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James Samuel "Sam" Capps 1885 – 1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jan 1885

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 8 Dec 1955

Death Location: Dothan, Houston, Alabama

Father: Spencer Capps

Mother: Sarah Pickett

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In 1885, James Samuel "Sam" Capps entered the world in Alabama, born to Spencer Wilder Capps and Sarah Ann Pickett. James Samuel "Sam" Capps passed away in 1955 in Dothan, Houston, Alabama.

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Biography

  • In 1885, James Samuel "Sam" Capps entered the world in Alabama, born to Spencer Wilder Capps and Sarah Ann Pickett.
  • James Samuel "Sam" Capps passed away in 1955 in Dothan, Houston, Alabama.

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James Capps's Ancestors

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James Capps
1885 – 1955
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
Spencer Wilder Capps
1834 – 1902
Butler, Alabama, USA
Sarah (Ann) Pickett
1841 – 1904
Crenshaw County, Alabama
Grandparents
Alexander Capps
1797 – 1860
Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina, United States
Lucy (E.) Ridgeway
1807 – 1860
Sumter Dist., South Carolina
John Pickett
1807 – 1877
, Duplin, North Carolina, USA
Jane (W.) Cowart
1817 – 1859
Jefferson County, Georgia
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Capps
1772 – 1831
Sarah Wise
1779 – 1838
James Pickett
1771 – 1832
Temperance Price
1771 – 1835
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Capps
1750 – 1825
Jane WISE
1747 – 1825
Henry Pickett
1705 – 1798
Jane

James Capps's Timeline

2 Records

1885
15 Jan 1885
Birth of James Samuel "Sam" Capps in Alabama
Alabama
1955
8 Dec 1955
Age 70
Death of James Samuel "Sam" Capps in Dothan, Houston, Alabama
Dothan, Houston, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1885
    Event Place: Alabama

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1955
    Event Place: Dothan, Houston, Alabama

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