Eton Cemetery

Location:

Highway 411

Eton, Murray County, Georgia

N 34° 49.326     W084° 45.944

Find A Grave #813812

Date of Visit: June 4, 2013

In Memory of
John B. Keith

Cpl Co A

Confederate States Army

Oct 12, 1829.   Aug 31, 1864

Keith originally enlisted as a private in Company E, 10th Regiment Georgia State Troops December 16, 1861 and was detailed as a carpenter at Miller's Wharf  in Columbus, Georgia. Records indicate that he re-enlisted in as a private the Cohutta Rangers March 19, 1862 at Spring Place in Murray County. This company became Company A of the 39th Regiment Georgia Infantry. He was appointed 2nd Corporal April 12, 1862. Keith was captured and paroled at Vicksburg in July 1863. H was killed at Jonesboro, Georgia August 31, 1864 and was buried in the Patrick Cleburne Confederate Cemetery. 

• Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia. Original data from: The National Archives, Retrieved from at 3-Fold February 17, 2018. (http://www.fold3.com)
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 January 2019), memorial page for Corp John B. Keith (12 Oct 1829–31 Aug 1864), Find A Grave Memorial no. 32469931, citing Eton Cemetery, Eton, Murray County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by Cindy (contributor 47985327) .
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 January 2019), memorial page for John B. Keith (12 Oct 1829–31 Aug 1864), Find A Grave Memorial no. 65946424, citing Confederate Cemetery, Clayton County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by Cindy (contributor 47985327) .
• Museum, Murray County. Murray County Museum - CIVIL WAR RECORDS. Accessed January 13, 2019. https://www.murraycountymuseum.com/cwr_06.html 

Jesse Jackson 1827-1909

Marked with Southern Cross of Honor