Franklin Theodore 'Frank' Keel

1904 - 1954  (50 years)

• Name	Franklin Theodore 'Frank' Keel  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	8 Jan 1904	Ripley County, Missouri, USA   [2, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1910	Gatewood, Ripley, Missouri, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Census	1940	Sherley, Ripley, Missouri, USA
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Military Draft Registration	1942	Bardley, Ripley, Missouri, USA   [8]
  	Draft Registration - WWII
  Death	20 Jul 1954	Ripley County, Missouri, USA   [2]
  Burial	Briar Oak Ridge Cemetery, Briar, Ripley, Missouri, USA   [2]
  		Briar Oak Ridge Cemetery (also known as Oak Ridge Cemetery) Briar, Ripley, Missouri Find a Grave: #2185578
  Person ID	I24364	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	James Burton 'Big Jim' Keel,   b. 24 Mar 1844, Ripley County, Missouri, USA d. 1 Apr 1910, Gatewood Township, Ripley, Missouri, USA (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Martha Adeline Mayes,   b. 16 Apr 1864, Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA d. 4 Nov 1941, Bardley, Ripley, Missouri, USA (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	27 Mar 1881	Iron County, Missouri, USA   [9, 10]
  Family ID	F9578	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Willa Jane Sparkman,   b. 23 Aug 1906, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA d. 8 Jan 1999, Potosi, Washington, Missouri, USA (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	21 Apr 1926	Biggers, Randolph, Arkansas, USA   [7, 11]
  Children	1. Wilma Jean Keel,   b. Abt 1934, Missouri, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Theodore Jasper 'Ted' Keel,   b. 18 Dec 1927, Ripley County, Missouri, USA d. 8 May 1987, Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA (Age 59 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F10138	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 8 Jan 1904 - Ripley County, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1910 - Gatewood, Ripley, Missouri, USA Marriage - 21 Apr 1926 - Biggers, Randolph, Arkansas, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1940 - Sherley, Ripley, Missouri, USA Death - 20 Jul 1954 - Ripley County, Missouri, USA Burial - - Briar Oak Ridge Cemetery, Briar, Ripley, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• People		KEEL-Frank and Willa Willa Jane Sparkman (1906-1999) and Franklin Theodore 'Frank' Keel (1904-1954) [Kenneth Crase in the background - abt 1953]
  		KEEL-Martha and James (Family) Martha Adeline Mayes (1864-1941) and James Burton 'Big Jim' Keel (1844-1910) family (from L to r): BACK ROW: Jasper, Arthur, Myrtle, Alice - FRONT ROW: James Burton, Frank, Martha Adaline (Mayes), and Dolly L (baby)

  
  

• Sources

  [S238] U.S. Social Security Administration, Number: 499-03-8506; Issue State: Missouri; Issue Date: Before 1951. [S7180] Find a Grave: KEEL Franklin T 1904-1954, Franklin Theodore Keel. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19825062/franklin-theodore-keel [S11466] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Gatewood, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: T624_805; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0156; FHL microfilm: 1374818. 1910 United States Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: Gatewood, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: T624_805; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0156; FHL microfilm: 1374818 [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Sherley, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: T627_2144; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 91-12. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Sherley, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: T627_2144; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 91-12 [S236] Ancestry.com, Web: Missouri, Death Certificates, 1910-1962, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;). Web: Missouri, Death Certificates, 1910-1962 [S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;). [S189] Ancestry.com, Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;). [S9506] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), National Archives at St Louis; St Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Missouri, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 173. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Missouri, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 173 [S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Sherley, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: 885; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0096; FHL microfilm: 1240885. 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Sherley, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: 885; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0096; FHL microfilm: 1240885 [S7032] Find a Grave: MAYES Martha Keel, Martha Adeline Mayes Keel. BIRTH 16 Apr 1864 DEATH 4 Nov 1941 (aged 77) BURIAL Bardley Cemetery Bardley, Ripley County, Missouri MEMORIAL ID 29408819 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29408819/martha-adeline-keel [S7181] Find a Grave: SPARKMAN Willa Keel 1906-1999, Willa Jane “Bill” Sparkman Keel. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19825081/willa_jane_keel