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James Willis Heard 1889–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Nov 1889

Birth Location: Alabama, USA

Death Date: 12 May 1967

Death Location: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA

Father: Columbus Heard

Mother: Louisa Farrow

Spouse(s): Mabel Wright

Children(s): Robert Heard

James Willis Heard was born in 1889 in Alabama, USA, the child of Columbus Lum Heard And Louisa Heard Farrow. In 1900, James Willis Heard resided in Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA. In 1910, James Willis Heard resided in Precinct 15, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA. James Willis Heard married Mabel Heard Wright, and had children including Robert W Heard. James Willis Heard passed away in 1967 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • James Willis Heard was born in 1889 in Alabama, USA, the child of Columbus Lum Heard And Louisa Heard Farrow.
  • In 1900, James Willis Heard resided in Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1910, James Willis Heard resided in Precinct 15, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA.
  • James Willis Heard married Mabel Heard Wright, and had children including Robert W Heard.
  • James Willis Heard passed away in 1967 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Columbus Heard
1868–1942
Birth Location: Dudleyville, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, United States
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Louisa Farrow
1874–1946
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mabel Wright
1902–1981
Birth Location: Georgia
MW

Children(s)

Robert Heard
1928–1984
Birth Location: Tennessee
RH

James Heard's Ancestors

Self
James Heard
1889–1967
Birth Place: Alabama, USA
Parents
Columbus Lum Heard
1868–1942
Dudleyville, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, United States
Louisa ((Heard)) Farrow
1874–1946
Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Richard ((Dick) Kent) Heard
1830–1904
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Patsy Heard
1832–1920
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Elias Heard
1802–1843
Lydia Henderson
1802–1893
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary Heard
1767–1837
Richard Henderson
1761–1840
Rachel Thornton
1765–1844

James Heard's Descendants

1.
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James (Willis) Heard (28 Nov 1889–12 May 1967) m. Mabel ((Heard)) Wright (17 December 1902–6 December 1981)
  1. 1. Robert (W) Heard 1928–1984

James Heard's Timeline

9 Records

1889
28 Nov 1889
Birth of James Willis Heard in Alabama, USA
Alabama, USA
1900
1900
Age 11
James Willis Heard resided here in Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 21
James Willis Heard resided here in Precinct 15, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
Precinct 15, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 31
James Willis Heard resided here in Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
1930
1930
Age 41
James Willis Heard resided here in Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 46
James Willis Heard resided here in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee
Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 51
James Willis Heard resided here in 1st Civil District, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
1st Civil District, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 61
James Willis Heard resided here in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
1967
12 May 1967
Age 78
Death of James Willis Heard in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1889
    Event Place: Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama; Roll: 41; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0079; FHL microfilm: 1240041

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Precinct 15, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Precinct 15, Tallapoosa, Alabama; Roll: T624_34; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0175; FHL microfilm: 1374047

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama; Roll: T625_43; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 179

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 2341984

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03951; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 96-16

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: 1st Civil District, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03951; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 96-16

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Chattanooga, Hamilto

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 1967
    Event Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
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