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Ira Mapes 1807–1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Dec 1807

Birth Location: Ohio

Death Date: 22 Sept 1890

Death Location: Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois, USA

Father: Stephen Mapes

Mother: Susannah Decker

Spouse(s): Harriett Williams

Children(s): Ira Mapes, Susan Holmes, Landon Mapes, Elizabeth Higgins, Ellen Mapes

Ira Mapes was born in 1807 in Ohio, the child of Stephen Mapes And Susannah Margaret Decker. In 1880, Ira Mapes resided in Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, USA. Ira Mapes married Harriett Williams, and had children including Elizabeth Ann Higgins, Ellen Mapes, Ira Mahlon Mapes, Landon Mapes, Susan P Holmes. Ira Mapes passed away in 1890 in Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Ira Mapes was born in 1807 in Ohio, the child of Stephen Mapes And Susannah Margaret Decker.
  • In 1880, Ira Mapes resided in Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, USA.
  • Ira Mapes married Harriett Williams, and had children including Elizabeth Ann Higgins, Ellen Mapes, Ira Mahlon Mapes, Landon Mapes, Susan P Holmes.
  • Ira Mapes passed away in 1890 in Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois, USA.

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Ira Mapes's Ancestors

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Ira Mapes
1807–1890
Birth Place: Ohio
Parents
Stephen Mapes
1765–1820
Newton, Sussex, New Jersey, USA
Susannah (Margaret) Decker
1774–1854
Wantage, Sussex, New Jersey, USA
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ira Mapes's Descendants

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Ira Mapes (7 Dec 1807–22 Sept 1890) m. Harriett Williams (1819–18 Dec 1904)
  1. 1. Ira (Mahlon) Mapes 1855–1915 m. Marilla (S.) Reid 1853–1937 m. Annie Mapes 1856–
    1. 1. Sylvester (L) Mapes 1880–1948 m. Hattie Holme 1891–1975
      1. 1. Helen (M.) James 1913–1991 m. Carl (H) James 1912–1992
      2. 2. Eva (E) Mapes 1915–
      3. 3. Marguerite (L) Mapes 1918–
      4. 4. Lillian (L) Mapes 1917–
  2. 2. Susan (P.) Holmes 1846–1917
  3. 3. Landon Mapes 1840–1920
  4. 4. Elizabeth (Ann) Higgins 1835–1927
  5. 5. Ellen Mapes 1850–1918

Ira Mapes's Timeline

3 Records

1807
7 Dec 1807
Birth of Ira Mapes in Ohio
Ohio
1880
1880
Age 73
Ira Mapes resided here in Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, USA
Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, USA
1890
22 Sept 1890
Age 83
Death of Ira Mapes in Jacksonville, Diamond Gr. Cem., IL
Jacksonville, Diamond Gr. Cem., IL

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1807
    Event Place: Ohio
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois; Roll: 238; Family History Film: 1254238; Page: 184C; Enumeration District: 169; Image: 0370
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Sept 1890
    Event Place: Jacksonville, Diamond Gr. Cem., IL
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois; Roll: 238; Family History Film: 1254238; Page: 184C; Enumeration District: 169; Image: 0370

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