Descendants of Elijah Keen

Descendants of
Elijah Keen

Keen Generation # 7

1. Elijah Keen; b. say 1791; m. Anne White, daughter of Issac White and Sarah Vaughn, 27 Apr 1816 in Washington Co., Tennessee, with Jonas Keen.as bondsman; d. after 1822 in Macon Co., Tennessee.

He was the bondsman for Matthias Keen and Rachel Brown on 4 Sep 1813 in Washington Co., Tennessee.

Anne White was born on 22 Aug 1795 in Washington Co., Tennessee.

Children of Elijah Keen and Anne White all b. in Washington Co., Tennessee, were as follows:

+ 2 i. Eli Ashley Keen, b. 13 Dec 1818; m. Rebecca Morgan.
+ 3 ii. Terry W. Keen, b. circa 1820; m. Mary (-?-).
+ 4 iii. William Arthur Armstrong Keen, b. 11 Apr 1820; m. Lucretia Lady; m. Rachel White; m. Diannah Brandon; m. Hilah Jane Hale.
+ 5 iv. Sarah Keen, b. 20 Nov 1821; m. Stephen T. Shackleford.

Keen Generation # 6

2. Eli Ashley Keen; b. 13 Dec 1818 in Washington Co., Tennessee; m. Rebecca Morgan say 1840; d. 9 Nov 1885 at age 66.

Rebecca Morgan was born circa 1836 in Washington Co., Tennessee.

Children of Eli Ashley Keen and Rebecca Morgan were as follows:

+ 6 i. Mary M. Keen, b. 22 Apr 1841 in Washington Co., Tennessee; m. George W. Baskett.
+ 7 ii. Martha T. Keen, b. 22 Oct 1843 in Washington Co., Tennessee; m. John R. Mullenix.
8 iii. Esther W. Keen; b. circa 1847 in Washington Co., Tennessee.
9 iv. Janetta Keen; b. 30 Jun 1849 in Washington Co., Tennessee.
10 v. Vanzant Keen; b. circa 1852 in Washington Co., Tennessee.
11 vi. Enoch Newton Keen; b. 16 Sep 1858 in Fall Branch, Washington Co., Tennessee; m. Elizabeth Rebecca Crumley 14 May 1879 in Independence, Grayson Co., Virginia; d. 18 May 1942 in Walla Walla, Washington, at age 83.
12 vii. Amanda K. Keen; b. circa 1862 in Fall Branch, Washington Co., Tennessee.

3. Terry W. Keen; b. circa 1820 in Washington Co., Tennessee; m. Mary (-?-).

Children of Terry W. Keen and Mary (-?-) all b. in Tennessee were as follows:

+ 13 i. Elijah A. Keen, b. circa 1840; m. Elizabeth Irving.
14 ii. Sarah Elizabeth Keen; b. circa 1841.
15 iii. Hannah Keen; b. 15 Jun 1844; d. 5 Jan 1936 in Tennessee at age 91.
16 iv. Nancy Ann Keen; b. circa 1845.
17 v. Martha Ellen Keen; b. circa 1848.
18 vi. Mary R. Keen; b. circa 1850.
19 vii. Isabella Keen; b. 24 Feb 1853; d. 24 Aug 1918 in Tennessee at age 65.
20 viii. Emily Keen; b. 1 Apr 1855; d. 1 Dec 1936 in Tennessee at age 81.
21 ix. Rebecca Keen; b. 7 Oct 1857; d. 27 Nov 1935 in Tennessee at age 78.
22 x. Charles L. H. Keen; b. circa 1859.

4. William Arthur Armstrong Keen; b. 11 Apr 1820 in Washington Co., Tennessee; m. Rachel White; m. Lucretia Lady; m. Diannah Brandon say 1845; m. Hilah Jane Hale circa 1846 in Tennessee; d. 27 Jan 1902 at age 81.

There were no children of William Arthur Armstrong Keen and Lucretia Lady.

There were no children of William Arthur Armstrong Keen and Rachel White.

There were no children of William Arthur Armstrong Keen and Diannah Brandon.

Hilah Jane Hale was born circa 1824 in Washington Co., Tennessee.

Children of William Arthur Armstrong Keen and Hilah Jane Hale all b. in Tennessee were as follows:

23 i. Sarah Keen; b. circa 1847.
24 ii. E. Keen; b. circa 1850.
25 iii. Frances E. Keen; b. circa 1853.
26 iv. Hilah R. J. Keen; b. circa 1855.
27 v. John F. W. Keen; b. circa 1860.
28 vi. James L. Keen; b. circa 1860.
29 vii. J. F. T. Keen; b. circa 1864.
30 viii. Laura Keen; b. circa 1870.

5. Sarah Keen; b. 20 Nov 1821 in Washington Co., Tennessee; m. Stephen T. Shackleford 15 Feb 1838 in Washington Co., Tennessee; d. in Grundy or Mercer Co., Missouri.

Stephen T. Shackleford was born circa 1819 in Washington Co., Tennessee. He died on 3 Jan 1849 in Missouri or Tennessee.

Children of Sarah Keen and Stephen T. Shackleford were as follows:

+ 31 i. Mary Shackleford, b. 9 Jun 1839 in Washington Co., Tennessee; m. Walter Jr. Spencer.
+ 32 ii. Enoch K. Shackleford, b. 20 Apr 1841 in Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee; m. Nancy Jane Cowan.
33 iii. Elijah Shackleford; b. circa 1844 in Washington Co., Tennessee.

Keen Generation # 5

6. Mary M. Keen; b. 22 Apr 1841 in Washington Co., Tennessee; married to George W. Baskett 13 Apr 1862 in near Lovelace, Greene Co., Tennessee, by Rev. L.D. Smith; d. 10 Jul 1882 in Greene Co., Tennessee, at age 41.

George W. Baskett was born on 24 Mar 1840 in Tennessee. He second married Eurice Brandon in Greene Co., Tennessee, second. He died on 5 May 1920 in Tennessee at age 80.

Children of Mary M. Keen and George W. Baskett were as follows:

34 i. Reuben Vanzant Baskett; b. 13 Jul 1866 in Tennessee; m. Deborah White; d. 27 Oct 1955 at age 89.
35 ii. Thomas E. Baskett; b. 18 Dec 1867; d. 18 Dec 1867.
36 iii. Virgie R. Baskett; b. 2 Feb 1870 in Tennessee; d. 26 Dec 1900 at age 30.
37 iv. William Ashley Baskett; b. 7 Jun 1876 in Tennessee; m. Florence Sexton Brandon say 1900 probably in Tennessee; d. 17 Oct 1947 at age 71.

7. Martha T. Keen; b. 22 Oct 1843 in Washington Co., Tennessee; m. John R. Mullenix circa 1862; d. 27 Jun 1918 at age 74.

John R. Mullenix was born circa 1839 in Washington Co., Tennessee.

Children of Martha T. Keen and John R. Mullenix were as follows:

38 i. Cora Ester Mullenix; b. in Washington Co., Tennessee.
39 ii. Lilburn W. Mullenix; b. circa 1863 in Washington Co., Tennessee.
40 iii. Sallie Mullenix; b. circa 1867 in Washington Co., Tennessee.
41 iv. Cordelia Mullenix; b. circa 1870 in Washington Co., Tennessee.
42 v. James E. Mullenix; b. circa 1873 in Washington Co., Tennessee, `.
43 vi. Amos Mullenix; b. circa 1875 in Washington Co., Tennessee.
44 vii. Delila Mullenix; b. circa 1878 in Washington Co., Tennessee.
45 viii. Martha Mullenix; b. circa 1881 in Washington Co., Tennessee.
46 ix. John E. Mullenix; b. circa 1885 in Washington Co., Tennessee.

13. Elijah A. Keen; b. circa 1840 in Tennessee; m. Elizabeth Irving.

Children of Elijah A. Keen and Elizabeth Irving both b. in Tennessee were as follows:

47 i. Josie E. Keen; b. circa 1878.
48 ii. Maggie V. Keen; b. circa 1880.

31. Mary Shackleford; b. 9 Jun 1839 in Washington Co., Tennessee; m. Walter Jr. Spencer circa 1859 in Polk Co., Missouri; d. 29 Jul 1893 in Polk Co., Missouri, at age 54.

Walter Jr. Spencer was born on 14 Aug 1835 in Fulton Co., Illinois. He died on 11 Nov 1894 in Polk Co., Missouri, at age 59.

Children of Mary Shackleford and Walter Jr. Spencer were as follows:

49 i. Alice Ophelia Spencer; b. 27 Jun 1859; m. Ephraim Cheeck.
50 ii. James Wilson Spencer; b. Jan 1861; d. circa 1889 in a saw mill acident.
51 iii. Sarah Elizabeth Spencer; b. circa 1863 in Missouri; d. circa 1950.
52 iv. John Sherman Spencer; b. 1 Apr 1865; m. Suzie Rickman; d. 9 Oct 1950 in Lawton, Oklahoma, at age 85.
53 v. Roseanna B. Spencer; b. 21 Dec 1867.
54 vi. Oliver Spencer; b. 30 Dec 1871.
55 vii. Nancy Spencer; b. 8 Feb 1872 in Missouri.
56 viii. Jesse Spencer; b. 24 Apr 1874.
57 ix. Charles Keen Spencer; b. 24 Apr 1874.
58 x. Martha Spencer; b. 3 Aug 1877.
59 xi. Walter Scott Spencer; b. 12 Aug 1879 in Missouri; d. 4 Jul 1950 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, at age 70.
60 xii. Mollie G. Spencer; b. 26 Jun 1883 in Bolivar, Polk Co., Missouri; m. William Greenbury Horton; d. in Chanute, Kansas.

32. Enoch K. Shackleford; b. 20 Apr 1841 in Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee; m. Nancy Jane Cowan, daughter of Alfred Cowan and Jane Cook; d. 17 Sep 1921 in Leavenworth Federal Hospital, Leavenworth, Kansas, at age 80.

Nancy Jane Cowan was born on 13 May 1842 in Dade Co., Missouri. She died on 22 Dec 1920 in Greenfield, Dade Co., Missouri, at age 78.

Children of Enoch K. Shackleford and Nancy Jane Cowan were as follows:

61 i. Eliza Kathryn Shackleford; b. circa 1861; m. (-?-) Eastin; m. Frankline Miller; d. in Missouri.
62 ii. Alfred Cowan Shackleford; b. circa 1865 in Dade Co., Missouri; m. Laura B. Matthews 15 Mar 1887 in Lockwood, Dade Co., Missouri.
63 iii. Sarah Shackleford; b. circa 1867 in Dade Co., Missouri, `; m. Henry Hembree 21 May 1889 in Greenfield, Dade Co., Missouri; d. in Arkansas.

Bibliography - descendants of Elijah Keen

California Death Index 1940-1997, online http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/5180.htm.

Early East Tennessee Marriages Vol 1. 1712 Natchez Trace, Nashville, Tenn: Bryon Sistler & Associates, Inc, 1987.

J. J. Burnett D. D.. Sketches of Tennessee's Pioneer Baptist Preachers. Johnson City, Tennessee: The Overmountain Press, original 1919, reprint 1985.

Marriage Record of Washington Co., TN. Fort Worth, Texas, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., original 1949, 1981.

Sullivan Co., Tennessee, Deed Book.

Tennessee. Greene County. 1880 U.S. census, population schedule. Micropublication T9, roll 1258. Washington DC: National Archives.

Tennessee. Greene County. Obituary, Records of the Lovelace Baptist Church.

Tennessee. Washington County. , Wills.

Tennessee. Washington County. Marriage Records.

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