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James Lewis "Jim" Garland 1940–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 December 1940

Birth Location: Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 20 June 1981

Death Location: Gunnings, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Clifford Garland

Mother: Nellie Ford

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James Lewis "Jim" Garland was born in 1940 in Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Clifford James Garland And Nellie Kate Ford. James Lewis "Jim" Garland married Jonnie Louise Pierson, Vivian Jean Helton Kirkland. James Lewis "Jim" Garland passed away in 1981 in Gunnings, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • James Lewis "Jim" Garland was born in 1940 in Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Clifford James Garland And Nellie Kate Ford.
  • James Lewis "Jim" Garland married Jonnie Louise Pierson, Vivian Jean Helton Kirkland.
  • James Lewis "Jim" Garland passed away in 1981 in Gunnings, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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James Garland's Ancestors

Self
James Garland
1940–1981
Birth Place: Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Clifford James Garland
1903–1986
Tennessee, USA
Nellie (Kate) Ford
1910–1963
Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Henry (Arthur) Ford
1885–1963
Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Lillie (Mae) Cox
1888–1964
Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Cox
1849–1922
Nancy Clark
1853–1928
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John III
1824–1906
Cynthia Copass
1830–1912
Thomas Clark
1818–1888
Rheuhama Bacon
1815–1884

James Garland's Timeline

2 Records

1940
28 December 1940
Birth of James Lewis "Jim" Garland in Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
1981
20 June 1981
Age 41
Death of James Lewis "Jim" Garland in Summersville, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Summersville, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 December 1940
    Event Place: Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 414-70-7650; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: 1960
    [3] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 June 1981
    Event Place: Summersville, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 414-70-7650; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: 1960
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gunnings, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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