Zachariah Keeton

Brief Life History of Zachariah

When Zachariah Keeton was born in 1802, in Patrick, Virginia, United States, his father, Zachariah James Keeton, was 48 and his mother, Susan Elizabeth Adams, was 36. He had at least 1 son with Margaret Walker. He lived in Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, United States in 1820. He died in March 1856, in Wayne, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Wayne, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

Zachariah Keeton
1802–1856
Margaret Walker
1804–1870
Jonathan Isam Keeton
1840–1929

Sources (15)

  • Zachariah Keeton, "United States Census, 1820"
  • Zachariah Keeton, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
  • Zachary Keeton in entry for John Isham Keeton, "Tennessee, Death Records, 1914-1955"

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World Events (8)

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1812 · Monumental Church Built

The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

English:

habitational name from Kiveton, in the parish of Wales (Yorkshire), close to the borders of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. The placename probably derives from Old English cȳf ‘vessel, tub’, used topographically for a depression or hollow, + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.

variant of Caton .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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