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James Thomas McGinnis 1855–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 11,1855

Birth Location: Macomb, McDonough, Illinois, USA

Death Date: May 19,1940

Death Location: Nortan, Kansas, United States

Father: John McGinnis

Mother: Mary Simmons

Spouse(s): Adelia *

Children(s): Hugh McGinnis, Alva McGinnis, Mary Mcginnis, Coral Mcginnis, Bessie *, Mary Ginnis, Alva McGinnis, Evelyn McGinnis, Alva McGinnis

In 1855, James Thomas McGinnis entered the world in Macomb, McDonough, Illinois, USA, born to John Kopel Mcginnis And Mary Hardin Simmons. James Thomas McGinnis married Adelia Lillian Smith Mcginnis, and had children including Alva D Mcginnis, Alva Guy Mcginnis, Bessie Eldred Mcginnis, Coral Jesse Mcginnis, Evelyn M Mcginnis, Hugh Thomas Mcginnis, Mary Eva Mc Ginnis, Mary Evelyn Mcginnis. James Thomas McGinnis passed away in 1940 in Nortan, Kansas, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1855, James Thomas McGinnis entered the world in Macomb, McDonough, Illinois, USA, born to John Kopel Mcginnis And Mary Hardin Simmons.
  • James Thomas McGinnis married Adelia Lillian Smith Mcginnis, and had children including Alva D Mcginnis, Alva Guy Mcginnis, Bessie Eldred Mcginnis, Coral Jesse Mcginnis, Evelyn M Mcginnis, Hugh Thomas Mcginnis, Mary Eva Mc Ginnis, Mary Evelyn Mcginnis.
  • James Thomas McGinnis passed away in 1940 in Nortan, Kansas, United States.

Immediate Family

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James McGinnis's Ancestors

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James McGinnis
1855–1940
Birth Place: Macomb, McDonough, Illinois, USA
Parents
John Kopel McGinnis
1825–1900
Jonesville, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Hardin) Simmons
1830–1901
Washington, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Jesse McGinnis
1797–1840
Tennessee, United States
Mary (Ann) Reed
1798–1835
Washington, Tennessee, USA
Joshua Simmons
1806–1883
Halifax, Virginia, USA
Mary ("Polly") Webster
1810–1897
Prince Georges County, Maryland
Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1740–1816
Benjamin Simmons
1770–1825
Martha Hood
1775–1814
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sr
1710–1777
Polly Ann
1710–1780
Martha Blair
1750–1821

James McGinnis's Descendants

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James (Thomas) McGinnis (Mar 11,1855–May 19,1940) m. Adelia (Lillian Smith (McGinnis)) * (Sept 13,1863–June 29,1946)
  1. 1. Hugh (Thomas) McGinnis 1886–1964 m. Christina (Mae) Michals 1905–1979
    1. 1. William (Thomas) McGinnis 1940–2019 m. Sally (Darnell) Wright 1945–1999
    2. 2. Cleta (jean) Mcginnis 1932–2003
  2. 2. Alva (Guy) McGinnis 1891–1993
  3. 3. Mary (Evelyn) Mcginnis 1894–1993
  4. 4. Coral (Jesse) Mcginnis 1889–1914
  5. 5. Bessie (Eldred McGinnis) * 1885–1985 m. William (Leonard Kidder) * 1875–1957 m. William (Leonard Kidder) * 1875–1957
    1. 1. Ethel (Evelyn) Kidder 1911–2006
    2. 2. Alpha (Anna) Kidder 1909–1987
    3. 3. Edwin (Guy) Kidder 1917–2009
    4. 4. Leora (Eileen) Kidder 1913–1940
    5. 5. Mildred (Margaret Kidder) * 1906–1997
    6. 6. Ethel (Evelyn) Kidder 1911–2006
    7. 7. Alpha (Anna) Kidder 1909–1987
    8. 8. Edwin (Guy) Kidder 1917–2009
    9. 9. Leora (Eileen) Kidder 1913–1940
    10. 10. Mildred (Margaret Kidder) * 1906–1997
  6. 6. Mary (Eva Mc) Ginnis 1885–
  7. 7. Alva (Guy) McGinnis 1891–1993
  8. 8. Evelyn (M) McGinnis 1895–
  9. 9. Alva (D) McGinnis 1891–

James McGinnis's Timeline

2 Records

1855
Mar 11,1855
Birth of James Thomas McGinnis in Macomb, McDonough, Illinois, USA
Macomb, McDonough, Illinois, USA
1940
May 19,1940
Age 85
Death of James Thomas McGinnis in Nortan, Kansas, United States
Nortan, Kansas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 11,1855
    Event Place: Macomb, McDonough, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 19,1940
    Event Place: Nortan, Kansas, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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