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James Brinson Merchant 1811–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1811

Birth Location: Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 27 Dec 1880

Death Location: Solado, Bell, Texas

Father: David MERCHANT

Mother: Mary Brown

Spouse(s): Mahulda Waldrip

Children(s): Matilda Merchant

James Brinson Merchant was born in 1811 in Tennessee, USA, the child of David Merchant And Mary Catherine Brown. James Brinson Merchant married Mahulda Jane Swain Waldrip, and had children including Matilda Emmaline Merchant. James Brinson Merchant passed away in 1880 in Solado, Bell, Texas.

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Biography

  • James Brinson Merchant was born in 1811 in Tennessee, USA, the child of David Merchant And Mary Catherine Brown.
  • James Brinson Merchant married Mahulda Jane Swain Waldrip, and had children including Matilda Emmaline Merchant.
  • James Brinson Merchant passed away in 1880 in Solado, Bell, Texas.

Immediate Family

Parents

David MERCHANT
1780–1813
Birth Location: Massachusetts, USA
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Mary Brown
1780–1850
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mahulda Waldrip
1810–1874
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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Children(s)

Matilda Merchant
1827–1870
Birth Location: Tishomingo, Tishomingo, Mississippi, United States
MM

James Merchant's Ancestors

Self
James Merchant
1811–1880
Birth Place: Tennessee, USA
Parents
David MERCHANT
1780–1813
Massachusetts, USA
Mary (Catherine) Brown
1780–1850
Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Merchant's Descendants

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James (Brinson) Merchant (1811–27 Dec 1880) m. Mahulda (Jane Swain) Waldrip (1810–11 Nov 1874)
  1. 1. Matilda (Emmaline) Merchant 1827–1870 m. Andrew (Brown) Waldrip 1821–1897
    1. 1. Mexico ("Mexey") Waldrip 1861–1936 m. William (Jefferson Mullens) Sr 1846–1925
      1. 1. D (H) Jones 1884–1977 m. David (Henry) Jones 1877–
        1. 1. Lola (Belle) Jones 1908–1988 m. Walter Kenney 1916–1984
        2. 2. Homer (David) Jones 1904–1994
        3. 3. Ida (May) Jones 1906–
        4. 4. Viola (O) Jones 1913–2001
        5. 5. Ellen (Lucille) Jones 1919–1990 m. Samuel (David) Burks 1916–1945 m. Archie (M.) Cowan 1913–1984 m. George (Benjamin) Howard 1895–1968 m. Robert (Allen) Darnall 1917–1994
        6. 6. Christina Jones 1925–
        7. 7. John (Henry) Jones 1910–1910
        8. 8. Opal (Wilma) Jones 1913–1986
        9. 9. Virgilla ("virgie" L.) Jones 1921–1998
      2. 2. William Mullens 1882–
      3. 3. John Mullens 1886–1973
      4. 4. Eugein (J) Mullens 1890–1967
      5. 5. Claude Mullens 1892–1991
      6. 6. Eula (M) Mullens 1896–
      7. 7. Louis (Frank) Mullens 1903–2000
      8. 8. William (Jefferson "Pat") Mullins 1882– m. Etta Mullins 1882–
        1. 1. Eva (P) Mullins 1919–
    2. 2. Andrew (G) Waldrip 1849–
    3. 3. Califernia Waldrip 1853–
    4. 4. Martha Waldrip 1856–
    5. 5. Early (B) Waldrip 1858–
    6. 6. Jeff (D) Waldrip 1862–

James Merchant's Timeline

2 Records

1811
1811
Birth of James Brinson Merchant in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1880
27 Dec 1880
Age 69
Death of James Brinson Merchant in Solado, Bell, Texas
Solado, Bell, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1811
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1880
    Event Place: Solado, Bell, Texas
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