefe, Seattle; Grover, Yakima WA; Joe, Pomeroy (WA); Dee, Lewiston (ID); Weslie, Yakima WA; Mrs. Laura Niely, Los Angeles (CA); and Mrs. C.F. Grant, Kirkland WA. He is also survived by many grandchildren and great grandchildren. M.M. O'Keefe Seattle and Mr. and Mrs. Joe O'Keefe and Wallace Young, Hood River OR attended the services here.
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Parents:
Timothy O'Keeffe (____ - 1858)
Spouses:
Sarah Rosalinda Thomas Brock (1860 - 1939)
Eliza Ann Thomas O'Keefe*