Charles Linder: McKeown Genealogy

1846 - 1915 (68 years)

Generation: 1

Charles Linder was born in Jul 1846 in Sweden; died on 9 Apr 1915; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa.

Other Events:

Census: 1880, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa
Census: 1900, Marshshall, Louisa County, Iowa

Notes:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8060880/charlie-linder

M.S. Township Trustees, 1st Addition, Lot 67

Charles married Maria Sophia Johnson on 6 Jul 1875. Maria was born on 2 Sep 1848 in Sweden; died on 20 Nov 1938 in Henry County, Iowa; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Oscar John Linder was born on 20 Feb 1879 in Winfield, Henry County, Iowa; died on 15 Mar 1961 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa.

Generation: 2

Oscar John Linder

(1.Charles¹) was born on 20 Feb 1879 in Winfield, Henry County, Iowa; died on 15 Mar 1961 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa.

Notes:

Morning Sun News-Herald, Morning Sun, Iowa, 23 March 23 1961, page 1. Services Saturday for Oscar Linder. Oscar J. Linder, life-long resident of the Marsh and Morning Sun communities, died Wednesday, March 15 in Mercy hospital, Burlington where he had been a patient for only a short time. The son of Charles and Sophia Johnson Linder, he was born near Winfield on February 20, 1879. On December 25, 1901 he married Clara D. Ross. She survives, as do four sons and one daughter. They are Tom, Carl land Orval Linder, all of Morning Sun, Paul Linder of Wapello and Mrs. Mildred McKeown of Morning Sun. Other survivors include a brother, H. W. Linder, Mount Union, a sister, Mrs. Mary McCaw, Winfield, 13 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. A daughter, Elsie and a son, Verlin, two brothers and two sisters are dead. Mr. Linder was a member of the Marsh Methodist church for more than 60 years. He was active in church work and served as Sunday School superintendent. He farmed in the Marsh community until his retirement in 1947. Funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon by the Rev. A. V. Weigel in the Morning Sun Methodist church. Burial was in Elmwood cemetery.
GOING HOME
By Mary 'Pietsch
There was a joyous welcome in Heaven today
When one of our dear ones heard the Savior say,
"Come, your work on earth is done,
I need you in my Heavenly Home."
Our hearts were saddened as we said "Good bye."
And we are so prone to wonder Why?
But our Savior always knows what's best
So in Him we can securely rest.
The Savior takes him by the hand
And shows him over glory land
And all the things He has prepared
For those who trust His loving care.
Of course our days seem long and dreary
And at night we are Oh, so weary,
But after all it won't be long
"Till we too shall join the Heavenly throng.
And when that joyous day appears
Our Savior shall wipe away all tears
And with our dear ones we shall be
At Home, sweet Home, through all eternity.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8060895/oscar-john-linder

2nd Addition, Lot 178

Oscar married Clara Debora Ross on 25 Dec 1901. Clara (daughter of Thomas Ross and Ella Simmons) was born on 22 Jan 1884 in Louisa County, Iowa; died on 29 Aug 1966 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

3. Elsie Lenora Linder was born on 29 Mar 1903 in Iowa; died on 23 Aug 1929 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried on 25 Aug 1929 in Elmwood Cemetery, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa.
4. Mildred Marie Linder was born on 5 Oct 1910 in Yarmouth, Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 13 Jan 1999 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa.
5. Verlin Ross Linder was born on 23 Nov 1925 in Iowa; died on 18 Oct 1941 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa.

Generation: 3

Elsie Lenora Linder

(2.Oscar², 1.Charles¹) was born on 29 Mar 1903 in Iowa; died on 23 Aug 1929 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried on 25 Aug 1929 in Elmwood Cemetery, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa.

Notes:

Morning Sun News-Herald, Morning Sun, Iowa, 29 August 1929, page 4.
Home Bereft of Young Mother. Elsie Lenora Linder, daughter of .Oscar and Clara Linder, was born March 29, 1903, on a farm near Marsh, Iowa, and passed away at the Burlington hospital, Aug. 23, 1929, at the age of 26 years, 4 months and 25 days, after an illness of four days An infant daughter, Pauline, died at birth Wednesday. Mrs. Barton united with the Methodist Episcopal church at Marsh in 1914 and remained ever faithful to the Master. She had been a teacher m the Sunday school at Marsh for several years, and had a kind, cheerful, lovable disposition, and was loved by everyone who knew her. On June 30, 1926, she was united in marriage to Burrell J. Barton, of Roscoe. They made their home on a farm 1 1/2 miles southwest of Yarmouth until the time of her death. She leaves to mourn her death her husband, Burrell J. Barton; father and mother, Oscar and Clara Linder, one sister, Mildred; five brothers, Thomas, Carl, Orville, Paul and Verlyn; her grandmother, Mrs. Chas. Linder, and grandfather, Mr. Thomas Ross; and a host of relatives and friends.
"There's a land where the birds are ever singing,
Where the flowers in beauty never fade;
Where the joybells of love ever ringing,
And no evil shall ever dare invade
We can tell of the way she has traveled,
When at last she shall enter heaven's door;
And the problems of life will be unraveled,
When we meet her on that eternal shore. .
She shall gaze on his face in adoration,
Joy resplendent shall thrill our souls anew,
As she joins the King of salvation
And eternity's glories come to view.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5808313/elsie-barton

Shared tombstone with infant daughter Pauline.

1st Addition, Lot 67

Elsie married Burrell Joseph Barton on 30 Jun 1926 in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. Burrell was born on 2 Apr 1905 in Roscoe, Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 3 Oct 1955; was buried in Aspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

6. Pauline Barton was born in Aug 1929 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; died in Aug 1929 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa.

Mildred Marie Linder

(2.Oscar², 1.Charles¹) was born on 5 Oct 1910 in Yarmouth, Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 13 Jan 1999 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa.

Notes:

Mildred Marie McKeown, 88, of Morning Sun, died Weds. Jan. 13, 1999 at Burlington Medical Center. Born Oct. l5, 1910 at Yarmouth, she was the daughter of Oscar J. and Clara Ross Linder. She married Ralph E. McKeown on Aug. 5, 1931 in Monmouth, IL. Mrs McKeown was a homemaker. Survivors include 3 daughters, a son, 11 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, one daughter, four brothers, and one sister.
From the Burlington Hawkeye, 15 Jan. 1999.

Burlington Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, 9 August 1931, page 13. Linder-McKeown wedding held Morning Sun Residents united in marriage at Monmouth, Ill.

Morning Sun, la., Aug. 8.-Miss Mildred Linder and Ralph E. McKeown were united in marriage at Monmouth, Ill., Wednesday. Rev. Mr. Fulcher, pastor of the Presbyterian church of that place officiating. They were attended by Mr. and Mrs. Carl Linder of this place. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Linder of the Marsh vicinity where she grew to young womanhood. The bridegroom is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. James McKeown and for a number of years his home has been on a farm northwest of Morning Sun. He was graduated from the local high school with the class of 1923 and is an industrious young farmer. Each have many friends throughout this and the Marsh vicinity. They will make their home on a farm one and one-half miles northwest of Morning Sun.

Burlington Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, 26 July 1981, page 11. McKeown. Morning Sun, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house Aug. 2, 2-5 p.m. at the United Methodist Church, Morning Sun. Friends and relatives are invited. The couple request no gifts. Mildred Linder and Ralph McKeown were married Aug. 5, 1931, at Monmouth, III. The couple have five children: Helen Yaeger and Frances Martin, both of Burlington; Everett, Terre Haute, Ind.; Marilyn Carhoff, Sperry; and Lois Parkhurst, Morning Sun. They also have ten grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146654875/mildred-marie-mckeown

Elmwood Gardens Addition-E, lot 52N

Mildred married Ralph Edward McKeown on 5 Aug 1931 in Monmouth, Warren County, Illinois. Ralph (son of James Alexander McKeown and Eva Laura Bandy) was born on 22 Feb 1905 in Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 5 Dec 1983 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

7. Helen Laverne McKeown was born on 6 Jan 1935 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 18 Oct 2013 in West Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Burlington Memorial Park, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa.
8. Lois Elaine McKeown was born on 4 Nov 1952 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 29 Apr 1997 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa.

Verlin Ross Linder

(2.Oscar², 1.Charles¹) was born on 23 Nov 1925 in Iowa; died on 18 Oct 1941 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa.

Notes:

Funeral Service For Verlin Linder, 15, Held In Marsh
Special in The Democrat
Morning Sun, Ia. – Funeral services for Verlin Linder, 15, son of Oscar and Claire Linder, whose death occurred Saturday afternoon in a Burlington hospital, were held Monday afternoon in the Marsh Methodist church, the Rev. R.W. Meeker officiating. He was assisted by the Rev. J.C. Kastelein, Yarmouth. Burial was in Elmwood cemetery.
The youth had been ill four and a half years and had been in the hospital the past five months. The parents; a sister, Mrs. Mildred McKeown; and four brothers: Thomas, Mediapolis; Carl, Orville and Paul, Morning Sun, survive.
Quad-City Times, Davenport, Iowa. Monday, 20 October 1941.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8060905/verlin-ross-linder

M.S. Township Trustees, 2nd Addition, Lot 178

Generation: 4

Pauline Barton

(3.Elsie³, 2.Oscar², 1.Charles¹) was born in Aug 1929 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; died in Aug 1929 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa.

Notes:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5808321/pauline-barton

Pauline and her mother Elsie share the same headstone.
M.S. Township Trustees, 1st Addition, Lot 67

Helen Laverne McKeown

(4.Mildred³, 2.Oscar², 1.Charles¹) was born on 6 Jan 1935 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 18 Oct 2013 in West Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Burlington Memorial Park, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa.

Notes:

Helen Laverne Yaeger, 78, Burlington resident died Friday, October 18, 2013 at Great River Medical Center, West Burlington, Iowa. She was born June 6, 1935 in Burlington, Iowa the daughter of Ralph E. and Mildred Marie Linder McKeown. On June 6, 1954 she married Edwin Lee Yaeger at Monmouth, Illinois. He died July 18, 2008.

She was a member of First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Helen was a homemaker; she worked at Senior Citizens for six years, Burlington High School for two years and was an Avon representative for 40 years.

Helens family was the most important to her. She enjoyed spending all of the holidays with them and especially the yearly family picnics. She never knew a stranger. She loved her flowers.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, two brother in laws, Robert Tillman and Bob Carhoff and one sister, Lois Parkhurst.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118965454/helen-laverne-yaeger

Family/Spouse: Edwin Lee Yaeger. Edwin was born on 12 Jan 1932 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 18 Jul 2008 in West Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Burlington Memorial Park, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lois Elaine McKeown

(4.Mildred³, 2.Oscar², 1.Charles¹) was born on 4 Nov 1952 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 29 Apr 1997 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa.

Notes:

Burlington Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, 1 May 1997, page 8. Lois Elaine Parkhurst, 44, of Morning Sun, died Tuesday, April 29, 1997, at her home. Born Nov. 4, 1952, in Burlington, she was the daughter of Ralph E. and Mildred Linder McKeown. She married Terry Parkhurst Feb. 19, 1972, at Morning Sun. He died April 15, 1985. She was a 1971 graduate of Morning Sun High School and attended Southeastern Community College. She was a member of Morning Sun United Methodist Church, Morning Sun School Board, Morning Sun Community Ambulance Board of Directors, was a founding member of Parent Teacher Organization in Morning Sun, was active in youth leagues, coaching and women's volleyball and Softball leagues, and was a Girl Scout leader. Mrs. Parkhurst was fire chief and the first certified firefighter of Morning Sun Volunteer Fire Department. At the time of her death, she was a provider service representative for John Deere Healthcare of Burlington. Survivors include her mother of Mediapolis; one daughter, Erika McElhinney of Morning Sun; one son, Christopher Parkhurst, at home; two grandchildren; her fiance, Silas Wellington of Morning Sun; one brother, Everett McKeown of Oshkosh, Wis.; three sisters, Helen Yaeger and Frances Tillmann, both of Burlington, and Marilyn Carhoff of Sperry; and several nieces, nephews, cousins, great nieces and great nephews. Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by her father. Friends may call as they desire from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at Hagele and Honts Funeral Home in Morning Sun. There will be no family visitation at the funeral home, but the family will receive friends at their residence in Morning Sun. The funeral for Mrs. Parkhurst will be at 11 a.m. Friday at United Methodist Church in Morning Sun, with the Rev. Chris Ebbers officiating. Burial will follow at Elmwood Cemetery. Memorials have been established for United Methodist Church and Morning Sun Volunteer Fire Department, both of Morning Sun.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/168597978/lois-elaine-parkhurst

Elmwood Gardens Addition-E, lot 45

Lois married Terry Lane Parkhurst on 19 Feb 1972 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa. Terry was born on 19 Oct 1950 in Harrison County, Missouri; died on 15 Apr 1985 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

McKeown and Shields Families

Charles Linder