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James Burke Colwell 1842–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1842

Birth Location: Spalding, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 1861

Death Location: Maryland; bu. Confederate Cemetery, Hagerstown, MD

Father: Glenn Colwell

Mother: Sarah Moore

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The story of James Burke Colwell began in 1842 in Spalding, Georgia, USA. James Burke Colwell passed away in 1861 in Maryland; bu. Confederate Cemetery, Hagerstown, MD.

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Biography

  • The story of James Burke Colwell began in 1842 in Spalding, Georgia, USA.
  • James Burke Colwell passed away in 1861 in Maryland; bu. Confederate Cemetery, Hagerstown, MD.

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James Colwell's Ancestors

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James Colwell
1842–1861
Birth Place: Spalding, Georgia, USA
Parents
Glenn Colwell
1789–1863
North Carolina, United States
Sarah (Sally) Moore
1802–1890
South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
William (Barnes) Caldwell
1757–1829
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Mary Cartwright
1750–1804
Edgecombe CO., NC
Great-Grandparents
John Colwell
1724–1762
Sarah Wilkinson
1730–1771
John Cartwright
1725–1780
Sarah Miller
1725–1795
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Caldwell
1695–1763
Elizabeth Lull
1692–1766
Mary Dunham
1704–1799
Dennis Sr.
1690–1773
Rachell Connoway
1704–

James Colwell's Timeline

2 Records

1842
1842
Birth of James Burke Colwell in Spalding, Georgia, USA
Spalding, Georgia, USA
1861
1861
Age 19
Death of James Burke Colwell in Maryland; bu. Confederate Cemetery, Hagerstown, MD
Maryland; bu. Confederate Cemetery, Hagerstown, MD

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1842
    Event Place: Spalding, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Maryland; bu. Confederate Cemetery, Hagerstown, MD

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