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James S Damron 1795–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1795

Birth Location: Russell County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 24 Nov 1879

Death Location: Shelby Creek, Pike, Kentucky, United States

Father: Moses (DNA5)LINK

Mother: Sarah Adkins

Spouse(s): Mary Adkins

Children(s): Alcie\Alice Damron

The story of James S Damron began in 1795 in Russell County, Virginia, USA. James S Damron married Mary Polly Ann Adkins, and had children including Alcie Alice Damron. James S Damron passed away in 1879 in Shelby Creek, Pike, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of James S Damron began in 1795 in Russell County, Virginia, USA.
  • James S Damron married Mary Polly Ann Adkins, and had children including Alcie Alice Damron.
  • James S Damron passed away in 1879 in Shelby Creek, Pike, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Moses (DNA5)LINK
1768–1828
Birth Location: Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
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Sarah Adkins
1775–1857
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Adkins
1807–1860
Birth Location: Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Alcie\Alice Damron
1822–1900
Birth Location: Pike County, Kentucky, USA
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James Damron's Ancestors

Self
James Damron
1795–1879
Birth Place: Russell County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Moses Dee Damron (DNA5)LINK
1768–1828
Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
Sarah Adkins
1775–1857
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Damron's Descendants

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James (S) Damron (1795–24 Nov 1879) m. Mary (Polly Ann) Adkins (1807–1860)
  1. 1. Alcie\Alice Damron 1822–1900 m. Leander (Lee) Compton 1817–1898
    1. 1. James (T.) Compton 1837–1913 m. Sarah ("Sally") McCown\McCowan 1831–1873 m. Mary (Catherine (Katie)) Sturgill 1851–1918 m. Mary (Catherine (Katie)) Sturgill 1851–1918
      1. 1. Hibbard Compton 1890–1987 m. Esteline ("Esta") Blair 1895–1988
        1. 1. Earl Cumpton 1915–1979 m. Maggie Compton 1913–2008

James Damron's Timeline

2 Records

1795
1795
Birth of James S Damron in Russell County, Virginia, USA
Russell County, Virginia, USA
1879
24 Nov 1879
Age 84
Death of James S Damron in Shelby Creek, Pike, Kentucky, United States
Shelby Creek, Pike, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1795
    Event Place: Russell County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1879
    Event Place: Shelby Creek, Pike, Kentucky, United States
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