J. M. McKeen
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Bell Snodgrass McKeen
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A PIONEER OF EAGLE COUNTY DIES IN DENVER.
A news item in Saturday's Denver Post will be of interest to many old time residents of Eagle county. It was the announcement of the death of J. M. McKEEN, who came to Dotsero in 1884 and located on Sweetwater creek, taking up as a homestead the ranch now owned by J. Churchill OWENS. The Post article says:
"J. M. McKEEN, 96, early day Colorado rancher and former Denver real estate man, a resident of the state since 1872, died Thursday at his home on West Forty-fourth avenue, near Golden.
"He was born in North Ireland, Aug. 11, 1846. In 1848 his family moved to Canada. As a young man he worked in Detroit, in Illinois, and in St. Louis. He came to Colorado seventy years ago and settled in Golden. His late wife before her marriage was Bell Snodgrass of Golden, daughter of a pioneer family from Missouri.
"Mr. McKEEN became a citizen in 1884, homesteaded a 160-acre ranch in Eagle county, and raised cattle there until 1897, when he returned to Golden and bought a fruit tract.
"He moved to Denver in 1904, bought a home at 3366 Stuart street and engaged in real estate business. He retired many years ago. Checkers and trout fishing were his hobbies. Until a few Years ago he never failed to go fishing each season. He is said to have been Colorado's champion at checkers.
"A daughter, Mrs. Edith CHURCHES, of Golden survives."
