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James Maness 1784–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1784

Birth Location: Moore, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1860

Death Location: McNairy, Tennessee, United States

Father: Seth Maness

Mother: Susan Fields

Spouse(s): Margaret Kelsay

Children(s): Elizabeth Manes

James Maness was born in 1784 in Moore, North Carolina, United States, the child of Seth Maness And Susan Patsy Fields. James Maness married Margaret C Kelsay, and had children including Elizabeth Manes. James Maness passed away in 1860 in McNairy, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • James Maness was born in 1784 in Moore, North Carolina, United States, the child of Seth Maness And Susan Patsy Fields.
  • James Maness married Margaret C Kelsay, and had children including Elizabeth Manes.
  • James Maness passed away in 1860 in McNairy, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Seth Maness
1762–1852
Birth Location: Bedford Co, Virginia, USA
SM
Susan Fields
1763–1842
Birth Location: Moore, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Kelsay
1790–1870
Birth Location: Tennessee
MK

Children(s)

Elizabeth Manes
1820–1911
Birth Location: Wayne, Kentucky, United States
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James Maness's Ancestors

Self
James Maness
1784–1860
Birth Place: Moore, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Seth Maness
1762–1852
Bedford Co, Virginia, USA
Susan (Patsy) Fields
1763–1842
Moore, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Maness's Descendants

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James Maness (1784–1860) m. Margaret (C) Kelsay (1790–1870)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Manes 1820–1911 m. Charles (Isaac) Stark 1802–1882
    1. 1. Mary Vaughan 1838–1900 m. Thomas (Bing Vaughan) (Vaughn) 1836–1920
      1. 1. Charles (Francis) Vaughn 1861–1946 m. Cora (Angeline) Vaughan 1872–1930
        1. 1. Gertrude (Opal) Wood 1903–1993 m. Ralph (Elmer) Wood 1903–1993
        2. 2. Rena (B) Vaughan 1893–
        3. 3. Mary (F) Vaughn 1895– m. Ramuel Hays 1900–
        4. 4. Gracie (A) Vaughan 1897–
        5. 5. William (B) Vaughan 1899–
        6. 6. Leonard (A) Vaughan 1901–
        7. 7. Charles (E) Vaughan 1906–
        8. 8. Garland Vaughan 1910–
      2. 2. Alvin (K) Vaughan 1859–
      3. 3. Sarah (E) Vaughan 1862–
      4. 4. Benjamin (F) Vaughan 1866–
      5. 5. Martha (J) Vaughan 1868–

James Maness's Timeline

2 Records

1784
1784
Birth of James Maness in Moore, North Carolina, United States
Moore, North Carolina, United States
1860
1860
Age 76
Death of James Maness in McNairy, Tennessee, United States
McNairy, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1784
    Event Place: Moore, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: McNairy, Tennessee, United States
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