George Keeton

Brief Life History of George

When George Keeton was born on 25 July 1789, in Albemarle, Virginia, United States, his father, CPT David Keeton, was 33 and his mother, Anna Poore, was 26. He married Esther Fee on 24 August 1815, in Gallia, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Starr, Hocking, Ohio, United States in 1820. He registered for military service in 1812. He died on 29 August 1870, in Brown Township, Vinton, Ohio, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Keeton Cemetery, Brown Township, Vinton, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Keeton
1789–1870
Esther Fee
1795–1872
Marriage: 24 August 1815
Anna Keeton
1816–1902
George Washington Keeton
1820–1904
Abraham Martin Keeton
1828–1878
Isaac Keeton
1830–1909
Mary Keeton
1831–1850

Sources (12)

  • George Keton, "United States Census, 1850"
  • George Keeton, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
  • George Keeton, "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001"

World Events (8)

1791

Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.

1803

Ohio was the first state admitted to the Union from the Northwest Territory.

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

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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