Done some back tracking on my great grandmother, Elmer Julia Keeney Pinkston, and discovered that her great great grandfather Peter and Elmer Ashley’s great grandfather John are brothers. Small world. So awesome to see relatives even if it is a little distant. Apparently the name “Elmer” carried on. I have an aunt whose first name is “Elmer”.
A photo of the children of Raymond Lavon Keeney & Ethel Mae Weakland: (L - R):
Dwight, Carl, Harry, Elmer, Dewey & Mildred
People in photo include: Carl Wayne Keeney, Harry Oscar Keeney, Dewey Edwin Keeney, and Mildred Mae Keeney
Top Row: Lon Arthur Keeney b.11 November 1894 d. 06 March 1947, Raymond LaVon Keeney b. 24 September 1891 d. 05 June 1931, Laura Elizabeth Keeney b. 20 March 1896 d. April 1997, Harley Virgil Keeney b.19 August 1893 d. 11 August 1983 Second Row: Ethel Marvoureen Keeney b. 29 July 1903 d. 04 May 1997, Elmer Ashley Keeney b. 10 September 1868 d. 10 June 1931, Anna Mae Keeney b. 10 June 1913 d. 02 October 1981, Eliza Savilla Smith b. 02 February 1869 d. 02 June 1953, Hazel Vera Keeney b. 25 October 1899 d. 11 October 1985 in Front: Elmer Arden Keeney b. 15 September 1910 d. 11 November 1920, Eliza Ardys Keeney