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James Newton Masterson 1814–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Oct 1814

Birth Location: Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 8 Jul 1889

Death Location: Oakman, Walker, Alabama, USA

Father: John Masterson

Mother: Margaret Cunningham

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James Newton Masterson was born in 1814 in Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA, the child of John Patrick Masterson And Margaret Peggy Cunningham. James Newton Masterson passed away in 1889 in Oakman, Walker, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • James Newton Masterson was born in 1814 in Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA, the child of John Patrick Masterson And Margaret Peggy Cunningham.
  • James Newton Masterson passed away in 1889 in Oakman, Walker, Alabama, USA.

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James Masterson's Ancestors

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James Masterson
1814–1889
Birth Place: Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
Parents
John Patrick Masterson
1784–1835
South Carolina
Margaret ("Peggy") Cunningham
1786–1835
Union County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Patrick Masterson
1750–1797
County Wexford, Ireland
Sarah (Jane) Cunningham
1745–1819
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Edward War
1730–1790
Mary Coleman
1732–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Lt
1705–1754
Mary (Masterson)
1710–1754
Richard Coleman
1710–1764
Eleanor Critcher
1717–1764

James Masterson's Timeline

2 Records

1814
15 Oct 1814
Birth of James Newton Masterson in Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
1889
8 Jul 1889
Age 75
Death of James Newton Masterson in Oakman, Walker, Alabama, USA
Oakman, Walker, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1814
    Event Place: Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jul 1889
    Event Place: Oakman, Walker, Alabama, USA

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