James Benjamin Keeton

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James Benjamin Keeton

Also Known As: "Jesse"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Jasper, AL, United States
Death: September 28, 1920 (59)
Roxton, TX, United States (Shot in the back.)
Place of Burial: Roxton, Lamar County, Texas, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Archibald Benjamin Keeton and Martha Jane Keeton
Husband of Leonia Keeton
Father of Marlin McKinley Keeton
Brother of Mary Ann McGough; Louis Isham Keeton and Rhoda Catherine Alexander

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About James Benjamin Keeton

Birth: Feb. 18, 1861 Walker County Alabama, USA Death: Sep. 28, 1920

Parent links provided by: J. Spaulding ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Parents:
 Archibald Keeton (1827 - 1899)
 Martha Jane Staggs Keeton (1832 - 1912)

Children:

 M. C. Keeton (1885 - 1886)*
 Ellis Keeton (1888 - 1895)*
 Elly Martha Keeton (1891 - 1895)*

Siblings:

 William Tillman Keeton (1852 - 1914)*
 Sarah Elizabeth Keaton Roberts (1855 - 1935)*
 Mary Ann Keeton McGough (1856 - 1956)*
 Reuben Watts Keeton (1858 - 1925)*
 Louis Isham Keeton (1859 - 1914)*
 Jesse Benjamin Keeton (1861 - 1920)
 Roda Catherine Keeton Alexander (1869 - 1921)*
 Susan Caldona Keeton Franklin (1872 - 1948)*
 Simeon Archibald Keeton (1873 - 1932)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial: Restland Cemetery Roxton Lamar County Texas, USA

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Created by: Diane & John Record added: Nov 09, 2007 Find A Grave Memorial# 22793170 https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=22793170

James Benjamin "Jesse" Keeton was born in Walker Co., AL the son of Archibald Keeton & Martha Jane Staggs. It was reported that while coming home in his wagon he was shot in the back. His horses brought the wagon home but he was already dead and the killing was never solved. He was married to Leona Ellis also born in Walker Co., AL They had moved to TX in 1896.

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James Benjamin Keeton's Timeline

1861
February 18, 1861
Jasper, AL, United States
1897
November 15, 1897
Cuthand, TX, United States
1920
September 28, 1920
Age 59
Roxton, TX, United States
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Restland Cemetery, Roxton, Lamar County, Texas, United States