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James Laws 1785–1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1785

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 17 Jul 1887

Death Location: Marshall County, Mississippi

Father: William Laws

Mother: Frances Guess

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James Laws was born in 1785 in North Carolina, the child of William Hampton Laws And Frances Guess. James Laws passed away in 1887 in Marshall County, Mississippi.

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Biography

  • James Laws was born in 1785 in North Carolina, the child of William Hampton Laws And Frances Guess.
  • James Laws passed away in 1887 in Marshall County, Mississippi.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Laws
1751–1817
Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, USA
WL
Frances Guess
1755–1836
Birth Location: Orange County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Laws's Ancestors

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James Laws
1785–1887
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
William Hampton Laws
1751–1817
Orange, North Carolina, USA
Frances Guess
1755–1836
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Laws's Timeline

2 Records

1785
Abt. 1785
Birth of James Laws in North Carolina
North Carolina
1887
17 Jul 1887
Age 102
Death of James Laws in Marshall County, Mississippi
Marshall County, Mississippi

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1785
    Event Place: North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1887
    Event Place: Marshall County, Mississippi
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