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Keaten of South Carolina; Carroll & Douglas Counties


Keader Keaten was born ca 1731 and resided in South Carolina, died after 1791 in Warren County, Georgia. Wife, Hester. Issue: Celia Keaten, born 10 Apr 1761; John Keaten, born 22 Feb 1764; Elizabeth Keaten, born 12 Jul 1766; Keater Keaten (below); Ann Keaten, born 2 Oct 1771; Jesse Keaten, born 15 Nov 1772; Charles Keaten, born 18 May 1775 and Benjamin Keaten, born 21 Feb 1777; Mary Keaten, born 26 Jan 1781, died 15 Feb 1835 married 26 Jan 1799 Benjamin Gates; Samuel Keaten, born 25 Dec 1783; and William Keaten, born 4 Sept 1786.

Keader Keaten, Jr., son of Keader Keaton, was born 9 Feb 1769 in South Carolina and died before 13 Jan 1830 in Washington County, Georgia. He was married to Sarah Peacock, born 3 September 1776 in South Carolina, died 4 August 1867 in Douglas County, buried in the Keaton Cemetery. She was listed on the 1850 Carroll County Census with issue, Sarah, born 1810 Georgia, Anna, born 1817 Georgia, and John P., born 1812 Georgia. Issue:

  1. Cader (Kader) Keaten, born 1797 in Georgia. Issue:

    1. Mary, born 1830 Georgia.
    2. Elizabeth, born 1832 Georgia.
    3. Isham, born 1834 Georgia.
    4. Sarah, born 1836 Georgia.
    5. Martha, born 1838 Georgia.
    6. Mary, born 1840 Georgia.
    7. Susan, born 1842 Georgia.
    8. William, born 1844 Georgia.
    9. Wiley, born 1846 Carroll County.
    10. Jackson, born 1849 Carroll County.
  2. Sarah Keaten, born 1810 Georgia.

  3. John P. Keaten, born 1812 Georgia.

  4. William Keaten, born 2 Aug 1813 in Washington County, died 18 May 1890 in Douglasville, Douglas County, Georgia, buried Keaton Cemetery, Douglas County. He was married on 11 Jan 1838 to Susan Decker Butler, born 1 June 1816, died 26 Mar 1851 in Douglas County, buried same cemetery. Issue:

    • John D. Lafayette Keaten, 2-8-1839-2-2-1888, buried Keaton Cemetery, Douglas County; farmer, listed on the 1870-1880 Carroll County Census. He married (1) Sarah, born 1840 Georgia and (2) Elizabeth A., 8-25-1831-2-15-1880, buried Keaton Cemetery, Douglas County. Issue:
      1. Mary A. C. Keaten, born 1865 Carroll County.
      2. James William H. Keaten, born 1868 Carroll County.
      3. Sarah A. Keaten, born 1875 Carroll County.
    • Keader (Cader) Isham Keaten, born 9 Jan 1842 in Carroll County, died 20 Oct 1920 in Douglas County married 27 Feb 1867 in Cobb County, Georgia, Sarah Williams, born 1 Jan 1850 in Carroll County, died 16 Mar 1916 in Cobb County. Issue:

      1. Susan Keaten, born 1868 in Carroll County.
      2. Ella Keaten, born 1870 in Carroll County.
      3. Lula Jane Keaten, born Feb 1870 in Carroll County.
      4. Tobie Keaten, born 1871 in Carroll County.
      5. Enoch A. Keaten, born 1872 in Carroll County.
      6. Viola or Flora Keaten, born 1874 in Carroll County.
      7. Minnie Keaten, born 1875 in Carroll County.
      8. Alice L. Keaten, born 1876 in Carroll County.
      9. William Robert Keaten, born 31 Oct 1876 in Carroll County, died 3 Nov 1961 in Atlanta, Fulton County, married 8 May 1898 in Dallas, Paulding County, Lula Ann Holland, a daughter of George Washington Holland. Issue:
      1. Willie Aubrey Keaten, born 18 May 1899 in Douglasville, died 11 Feb 1904.
      2. Clarice Lorraine Keaten, born 15 June 1901 in Douglasville, died 31 Jan 1904.
      3. Clarence Aubrey Keaten, born 5 Jan 1905 in Douglasville, married on 8 Oct 1927 in Atlanta, Georgia, Nettie Winn, born 5 Feb 1906 in Halaco, Alabama. Issue: James Holland Keaten, born 10 May 1940 in Atlanta, married Helen Goodwin Harbin (born 7 Nov 1939 in Rome, Georgia) on 10 Sep 1966.
      4. John Coburn Keaten, born 17 Dec 1906 in Douglasville, married on 9 Feb 1929 Elon McCullough.
      5. Lottie Kathryn Keaten, born 10 April 1912 in Douglasville, married Fred E. Rowden on 17 Nov 1931.
      6. Keader (Kader) Carlton Keaten, born 10 Jan 1917 in Douglasville, married (1) Margaret Hudson (2) Kathryn Griffin on 9 Mar 1946. He died 1 April 1990.
      7. Wayne Holland Keaten, born 29 April 1909 in Douglasville, married (1) Ruby Jenkins (2) Edna Wiley. He died 7 Nov 1999 in Santa Clara, California.
    • Henry H. Keaten, born 14 Feb 1845 in Carroll County, died 6 May 1914, buried in Old Carrollton Primitive Church Cemetery in Carroll County; listed on 1870 Carroll County Census as working on a farm. He was married to Margaret Cansler (born 10 Nov 1841, died 8 Nov 1932), buried same cemetery.
    • Sarah Keaten, born 1846 in Carroll County.
    • Mary Keaten, born 1848 in Carroll County.
    • Hester Keaten, born 1850 in Carroll County.
  5. Anna Keaten, born 1817 in Georgia.
Keatens of Carroll County
William Robert Keaten (1876-1961) and wife, Lula Ann Holland Keaten.

Keaten House
Home of William Robert Keaten Family. Lottie, Clarence and Wayne Keaten in Paulding County.

Carroll County Deed Book G, page 397, Campbell County. Keeder Keeton to Seaborn E. Smith of Campbell County for $400, Land Lot 172 in the 2nd District of Carroll County (now Douglas County), 3 February 1851. Witness: Isham Keaten.

Sources: 1850-1880 Carroll County Census; personal records of Jeannette Holland Austin; bible of Robert Keaten; Social Security Death Index.

Keaten Gedcom File to ca 1733

DAR Application of Helen Winn Keaten

DAR Application of Mattie Beall Magruder

Holland Genealogy

Archibald Holland Genealogy

Last Will and Testament of Jesse Keaton