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James ' Jimbo ' Baxter 1812–1893 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Nov 1812

Birth Location: Rutherford, Gibson Co, Tennessee

Death Date: 17 Oct 1893

Death Location: Lebanon, DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Jesse Baxter

Mother: Temperance Copeland

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Children(s):

The story of James ' Jimbo ' Baxter began in 1812 in Rutherford, Gibson Co, Tennessee. James ' Jimbo ' Baxter passed away in 1893 in Lebanon, DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of James ' Jimbo ' Baxter began in 1812 in Rutherford, Gibson Co, Tennessee.
  • James ' Jimbo ' Baxter passed away in 1893 in Lebanon, DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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James Baxter's Ancestors

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James Baxter
1812–1893
Birth Place: Rutherford, Gibson Co, Tennessee
Parents
Jesse Baxter
1777–1868
North Carolina
Temperance (M.) Copeland
1780–1862
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
James (Henry) Baxter
1745–1835
Rutherfordton, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth Hill
1750–1901
England
Col. (Stephen Calvin Copeland) Sr
1756–1833
Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
Sarah Copeland
1761–1838
North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Copeland
1728–1816
Sarah Seahorn
1734–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Copeland
1697–1742
Nancy Lott
1701–1760
Nicholas Seahorn
1720–1791
Catherine Woodley
1723–1787

James Baxter's Timeline

2 Records

1812
11 Nov 1812
Birth of James ' Jimbo ' Baxter in Rutherford, Gibson Co, Tennessee
Rutherford, Gibson Co, Tennessee
1893
17 Oct 1893
Age 81
Death of James ' Jimbo ' Baxter in Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama
Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1812
    Event Place: Rutherford, Gibson Co, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1893
    Event Place: Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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

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