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James A Amos 1837 – 1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1837

Birth Location: Montgomery, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1891

Death Location: Cave Spring, Roanoke County, Virginia, USA

Father: Wilson Amos

Mother: Elizabeth Adams

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James A Amos was born in 1837 in Montgomery, Virginia, United States, the child of Wilson Amos and Elizabeth "Betsy" Adams. James A Amos passed away in 1891 in Cave Spring, Roanoke County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • James A Amos was born in 1837 in Montgomery, Virginia, United States, the child of Wilson Amos and Elizabeth "Betsy" Adams.
  • James A Amos passed away in 1891 in Cave Spring, Roanoke County, Virginia, USA.

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James Amos's Ancestors

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James Amos
1837 – 1891
Birth Place: Montgomery, Virginia, United States
Parents
Wilson Amos
1791 – 1875
Franklin County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth ("Betsy") Adams
1785 – 1877
Franklin County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
James (P) Amos
1765 – 1820
Virginia Colony
Rebeckah
1767 – 1850
Virginia Colony
John (Mathias) Adams
1768 – 1819
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA
Mary (Mazy) Martin
1770 – 1859
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Francis Amos
1730 – 1787
Martha Peterson
1735 – 1790
George Adams
1746 – 1809
Martha Easley
1750 – 1846
William Martin
1750 – 1804
Delphia Walden-Martin
1753 – 1859
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Amos
1710 – 1771
Judith Taylor
1710 – 1757
John Adams
1709 – 1769
Eleanor Powell
1724 – 1772
Daniel Easley
1721 – 1786
Ann David
1722 – 1763
Isaac Martin
Phyllis Link

James Amos's Timeline

2 Records

1837
1837
Birth of James A Amos in Montgomery, Virginia, United States
Montgomery, Virginia, United States
1891
1891
Age 54
Death of James A Amos in Cave Spring, Roanoke County, Virginia, USA
Cave Spring, Roanoke County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1837
    Event Place: Montgomery, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Cave Spring, Roanoke County, Virginia, USA

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