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From: "Cathy Joynt Labath" <>
Subject: Re: [IA-IRISH] Purcell, Keating, Crawford County Iowa.
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 19:31:21 -0500
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: The paragraph I am interested in is titled--- Early Irish Settlers by
: Townships and shows a William Purcell and a John Keating, who settled
: in the Township of Paradise 1870-72.
: As I have relatives by these names, could SKS please advise me how to
: go about getting details of them and their families.

Frank,
Have you searched at http://www.rootsweb.com/~iacrawfo/xsearch.html which is
the search engine for the Crawford Co, IA USGenWeb Pages?
I see 11 matches for Keating and 13 for Purcell. You didn't specifically
mention what type of info you were looking for.

I also have Keatings that were in different areas of Iowa and Illinois. In
the following obit for Walter Keating who married my great grandaunt,
Catherine Joynt, several Keatings are mentioned as well as 3 brothers still
in Ireland and a sister in St. Paul.

I have not found any descendants of this branch of my Joynts-but would like
to.

Emmetsburg Democrat
Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa
Wednesday, October 10, 1917

WALTER KEATING DEAD
Had Been Ill for Several Years-Funeral Held Tuesday

Walter Keating died at his home in this city last Sunday after an illness of
several years duration. The funeral was held Tuesday forenoon. Services were
conducted at the Assumption church. There was a solemn requiem high mass
with Very Rev. P.F. Farrelly as celebrant. He was assisted by Fathers
McNerney and Velt. There was a large attendance from this and surrounding
communities. The burial was in St. John's cemetery. The pall bearers were
J.J. and J.D. Higgins, James P. Jones, P.J. Nally, David Joynt and Joseph
Joynt.
Mr. Keating was born at Ballymacord [Note: probably Ballymacward] in the
county of Galway, Ireland, in April 1847. Hence he was in his seventy-first
year. He came to America in April 1865. He spent some time at Marblehead,
Massachusetts. In 1866 he came to Dubuque county, Iowa. In 1870 he located
at Delaware county, this state. On November 25, 1875, he was married at
Dyersville, this state to Catherine Joynt. Mr. and Mrs. Keating lived on a
farm near Earlville until 1896 when they bought the Peter Jones homestead in
Great Oak township. Seven years later they became residents of this city,
subsequently residing in their comfortable home in the Fourth ward. Mr.
Keating is survived by his wife, one son, John D. of Chicago and two
daughters, Miss Nellie Keating and Mrs. W.T. O'Brien, both of this
community. Three brothers-Patrick, John, and Timothy- are still living in
Ireland. One sister, Mrs. W.A. Bartlett, resides at St. Paul.
Mr. Keating was a quiet, modest Christian gentleman. He never sought
attention. He attended closely to his own private affairs but he was
invariably ready to do a neighborly act of kindness and to extend a strong
influence on the lives of those in need. He was a conscientious man. He was
careful and conservative and he took pride in meeting his obligations. His
personal conduct was always above criticism. He appreciated goodness in
others and his influence was exerted to encourage thrifty, useful high class
citizenship. He was a devoted member of his church and he lived up to its
obligations. He never for a moment underestimated its influences on the
lives of those who made a conscientious effort to observe its teachings. The
passing of Mr. Keating will be sincerely mourned not only by his wife, son,
and two daughters, but by the large number who knew him and respected him as
a man and a neighbor. General and sincere sympathy is extended to the
surviving members of his excellent family.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


Descendants of Walter Keating

1 Walter Keating b: 04/1847 in Ballymacord, Galway, Ireland src: St.
John's Cemetery Records d: 10/07/1917 in Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa src:
St. John's Cemetery Records
. +Catherine Joynt b: 11/1847 in County Galway,Ireland src: Obit of
Catherine Joynt Keating 1931 m: 11/25/1875 in Dyersville, Dubuque County,
Iowa src: Obit of Catherine Joynt Keating 1931 d: 03/18/1931 in
Emmetsburg,Iowa src: St. John's Cemetery Records Burial: St John's
Cemetery, E'burg, Iowa
........ 2 Mary Agnes Keating b: 1886 in Dyersville, Iowa d: 1972 in
Des Plaines, Illinois
............ +William T O'Brien b: Abt. 1884 in Curlew,Iowa m: 1908 d:
1956 in Des Plaines, Illinois
................... 3 Mildred O'Brien b: 1912 d: 1996
....................... +Walter DeWald b: 1912 d: 1999
................... 3 Walter O'Brien
................... 3 Loretta Margaret O'Brien b: 06/26/1916 src: Palo
Alto Co. Birth Records-Book 3
....................... +Lee Helwig
........ 2 John D Keating
........ 2 Nellie Keating
............ +James P Jones b: Abt. 1874


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