Keaton Family Information

Cornelius W. Keaton
[son of Cornelius Keaton and Sarah Adams]
born: 29 March 1796 - Patrick County, Virginia
died: 7 March 1870 - Tennessee
buried: Keaton Cemetery - Atwood, Carroll County, Tennessee
1850 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee
1860 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee
married: 31 Jan. 1818 -
wife: Mary Calhoun Hayes
[daughter of Charles Hays and Elizabeth Hillis]
born: 2 March 1801 - Tennessee
died: 29 November 1872 - Tennessee
burial: Keaton Cemetery - Atwood, Carroll County, Tennessee
1850 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee
1860 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee
1870 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee (widow)

Children of Cornelius W. Keaton and Mary Calhoun Hayes Keaton:

1. Elizabeth J. Keaton
born: 7 September 1821 - Wilson County, Tennessee
1850 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee (living with parents)

2. Sarah A. Keaton
born: 21 March 1824 - Tennessee
1850 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee (living with parents)
1860 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee (living with parents)
1870 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee (living with mother)

3. Mary Calhoun Keaton
born: 14 February 1827 - Tennessee

4. William Jefferson Keaton
born: 28 April 1829 - Tennessee
1850 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee (living with parents)
1860 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee
1870 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee
married:
wife: Elizabeth ?
born: c1836 - South Carolina
1860 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee
1870 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee

Children of William Jefferson Keaton and Elizabeth ? Keaton:

4.1. Amanda Keaton
born: c1858 - Tennessee
1860 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee (living with parents)
1870 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee (living with parents)

4.2. James Keaton
born: 1859 - Tennessee
1860 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee (living with parents)
1870 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee (living with parents)

4.3. Sophia Keaton
born: c1862 - Tennessee
1870 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee (living with parents)

4.4. Mary Keaton
born: c1864 - Tennessee
1870 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee (living with parents)

4.5. Martha Keaton
born: c1866 - Tennessee
1870 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee (living with parents)

 

5. John Hays Keaton
born: 30 May 1831 - Atwood, Carroll County, Tennessee
1850 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee (living with parents)
1870 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee
wife: Martha ?
born: c1833 - Tennessee
1870 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee

Children of John Hays Keaton and Martha ? Keaton:

5.1. Mary Keaton
born: c1854 - Tennessee
1870 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee (living with parents)

5.2. Cornelia Keaton
born: c1856 - Tennessee
1870 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee (living with parents)

5.3. Lizzie Keaton
born: c1859 - Tennessee
1870 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee (living with parents)

5.4. Emma Keaton
born: c1863 - Tennessee
1870 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee (living with parents)

5.5. Willie Keaton
born: c1866 - Tennessee
1870 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee (living with parents)

5.6. Ella Keaton
born: c1868 - Tennessee

 

6. Cornelius Larkin Keaton
born: 12 July 1833 - Atwood, Carroll County, Tennessee
1850 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee (living with parents)
1870 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee
wife: Sallie ?
born: c1850 - Tennessee
1870 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee

7. James Andrew Keaton
Cumberland Presbyterian Minister
born: 25 October 1835 - near Atwood, Carroll County, Tennessee
died: 30 September 1916 - Tennessee
buried: Keaton Cemetery - Atwood, Carroll County, Tennessee
1850 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee (living with parents)
1860 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee
1870 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee
1880 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee
1900 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee
1910 Census - Gibson County, Tennessee
1st marriage: 8 January 1856 -
1st wife: Rebecca Jane Browning
[daughter of ? Browning and ? ?]
born: c1841 - Tennessee
died: 5 December 1874 - Tennessee
buried:
1860 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee
1870 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee

Children of James Andrew Keaton and Rebecca Jane Browning Keaton:

7.1. William Jefferson Keaton
born: December 1857 - Tennessee
died:
1860 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee (living with parents)
1870 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee (living with parents)
married: 1882
wife: Sarah Elizabeth Craig
[daughter of ? Craig and Mary Angeline Roach]
born: January 1866 - Tennessee
died:

Children of William Jefferson Keaton and Sarah Elizabeth Craig Keaton:

7.1.1. Johnny J. Keaton
born: November 1883 - Tennessee

7.1.2. Grover Hendrix Keaton
born: November 1885 - Tennessee
married: 1914 - Gibson County, Tennessee
wife: Cherry Clyde Clark
born: c1885 - Tennessee

7.1.3. Mary B. Keaton
born: April 1887 - Tennessee

7.1.4. Pauline A. Keaton
born: September 1889 - Tennessee

7.1.5. Givie L. Keaton
born: June 1896 - Tennessee
married: 1914 - Gibson County, Tennessee
husband: W. R. Creswell

 

7.2. John Keaton
born: c1860 - Tennessee
died:
1860 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee (living with parents)

7.3. Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Keaton
born: 16 September 1861 - Atwood, Carroll County, Tennessee
died: 7 January 1929
1870 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee (living with parents)
1880 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee (living with father and step-mother)
married: 17 October 1880 - Atwood, Carroll County, Tennessee
husband: Felix Preston Greer

7.4. Rebecca Arminta "Becky" Keaton
born: 11 February 1864 - Atwood, Carroll County, Tennessee
died:
1870 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee (living with parents)
1880 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee (living with father and step-mother)
married: 1885 - Carroll County, Tennessee
husband: William C. Christenberry
born: March 1860 - Arkansas

Children of Rebecca Arminta Keaton Christenberry and William C. Christenberry:

7.4.1. Nellie M. Christenberry
born: July 1887 - Tennessee

7.4.2. James N. Christenberry
born: December 1889 - Tennessee

7.4.3. Willie E. Christenberry
born: July 1896 - Tennessee

7.4.4. Robert Keaton Christenberry
born: January 1899 - Tennessee

 

7.5. James Andrew "Jimmy" Keaton, Jr.
born: 2 February 1876 - Atwood, Carroll County, Tennessee
died: 9 February 1944
buried: Pisgah Cemetery - Atwood, Carroll County, Tennessee
1870 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee (living with parents)
1880 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee (living with father and step-mother)

7.6. Lydia Ary Annie Keaton
born: 16 September 1869 - Atwood, Carroll County, Tennessee
died: 18 July 1901
1870 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee (living with parents)
1880 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee (living with father and step-mother)

7.7. Sarah Rachel Keaton
born: 23 August 1872 - Atwood, Carroll County, Tennessee
died: 1945
1880 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee (living with father and step-mother)
husband: Lee Beaty
born: September 1868 - Tennessee

Child of Sarah Rachel Keaton Beaty and Lee Beaty:

7.7.1. Fred K. Beaty
born: February 1889 - Arkansas

7.7.2. Shelton L. Beatty

 

2nd marriage of Rev. James Andrew Keaton: 15 June 1875 -
2nd wife: Mary Angeline Roach
[daughter of Isaac Johnson Roach and Matilda Caroline Marshall]
[widow of Mr. Craig]
born: November 1841 - Carroll County, Tennessee
died: 1928
buried: Pisgah Cemetery - Atwood, Carroll County, Tennessee
1880 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee
1900 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee
1910 Census - Gibson County, Tennessee

Children of James Andrew Keaton and Mary Angeline Roach (Craig) Keaton:

7.8. Isaac Leonard Keaton
born: 6 October 1877 - Atwood, Carroll County, Tennessee
died: 3 August 1906
1880 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee (living with parents)
1900 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee (living with parents)

7.9. Robert Clarence Keaton
born: 30 June 1880 - Atwood, Carroll County, Tennessee
died: 25 August 1882

7.10. Eivuna Louise Keaton
born: 25 August 1884 - Atwood, Carroll County, Tennessee
died: 27 December 1897

7.11. Mack Keaton
born: 15 September 1887 - Atwood, Carroll County, Tennessee
died: 13 October 1976
1900 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee (living with parents)
wife: Bertha L. ?
born: c1891 - Tennessee

 

8. Armentie Keaton
born: 5 December 1837 - Atwood, Carroll County, Tennessee
1850 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee (living with parents)

9. Infant Keaton
born: 1840 - Atwood, Carroll County, Tennessee

10. Nathaniel Keaton
born: 14 November 1841 - Atwood, Carroll County, Tennessee

11. Margaret Emily Keaton
born: 4 November 1844 - Atwood, Carroll County, Tennessee
1850 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee (living with parents)
1860 Census - Carroll County, Tennessee (living with parents)