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Jacob Heglar Overton 1818–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1818

Birth Location: Monroe, Walton County, Georgia, United States of America

Death Date: 17 September 1898

Death Location: Wedowee, Randolph County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: John Overton

Mother: Susannah Hagler

Spouse(s): Mary Wakefield

Children(s): Susan Overton, Jacob Overton, Julia Willingham, General Overton, Lethia Pool, William Overton, Sophranie Barton, Amanda McCormick, Thomas Overton, Mary Morgan

Jacob Heglar Overton was born in 1818 in Monroe, Walton County, Georgia, United States of America, the child of John Overton And Susannah Masaba Hagler. Jacob Heglar Overton married Mary Elizabeth Wakefield, and had children including Amanda Melvina Mccormick, General George Washington Overton, Jacob Mcdonald Overton, Julia Missouri Willingham, Lethia Marenda Pool, Mary Rebecca Morgan, Sophranie Ann Elizabeth Barton, Susan J Overton, Thomas Jefferson Overton, William David Overton. Jacob Heglar Overton passed away in 1898 in Wedowee, Randolph County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jacob Heglar Overton was born in 1818 in Monroe, Walton County, Georgia, United States of America, the child of John Overton And Susannah Masaba Hagler.
  • Jacob Heglar Overton married Mary Elizabeth Wakefield, and had children including Amanda Melvina Mccormick, General George Washington Overton, Jacob Mcdonald Overton, Julia Missouri Willingham, Lethia Marenda Pool, Mary Rebecca Morgan, Sophranie Ann Elizabeth Barton, Susan J Overton, Thomas Jefferson Overton, William David Overton.
  • Jacob Heglar Overton passed away in 1898 in Wedowee, Randolph County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Jacob Overton's Ancestors

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Jacob Overton
1818–1898
Birth Place: Monroe, Walton County, Georgia, United States of America
Parents
John Overton
1793–1869
North Carolina, USA
Susannah (Masaba) Hagler
1790–1887
Jasper County, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
John (Little) Overton
1759–1878
Virginia, USA
Mary Craig
1770–1840
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Aaron Overton
1726–1774
Marie Harjo
1735–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Overton
1680–1739
Elizabeth MCDONALD
1688–1749
Garland Overton
1704–
Mary Lewis
1710–1740

Jacob Overton's Descendants

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Jacob (Heglar) Overton (1818–17 September 1898) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Wakefield (1819–)
  1. 1. Susan (J) Overton 1860– m. William Abner 1853–
    1. 1. John (H) Abner 1891–
  2. 2. Jacob (McDonald) Overton 1855–1927
  3. 3. Julia (Missouri) Willingham 1849–1921
  4. 4. General (George Washington) Overton 1858–1886
  5. 5. Lethia (Marenda) Pool 1869–1951
  6. 6. William (David) Overton 1846–1914
  7. 7. Sophranie (Ann Elizabeth) Barton 1844–1929
  8. 8. Amanda (Melvina) McCormick 1854–1921
  9. 9. Thomas (Jefferson) Overton 1854–1936
  10. 10. Mary (Rebecca) Morgan 1840–1932

Jacob Overton's Timeline

2 Records

1818
1818
Birth of Jacob Heglar Overton in Monroe, Walton County, Georgia, United States of America
Monroe, Walton County, Georgia, United States of America
1898
17 September 1898
Age 80
Death of Jacob Heglar Overton in Wedowee, Randolph County, Alabama, United States of America
Wedowee, Randolph County, Alabama, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1818
    Event Place: Monroe, Walton County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 September 1898
    Event Place: Wedowee, Randolph County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wedowee, Randolph County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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