"Aaron, the second son of Henry and Ann, also went through the usual period of “gold fever” and made his first home on the eastern bank of the Gilmore Creek where, in 1891, he brought as his bride Elizabeth Morton, daughter of his parents’ old friends in Tumut.  Three children, Ivy, George and Henry, were born before the family moved and carried on farming at various locations in the Tumut district, at Lacmalac for a period and then to Bombowlee, but results were disappointing and in 1903 they returned to Batlow, where Aaron resumed his search for the elusive “rich strike”.  In the meantime two more sons had been born, Stuart and Roy, and whilst at Batlow the family was brought to a total of eight with the arrival of Ray, Hilda and Neil.  Aaron found that the gold still had too much dirt mixed with it and in 1917 the family returned again to Bombowlee and subsequently successfully carried on maize growing and dairying for a great number of years.  Ray, the youngest son, still continues to farm the property, but all the other sons have prosperous farming properties in the Batlow district, and the two daughters, Ivy (Mrs. John Morris) and Hilda (Mrs. Mervyn Webb) are settled in the Tumut district.  The eldest son, George, has in recent years played a prominent part in many public organisations in the Batlow district and for the last two years has been one of the representatives for his Riding on the Tumut Shire Council.  There are 24 members of the fourth generation and 11 members of the fifth generation of Aaron’s branch of the family.  Both Aaron and his wife passed their old age at their Bombowlee home, the former being laid to rest in the Tumut Cemetery in January 1936, and his good lady ten years later in August, 1946."  Extract from 1949 newspaper article by George Keenan.

In January 1993 I visited the Tumut Public Library for several days to search through the library's records of the Keenan family.  One of the folders I examined was known as the Perkins Papers. In it (at Item 19, Page 222) I found an article about the death of Aaron Keenan.  I took down the first part of it, which is shown below:

Tumut and Adelong in 1936 - from "Tumut and Adelong Times"

Jan 14.  Death of Aaron Keenan of Bombowlee Creek on 11th inst.  He was 70 years of age and had been incapacitated from work for the past 11 years.  In his early career he followed mining.  he went to Bowbowlee Creek in 1914 and engaged in dairying.  42 years ago he married Eliza, daughter of the late T. Morton of Bombowlee Creek.  They had eight children, all of whom are living - viz. Ivy (Mrs. J. Morris), George, Henry, Stewart, James, Roy (Batlow), and Mary (Mrs. Houston, Melbourne).  His six sons acted as pall bearers.  He was buried in Tumut new cemetery.  Mr S. Nicholas .... "

I also found the following page in a publication:

Excerpt from “Mundongo Public School Centenary 1883 – 1983”, page 41.  Located at Tumut Shire Library ....