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James Benton Sr. Rand 1841–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 May 1841

Birth Location: Brown County, Virginia

Death Date: 24 May 1916

Death Location: Eugene, Lane, Oregon

Father: William Rand

Mother: Margaretta Winters

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The story of James Benton Sr. Rand began in 1841 in Brown County, Virginia. James Benton Sr. Rand passed away in 1916 in Eugene, Lane, Oregon.

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Biography

  • The story of James Benton Sr. Rand began in 1841 in Brown County, Virginia.
  • James Benton Sr. Rand passed away in 1916 in Eugene, Lane, Oregon.

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James Rand's Ancestors

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James Rand
1841–1916
Birth Place: Brown County, Virginia
Parents
William Henry Rand
1814–1855
Jefferson county, Ohio
Margaretta (Margaret) Winters
1816–1850
Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Mehitabel (Anna "Hettie") Reed
1792–1873
Gilford, Belknap, New Hampshire
Robert (Rand IIII) Jr.;Sr.
1783–1847
Westminister, Windham, Vermont, USA
William Winters
1777–1849
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Martha Rex
1780–1853
Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Artemis Reed
1747–1826
Robert Rand
1750–1828
Emma Averill
1753–1799
Josiah Winters
1740–1806
Christina
1740–1806
George Rex
1750–1821
Margaret Rex
1752–1828
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Reed
1720–1813
Abigail Stone
1717–1773
George Hanover
1738–1820
Hannah Lightfoot
1730–1759
Maria Banker
1735–1797

James Rand's Timeline

2 Records

1841
31 May 1841
Birth of James Benton Sr. Rand in Brown County, Virginia
Brown County, Virginia
1916
24 May 1916
Age 75
Death of James Benton Sr. Rand in Eugene, Lane, Oregon
Eugene, Lane, Oregon

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 May 1841
    Event Place: Brown County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 May 1916
    Event Place: Eugene, Lane, Oregon

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