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James Atwater 1830–1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Apr 1830

Birth Location: Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 03 Apr 1866

Death Location: McDonough, Illinois, USA

Father: Joseph Atwater

Mother: Rachell Atwater

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The story of James Atwater began in 1830 in Tennessee, USA. James Atwater passed away in 1866 in McDonough, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Atwater began in 1830 in Tennessee, USA.
  • James Atwater passed away in 1866 in McDonough, Illinois, USA.

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James Atwater's Ancestors

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James Atwater
1830–1866
Birth Place: Tennessee, USA
Parents
Joseph Atwater
1796–1875
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Rachell Atwater
1802–1871
North Carolina
Grandparents
Thomas Duncan
1768–1832
North Carolina, USA
Mary Lynch
1773–1857
Washington, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
Charles Duncan
1748–1818
Susannah Malkey
1752–1828
Edward Lynch
1750–1798
Margaret Allison
1752–1805
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Marshall Duncan
1705–1777
Mary Durron
1705–1777

James Atwater's Timeline

2 Records

1830
16 Apr 1830
Birth of James Atwater in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1866
03 Apr 1866
Age 36
Death of James Atwater in McDonough, Illinois, USA
McDonough, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1830
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Apr 1866
    Event Place: McDonough, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

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