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James Means 1817–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1817

Birth Location: McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1855

Death Location: , Washington, Arkansas, USA

Father: Josiah Means

Mother: Mary McMurtry

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James Means was born in 1817 in McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee, USA, the child of Josiah Means And Mary Ann Mcmurtry. James Means passed away in 1855 in , Washington, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • James Means was born in 1817 in McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee, USA, the child of Josiah Means And Mary Ann Mcmurtry.
  • James Means passed away in 1855 in , Washington, Arkansas, USA.

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James Means's Ancestors

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James Means
1817–1855
Birth Place: McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Josiah Means
1785–1865
Commonwealth of Virginia, State of Franklin (now, Tennessee) USA
Mary (Ann) McMurtry
1799–1865
Mercer County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
William (Bozart) Means
1750–
Scotland
Nancy Strichler
1755–1835
British Colony of Virginia
James McMurtry
1771–1851
Kentucky county, Colony of Great Britain, Virginia
Mary (Polly) McKee
1774–1799
Kentucky county, Commonwealth of Virginia, USA
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Means's Timeline

2 Records

1817
1817
Birth of James Means in McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee, USA
McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee, USA
1855
1855
Age 38
Death of James Means in , Washington, Arkansas, USA
, Washington, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1817
    Event Place: McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: , Washington, Arkansas, USA

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