Life History

Notes

• A listing for a John B Keith appears to refer to this John B Keith, born in 1829.  The report says he did not survive the war, which matches with the date of death of John in 1864.  John is recorded as joining the Confederate Army in 1861.
  
  Georgia, Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
  Murray County, Georgia, Marriages
  Sonora Whitamore
  Marriage 11 Dec 1856 Murray, Georgia
  Spouse John B Keith
  License issued 8 Dec 1856
  
  John B Keith
  Residence Murray County, Georgia
  Enlistment 16 Dec 1861
  Rank at enlistment: Private
  State Served Georgia
  Survived the War?: No
  Enlisted in on 16 Dec 1861. Enlisted in Company A, Georgia 39th Infantry Regiment on 10 Mar 1862. Promoted to Full 2nd Corporal on 12 Apr 1862. Mustered out [sic] on 31 Aug 1864 at Jonesboro, GA
  Sources:  Roster of Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861-1865 Research by Mark Davis
  --  U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1555&enc=1
  
  The report is somewhat confusing at first, reporting that John was "mustered out on 31 Aug 1864."  However, this is the date of his death, so he was "mustered out" by death.  His death in the war is probably one reason we find his son John H Keith in the home of his mother's parents.  John is in the home of James A Whittemore and his wife Melinda, the parents of his mother Sonora.  Note that some sources, including family genealogies, spell her family name as Whittamore.
  
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  John B. Keith
  Birth Oct. 12, 1829 Habersham County, Georgia
  Death Aug. 31, 1864 Jonesboro, Clayton County, Georgia
  
  Company A 39th Georgia Infantry CSA
  Killed in Civil War Battle of Jonesboro, Morgan's Raid into Kentucky May-Sept 1864 - Union Victory
  A Memorial Marker is placed for John next to his parents at Eton Cemetery, Eton, Georgia
  
  Parents:
  Joel Martin Keith (1792 - 1867)
  Mary Jane Roper Keith (____ - 1875)
  Spouse Sanora Whittemore Keith (1835 - 1913)
  Son John Henry Keith (1861 - 1946)
  
  Siblings:
  Rosa C. Keith Bates (1821 - 1894)
  Reuben Roper Keith (1822 - 1864)
  Samuel Anderson Keith (1824 - 1889)
  Oliver Dyer Keith (1831 - 1914)
  Abselom Blye Keith (1833 - 1923)
  Burial Confederate Cemetery, Clayton County, Georgia
  
  Maintained by Cindy, Originally Created by Michael Dover Feb 21, 2011
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #65946424, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=65946424
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Sources

• 1. Ancestry Trees
  • Richard Bates, http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=rbbates1302004&id=I00086
• 2. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 3. Georgia, Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
• 4. Ancestry Trees
  • Richard Bates, http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=rbbates1302004&id=I02972
• 5. 1870 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia
  • 23 July, Militia District 1013, PO Spring Place, page 8, Hse/Fam #55
• 6. 1880 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia
  • 26 June, McDonald Township (Dist 1013), District 155, page 31, Hse #280, Fam #290
• 7. Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
• 8. Ancestry Trees
  • Richard Bates, http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=rbbates1302004&id=I02969