Keel Cemetery

The following cemetery transcription was prepared for the site by list subscriber Stephen W. Moody, July 1998. Thanks, Stephen!

Photos were provided by Deanna W.. Thanks, Deanna!

This cemetery is located on the north side of Blue Springs Road, about four miles east of the former site of Fort Henry and about 1.5 miles east of the bridge across Panther Creek. The cemetery lies about thirty feet from the paved road, up a small embankment. The plot numbers in the following description refer to those on the map below.

1	TROUT	Rachel (BOYTE), ca. 1822- aft. 1900, wife of Calvin TROUT, daughter of Lemuel E. and Sarah (DAWSON) BOYTE.
2	MOODY	Mary Frances (BOYTE), ca 1835 - ca. 1882, wife of Robert A. MOODY, daughter of Lemuel E. and Sarah (DAWSON) BOYTE.
3	BUFFORD	Harriet M. (BOYTE), 06 Sep 1818 - 04 Dec 1854, wife of William BUFFORD, daughter of Lemuel E. and Sarah (DAWSON) BOYTE
4	HAMM	Sarah Ann (BUFFORD), 06 Jul 1843 - 11 Jun 1866, 1st wife of James M. HAMM, daughter of William and Harriet (BOYTE) BUFFORD
5	HAMM	James M., ca 1841 - aft 1880, son of Moses F. and Caroline (SCARBOROUGH) HAMM, Pvt., Co. H, 50th TN Infantry, CSA
6	KEEL	Sarah Ann Elizabeth (BOYTE), ca 1840 - ca.1882, 1st wife of John Coleman KEEL, daughter of Lemuel E. and Sarah (DAWSON) BOYTE
7	HAMM	Martha C. (BOYTE), ca 1832 - aft. 1880, 2nd wife of James M. HAMM, daughter of Lemuel E. and Sarah (DAWSON) BOYTE
8	BOYTE	Lemuel Elijah, 1791-1885, husband of Sarah DAWSON, Sgt., Major Woodfolk's Regiment, War of 1812
9	BOYTE	Sarah (DAWSON), 24 May 1800 - 26 June 1882, wife of Lemuel E. BOYTE, daughter of Solomon and Rachel (MERONEY) DAWSON
10	BOYTE	Soloman Dawson, 06 Mar 1826 - 21 Mar 1864, 4th son of Lemuel E. and Sarah (DAWSON) BOYTE, Pvt., Co. D, 50th TN Infantry, CSA
11	KEEL	Vera Marie, 16 Jul 1902 - 04 Oct 1903, infant daughter of John Coleman and Lois Victoria (WARE) KEEL
12	KEEL	Ellen (ANDRUS), ca. 1850 - aft. 1910, 3rd wife of John Coleman KEEL
13	KEEL	Lois Victoria (WARE), 12 Sep 1862 - 04 Apr 1904, 2nd wife of John Coleman KEEL, daughter of Griffin G. and Emily J. (FERGUSON) WARE.
14	WARE	Griffin G. WARE, Oct 1821-1903, husband of Emily J. FERGUSON, father of L. Victoria WARE
15	KEEL	John Coleman, 03 Jan 1841 - 02 Jun 1914, son of Nathaniel and Martha (HUDSON) KEEL, Pvt., Co. K, 50th TN Infantry, CSA
16	KEEL	Joseph S., ca. 1867-1897, husband of Elizabeth FERGUSON, son of John C. and Sarah Ann Elizabeth (BOYTE) KEEL
17	RAINWATER	RAINWATER, Alice, b. 10 Mar 1862, d. 22 Jun 1942
18	HAMM	Moses, 1815 - 1888
19	HAMM	Caroline S., 1820 - 1899