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James Lake 1800 – 1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1800

Birth Location: Buncombe Co., NC

Death Date: 1870

Death Location: Harlan, Kentucky, United States

Father: Burgess Lake

Mother: Sarah Shuford

Spouse(s): Mary Monday, Catherine Martin

Children(s): John Lake

In 1800, James Lake entered the world in Buncombe Co., NC, born to Burgess Lake and Sarah Shuford. James Lake married Mary Monday, Catherine Martin, and had children including John Lake. James Lake passed away in 1870 in Harlan, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1800, James Lake entered the world in Buncombe Co., NC, born to Burgess Lake and Sarah Shuford.
  • James Lake married Mary Monday, Catherine Martin, and had children including John Lake.
  • James Lake passed away in 1870 in Harlan, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Burgess Lake
1782 – 1831
Birth Location: Orange County, North Carolina, USA
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Sarah Shuford
1790 – 1876
Birth Location: Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Monday
1807 – 1873
Birth Location: Mecklinburg, NC
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Catherine Martin
1816 – 1880
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

John Lake
1850 – 1930
Birth Location: Bell County, Kentucky, United States of America
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James Lake's Ancestors

Self
James Lake
1800 – 1870
Birth Place: Buncombe Co., NC
Parents
Burgess Lake
1782 – 1831
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Sarah Shuford
1790 – 1876
Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Daniel Lake
1774 – 1827
Orange, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth Whaley
1774 – 1838
Virginia, United States
George Shuford
1754 – 1823
Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary Burrell
1761 – 1842
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Lake
1747 – 1818
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Lake's Descendants

1.
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James Lake (ABT 1800 – 1870) m. Mary Monday (07 DEC 1807 – 1873) m. Catherine Martin (1816 – May 1880)
  1. 1. John Lake (4 JUL 1850 – 8 August 1930) m. Deborah (Evaline) Bull (1 Jun 1854 – 30 Mar 1932)
    1. 1. William Lake (20 April 1884 – 12 March 1938) m. Sarah (Ellen) Barnett (May 1896 – 1 FEB 1966)
      1. 1. Cora Lake (18 December 1914 – 14 October 2001) m. Walter (F) Allen (25 November 1909 – 6 May 1948)
        1. 1. James (E) Allen (abt 1935 – )
        2. 2. William (Matthew) Allen (07 Mar 1937 – 30 August 2011) m. Joyce Allen

James Lake's Timeline

2 Records

1800
ABT 1800
Birth of James Lake in Buncombe Co., NC
Buncombe Co., NC
1870
1870
Age 70
Death of James Lake in Harlan, Kentucky, United States
Harlan, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1800
    Event Place: Buncombe Co., NC

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Harlan, Kentucky, United States
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