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William P. O'Keefe, of the
OKeefe Brothers Wholesale Grocery Com-
pany of Moberly, Mo. was
born in Susquehanna County, Pa., Dec. 27, 1865
and is a son of William
and Margaret (O'Connel]) O'Keefe, early settlers
of Randolph County both
of whom are now deceased. A more extensive
history of the O'Keefe
family appears in connection with the sketches of
Arthur O'Keefe and John
C. O'Keefe in this volume.
William P. O'Keefe came
to Randolph County with his parents when
he was a child and
attended the public schools in tt.e vicinity of Renick
where the family first
settled, and later in Moberly. He also took a com-
mercial course in S. M.
Crawford's Business College at Moberly. He
then learned the
blacksmith trade in the Wabash railroad shops and in
1892 became identified
with the O'Keefe Brothers Grocery Company and
since that time has been
actively associated with that company.
Mr. O'Keefe was married
in 1901 to Miss Eliza McKinna of St. Louis,
Mo. She is a daughter of
John and Catherine MeKinna, the former of
whom is now deceased
and the latter resides in St. Louis, The McKinnas
belong to some of the
pioneer families of that City, To Mr. and Mrs.
OKeefe have been born
four children as follows: Catherine, William,
Mary and Eleanor.
Mr. O'Keefe is a
Democrat and takes a keen interest and an active
part in political matters, He
is a member of the Knights of Columbus
and the Chamber of
Commerce, and is recognized as one of Moberly's
substantial and
enterprising business men. The OKeefe home is located
at 615 S. Fifth street.
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