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James Mercer Salter 1827–1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Dec 1827

Birth Location: Limestone County, Alabama

Death Date: 6 Sep 1896

Death Location: Wolfe City, Fannin County, Tx

Father: Jesse Salter

Mother: Sarah Herin

Spouse(s): Amanda Bond

Children(s): Sallie Salter, Elizabeth Salter, Henry Salter, James Salter, John Salter, Mollie Salter, William Salter, Mary Salter, Margaret Salter, James Jr.

The story of James Mercer Salter began in 1827 in Limestone County, Alabama. James Mercer Salter married Amanda Malvina Bond, and had children including Elizabeth Salter, Henry Alfred Salter, James Mandrid Salter, James Mercer Salter Jr, John Goildwait Salter, Margaret Elizabeth Salter, Mary Salter, Mollie Salter, Sallie Herring Salter, William Enoch Salter. James Mercer Salter passed away in 1896 in Wolfe City, Fannin County, Tx.

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Biography

  • The story of James Mercer Salter began in 1827 in Limestone County, Alabama.
  • James Mercer Salter married Amanda Malvina Bond, and had children including Elizabeth Salter, Henry Alfred Salter, James Mandrid Salter, James Mercer Salter Jr, John Goildwait Salter, Margaret Elizabeth Salter, Mary Salter, Mollie Salter, Sallie Herring Salter, William Enoch Salter.
  • James Mercer Salter passed away in 1896 in Wolfe City, Fannin County, Tx.

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James Salter's Ancestors

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James Salter
1827–1896
Birth Place: Limestone County, Alabama
Parents
Jesse Salter
1802–1853
Washington, Georgia, United States
Sarah Herin
1806–1841
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina
Grandparents
James (William) Salter
1760–1835
Bladen, North Carolina, United States
Nancy (Ann) Partin
1761–1838
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Colonel
1732–1820
Huldah Mott
1740–1778
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Saltar
1699–1763
Hannah Lawrence
1697–1757

James Salter's Descendants

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James (Mercer) Salter (5 Dec 1827–6 Sep 1896) m. Amanda (Malvina) Bond (15 Mar 1830–04 JUL 1892)
  1. 1. Sallie (Herring) Salter 1856–1936
  2. 2. Elizabeth Salter 1852–1899
  3. 3. Henry (Alfred) Salter 1854–1905
  4. 4. James (Mandrid) Salter 1865–1947
  5. 5. John (Goildwait) Salter 1868–1925
  6. 6. Mollie Salter 1863–1904
  7. 7. William (Enoch) Salter 1852–1909 m. Johnanna Blankenship 1866–1966
    1. 1. Virginia (Sayer) Salter 1901–1998 m. Richard (Edwin) Tatum 1896–1979
      1. 1. William (Richard) Tatum 1928–2002 m. Jo'An (Gidney) Yearwood 1931–2006
    2. 2. Homer (Alfred) Salter 1888–1956
    3. 3. Myrtle (Edna) Salter 1899–1977
    4. 4. John (William) Salter 1904–1984
  8. 8. Mary Salter 1862–
  9. 9. Margaret (Elizabeth) Salter 1862–1862
  10. 10. James (Mercer Salter) Jr. 1865–

James Salter's Timeline

2 Records

1827
5 Dec 1827
Birth of James Mercer Salter in Limestone County, Alabama
Limestone County, Alabama
1896
6 Sep 1896
Age 69
Death of James Mercer Salter in Wolfe City, Fannin County, Tx
Wolfe City, Fannin County, Tx

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Dec 1827
    Event Place: Limestone County, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Sep 1896
    Event Place: Wolfe City, Fannin County, Tx

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