Fourth Generation

69. Willard Franklin Keen was born on 6 Jan 1883 in Cabool, Texas Co., MO.^156,158 He appeared in the census in 1900 in Cedar Twp., Custer Co., OK.¹⁵⁶ Listed under L. W. Keen as Willard T., son, white, male, born Jan 1883 in MO, age 17, single, father born in MO, mother born in VA, occupation Day Laborer. In 1900 he had an occupation of day laborer in Weatherford, Custer Co., OK.¹⁵⁶ He appeared in the census in 1910 in Elk City, Beckham Co., OK.⁴⁰⁵ Listed as Willard Keen, head, male, white, age 27, married 4 mos, born in MO, father born in MO, mother born in MO, occupation Clerk-Drygoods Store. In 1910 he had an occupation of clerk - dry goods store in Elk City, Beckham Co., OK.⁴⁰⁵ He appeared in the census in 1920 in Elk Twp., Beckham Co., OK.¹⁶² Listed under Lewis W. Keen as Willard T., son, male, white, age 36, married, born in MO, father born in MO, mother born in VA. His residence was on a farm with his father in Elk Twp., Beckham Co., OK in 1920.¹⁶² He appeared in the census in 1930 in Pomona, San Jose Twp., Los Angeles Co., CA.²⁷³ Listed as Willard F Keen, head, male, white, age 45, born in MO, married at age 25, father born in US, mother born in IN, occupation salesman-retail furniture. In 1930 he had an occupation of retail furniture salesman in Pomona, CA.²⁷³

Willard Franklin Keen and Effie May Cornelison were married on 16 Dec 1909 in Beckham Co., OK.^405,406 They resided in Elk City, OK in 1910.⁴⁰⁵ They resided at 565 McKinley Avenue in Pomona, CA in 1930.²⁷³ Effie May Cornelison⁴⁰⁶ was born on 6 Apr 1890 in Texas.^405,407 She appeared in the census in 1910 in Elk City, Beckham Co., OK.⁴⁰⁵ Listed under Willard Keen as Effie, wife, female, white, age 20, married 4 mos, born in TX, father born in US, mother born in US. She appeared in the census in 1930 in Pomona, San Jose Twp., Los Angeles Co., CA.²⁷³ Listed under Willard F Keen, as Effie M, wife, female, white, age 37, born in TX, married at age 17, father born in TX, mother born in TX, occupation none. She died on 2 Sep 1955 in Los Angeles Co., CA.⁴⁰⁷ Willard Franklin Keen and Effie May Cornelison had the following children:

+249	i.	Dorothea Mae Keen.
250	ii.	William Laverne "Buddy" Keen was born in 1927.273 He appeared in the census in 1930.273