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James Tilden Dempsey 1831–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Dec 1831

Birth Location: , Monroe, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 16 Dec 1914

Death Location: Talcott, Summers, West Virginia, United States

Father: William Dempsey

Mother: Winifred Athol

Spouse(s): Jane Rookstool, Mary Ayers, Virginia Wickenis

Children(s): John Dempsey, Sarah Dempsey, John Dempsey, Mary Dempsey, Mary Dempsey, James Dempsey, Elvira Dempsey, LUCINDA DEMPSEY, Emma Dempsey, Nancy Dempsey, Rosa Dempsey, Laura Dempsey

In 1831, James Tilden Dempsey entered the world in , Monroe, West Virginia, USA, born to William S Dempsey And Winifred Winny Athol. James Tilden Dempsey married Jane Rookstool, Mary Ann Ayers, Virginia Wickenis, and had children including Elvira Virginia Dempsey, Emma Emily Dempsey, James Marrion Dempsey, John A Dempsey, John Andrew Dempsey, Laura I Dempsey, Lucinda A Dempsey, Mary Jane Dempsey, Mary Sabina Dempsey, Nancy Catherine Dempsey, Rosa B Dempsey, Sarah Frances Fanny Dempsey. James Tilden Dempsey passed away in 1914 in Talcott, Summers, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1831, James Tilden Dempsey entered the world in , Monroe, West Virginia, USA, born to William S Dempsey And Winifred Winny Athol.
  • James Tilden Dempsey married Jane Rookstool, Mary Ann Ayers, Virginia Wickenis, and had children including Elvira Virginia Dempsey, Emma Emily Dempsey, James Marrion Dempsey, John A Dempsey, John Andrew Dempsey, Laura I Dempsey, Lucinda A Dempsey, Mary Jane Dempsey, Mary Sabina Dempsey, Nancy Catherine Dempsey, Rosa B Dempsey, Sarah Frances Fanny Dempsey.
  • James Tilden Dempsey passed away in 1914 in Talcott, Summers, West Virginia, United States.

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James Dempsey's Ancestors

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James Dempsey
1831–1914
Birth Place: , Monroe, West Virginia, USA
Parents
William S Dempsey
1803–1872
Greenbrier County, Virginia
Winifred ("Winny") Athol
1788–1858
Fauquier County, Virginia
Grandparents
Henry Athol\Ethell
1764–1838
Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Polly) Legg
1801–1844
Monroe, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Winifred Wren
1730–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Dempsey's Descendants

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James (Tilden) Dempsey (22 Dec 1831–16 Dec 1914) m. Jane Rookstool (–29 June 1860) m. Mary (Ann) Ayers (1830–1880) m. Virginia Wickenis (1853–AFT. 1910)
  1. 1. John (Andrew) Dempsey 1855–1940 m. Sarah (Catherine) Moss 1850–1942
    1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Dempsey 1887–1976 m. Marion (Glenn) Bostic 1892–1950
      1. 1. James (Howard) Bostic 1919–1920
      2. 2. Earl (Darl) Bostic 1917–1992
    2. 2. James (Lewis) Dempsey 1881–1953
    3. 3. Margaret (Josephine) Dempsey 1876–1957
    4. 4. Christena (Alice) Dempsey 1879–1900
    5. 5. Emily (E.) Dempsey 1884–1968
    6. 6. Nancy (Harriet) Dempsey 1893–1966
    7. 7. Laura Dempsey 1885–1885
  2. 2. Sarah (Frances (Fanny)) Dempsey 1854–1900
  3. 3. John (A) Dempsey 1856–1925
  4. 4. Mary (Jane) Dempsey 1853–1853
  5. 5. Mary (Sabina) Dempsey 1858–
  6. 6. James (Marrion) Dempsey 1860–
  7. 7. Elvira (Virginia) Dempsey 1867–1885
  8. 8. LUCINDA (A) DEMPSEY 1867–1910
  9. 9. Emma (Emily) Dempsey 1865–1910
  10. 10. Nancy (Catherine) Dempsey 1862–1957
  11. 11. Rosa (B) Dempsey 1871–1900
  12. 12. Laura (I) Dempsey 1866–1916

James Dempsey's Timeline

2 Records

1831
22 Dec 1831
Birth of James Tilden Dempsey in , Monroe, West Virginia, USA
, Monroe, West Virginia, USA
1914
16 Dec 1914
Age 83
Death of James Tilden Dempsey in Talcott, Summers, West Virginia, United States
Talcott, Summers, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1831
    Event Place: , Monroe, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1914
    Event Place: Talcott, Summers, West Virginia, United States

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