Individual Details

George Riley Keeton

(19 May 1848 - )



Married Miranda Smith

1880 Census. Glenville, Adair Co KY, Hh 8
George R. Keeton, age 32, b. KY, parents b. KY, farmer
Maranda, 29, wife, b. KY, parents b. KY
James C. 8, son
Ella Lee 6. dau
Faney B. age 2, dau

1900 Census. Cole Camp, Cumberland Co KY, Hh 84
George Keeton, b. May 1848, age 52, married 29 years, b. KY, father b. KY, mother b. VA
Merinda, wife, b. Mar 1851, age 49, 7 children - 7 living, b. KY
John, son, b. Jan 1881, 19
Charlie, son, b. Dec 1883, age 16
Elbert, son, b. Feb 1887, age 13
Nannie B., dau, b. Mar 1893, age 7

1910 Census. Harmony, Adair Co, KY
George R. Keeton, age 6?, married 1 time for 37 years, b. KY, parents b. KY
Miranda, wife, 60, 7 children - 6 are living, b. KY
Otha E., son, 23
Nanie B. dau, 17


James Cort Keeton, eldest child of George, died in Bonham, Fannin Co TX, 21 Jan 1961, age 88. He was living at 201 Denison Ave in Bonham, where he had lived for 30 years.. Born 2 Aug 1872, Kentucky. He was a retired taxi-driver. Father's name given as George R. Keeton. The informant was Alice Keeton, probably his widow, as he was marked as married. He died of cancer of the liver. Buried Willow Wild Cemetery.
His grave marker has his name as James Cortes. Wife Alice Lee is buried there, too, and they have a common marker. Alice was born 28 Dec 1878; died 26 Aug 1974.
Alice's death certificate shows her father to be Worth Miller. Alice was born in Russell Co, KY. Mrs. Ernest Weeks, daughter, was the informant. Alice had fractured her right hip and developed a pulmonary embolism resulting in cardiac failure. She died in the Fannin Co Hospital, but lived at 201 W. Dension Ave., Bonham.

Otha E. "Bud" Keeton is also buried at Willow Wild. He was born 6 Feb 1887, died 2 Mar 1973. His wife was Lillie, b. 18 Sep 1895, d. 7 Nov 1974.
I found a death certificate for Lillie Mack Keeton, born 18 Sep 1895, d. 7 Nov 1974. Her parents were James Perry Goyer and Mae Hayes. Mrs. Leonard Garmeson, her daughter, was the informant. Lillie died of a heart attack in the Madonna Hospital in Denison, Grayson Co, TX; her residence given as 912 W. Morgan, Denison.

Events

Birth19 May 1848Cumberland County, Kentucky

Families

FatherJohn Keeton (1815 - 1892)
MotherRebecca Cole (1812 - )
SiblingJohn Thomas Keeton (1837 - )
SiblingElizabeth Lucinda Keeton (1839 - )
SiblingWilliam Russell Keeton (1841 - )
SiblingJames Robert Keeton (1843 - )
SiblingMary A. Keeton (1846 - )
SiblingNancy Ann Keeton (1851 - )
SiblingSusan Emaline Keeton (1853 - )