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Asa Archer Major 1811–1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 July 1811

Birth Location: Sparta, Hancock County, Georgia, United States of America

Death Date: 27 January 1892

Death Location: Marion County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Archer None

Mother: Susan McGuire

Spouse(s): Delitha Archer

Children(s): Erabner Gilmore, Missouri Arnold, Amazon McRae, Roberta Atkins, Savannah Cooper, Wrenetta Harris, Mary Martin, George Archer, Joel Archer, Mariah Northington, Sarania Archer

Asa Archer Major was born in 1811 in Sparta, Hancock County, Georgia, United States of America, the child of Archer And Susan Gentry Fostered Mcguire. In 1880, Asa Archer Major resided in , Marion, Alabama, USA. Asa Archer Major married Delitha H Archer, and had children including Amazon Caledonia Mcrae, Erabner Berry Gilmore, George W Archer, Joel Crawford Archer, Mariah B Northington, Mary Clifton Martin, Missouri Arnold, Roberta M Atkins, Sarania E Archer, Savannah Elizabeth Cooper, Wrenetta T Harris. Asa Archer Major passed away in 1892 in Marion County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Asa Archer Major was born in 1811 in Sparta, Hancock County, Georgia, United States of America, the child of Archer And Susan Gentry Fostered Mcguire.
  • In 1880, Asa Archer Major resided in , Marion, Alabama, USA.
  • Asa Archer Major married Delitha H Archer, and had children including Amazon Caledonia Mcrae, Erabner Berry Gilmore, George W Archer, Joel Crawford Archer, Mariah B Northington, Mary Clifton Martin, Missouri Arnold, Roberta M Atkins, Sarania E Archer, Savannah Elizabeth Cooper, Wrenetta T Harris.
  • Asa Archer Major passed away in 1892 in Marion County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Asa Major's Ancestors

Self
Asa Major
1811–1892
Birth Place: Sparta, Hancock County, Georgia, United States of America
Parents
Archer
1764–1855
Dinwiddie Virginia, USA
Susan (Gentry (Fostered)) McGuire
1775–1855
of, Hancock, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
John Archer
1734–1784
Chesterfield County, VA
Elizabeth Trent
1734–1807
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
Thomas McGuire
1830–
Hannah McGuire
1833–
Great-Grandparents
John Archer
1711–1773
Sarah Archer
1715–1774
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry III
1689–1726
Elizabeth Eppes
1690–1777

Asa Major's Descendants

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Asa (Archer) Major (6 July 1811–27 January 1892) m. Delitha (H) Archer (1818–1896)
  1. 1. Erabner (Berry) Gilmore 1850–1926
  2. 2. Missouri Arnold 1845–1931
  3. 3. Amazon (Caledonia) McRae 1860–1957
  4. 4. Roberta (M) Atkins 1857–1948
  5. 5. Savannah (Elizabeth) Cooper 1854–1895
  6. 6. Wrenetta (T) Harris 1848–1927
  7. 7. Mary (Clifton) Martin 1855–1917
  8. 8. George (W) Archer 1835–1873
  9. 9. Joel (Crawford) Archer 1839–1923
  10. 10. Mariah (B.) Northington 1843–1915
  11. 11. Sarania (E.) Archer 1855–

Asa Major's Timeline

3 Records

1811
6 July 1811
Birth of Asa Archer Major in Sparta, Hancock County, Georgia, United States of America
Sparta, Hancock County, Georgia, United States of America
1880
1880
Age 69
Asa Archer Major resided here in , Marion, Alabama, USA
, Marion, Alabama, USA
1892
27 January 1892
Age 81
Death of Asa Archer Major in Detroit, Lamar County, Alabama, United States of America
Detroit, Lamar County, Alabama, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 July 1811
    Event Place: Sparta, Hancock County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Marion, Alabama; Roll: 23; Page: 74b; Enumeration District: 242
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M84.0043
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: , Marion, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Marion, Alabama; Roll: 23; Page: 74b; Enumeration District: 242

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 January 1892
    Event Place: Detroit, Lamar County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M84.0043
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Marion County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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