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James Guess Laws 1807–1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Feb 1807

Birth Location: Knap of Reeds, Orange, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 16 Jul 1887

Death Location: Bethlehem, Marshall, Mississippi, United States

Father: William Laws

Mother: Frances Guess

Spouse(s): Susan Bullock

Children(s): Charles Laws

In 1807, James Guess Laws entered the world in Knap of Reeds, Orange, North Carolina, United States, born to William Hampton Laws And Frances Guess. James Guess Laws married Susan Laws Bullock, and had children including Charles Bullock Laws. James Guess Laws passed away in 1887 in Bethlehem, Marshall, Mississippi, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1807, James Guess Laws entered the world in Knap of Reeds, Orange, North Carolina, United States, born to William Hampton Laws And Frances Guess.
  • James Guess Laws married Susan Laws Bullock, and had children including Charles Bullock Laws.
  • James Guess Laws passed away in 1887 in Bethlehem, Marshall, Mississippi, United States.

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James Laws's Ancestors

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James Laws
1807–1887
Birth Place: Knap of Reeds, Orange, North Carolina, United States
Parents
William Hampton Laws
1750–1816
Orange, North Carolina, United States
Frances Guess
1765–1836
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Scarborough Mulkey
1728–1775
Edgecomb, Pender, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Laws's Descendants

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James (Guess) Laws (18 Feb 1807–16 Jul 1887) m. Susan (Laws) Bullock (1810–29 Apr 1842)
  1. 1. Charles (Bullock) Laws 1831–1908 m. Sarah (Frances "Fannie") Roach 1844–1929
    1. 1. Susan (Delilah) Laws 1867– m. Dr. (Robbert Emmett) Blair 1868–

James Laws's Timeline

2 Records

1807
18 Feb 1807
Birth of James Guess Laws in Knap of Reeds, Orange, North Carolina, United States
Knap of Reeds, Orange, North Carolina, United States
1887
16 Jul 1887
Age 80
Death of James Guess Laws in Bethlehem, Marshall, Mississippi, United States
Bethlehem, Marshall, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1807
    Event Place: Knap of Reeds, Orange, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1887
    Event Place: Bethlehem, Marshall, Mississippi, United States

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