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James Riley Floyd 1882–1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jun 1882

Birth Location: Beech Grove, Coffee, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 6 Sep 1936

Death Location: Hoodoo, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: William Floyd

Mother: Sara Floyd

Spouse(s): Etta Wiser

Children(s): Beatrice Floyd, J Floyd, S Floyd, L Floyd, Cleo Floyd, Woodrow Sr, Erie Floyd, Wiley Floyd, Rufus Floyd, James II, Charles Floyd, Avis Pruitt, Rubin Floyd

The story of James Riley Floyd began in 1882 in Beech Grove, Coffee, Tennessee, USA. James Riley Floyd married Etta D Etter Wiser, and had children including Avis Pauline Pruitt, Beatrice Floyd, Charles A Lindberg Floyd, Cleo Floyd, Erie Bell Floyd, J T Jim Floyd, James Riley Floyd Ii, L D Billie Floyd, Rubin K Floyd, Rufus Floyd, S P Floyd, Wiley B Floyd, Woodrow Floyd Sr. James Riley Floyd passed away in 1936 in Hoodoo, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of James Riley Floyd began in 1882 in Beech Grove, Coffee, Tennessee, USA.
  • James Riley Floyd married Etta D Etter Wiser, and had children including Avis Pauline Pruitt, Beatrice Floyd, Charles A Lindberg Floyd, Cleo Floyd, Erie Bell Floyd, J T Jim Floyd, James Riley Floyd Ii, L D Billie Floyd, Rubin K Floyd, Rufus Floyd, S P Floyd, Wiley B Floyd, Woodrow Floyd Sr.
  • James Riley Floyd passed away in 1936 in Hoodoo, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Floyd
1862–1927
Birth Location: Coffee, TN
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Sara Floyd
1859–1944
Birth Location: Pittsburgh Allegheny Pennsylvania United States
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Spouses(s)

Etta Wiser
1886–1951
Birth Location: Coffee, Tennessee, USA
EW

Children(s)

Beatrice Floyd
1903–1962
Birth Location: Tennessee
BF
J Floyd
1910–1977
Birth Location: Coffee, Tennessee, USA
JF
S Floyd
1914–1991
Birth Location: Wilson's Chapel, Coffee, TN
SF
L Floyd
1918–1979
Birth Location: Tennessee
LF
Cleo Floyd
1905–1988
Birth Location: Beech Grove, Coffee, TN. USA
CF
Woodrow Sr
1919–1991
Birth Location: Coffee, Tenn
WS
Erie Floyd
1908–1986
Birth Location: Wilson's Chapel, Coffee, TN
EF
Wiley Floyd
1916–1976
Birth Location: Tennessee
WF
Rufus Floyd
1923–2004
Birth Location: Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
RF
James II
1931–1978
Birth Location: Wilson's Chapel, Coffee, Tennessee, United States
JI
Charles Floyd
1928–2008
Birth Location: Wilsons Chapel, Coffee, Tennessee, United States
CF
Avis Pruitt
1926–1998
Birth Location: Beech Grove, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
AP
Rubin Floyd
1921–1994
Birth Location: Wilson's Chapel, Coffee, Tennessee
RF

James Floyd's Ancestors

Self
James Floyd
1882–1936
Birth Place: Beech Grove, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
Parents
William J Floyd
1862–1927
Coffee, TN
Sara (Jane) Floyd
1859–1944
Pittsburgh Allegheny Pennsylvania United States
Grandparents
William Floyd
1800–1859
Union, South Carolina, USA
Sabra (or Sabocry Holsombock) Floyd
1804–1865
Union, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Holsomback
1770–1875
Marey Hughes
1773–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Floyd's Descendants

1.
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James (Riley) Floyd (15 Jun 1882–6 Sep 1936) m. Etta (D (Etter)) Wiser (23 May 1886–01 FEB 1951)
  1. 1. Beatrice Floyd 1903–1962 m. Tommie Hill 1903–1987
    1. 1. Amath Hill 1924–
    2. 2. Thomas Hill 1925–
    3. 3. Almerett Hill 1924–
  2. 2. J (T "Jim") Floyd 1910–1977 m. Mary (Bell) Duncan 1913–1998
    1. 1. Elsie (Mae) Floyd 1937–2021 m. Grady (Paul) Teal 1932–2012
    2. 2. Roston Floyd 1934–2015
    3. 3. Roy (Gene) Floyd 1944–1989
    4. 4. Joseph Floyd 1941–1941
  3. 3. S (P) Floyd 1914–1991 m. Pearl Finley 1917–2003
    1. 1. Rubie (Lee) Floyd 1940–2023 m. Kelton (Clifton Hall) Jr 1934–2007
    2. 2. Jesse (Clark) Floyd 1938–1940
    3. 3. Billy (Joe) Floyd 1945–2019
  4. 4. L (D "Billie") Floyd 1918–1979
  5. 5. Cleo Floyd 1905–1988 m. Ernest (Steve) Merritt 1898–1985
    1. 1. Winfred (Wayne) Merritt 1921–2003
    2. 2. Everette (William) Merritt 1934–1944
    3. 3. Cathleen Merritt 1931–2008
    4. 4. James (Ralph) Merritt 1929–1981
    5. 5. Nancy (Lou Lorance) Merritt 1927–2007
    6. 6. Vernie (Maybell) Merritt 1925–2000
    7. 7. Benjamin Merritt 1924–1977
    8. 8. Mildred (Frances) Merritt 1920–2004
    9. 9. Floyd (Ernest) Merritt 1936–2014
    10. 10. Edward (Steve) Merritt 1939–2005
  6. 6. Woodrow (Floyd) Sr 1919–1991 m. Sammie (Pauline) Anderson 1919–2005
    1. 1. Billy (Ray) Floyd 1944–1997
    2. 2. Floyd 1941–2021 m. Mary (Ann) Teal 1939–2022
    3. 3. Baby Floyd 1939–1939
  7. 7. Erie (Bell) Floyd 1908–1986 m. John (Oliver) Alford 1901–1958
    1. 1. Joyce Alford 1936–2002 m. Kenneth Sissom 1931–2013
    2. 2. Dorothy (Norvell) Alford 1946–2019 m. Joseph (Perry) Phelps 1944–1990
  8. 8. Wiley (B) Floyd 1916–1976 m. Eula (Mae) Anderson 1916–1998
    1. 1. Kenneth (Floyd) Sr 1936–2018
    2. 2. Mckinley Floyd 1939–2011
    3. 3. Vera (Sue) Floyd 1946–2022
    4. 4. Martha (Louise) Floyd 1950–2019
    5. 5. Bettie (Jane) Floyd 1941–2023
    6. 6. Wiley (Owen Floyd) Jr 1949–2022 m. Betty (Dean) Arnold 1947–2022
    7. 7. Etta (Mae) Floyd 1942–2017
  9. 9. Rufus Floyd 1923–2004 m. Lizzie Richardson 1923–2017
    1. 1. Geanie (Ines) Floyd 1944–2010 m. William (Thomas) Driver 1935–2017
    2. 2. Ralph (Edward Floyd) Sr 1943–1994
    3. 3. Nancy (Ruth) Floyd 1946–1946
  10. 10. James (Riley Floyd) II 1931–1978 m. Mary (Ellen) Kelly 1931–2011
  11. 11. Charles (A Lindberg) Floyd 1928–2008 m. Garnett (Lucille) Kelly 1927–2012
  12. 12. Avis (Pauline) Pruitt 1926–1998 m. Rollen (Matthew) Lewis 1919–2003 m. Edgar (Wilford) Woodard 1916–1997
    1. 1. Jerry (Phillip) Lewis 1944–2006
  13. 13. Rubin (K) Floyd 1921–1994 m. Edith (Ozell) Trail 1923–1951 m. Esther (Avaline) Moran 1935–2018
    1. 1. Harold (C) Floyd 1942–2004 m. Betty (Jean) Burgess 1949–2012
    2. 2. Jimmy (Daniel) Floyd 1945–1946
    3. 3. Shirley (Ann) Floyd 1943–2015 m. Rev. (Jerry Ross) Anderson 1942–1983

James Floyd's Timeline

8 Records

1882
15 Jun 1882
Birth of James Riley Floyd in Beech Grove, Coffee, Tennessee, United States
Beech Grove, Coffee, Tennessee, United States
1882
15 Jun 1882
Birth of James Riley Floyd in Beech Grove, Coffee Co., Tennessee, USA
Beech Grove, Coffee Co., Tennessee, USA
1882
15 Jun 1882
Birth of James Riley Floyd in Beech Grove, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
Beech Grove, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 28
James Riley Floyd resided here in Civil District 2, Coffee, Tennessee
Civil District 2, Coffee, Tennessee
1920
1920
Age 38
James Riley Floyd resided here in Civil District 2, Coffee, Tennessee
Civil District 2, Coffee, Tennessee
1936
6 September 1936
Age 54
Death of James Riley Floyd in Beech Grove, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America
Beech Grove, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America
1936
06 Sep 1936
Age 54
Death of James Riley Floyd in Hoo Doo, Coffee Co., Tennessee, USA
Hoo Doo, Coffee Co., Tennessee, USA
1936
6 Sep 1936
Age 54
Death of James Riley Floyd in Hoo Doo, Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
Hoo Doo, Coffee County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1882
    Event Place: Beech Grove, Coffee, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1882
    Event Place: Beech Grove, Coffee Co., Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 2, Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1732; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 38; Image: 716.
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 2, Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1494; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0038; Image: 438; FHL microfilm: 1375507.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1882
    Event Place: Beech Grove, Coffee, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 2, Coffee, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 2, Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1494; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0038; Image: 438; FHL microfilm: 1375507.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 2, Coffee, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 2, Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1732; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 38; Image: 716.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 September 1936
    Event Place: Beech Grove, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Sep 1936
    Event Place: Hoo Doo, Coffee Co., Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Sep 1936
    Event Place: Hoo Doo, Coffee County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hoodoo, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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