Her mother was Retha Ida Kirksey who married Luther Oscar Davis. Does anyone know anything about her sons? I met Mrs. Keen quite a number of years ago. She was one of my early sources for Kirksey information. Angie GAGenWeb Archives wrote: >Taylor-Dougherty County GaArchives Marriages.....Davis, Bettie Lee - Keen, O.C. June 24, 1919 >************************************************ >Copyright. All rights reserved. >http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm >http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm >************************************************ > >File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: >Carla Miles http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00010.html#0002476 September 26, 2005, 4:06 pm > >The Butler Herald, June 26, 1919 >The Butler Herald >Thursday, June 26, 1919 >Page Three > >A Surprise Wedding Tuesday > >It was quite a surprise, but a pleasant one, given the people of Butler >Wednesday morning when it was announced that on the evening before Miss Bettie >Lee Davis and Mr. O.C. Keen had been married, Rev. L.A. Harrell officiating. > >The couple had been lovers from first acquaintance some months ago when Mr. Keen >located here to engage in the barber trade in the employ of Mr. J.H. West, but >later opening an attractive parlor for himself. > >Mr. Keen is a native of Albany and comes highly recommended. He had made many >friends during his stay here. > >The bride, who is a daughter of Mrs. L.O. Davis, is a young lady of many graces >of mind and person, who is capable of filling the home she will adorn with >happiness and will prove to be truly a helpmate and companion to the husband she >has chosen to honor with her hand. > >The congratulations on the happy event are numerous, and the Herald is greatly >pleased on this occasion, to add its hearty good wishes to those being so freely >extended Mr. and Mrs. Keen. > > >File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/taylor/vitals/marriages/davis2241mr.txt > >This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ > >File size: 1.8 Kb > > > >==== GATAYLOR Mailing List ==== >Taylor County Historical-Genealogical Society >$20 - 12 issues - 40 page bulletins monthly >Mail dues to Jacquelyn P. DeLong P.O. 1925 Butler, GA 31006 >http://www.rootsweb.com/~gatchgs/index.htm > > > >