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James Madison Gunter 1794–1874 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Nov 1794

Birth Location: Burke, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1874

Death Location: Pickens, Alabama, United States

Father: Claiborne Gunter

Mother: Margaret Ferrell

Spouse(s): Dicey Pittman

Children(s): Thomas Gunter, Margaret Gunter, John Gunter, William Gunter, Mary Gunter, Pleasant Gunter, Elizabeth Gunter, Illinois Gunter

In 1794, James Madison Gunter entered the world in Burke, North Carolina, United States, born to Claiborne Cooper Gunter And Margaret Ferrell. In 1850, James Madison Gunter resided in Southern District, Pickens, Alabama, USA. James Madison Gunter married Dicey A Pittman, and had children including Elizabeth Gunter, Illinois Clementine Gunter, John Gunter, Margaret A Gunter, Mary Gunter, Pleasant Gunter, Thomas C Gunter, William Gunter. James Madison Gunter passed away in 1874 in Pickens, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1794, James Madison Gunter entered the world in Burke, North Carolina, United States, born to Claiborne Cooper Gunter And Margaret Ferrell.
  • In 1850, James Madison Gunter resided in Southern District, Pickens, Alabama, USA.
  • James Madison Gunter married Dicey A Pittman, and had children including Elizabeth Gunter, Illinois Clementine Gunter, John Gunter, Margaret A Gunter, Mary Gunter, Pleasant Gunter, Thomas C Gunter, William Gunter.
  • James Madison Gunter passed away in 1874 in Pickens, Alabama, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Gunter's Ancestors

Self
James Gunter
1794–1874
Birth Place: Burke, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Claiborne Cooper Gunter
1765–1855
Granville, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
Margaret Ferrell
1800–1875
Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
John (Lasten III) Gunter
1722–1788
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
Amy Tillotson
1733–1766
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
John Braly
1765–1840
Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Jane Ferrell
1790–1840
, Henry, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Jr
1710–1784
Sarah Goodson
1713–1762
John Tillotson
1704–1766
Elizabeth Murray
1706–1740
John Braly
1720–1798
Sarah Carruth
1732–1800
Ann Whitlow
1750–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1678–1750
Johanna Bendall
1651–1696
Thomas Goodson
1680–1762
Elizabeth Plate
1680–
Joshua Tillotson
1676–1747
Martha Stansfield
1671–1739
John Murray
1670–
Lucy King
1834–
Walter Carruth
1703–1769
Sarah Allison
1710–1768

James Gunter's Descendants

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James (Madison) Gunter (20 Nov 1794–1874) m. Dicey (A) Pittman (1824–1900)
  1. 1. Thomas (C) Gunter 1848–1880
  2. 2. Margaret (A) Gunter 1847–1922
  3. 3. John Gunter 1851–
  4. 4. William Gunter 1853–
  5. 5. Mary Gunter 1855–
  6. 6. Pleasant Gunter 1857–
  7. 7. Elizabeth Gunter 1859–
  8. 8. Illinois (Clementine) Gunter 1866–1948

James Gunter's Timeline

6 Records

1794
20 Nov 1794
Birth of James Madison Gunter in Burke, North Carolina, United States
Burke, North Carolina, United States
1846
8 Feb 1846
Age 52
James Madison Gunter was married in Cannon
Cannon
1850
13 Nov 1850
Age 56
James Madison Gunter resided here in Southern District, Pickens, Alabama, USA
Southern District, Pickens, Alabama, USA
1850
13 Nov 1850
Age 56
James Madison Gunter resided here in Southern Division, Pickens, Alabama, USA
Southern Division, Pickens, Alabama, USA
1874
1874
Age 80
Death of James Madison Gunter in Pickens, Alabama, United States
Pickens, Alabama, United States
1878
30 Oct 1878
Age 84
Death of James Madison Gunter in Pickens, Alabama, United States
Pickens, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1794
    Event Place: Burke, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules, The National Archive in Washington DC; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census Of The United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1846
    Event Place: Cannon

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 13 Nov 1850
    Event Place: Southern District, Pickens, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Southern Division, Pickens, Alabama; Archive Collection Number: M279; Roll: 27; Page: 377; Line: 28; Schedule Type: Agriculture
    [2] 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules, The National Archive in Washington DC; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census Of The United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 13 Nov 1850
    Event Place: Southern Division, Pickens, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Southern Division, Pickens, Alabama; Archive Collection Number: M279; Roll: 27; Page: 377; Line: 28; Schedule Type: Agriculture

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1878
    Event Place: Pickens, Alabama, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1874
    Event Place: Pickens, Alabama, United States

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