Markus Keene (1826 - 1895)

Born 1826 in Sumner County, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Brown) Keene — married 11 Mar 1856 in Sumner County, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 1895 at about age 69 in Macon, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Markus was born in 1826.

From Ancestry Profile: Keen, Marcus (1827 - 1895) - Son of Elisha Keen was listed as discharged at Murfreesboro, Tennessee on October 5, 1862. He was charged with being a Guerilla. He took the Oath to gain U.S. protection. He was captured by U.S. soldiers at Franklin, Kentucky as being armed with a shotgun which violated his neutrality. He was sent north to a prison. From his statements given on September 8, 1863 at Louisville, Kentucky at the prison, Marcus gave a deposition. He stated that he enlisted in Company A, 21st Tennessee Infantry at Fountain Head on June 1, 1861 for twelve months service. He said that he became sick and was sent home where he remained until September 1862. He rejoined his company and was discharged at Murfreesboro, Tennessee on November 18, 1862. He returned home and remained there until March 13, 1863. He went to Gallatin to surrender to General Payne, he took the Oath and was given a Bond and was released. He stated that he was en route to see his sister-in-law, about one half-mile away from his home and had his shotgun in his possession when he was apprehended by Home Guards of Allen County, Kentucky. He told them that he had been hunting for squirrels for his sick relative. He was taken to Franklin and then to Bowling Green, Kentucky where he was delivered to Federal troops. Upon investigation he was released. He is buried in the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery, Lafayette, Macon County, Tennessee.^[1]

Children

James Elisha Alexander Keen Sarah Keen married Jess Johnson buried in Whitehead Cemetery, Daughter Purley burned to death in a housefire

Blanch unknown dates Never married. Died of Tuberculosis

Billie (William P) married Jamie Mooningham (No dates) Children listed under his profile.

Alfred married Martha Hoskins and Mallie Ripple (no dates) Children Bertha (Hub Freeman), Virsey (Bill Roark) married 9/1/1919 Macon Tenn , Lloyd, Nellie Erbin, Idell (Ray Fishburn) John b. 1848 to Markus and first wife Mary Polly Fagg Children Bud and unknown child married to Ivory Pendivis

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #84000674 accessed April 3, 2021, memorial for Marcus Keen.

• Ancestry Record 4125 #61023: accessed April 3, 2021, in the Tennessee, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900 for Marcus Keen and Elizabeth Brown
• Ancestry Record 1169 #1517363: accessed April 3, 2021, in the Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002 for Marcus Keen and Mary Fagg.

• Notes :Summer Co. Marr

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