Joshua Keen was born around 1836 in North Carolina to Pervela Keen. It is unclear whether he was born free or enslaved. By 1850, he was living in Ripley, Indiana. His health deteriorated in the mid-1860s, and he died sometime after April 1865.
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Keen, Joshua
1836
Conflict Side: Union
Role: Civilian
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Gender: Male
Race: Black
Documents - Records: 3
(5680) [recipient] ~ Norfleet Keen to Joshua Keen, 1 June 1862
(5683) [recipient] ~ Norfleet Keen to Joshua Keen, 30 January 1862
(5684) [recipient] ~ Norfleet Keen to Joshua Keen, 18 January 1862
People - Records: 3
(1666) Keen, Joshua is the [sibling of] (1664) Keen, Norfleet
(1666) Keen, Joshua is the [sibling of] (1665) Keen, Jesse H.
(1667) Keen, Pervela is the [parent of] (1666) Keen, Joshua