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James Thomas Cody 1803–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1803

Birth Location: Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1860

Death Location: Texas, USA

Father: Pearce Sr

Mother: Charity Ward

Spouse(s): Lucretia Arrington

Children(s): Gabriel Cody, Sarah Brown

James Thomas Cody was born in 1803 in Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Pearce Cody Sr And Charity Ward. In 1830, James Thomas Cody resided in Rabun, Georgia, USA. James Thomas Cody married Lucretia Crecie Arrington, and had children including Gabriel Cody, Sarah Sallie Brown. James Thomas Cody passed away in 1860 in Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • James Thomas Cody was born in 1803 in Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Pearce Cody Sr And Charity Ward.
  • In 1830, James Thomas Cody resided in Rabun, Georgia, USA.
  • James Thomas Cody married Lucretia Crecie Arrington, and had children including Gabriel Cody, Sarah Sallie Brown.
  • James Thomas Cody passed away in 1860 in Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Pearce Sr
1754–1845
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
PS
Charity Ward
1769–1860
Birth Location: Surry County, NC, North Carolina, USA
CW

Spouses(s)

Lucretia Arrington
1803–1872
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
LA

Children(s)

Gabriel Cody
1845–1928
Birth Location: Madison County, North Carolina, USA
GC
Sarah Brown
1829–1914
Birth Location: Madison County, North Carolina, USA
SB

James Cody's Ancestors

Self
James Cody
1803–1860
Birth Place: Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Pearce Cody Sr
1754–1845
Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Charity Ward
1769–1860
Surry County, NC, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Godfrey) Cody
1735–1810
Orange County, Virginia, USA
Mary Davis
1746–1819
Randolph, North Carolina, United States
John Stacey
1750–
Georgia, USA
Sarah
1755–
Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Cody's Descendants

1.
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James (Thomas) Cody (1803–1860) m. Lucretia ("Crecie") Arrington (1803–4 May 1872)
  1. 1. Gabriel Cody 1845–1928 m. Harriet (Jane (Hattie)) Harrison 1850–1893 m. Rachel Ball 1879–1916
    1. 1. James (Jackson) Cody 1879–1929 m. Lonna (M) Crain 1883–1976
      1. 1. Lola (Marie) Cody 1907–2007 m. Charles (Miklos) Braun\Brown 1899–1963 m. Andrew Ray 1905–1977
        1. 1. Jean (Elizabeth) Brown 1938–2000
      2. 2. Grover (Lloyd) Cody 1911–1964
      3. 3. Agnes (Emma) Cody 1917–2000
      4. 4. Allie Cody 1908–2000
      5. 5. Queen Cody 1913– m. Emery (S) Myers 1908–
    2. 2. Magnolia Cody 1882–1919 m. Rev. (George Washington) Briggs 1880–1977
      1. 1. Queen (Elizabeth) Briggs 1909–2003
      2. 2. Helen (Carrie) Briggs 1904–1997
      3. 3. Myrtle (Emma) Briggs 1907–2002
      4. 4. Roscoe (Henry) Briggs 1900–1978 m. Mamie (Alice) Briggs 1902–1981
        1. 1. Polly (Sue) Briggs 1940–2007
        2. 2. Fred (William) Briggs 1919–2008
        3. 3. Mary (Catherine) Allen 1930–1999
        4. 4. Lawrence (Weldon) Briggs 1936–1992
        5. 5. Collis (Henry) Briggs 1928–1931
        6. 6. Coy (D) Briggs 1924–1997
        7. 7. Cecil (George) Briggs 1922–1986
        8. 8. Verna (Mae) Brigman 1920–1978
      5. 5. Cora (Josephine) Briggs 1913–1991
      6. 6. Hubert (Edward) Briggs 1916–1992
    3. 3. Arrah (Jane) Cody 1878–1970 m. Julius (Austin) Faulkner 1878–1955
      1. 1. Dorothy (Mae) Laws 1909–1996
      2. 2. Austin (Hobert) Faulkner 1907–1988 m. Mae Faulkner 1911–
      3. 3. Ollie Davis 1915–2007
      4. 4. Edna (Sue) Marlowe 1911–2005 m. Harrison Marlowe 1913–1970
    4. 4. Rachel Cody 1915–1916
    5. 5. Baster Cody 1907–1978 m. Almarie Ramsey 1913–2007
      1. 1. James (Albert) Cody 1943–1967
      2. 2. Lillian Cody 1935–2011 m. Everette Boone 1931–2019
    6. 6. Malinda Cody 1878–1918 m. William (A) Wilson 1871–1943
      1. 1. William (Furman) Wilson 1899–1978
      2. 2. Arland (Monroe) Wilson 1909–1946
      3. 3. James (Elmer Wilson) Sr 1903–1981
      4. 4. Bessie Wilson 1897–
      5. 5. Thomas (Filmore) Wilson 1902–1987
      6. 6. Henry (Oscar) Wilson 1906–1975
    7. 7. Harriet Cody 1872–1945
    8. 8. Mary (Avalyn) Cody 1911–1994 m. Clarence Staffon 1896–
    9. 9. BABY Cody 1916–1916
    10. 10. Sophronie (Elizabeth) Cody 1869–1871
    11. 11. George (Henry) Cody 1886–1979 m. Belle Crane 1893–1983
      1. 1. Leona (Eloise) Cody 1912–2006
      2. 2. Carl (Coleman) Cody 1915–2001
      3. 3. Wayne Cody 1921–1999
      4. 4. Margaret Cody 1928–1993
      5. 5. Loydine Cody 1924–2012 m. Frank (Grier) McLeod 1924–1997
    12. 12. Robert (Harrison) Cody 1867–1915 m. Catherine Cody 1876–1934
      1. 1. Iveda (Laveta) Cody 1889–1963 m. Rev Hurdt 1855–1929 m. Jesse (James) Edwards 1889–1969
        1. 1. Abigail (N) Hurdt 1925–2001
        2. 2. Mary (Jane) Hurdt 1918–2005
        3. 3. Catherine (Martha) Hurdt 1920–1995
        4. 4. Martin (Luther) Hurdt 1921–1986
        5. 5. Leta (Kate) Hurdt 1923–1996
        6. 6. John (Wesley) Hurdt 1927–2000
      2. 2. Ollie (Allie) Cody 1894–1976 m. William (Riley) Capps 1895–1985
        1. 1. Kathaleen Capps 1923–2015
        2. 2. Zennie (Virginia) Capps 1917–2008 m. Carl (Henry) Towe 1918–2016
        3. 3. Mildred Austin 1926–2022 m. James (Leonard) Austin 1920–2011
        4. 4. Muriel Coggins 1919–2008 m. Jack (D) Coggins 1920–1998
        5. 5. Robert (Sylvester) Capps 1938–1981 m. Wendel (Rome) Ball 1943–2015
      3. 3. Lorenzo (Dow) Cody 1887–1955 m. Lucy Cody 1891–1966
        1. 1. Marcus (Foy Cody) Sr 1926–1999 m. Mary (Malinda) Ball 1925–
        2. 2. Henry (Richard) Cody 1921–1985
        3. 3. Clifford (Thomas) Cody 1915–1990
        4. 4. Luther (Boyd) Cody 1916–2005
        5. 5. Vernia (Evelyn) Cody 1924–1981 m. Lattie (Berlin Payne) Sr 1925–1999
        6. 6. Pearly Cody 1919–1985 m. Howard (Milton) Metcalf 1919–1989
      4. 4. Florina Cody 1901–1904
      5. 5. Avery (James) Cody 1905–1974 m. Eunice (Eugenia) Tate 1905–1990
        1. 1. Pauline (Cody) Huffstetler 1931–2001 m. Robert Huffstetler 1930–2004
        2. 2. Mildred (Bridjetta) Cody 1926–2005 m. William (James Smith) Sr. 1920–2007
      6. 6. Caney (Hobart) Cody 1897–1968 m. Robbie (Lee) Flynn 1902–1957 m. Sophronia (B) Treadway 1900–1980 m. Emma (Nora) Roberts 1907–1995
        1. 1. James (Conley) Cody 1929–1997
        2. 2. Plumer (Jean) Cody 1931–1996 m. Dorothy (Lee) Reeves 1931–2020
        3. 3. Pansy (M) Cody 1934–2022 m. Edison (Bermon) Wallin 1929–2014
        4. 4. Troy (Houston) Cody 1920–1965 m. Daisy (May) Gifford 1926–1994
        5. 5. Wade (Hampton) Cody 1917–1998 m. Pauline Tyson 1917–2004
    13. 13. Daughter Cody 1913–1913 m. Jed (Shumway) Buckner 1887–1986
      1. 1. Robert (David) Buckner 1932–2005
    14. 14. Althea (Caroline) Cody 1905–2008 m. Latta (Bascom) Shelton 1886–1961
      1. 1. Woodward (David) Shelton 1932–1949
      2. 2. Wendell (L Shelton) Sr 1945–2016
    15. 15. Lovada (Mae) Cody 1908–1988 m. Jeter (Martin) Ledford 1912–1980
      1. 1. Daisy (Mae) Ledford 1946–1946
      2. 2. Martin (Lee) Ledford 1948–2008
  2. 2. Sarah ("Sallie") Brown 1829–1914
    1. 1. Greenbury (Baxter) Cody 1855–1931
      1. 1. Doctor (Muncy) Cody 1882–1938
      2. 2. Ernest Cody 1890–
    2. 2. Wilburn (C) Cody 1855–1935
    3. 3. Mary (Lucenda) Brooks 1852–1945
    4. 4. Julia (Garrett) Cody 1853–1914 m. William (Albert) Melton 1860–1910
      1. 1. Cordon (Fletcher) Melton 1883–1955
    5. 5. Noah (C.) Cody 1863–1932
    6. 6. Phillip Cody 1868–1952
    7. 7. Lucretia Cody 1846–1927
    8. 8. Elizabeth Cody 1851–1934
    9. 9. James Cody 1850–1925

James Cody's Timeline

6 Records

1803
1803
Birth of James Thomas Cody in Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
1805
5 May 1805
Age 2
Birth of James Thomas Cody in Yancy, North Carolina, United States
Yancy, North Carolina, United States
1830
1830
Age 27
James Thomas Cody resided here in Rabun, Georgia, USA
Rabun, Georgia, USA
1850
1850
Age 47
James Thomas Cody resided here in Yancey, North Carolina, USA
Yancey, North Carolina, USA
1860
1860
Age 57
Death of James Thomas Cody in Madison, North Carolina, United States
Madison, North Carolina, United States
1860
1860
Age 57
Death of James Thomas Cody in Texas, USA
Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 May 1805
    Event Place: Yancy, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Yancey, North Carolina; Roll: 649; Page: 456b

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1803
    Event Place: Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Rabun, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: Rabun, Georgia; Series: M19; Roll: 20; Page: 232; Family History Library Film: 0007040

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Yancey, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Yancey, North Carolina; Roll: 649; Page: 456b

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Madison, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Texas, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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