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James Gass 1773–1842 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Mar 1773

Birth Location: Dromore, Down, Armoch County, Ireland

Death Date: 15 Jul 1842

Death Location: Greeneville, Greene County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Eugene II

Mother: Mary Ailey

Spouse(s): Elinor Baily, Mary Madison

Children(s): Samuel Sr., John Gass

The story of James Gass began in 1773 in Dromore, Down, Armoch County, Ireland. James Gass married Elinor Nelly Guiniea Baily, Mary Madison, and had children including John Gass, Samuel Wilshire Gass Sr. James Gass passed away in 1842 in Greeneville, Greene County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Gass began in 1773 in Dromore, Down, Armoch County, Ireland.
  • James Gass married Elinor Nelly Guiniea Baily, Mary Madison, and had children including John Gass, Samuel Wilshire Gass Sr.
  • James Gass passed away in 1842 in Greeneville, Greene County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Eugene II
1730–1785
Birth Location: Armagh, Armagh, Northern, Ireland
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Mary Ailey
1731–1799
Birth Location: Dromore, Cork, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Elinor Baily
1773–1811
Birth Location: Ireland
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Mary Madison
1786–
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
MM

Children(s)

Samuel Sr.
1794–1839
Birth Location: Carter's Station, TN U
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John Gass
1791–1839
Birth Location: , , , Ireland
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James Gass's Ancestors

Self
James Gass
1773–1842
Birth Place: Dromore, Down, Armoch County, Ireland
Parents
Eugene GASS GOSSE II
1730–1785
Armagh, Armagh, Northern, Ireland
Mary (Aileen) Ailey
1731–1799
Dromore, Cork, Ireland
Grandparents
Eugene (GASS) GOSSE
1700–1789
Ireland
Mary Moore
1717–1799
Newry, Down, Northern Ireland
Otha (E) Ailey
1706–1776
Dromore, Cork, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Gass's Descendants

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James Gass (4 Mar 1773–15 Jul 1842) m. Elinor ((Nelly) Guiniea) Baily (27 Nov 1773–11 Aug 1811) m. Mary Madison (1786–)
  1. 1. Samuel (Wilshire Gass) Sr. 1794–1839 m. Rebecca Kidwell 1795–1835 m. Martha Allen 1810–1865
    1. 1. Eleanor (J) Gass 1815–1853 m. Andrew (P.) Swope 1815–1875
      1. 1. Sarah Swope 1846–1932 m. William (Porter) Miller 1847–1914
        1. 1. Nellie (Mae) Miller 1871– m. William (Oscar) Caylor 1859–1925
  2. 2. John Gass 1791–1839 m. Jane Kerr 1797–1860 m. Mary (Margaret "Polly") McCamish 1798–1856

James Gass's Timeline

2 Records

1773
4 Mar 1773
Birth of James Gass in Dromore, Down, Armoch County, Ireland
Dromore, Down, Armoch County, Ireland
1842
15 Jul 1842
Age 69
Death of James Gass in Greeneville, Greene County, Tennessee, USA
Greeneville, Greene County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1773
    Event Place: Dromore, Down, Armoch County, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1842
    Event Place: Greeneville, Greene County, Tennessee, USA
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