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James Smith Kidwell 1848–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jul 1848

Birth Location: , Madison, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 12 Jan 1917

Death Location: , Rockcastle, Kentucky, USA

Father: Johnathan Kidwell

Mother: Mary Foote

Spouse(s): Susan Lakes

Children(s): Thomas Kidwell, Stephen Kidwell, Georgia Kidwell, John Kidwell, Nancy Kidwell, Mary Kidwell, William Kidwell, Sarah Kidwell, Ruthy Kidwell, Marie Kidwell

James Smith Kidwell was born in 1848 in , Madison, Kentucky, USA, the child of Johnathan Green Kidwell And Mary Jane Foote. James Smith Kidwell married Susan Lakes, and had children including Georgia E Kidwell, John Green Kidwell, Marie Nancy Nannie Kidwell, Mary Kidwell, Nancy Kidwell, Ruthy J Kidwell, Sarah Sally Ann Kidwell, Stephen Delaney Kidwell, Thomas Irvine Kidwell, William Newton Kidwell. James Smith Kidwell passed away in 1917 in , Rockcastle, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • James Smith Kidwell was born in 1848 in , Madison, Kentucky, USA, the child of Johnathan Green Kidwell And Mary Jane Foote.
  • James Smith Kidwell married Susan Lakes, and had children including Georgia E Kidwell, John Green Kidwell, Marie Nancy Nannie Kidwell, Mary Kidwell, Nancy Kidwell, Ruthy J Kidwell, Sarah Sally Ann Kidwell, Stephen Delaney Kidwell, Thomas Irvine Kidwell, William Newton Kidwell.
  • James Smith Kidwell passed away in 1917 in , Rockcastle, Kentucky, USA.

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James Kidwell's Ancestors

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James Kidwell
1848–1917
Birth Place: , Madison, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Johnathan Green Kidwell
1823–1875
Madison, Kentucky, United States
Mary (Jane) Foote
1830–1900
Madison Co, Kentucky, USA
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Kidwell's Descendants

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James (Smith) Kidwell (7 Jul 1848–12 Jan 1917) m. Susan Lakes (18 Apr 1849–Dec 1925)
  1. 1. Thomas (Irvine) Kidwell 1871–1955 m. Eva (Bell) Rose 1877–1958
    1. 1. Henrietta ("Etta") Kidwell 1894–1987 m. Clark (F) Thomas 1887–1957
      1. 1. Alson Thomas 1918–1997 m. Margaret (Evelyn) Davis 1921–1984
        1. 1. Dennis (Alson Thomas) Sr. 1940–1997
        2. 2. Willard (Clark) Thomas 1946–1972
      2. 2. Clarence (Woodrow) Thomas 1912–1990
      3. 3. Roscoe Thomas 1915–1971
      4. 4. Lorene Thomas 1920–
      5. 5. Beulah Thomas 1924–2006
      6. 6. Mamie Thomas 1926–2008
      7. 7. Van (Hobart) Thomas 1928–2021
      8. 8. Clara Thomas 1914–1914
      9. 9. Ora (Modean) Thomas 1934–2014
      10. 10. Cecil (Carlton) Thomas 1937–1987
      11. 11. Charles (Edward) Thomas 1939–2022
      12. 12. Lorrain Arnold 1922–1961
    2. 2. Rne Kidwell 1895–
    3. 3. Pearlle Kidwell 1897–
    4. 4. Mollie Kidwell 1899–
    5. 5. Ora Kidwell 1903–
  2. 2. Stephen (Delaney) Kidwell 1887–1936
  3. 3. Georgia (E.) Kidwell 1891–1973
  4. 4. John (Green) Kidwell 1878–1961
  5. 5. Nancy Kidwell 1872–1938
  6. 6. Mary Kidwell 1873–1938
  7. 7. William (Newton) Kidwell 1877–1931
  8. 8. Sarah (Sally Ann) Kidwell 1881–1925
  9. 9. Ruthy (J) Kidwell 1875–1915
  10. 10. Marie (Nancy "Nannie") Kidwell 1869–1938

James Kidwell's Timeline

2 Records

1848
7 Jul 1848
Birth of James Smith Kidwell in , Madison, Kentucky, USA
, Madison, Kentucky, USA
1917
12 Jan 1917
Age 69
Death of James Smith Kidwell in , Rockcastle, Kentucky, USA
, Rockcastle, Kentucky, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1848
    Event Place: , Madison, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1917
    Event Place: , Rockcastle, Kentucky, USA

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