Orena Cordelia Keyes

By jhill8992

  • Birth

    Born in Johnson County, Tennessee

  • Left Tennessee for Oregon

    Left Tennessee with her family for Oregon

  • Arrived in Benton County, Oregon

    Arrived in Oregon and family settled in Philomath

  • Family moved into D.L. Keyes home

  • Wedding of her youngest sister

    Marrage of siser Margaret to A. B. Newton;Also a time of family pictures.

  • Death of Orena's Uncle John Keyes

    Orena helped care for John during his last illness.

  • Wedding of her brother James E.L. Keyes

    James E. L. Keyes married Agnes Aurelia Brown in Mitchell, Wheeler County, Oregon

  • Death of Orena's Uncle James Keyes

    Orena helped care for her Uncle James during his last illness.

  • Death of her mother, Sarah Jane Keyes

    Sudden death of Orena's mother Susan Jane Ward Keyes, at the age of 50.

  • Death of younger brother Alexander Doran Keyes

    Alexander died just 3 days after his mother.

  • Wedding of sister Rebecca Jane to Roderick Donnelly

  • Oldest brother John W married Sarah Brumfield

  • Death of Orena's father David Lowery Keyes

    Orena cared for the household after her mother's death and for her father until his death.

  • Orena married Henry Clay Dunn

    Orena Cordial Keyes married Henry Clay Dunn.

  • Death of brother James E. L. Keyes

    James E. L. Keyes suffered from heart disease and came to stay with Orena in the fall of 1908. She cared for him until his death.

  • Death of Orena's husband Henry Clay Dunn

    Henry Clay Dunn died of aortic valve disease at the age of 60, after they were married only 12 1/2 years.

  • Living with Niece Margaret Stephens

  • Orena's death

    Orena died at home. She fell and broke her hip in Septenber 1934. She died in May of the following year of "organic heart disease."