Gerald Clifford Keahey 
Gerald Clifford was born on February 27th, 1913 in Rodger Mills Co., Crawford, Oklahoma Territory.1 Gerald Clifford's father was John Wesley Keahey and his mother was Vera S. Hughey. His paternal grandparents were Archibald Smith Keahey and Martha Elizabeth Robertson. He had seven brothers and three sisters, named John Winford, E. Vernon, Alton Winston, Nolen Altus, Leon, L. B., Edwin Earl, Lorena, Lois E. and Audrey. He was the sixth oldest of the eleven children. He had a half-brother and a half-sister, named Unknown and Della. He died at the age of 80 on October 11th, 1993 in Crawford, Oklahoma.1 General Notes
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Submitter: Wanda Purcell
Subject: Keahey, Gerald Clifton
Message: Gerald Clifton Keahey was born February 27, 1913 in Craw
fo rd , OK to Ura S . and John Wesley Keahey and passed away October 1
1, 19 93 in the Roger Mills Memorial Hospital at the age of 80 years , 7mo
nths a nd 14 days .
Gerald entered the United States Army in 1942 and served his country du
ri ng World War II in the European Theatre before being sent to the Philli
pin es . He married Fern Jones on March 13, 1942 in Cheyenne , Oklaho
ma . Aft er the war they lived in Durham for 3 years and later moved to h
is paren ts homeplace near Crawford to make their home for the past 44 yea
rs whe re he loved to farm .
He was a member of the Cheyenne Masonic Lodge and was a member of the Cr
aw ford School Board for 8 years .
Gerald was a member of the Crawford Magnolia Baptist Church and had se
rv ed as its treasurer for 31 years .
He was preceded in death by his parents , 3 brothers and 2 sisters .
He was survived by his wife Fern of the home ; 1 daughter and son-in-l
aw C oleen and Terrell Scroggins , Crawford , OK ; 2 sons , daughters-in
-l aw , Wendell and Sherry Keahey , Moore , OK and Terry and Mae Keah
ey of Cr awford , OK ; 4 brothers , Vern , Crawford , OK , Altus , Whi
te De er , TX , Leon , Crawford , OK and Edwin , Sayre , OK ; 2 siste
rs , Lois P ainter , Tulia , TX and Audrey Roarabough , San Luis Obis
po , CA ; 5 grand children , Wendi , Dale , Tara , Chelsey and Clifton a
nd a host of relativ es and friends .
Services will be at 10:30 a .m . Thursday , october 14, 1993 at the Craw
fo rd School gymasium officiated by Galen Isaacs , and assisted by Ray S
ma rt . Interment will be in the Silent Home Cemetery , Roll , Roger Mil
ls Co unty , OK under the direction of Rose Chapel Funeral Service , Cheye
nne .
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.1720 in Scotland d.1780 in Richmond Co, . North Carolina
- b.1802 in North Carolina d.18 Sep 1823 in Wayne Co., Mississippi
- b.1720 d.1758
- b.1780 in North Carolina d.1885
- b.1720 d.1772 in Moore Co., North Carolina
- b.1749 in Cumberland, NC d.1813 in Richmond Co., North Carolina
- b.1720 d.1812 in Moore Co., North Carolina
- b.31 Dec 1845 in Southern Texas d.23 Apr 1914 in Erath Co., Texas
- b.10 Dec 1869 d.28 Jan 1963 in Bluffdale, Texas
- b.04 May 1844 in Tippah Co., Mississippi d.13 Nov 1934
- b.27 Feb 1913 in Rodger Mills Co., Crawford, Oklahoma Territory d.11 Oct 1993 in Crawford, Oklahoma
- b.23 Nov 1882 d.20 Dec 1970
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