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Frances Elizabeth "Nettie" Sears 1836–1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1836

Birth Location: Georgia

Death Date: 14 Jun 1910

Death Location: Holtville, Elmore County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: John Sears

Mother: Tabitha Buckner

Spouse(s): Sanford Waldrip

Children(s): Margaret Peeples, William Waldrip, Mary Waldrip, Mary Ray

Frances Elizabeth "Nettie" Sears was born in 1836 in Georgia, the child of John A Sears And Tabitha Jane Buckner. In 1870, Frances Elizabeth "Nettie" Sears resided in Rockford, Coosa, Alabama, USA. Frances Elizabeth "Nettie" Sears married Sanford Byrd Waldrip, and had children including Margaret Tabitha Peeples, Mary Thomas Mollie Waldrip, Mary Thomas Ray, William J Waldrip. Frances Elizabeth "Nettie" Sears passed away in 1910 in Holtville, Elmore County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Frances Elizabeth "Nettie" Sears was born in 1836 in Georgia, the child of John A Sears And Tabitha Jane Buckner.
  • In 1870, Frances Elizabeth "Nettie" Sears resided in Rockford, Coosa, Alabama, USA.
  • Frances Elizabeth "Nettie" Sears married Sanford Byrd Waldrip, and had children including Margaret Tabitha Peeples, Mary Thomas Mollie Waldrip, Mary Thomas Ray, William J Waldrip.
  • Frances Elizabeth "Nettie" Sears passed away in 1910 in Holtville, Elmore County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Frances Sears's Ancestors

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Frances Sears
1836–1910
Birth Place: Georgia
Parents
John A. Sears
1812–1884
Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Tabitha (Jane) Buckner
1808–1893
Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (S) Sears
1763–1832
Martinsville, Henry, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Searles
1760–1818
Orange, North Carolina, United States
Wiley (W Buckner) *
1779–1866
Orange, North Carolina, USA
Judith (Tapley) Handley
1782–1855
Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Buckner
1735–1820
Mary Brown
1733–1793
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Buckner
1712–1782
Sarah 1
1713–1788

Frances Sears's Descendants

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Frances (Elizabeth "Nettie") Sears (abt 1836–14 Jun 1910) m. Sanford (Byrd) Waldrip (January 1833–24 Nov 1914)
  1. 1. Margaret (Tabitha) Peeples 1860–1925 m. Wm (M) Peeples 1849–1930
    1. 1. Sanford (Oscar) Peeples 1883–1964 m. Ethel (Frances) Colley 1887–1952
      1. 1. Andrew (Byron) Peeples 1919–1991
      2. 2. Sanford (Colley) Peeples 1912–2004 m. Eunice (Virginia) Pyron 1915–2013
        1. 1. Mary (Alice) Peeples 1942–2016
        2. 2. Shirley (Ann) Peeples –1946
      3. 3. eugenia 1914–1988 m. Sherrill (Jackson) Woodfin 1910–1991
        1. 1. Sara (Frances) Woodfin 1940–2024
        2. 2. Merrill (Jackson) Woodfin 1935–2022 m. Margaret (Jean) Woodfin 1931–2012 m. rose (angylyn) Jones 1938–1995
    2. 2. Osca Peeples 1883–
    3. 3. Jodey Peeples 1892–
    4. 4. Irving (Vasti) Peeples 1899–1899
    5. 5. Ernest Peeples 1885–1972
    6. 6. Joseph (Henry) Peeples 1892–1968
    7. 7. Docie Peeples 1890–1966
    8. 8. Arthur Peeples 1881–1932
    9. 9. Blanche Waites 1889–1926
    10. 10. Jodey Peeples 1892–
    11. 11. Marion (Oliver (not correct)) Peoples 1880–1961
    12. 12. Burns Peeples 1885–1938
    13. 13. Jodie Papera 1892–
    14. 14. Louisa (Maude Peeples) King 1879–1970
    15. 15. Lewis (M.) King 1879–
    16. 16. Mary (Etta) King 1877–
    17. 17. Louis (Maude) Nixon 1879–1970
  2. 2. William (J) Waldrip 1870–1913
  3. 3. Mary (Thomas "Mollie") Waldrip 1866–1954
  4. 4. Mary (Thomas) Ray 1866–1954

Frances Sears's Timeline

3 Records

1836
abt 1836
Birth of Frances Elizabeth "Nettie" Sears in Georgia
Georgia
1870
1870
Age 34
Frances Elizabeth "Nettie" Sears resided here in Rockford, Coosa, Alabama, USA
Rockford, Coosa, Alabama, USA
1910
14 Jun 1910
Age 74
Death of Frances Elizabeth "Nettie" Sears in Holtville, Elmore Co. AL
Holtville, Elmore Co. AL

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1836
    Event Place: Georgia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Rockford, Coosa, Alabama; Roll: M593_11; Page: 362B; Family History Library Film: 545510
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Rockford, Coosa, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Rockford, Coosa, Alabama; Roll: M593_11; Page: 362B; Family History Library Film: 545510

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jun 1910
    Event Place: Holtville, Elmore Co. AL
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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