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James Lafayette Courtney 1846–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Oct 1846

Birth Location: Russellville, Hamblen, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 14 Apr 1943

Death Location: Falls County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Reverend Rev

Mother: Zerelda SAMUEL

Spouse(s): Sylvanie Henry, Ollie Nelson, Mary Barron

Children(s): Lillie Courtney, Byron Courtney, James Courtney, Ida Courtney, Mary Courtney, Louisa Courtney, Nettie Courtney, Emma Courtney

James Lafayette Courtney was born in 1846 in Russellville, Hamblen, Tennessee, USA, the child of Reverend Robert Sallee James 1St Father Of Frank And Jesse James A Hemp Farmer A Slave Owner Baptist Minister Rev And Zerelda Elizabeth Zee Cole James Simms Samuel. James Lafayette Courtney married Mary Ellen Barron, Ollie Nelson, Sylvanie Edna Omega Henry, and had children including Byron Campbell Courtney, Emma M Courtney, Ida Florence Courtney, James William Courtney, Lillie Jane Courtney, Louisa Ellen Courtney, Mary Dianah Courtney, Nettie Andruss Courtney. James Lafayette Courtney passed away in 1943 in Falls County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Lafayette Courtney was born in 1846 in Russellville, Hamblen, Tennessee, USA, the child of Reverend Robert Sallee James 1St Father Of Frank And Jesse James A Hemp Farmer A Slave Owner Baptist Minister Rev And Zerelda Elizabeth Zee Cole James Simms Samuel.
  • James Lafayette Courtney married Mary Ellen Barron, Ollie Nelson, Sylvanie Edna Omega Henry, and had children including Byron Campbell Courtney, Emma M Courtney, Ida Florence Courtney, James William Courtney, Lillie Jane Courtney, Louisa Ellen Courtney, Mary Dianah Courtney, Nettie Andruss Courtney.
  • James Lafayette Courtney passed away in 1943 in Falls County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Reverend Rev
1818–1850
Birth Location: Lickskillet, Logan County, Kentucky, United States of America
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Zerelda SAMUEL
1825–1911
Birth Location: Midway Black Horse Tavern, Woodford, Kentucky, United States
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Spouses(s)

Sylvanie Henry
1901–1993
Birth Location: USA
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Ollie Nelson
1895–
Birth Location: Texas
ON
Mary Barron
1854–1910
Birth Location: Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
MB

Children(s)

Lillie Courtney
1876–1953
Birth Location: Falls County, Texas, USA
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Byron Courtney
1884–1968
Birth Location: Bell, Texas, USA
BC
James Courtney
1879–1929
Birth Location: Deer Creek, Falls, Texas, USA
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Ida Courtney
1882–1954
Birth Location: Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
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Mary Courtney
1872–1902
Birth Location: Deer Creek, Falls, Texas, USA
MC
Louisa Courtney
1874–1955
Birth Location: Deer Creek, Falls, Texas, USA
LC
Nettie Courtney
1886–1929
Birth Location: Falls, Texas, United States
NC
Emma Courtney
1893–1929
Birth Location: , Falls, Texas, USA
EC

James Courtney's Ancestors

Self
James Courtney
1846–1943
Birth Place: Russellville, Hamblen, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Reverend Robert Sallee James 1st - father of Frank and Jesse James - a hemp farmer - a slave owner Baptist minister Rev
1818–1850
Lickskillet, Logan County, Kentucky, United States of America
Zerelda (Elizabeth Zee Cole JAMES SIMMS) SAMUEL
1825–1911
Midway Black Horse Tavern, Woodford, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
Rev. (John Martin James paternal Grandfather of Frank and Jesse) James
1775–1827
Hanover, Virginia, USA
Mary ((Polly) Poor Paternal Grandmother to Frank and Jesse) James
1790–1826
Goochland, Virginia, USA
James (Richard) Cole
1804–1827
Midway, Woodford Co, KY
Great-Grandparents
William James
1742–1828
Mary Hines
1755–1810
Robert Poor
1763–1801
Elizabeth Mims
1769–1823
Richard owner
1763–1839
Sally Yates
1765–1836
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph James
1712–1782
Mary Field
1723–1804
Shadrack Mims
1734–1777
Elizabeth owner.
1738–1777
Pvt. Sr.
1729–1814
Anne Hubbard
1738–1795

James Courtney's Descendants

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James (Lafayette) Courtney (31 Oct 1846–14 Apr 1943) m. Sylvanie (Edna Omega) Henry (15 Apr 1901–3 Dec 1993) m. Ollie Nelson (Jul 1895–) m. Mary (Ellen) Barron (19 Oct 1854–21 Oct 1910)
  1. 1. Lillie (Jane) Courtney 1876–1953 m. Joseph (Marion) Yarbrough 1860–1927
  2. 2. Byron (Campbell) Courtney 1884–1968
  3. 3. James (William) Courtney 1879–1929
  4. 4. Ida (Florence) Courtney 1882–1954
  5. 5. Mary (Dianah) Courtney 1872–1902
  6. 6. Louisa (Ellen) Courtney 1874–1955
  7. 7. Nettie (Andruss) Courtney 1886–1929
  8. 8. Emma (M) Courtney 1893–1929

James Courtney's Timeline

2 Records

1846
31 Oct 1846
Birth of James Lafayette Courtney in Russellville, Hamblen, Tennessee, USA
Russellville, Hamblen, Tennessee, USA
1943
14 Apr 1943
Age 97
Death of James Lafayette Courtney in USA
USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1846
    Event Place: Russellville, Hamblen, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1943
    Event Place: USA

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