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James Madison Gunn 1812 – 1873 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1812

Birth Location: Dickson, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1873

Death Location: Batesville, Independence, Arkansas, USA

Father: Abisha Gunn

Mother: Elizabeth Gunn

Spouse(s): Sara Barber

Children(s): Rufus Gunn

James Madison Gunn was born in 1812 in Dickson, Tennessee, USA, the child of Abisha Gunn and Elizabeth Betsy Beard Gunn. James Madison Gunn married Sara Elizabeth Barber, and had children including Rufus Warren Gunn. James Madison Gunn passed away in 1873 in Batesville, Independence, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • James Madison Gunn was born in 1812 in Dickson, Tennessee, USA, the child of Abisha Gunn and Elizabeth Betsy Beard Gunn.
  • James Madison Gunn married Sara Elizabeth Barber, and had children including Rufus Warren Gunn.
  • James Madison Gunn passed away in 1873 in Batesville, Independence, Arkansas, USA.

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Children(s)

James Gunn's Ancestors

Self
James Gunn
1812 – 1873
Birth Place: Dickson, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Abisha Gunn
1785 – 1864
Sampson County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Betsy Beard) Gunn
1800 – 1864
South Carolina
Grandparents
Reuben Gunn
1751 – 1822
LaRochelle, Charente Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
Mary Gofarth
1755 – 1816
France, France
Great-Grandparents
Charles Gunn
1720 – 1754
*Maria Anderson
1730 – 1788
*Charles Goforth
1725 – 1754
*Kate Culler
1733 – 1755
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Gunn
1685 –
GEORGE GOFORTH*
1703 – 1794

James Gunn's Descendants

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James (Madison) Gunn (1812 – 1873) m. Sara (Elizabeth) Barber (1816 – 1870)
  1. 1. Rufus (Warren) Gunn (8 Jun 1848 – 14 Sep 1911) m. Sarah (Elizabeth "Sally") Russell (28 Aug 1850 – 31 Jul 1942)
    1. 1. John (William) Gunn (29 Jun 1879 – 03 Dec 1954) m. Zula (Elizabeth) Parr (16 Dec 1883 – 1 Oct 1969)
      1. 1. Dora (Inez) Gunn (12 October 1905 – 3 December 1969) m. J. (Conrad) Franklin (abt 1906 – 2 January 1963)
        1. 1. Gwen (Rae) Franklin (06/24/1954 – 27 May 2012) m. Billie (Glenn) McLelland (abt 1925 – 26 Jan 1994)
      2. 2. Lucille Gunn (abt 1908 – ) m. Kyle Bullock (abt 1908 – )
        1. 1. Billie (K) Bullock (abt 1927 – )
        2. 2. David (R) Bullock (abt 1930 – )
      3. 3. Johnnie (Iona) Gunn (abt 1911 – 21 November 2002) m. Charles (Morgan) Franklin (25 Jan 1908 – 3 June 1992)
        1. 1. Martha (Jane) Franklin (3 Sep 1935 – ) m. Robert (Eugene) Lane
      4. 4. Alyne (Emma) Gunn (abt 1916 – 24 Oct 1989) m. Norman (T) Smith
        1. 1. Norma (Grey) Smith (abt 1936 – ) m. Joseph (William) Michalak
      5. 5. Jacque ((Jackie) Leah) Gunn (03 Dec 1919 – Abt 2011) m. Welder (Leon) Scherer (abt 1915 – 26 Dec 2008)
        1. 1. James (M. (Jim)) Scherer (abt 1940 – ) m. Diana (Kay) Rooney (abt 1947 – 31 May 2018)

James Gunn's Timeline

3 Records

1812
1812
Birth of James Madison Gunn in Dickson, Tennessee, USA
Dickson, Tennessee, USA
1836
12 Oct 1836
Age 24
James Madison Gunn was married in Sumter, Alabama, USA
Sumter, Alabama, USA
1873
1873
Age 61
Death of James Madison Gunn in Batesville, Independence, Arkansas, USA
Batesville, Independence, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1812
    Event Place: Dickson, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1836
    Event Place: Sumter, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1873
    Event Place: Batesville, Independence, Arkansas, USA

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