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James B. Jefferies 1822–1849 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jun 1822

Birth Location: Union County, South Carolina

Death Date: 3 Jul 1849

Death Location: Wetumpka, Elmore, Alabama

Father: John Sr

Mother: Mary Cantrell

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James B. Jefferies was born in 1822 in Union County, South Carolina, the child of John Barnett Jefferies Sr And Mary Polly Cantrell. James B. Jefferies passed away in 1849 in Wetumpka, Elmore, Alabama.

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Biography

  • James B. Jefferies was born in 1822 in Union County, South Carolina, the child of John Barnett Jefferies Sr And Mary Polly Cantrell.
  • James B. Jefferies passed away in 1849 in Wetumpka, Elmore, Alabama.

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James Jefferies's Ancestors

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James Jefferies
1822–1849
Birth Place: Union County, South Carolina
Parents
John Barnett Jefferies Sr
1793–1869
Union County, South Carolina, United States of America
Mary ("Polly") Cantrell
1797–1866
Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
William Cantrell
1766–1840
Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Paige) Wilkins
1771–1833
Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Mary Leonard
1743–1804
William Capt.
1746–1807
Elizabeth Terrell
1756–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John 8GGAUNT
1720–1796
Mary 8GGAUNT
1721–1751
Timothy Terrell
1702–1763
Mary Martin
1712–1763

James Jefferies's Timeline

2 Records

1822
15 Jun 1822
Birth of James B. Jefferies in Union County, South Carolina
Union County, South Carolina
1849
3 Jul 1849
Age 27
Death of James B. Jefferies in Wetumpka, Elmore, Alabama
Wetumpka, Elmore, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1822
    Event Place: Union County, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jul 1849
    Event Place: Wetumpka, Elmore, Alabama

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