Vada Ester McKeehan
1893 - 1. Vada Ester McKeehan was born on 20 Mar 1893 in Exline, Appanoose County, Iowa (daughter of Russel Peter McKeehan and Amanda Smith).
2. Russel Peter McKeehan was born on 7 Nov 1851 in Appanoose County, Iowa; died on 2 Dec 1928 in Larimer County, Colorado; was buried in Lakeside Cemetery, Loveland, Larimer County, Colorado. Russel married Amanda Smith on 12 Aug 1877 in Appanoose County, Iowa. Amanda (daughter of Hiram Smith and Mary Ellis) was born on 25 Dec 1859 in Indiana; died on 29 Nov 1927 in Longmont, Boulder County, Colorado; was buried in Lakeside Cemetery, Loveland, Larimer County, Colorado. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Amanda Smith was born on 25 Dec 1859 in Indiana (daughter of Hiram Smith and Mary Ellis); died on 29 Nov 1927 in Longmont, Boulder County, Colorado; was buried in Lakeside Cemetery, Loveland, Larimer County, Colorado. Children:
- John King McKeehan was born on 14 Jul 1882 in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa; died on 23 Jul 1955 in Los Angeles County, California.
- 1. Vada Ester McKeehan was born on 20 Mar 1893 in Exline, Appanoose County, Iowa.
- Ruth S. McKeehan was born in Apr 1895 in Iowa; died on 26 Mar 1965; was buried in Lakeside Cemetery, Loveland, Larimer County, Colorado.
- Cleva Lewis McKeehan was born on 25 Aug 1878 in Appanoose County, Iowa; died in 1954 in Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado; was buried in Mountain View Memorial Park, Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado.
- Marie Madge McKeehan was born on 16 Sep 1900 in Caldwell Township, Appanoose County, Iowa; died on 13 Aug 1989; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Brighton, Adams County, Colorado.
- Minnie McKeehan was born about 1879 in Caldwell Township, Appanoose County, Iowa; died on 5 Aug 1909 in Loveland, Larimer County, Colorado; was buried in Lakeside Cemetery, Loveland, Larimer County, Colorado.
Generation: 3
6. Hiram Smith was born in Oct 1835 in Indiana. Hiram married Mary Ellis on 23 Nov 1856 in Floyd County, Indiana. Mary (daughter of Elias Ellis and Nancy Gritton) was born on 2 Nov 1835 in Kentucky; died on 11 Jul 1904 in Loveland, Larimer County, Colorado; was buried in Lakeside Cemetery, Loveland, Larimer County, Colorado. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Mary Ellis was born on 2 Nov 1835 in Kentucky (daughter of Elias Ellis and Nancy Gritton); died on 11 Jul 1904 in Loveland, Larimer County, Colorado; was buried in Lakeside Cemetery, Loveland, Larimer County, Colorado. Children:
- Lewis Smith was born about 1858 in Indiana; died on 7 Nov 1916 in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington.
- 3. Amanda Smith was born on 25 Dec 1859 in Indiana; died on 29 Nov 1927 in Longmont, Boulder County, Colorado; was buried in Lakeside Cemetery, Loveland, Larimer County, Colorado.
- Charles Smith was born in 1863 in Iowa; died on 3 May 1900 in Appanoose County, Iowa; was buried in Oakland Cemetery, Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa.
- Heneritta Smith was born about 1867 in Iowa.
- Leander Smith was born about 1869 in Iowa.
- Elias G. Smith was born about 1873 in Iowa.
- Bertha Smith was born in Sep 1875 in Iowa.
Generation: 4
14. Elias Ellis was born on 1 Jan 1803 in Kentucky; died on 18 Sep 1881; was buried in Oakland Cemetery, Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa. Elias married Nancy Gritton on 15 Mar 1824 in Mercer County, Kentucky. Nancy (daughter of William Gritton and Jenny Jane Lipsey) was born on 14 Mar 1807 in Mercer County, Kentucky; died on 6 Mar 1850 in Harrison County, Indiana; was buried in Sappenfield Family Cemetery, Bradford, Harrison County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. Nancy Gritton was born on 14 Mar 1807 in Mercer County, Kentucky (daughter of William Gritton and Jenny Jane Lipsey); died on 6 Mar 1850 in Harrison County, Indiana; was buried in Sappenfield Family Cemetery, Bradford, Harrison County, Indiana. Children:
- 7. Mary Ellis was born on 2 Nov 1835 in Kentucky; died on 11 Jul 1904 in Loveland, Larimer County, Colorado; was buried in Lakeside Cemetery, Loveland, Larimer County, Colorado.
- James William Ellis was born on 2 Mar 1837 in Harrison County, Indiana; died on 30 Apr 1907 in Moravia, Appanoose County, Iowa; was buried on 1 May 1907 in Haines Cemetery, Rathbun, Appanoose County, Iowa.
- Amanda Jane Ellis was born on 10 Sep 1839 in Harrison County, Indiana; died on 4 Oct 1911 in Appanoose County, Iowa; was buried on 5 Oct 1911 in Haines Cemetery, Rathbun, Appanoose County, Iowa.
- John Ellis was born about 1841 in Indiana.
- Tabitha Ellis was born in 1845 in Indiana; died in 1893; was buried in Bethel Cemetery, Keosauqua, Van Buren County, Iowa.
- George Ellis was born on 16 Mar 1848 in Harrison County, Indiana; died on 24 Mar 1931 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon; was buried in Rose City Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.