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James Sutherland "Bell Clapper Jim" Kiser 1812–1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 July 1812

Birth Location: Castlewood, Russell, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 26 Nov 1903

Death Location: Russell County, Virginia, USA

Father: Joseph Jr.

Mother: Mary Keyser

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The story of James Sutherland "Bell Clapper Jim" Kiser began in 1812 in Castlewood, Russell, Virginia, USA. James Sutherland "Bell Clapper Jim" Kiser passed away in 1903 in Russell County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Sutherland "Bell Clapper Jim" Kiser began in 1812 in Castlewood, Russell, Virginia, USA.
  • James Sutherland "Bell Clapper Jim" Kiser passed away in 1903 in Russell County, Virginia, USA.

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James Kiser's Ancestors

Self
James Kiser
1812–1903
Birth Place: Castlewood, Russell, Virginia, USA
Parents
Joseph Kenton Kiser Jr.
1782–1869
Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Ellen Polly Childress Kiser) Keyser
1787–1891
Castlewood, Russell, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (Kenton Kiser) Sr
1756–1816
German Settlement in Lancaster Twp., Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Susanna (Stacy) Keyser
1754–1830
Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Carl Keyser
1726–1778
Elizabeth Grossgloss
1705–1773
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Kiser's Timeline

2 Records

1812
11 July 1812
Birth of James Sutherland "Bell Clapper Jim" Kiser in Castlewood, Russell, Virginia, USA
Castlewood, Russell, Virginia, USA
1903
26 Nov 1903
Age 91
Death of James Sutherland "Bell Clapper Jim" Kiser in Dumps Creek, Russell, Virginia, USA
Dumps Creek, Russell, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 July 1812
    Event Place: Castlewood, Russell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Mead Relations: Mead-Brown-Powell-Keyser, Kelly-Trumbo-Austin, Toler-Prichard : Virginia-Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1903
    Event Place: Dumps Creek, Russell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Mead Relations: Mead-Brown-Powell-Keyser, Kelly-Trumbo-Austin, Toler-Prichard : Virginia-Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Russell County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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