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James Ester Hamby 1922–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 February 1922

Birth Location: Whitley Co., Kentucky

Death Date: 7 November 1980

Death Location: Nevisdale, Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Joe Hamby

Mother: Lena (Hamby)

Spouse(s): Dora Young, June Rebeck

Children(s): James Hamby

James Ester Hamby was born in 1922 in Whitley Co., Kentucky, the child of Joe Roscoe Hamby And Lena Elswick Hamby. James Ester Hamby married Dora B Young, June Francis Rebeck, and had children including James Howard Hamby. James Ester Hamby passed away in 1980 in Nevisdale, Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Ester Hamby was born in 1922 in Whitley Co., Kentucky, the child of Joe Roscoe Hamby And Lena Elswick Hamby.
  • James Ester Hamby married Dora B Young, June Francis Rebeck, and had children including James Howard Hamby.
  • James Ester Hamby passed away in 1980 in Nevisdale, Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Hamby's Ancestors

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James Hamby
1922–1980
Birth Place: Whitley Co., Kentucky
Parents
Joe Roscoe Hamby
1897–1978
Nevisdale, Whitley, Kentucky, United States
Lena (Elswick) (Hamby)
1901–1989
McCrery Coun, Kentucky
Grandparents
Abraham (H.) Hamby
1863–1940
Winfield, Scott County, Tennessee, United States of America
Jamaca ((Jamora) Florence) Rose
1867–1900
Kentucky
John (Henry) Elswick
1869–1944
Winfield, Tennessee
Sarah (Belle) Goodin
1874–1963
Whitley Co., Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Hambey
1822–1891
Elizabeth Chitwood
1827–1897
James Elswick
1847–1874
Sarah Chitwood
1839–1884
William Goodin
1841–1913
Mary Crawford
1852–1924
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Hamby
1795–1847
Sarah Cross
1795–1860
John Corp.
1810–1864
Nancy Hamby
1815–1887

James Hamby's Descendants

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James (Ester) Hamby (20 February 1922–7 November 1980) m. Dora (B.) Young (2 AUG 1926–29 July 2019) m. June (Francis) Rebeck (30 May 1923–28 Apr 1993)
  1. 1. James (Howard) Hamby 1948–1999

James Hamby's Timeline

2 Records

1922
20 February 1922
Birth of James Ester Hamby in Whitley Co., Kentucky
Whitley Co., Kentucky
1980
7 November 1980
Age 58
Death of James Ester Hamby in Williamsburg, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
Williamsburg, Whitley, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 February 1922
    Event Place: Whitley Co., Kentucky
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 November 1980
    Event Place: Williamsburg, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Nevisdale, Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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