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Geneva Elizabeth Dempsey Terry 1836–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1836

Birth Location: Amherst, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 3 FEB 1916

Death Location: Rockbridge County, Virginia

Father: Seaton Dempsey

Mother: Clementine Gowing

Spouse(s): Marshall Terry

Children(s): Lee Dempsey, John Dempsey, Anna Dempsey, Emily Dempsey, Clementine Dempsey, Geneva Terry, Cassandra Terry, Mary Terry, Katie Terry

In 1836, Geneva Elizabeth Dempsey Terry entered the world in Amherst, Virginia, USA, born to Seaton Y Dempsey And Clementine M Gowing. Geneva Elizabeth Dempsey Terry married Marshall S Terry, and had children including Anna E Dempsey, Cassandra Ella Terry, Clementine E Dempsey, Emily F Dempsey, Geneva Terry, John Thomas Dempsey, Katie Terry, Lee Anna Dempsey, Mary Jane Terry. Geneva Elizabeth Dempsey Terry passed away in 1916 in Rockbridge County, Virginia.

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Biography

  • In 1836, Geneva Elizabeth Dempsey Terry entered the world in Amherst, Virginia, USA, born to Seaton Y Dempsey And Clementine M Gowing.
  • Geneva Elizabeth Dempsey Terry married Marshall S Terry, and had children including Anna E Dempsey, Cassandra Ella Terry, Clementine E Dempsey, Emily F Dempsey, Geneva Terry, John Thomas Dempsey, Katie Terry, Lee Anna Dempsey, Mary Jane Terry.
  • Geneva Elizabeth Dempsey Terry passed away in 1916 in Rockbridge County, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Seaton Dempsey
1803–1880
Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
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Clementine Gowing
1814–1880
Birth Location: Amherst, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Marshall Terry
1842–1925
Birth Location: Amherst County, Virginia, USA
MT

Children(s)

Lee Dempsey
1862–1947
Birth Location: Amherst County, Virginia, USA
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John Dempsey
1872–1880
Birth Location: Amherst County, Virginia, USA
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Anna Dempsey
1859–1900
Birth Location: Amherst County, Virginia, USA
AD
Emily Dempsey
1859–
Birth Location: Amherst County, Virginia, USA
ED
Clementine Dempsey
1857–1900
Birth Location: Amherst County, Virginia, USA
CD
Geneva Terry
1870–1870
Birth Location: Amherst County, Virginia, USA
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Cassandra Terry
1871–1940
Birth Location: Amherst County, Virginia, USA
CT
Mary Terry
1865–1928
Birth Location: Amherst County, Virginia, USA
MT
Katie Terry
1870–1954
Birth Location: Amherst, Virginia, USA
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Geneva Terry's Ancestors

Self
Geneva Terry
1836–1916
Birth Place: Amherst, Virginia, USA
Parents
Seaton Y. Dempsey
1803–1880
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Clementine (M.) Gowing
1814–1880
Amherst, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William Dempsey*
1779–1830
Virgina, USA
Martha (Patsey) Landrum
1778–1834
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
James Lunsford
1660–1730
Sarah Hickman
1755–1829
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Landrum
1721–1802
Hannah Hawkins
1737–1767
William Akin
1732–1794
Mary Hill
1738–1794

Geneva Terry's Descendants

1.
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Geneva (Elizabeth Dempsey) Terry (ABT 1836–3 FEB 1916) m. Marshall (S.) Terry (1842–15 Mar 1925)
  1. 1. Lee (Anna) Dempsey 1862–1947
  2. 2. John (Thomas) Dempsey 1872–1880
  3. 3. Anna (E.) Dempsey 1859–1900
  4. 4. Emily (F.) Dempsey 1859–
  5. 5. Clementine (E.) Dempsey 1857–1900
  6. 6. Geneva Terry 1870–1870
  7. 7. Cassandra (Ella) Terry 1871–1940
  8. 8. Mary (Jane) Terry 1865–1928
  9. 9. Katie Terry 1870–1954

Geneva Terry's Timeline

3 Records

1836
ABT 1836
Birth of Geneva Elizabeth Dempsey Terry in Amherst, Virginia, USA
Amherst, Virginia, USA
1866
1866
Age 30
Geneva Elizabeth Dempsey Terry was married
None
1916
3 FEB 1916
Age 80
Death of Geneva Elizabeth Dempsey Terry in Rockbridge County, Virginia
Rockbridge County, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1836
    Event Place: Amherst, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1866

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 FEB 1916
    Event Place: Rockbridge County, Virginia
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