The Kegin Family

First Generation


1. George Patrick Kegin was born on 9 Aug. He died in Maryville, Nodaway Co, MO.

Info from marriage certificate in possession of Martha Kegin Redwine.
On Nodaway Census 1920.
Birth Records of child born inn 1887 gives his occupation as "painter". 1920 census gives "none"

George married Martha Matilda Brown daughter of Jacob Brown and Elizabeth Ann Thornberry Cook in 1885. Martha was born on 15 Mar 1869 in Marysville, Nodaway Co, MO. She died on 2 Nov 1950 in Covington, Garfield, Ok. She was buried in Covington Cemetery, Garfield, Ok.

MO Vital Statistics say she was was born in IL.

OBITUARY
From Enid Morning News dated November 4, 1950
MRS. MARTHA KEGIN

Rev. C. K. Cook will officiate at the service Saturday at 2:30 p.m. in the Free Methodist church in Covington for Mrs. Martha Matilda Kegin. Burial will be in the Covington cemetery.

Mrs. Kegin died Thursday night (2 Nov 1950) at the home of her son, Roy, at Covington. She had been in failing health the past two years.

Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Jessie Appleby of St. Louis, Mrs. Janie Wilder of Maryville, MO., and Mrs. Elizabeth Coen of Enid; five sons, George of Burlington Junction, Mo., Francis of Perry, Roy of Covington and Albert of Covington and Oscar of Enid; one sister, Mrs. Alice Wasson, of Muskogee; three brothers, Henderson Brown of Guthrie, Francis of Longdale, Calif., and Purley Brown of Oklahoma City; 26 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.

The Darnall Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Note: Another obituary in the Enid Morning news stated "Mrs.. Kegin was born at Marysville, Mo., and came to Oklahoma in 1919."

George and Martha had the following children:

+ 2 F i Jessie May Kegin was born on 1 Jun 1886.
  3 F ii Unnamed Kegin was born on 20 Aug 1887 in Marysville, Nodaway Co, MO.

This birth was listed in MO Vital Statistics on-line library. No given name. Delivered by Geo. W. Wilson.
  4 F iii Janie Kegin was born on 16 Apr 1889.

Info from Martha Matilda Brown Kegin obit
Info from marriage certificate in possession of Martha Kegin Redwine. zzProbably lived in Marysville and later moved to Enid, OK. They had no children.
        Janie married Emmit Wilder on 11 Oct 1908.

Info from Martha Matilda Brown Kegin obit
Info from marriage certificate in possession of Martha Kegin Redwine.
  5 F iv Emma Kegin was born on 16 Apr 1889. She died on 13 Apr 1898.

Info from marriage certificate in possession of Martha Kegin Redwine. Says born 1890.
From "A Brown Family History" by Jennie Herrin and provided by Martha Kegin Redwine. This book says was born 16 Apr 1889

Emma died at the age of 8 years,, 11 months, 29 days. She was proably the child who was accidentally killed by a gunshot wound when her father was cleaning a gun.
+ 6 M v George Price Kegin was born on 10 Nov 1891. He died on 10 Sep 1967.
  7 M vi John Melvin Kegin was born on 24 Aug 1894. He died on 27 Jul 1895.

Info from marriage certificate in possession of Martha Kegin Redwine. Died at the age of 11 months, 3 days.
+ 8 M vii Francis "Curley" Kegin was born on 11 May 1895. He died in Aug 1973.
+ 9 M viii Roy Kegin was born on 23 Feb 1898. He died on 15 Sep 1987.
  10 M ix Harry Kegin was born on 12 Oct 1900 in MO. He died on 12 Jun 1950. He was buried in Covington Cemetery, Garfield Co, OK.

Info from 1920 Federal Census, Hopkins Co, MO, Township: Hopkins City.
Info from Covington Cemetery records.
Never married, lived with his mother at Covington.
From "A Brown Family History" by Jennie Herrin and provided by Martha Kegin Redwine.
Harry was crippled as the result of falling off a table. An abcess set in and he was crippled. He died of a heart attack.
+ 11 M x Robert Allen Kegin was born on 2 Nov 1903. He died on 25 Mar 1989.
+ 12 F xi Elizabeth Kegin was born on 30 May 1906.
+ 13 M xii Oscar Kegin was born on 11 Feb 1909. He died on 15 Jan 1988.

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