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James Burgess Metz 1872–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Apr 1872

Birth Location: Milford, Iroquois, Illinois, United States

Death Date: 8 Dec 1949

Death Location: Green Forest, Carroll, Arkansas, United States

Father: Thomas Metz

Mother: Theresa Lancaster

Spouse(s): Anna Robertson

Children(s): Winnie Metz

James Burgess Metz was born in 1872 in Milford, Iroquois, Illinois, United States, the child of Thomas Jefferson Metz And Theresa Burgess Thurza Lancaster. James Burgess Metz married Anna Jane Robertson, and had children including Winnie Metz. James Burgess Metz passed away in 1949 in Green Forest, Carroll, Arkansas, United States.

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Biography

  • James Burgess Metz was born in 1872 in Milford, Iroquois, Illinois, United States, the child of Thomas Jefferson Metz And Theresa Burgess Thurza Lancaster.
  • James Burgess Metz married Anna Jane Robertson, and had children including Winnie Metz.
  • James Burgess Metz passed away in 1949 in Green Forest, Carroll, Arkansas, United States.

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James Metz's Ancestors

Self
James Metz
1872–1949
Birth Place: Milford, Iroquois, Illinois, United States
Parents
Thomas Jefferson Metz
1829–1906
Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Theresa (Burgess "Thurza") Lancaster
1829–1915
West Point, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
John (Rittenhouse) Metz
1789–1863
Worcester, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Margaret (Cagher) Farrier
1796–1861
Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA, North America
Ocky Lancaster
1795–1850
Wayne, North Carolina, United States
Mariah (Maria) Weaver
1795–
, Madison, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Farrier
1776–1833
Maria Cagher
1775–1868
Peter Weaver
1774–1863
Martha Walker
1783–1825
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Theodore Walker
1760–1803
Martha Woods
1761–1834

James Metz's Descendants

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James (Burgess) Metz (12 Apr 1872–8 Dec 1949) m. Anna (Jane) Robertson (29 November 1885–11 January 1975)
  1. 1. Winnie Metz 1918–2002 m. Jack (Marion) Villines 1912–1965
    1. 1. Jackie (Don) Villines 1936–2011

James Metz's Timeline

2 Records

1872
12 Apr 1872
Birth of James Burgess Metz in Milford, Iroquois, Illinois, United States
Milford, Iroquois, Illinois, United States
1949
8 Dec 1949
Age 77
Death of James Burgess Metz in Green Forest, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
Green Forest, Carroll, Arkansas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1872
    Event Place: Milford, Iroquois, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1949
    Event Place: Green Forest, Carroll, Arkansas, United States

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