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James Monroe Sandefur 1856 – 1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Mar 1856

Birth Location: Henderson County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 6 May 1930

Death Location: McLean County, Kentucky, USA

Father: James Sandefur

Mother: Mary Bottom

Spouse(s): Emma Jobe, Eunice Sandefer

Children(s): Ella Sandefur, Nora Sandefer, Callie Sandefur, Lola Sandefur, Nadine Sandefur, Roscoe Sandefur, Wilburn Sandefur, Charles Sandefur

James Monroe Sandefur was born in 1856 in Henderson County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of James Coleman Sandefur and Mary Ann Bottom. James Monroe Sandefur married Emma Jane Jobe, Eunice Sandefer, and had children including Ella A Sandefur, Nora Sandefer, Callie Pearl Sandefur, Lola Sandefur, Nadine Sandefur, Roscoe Sandefur, Wilburn Sandefur, Charles Coleman Sandefur. James Monroe Sandefur passed away in 1930 in McLean County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • James Monroe Sandefur was born in 1856 in Henderson County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of James Coleman Sandefur and Mary Ann Bottom.
  • James Monroe Sandefur married Emma Jane Jobe, Eunice Sandefer, and had children including Ella A Sandefur, Nora Sandefer, Callie Pearl Sandefur, Lola Sandefur, Nadine Sandefur, Roscoe Sandefur, Wilburn Sandefur, Charles Coleman Sandefur.
  • James Monroe Sandefur passed away in 1930 in McLean County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

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James Sandefur's Ancestors

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James Sandefur
1856 – 1930
Birth Place: Henderson County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
James Coleman Sandefur
1826 – 1911
Henderson, Kentucky, USA
Mary (Ann) Bottom
1836 – 1915
Henderson, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (Alexander) Sandefur,
1804 – 1884
McLean County, Kentucky, USA
Obedience (O'Bannon) Collier
1808 – 1890
Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA
James Bottom
1811 – 1865
Virginia, United States
Frances
Great-Grandparents
Bennett Sandefur,
1765 – 1840
Judith Bilbo
1760 – 1840
Claiborne Collier
1780 – 1846
Matilda Duncan
1779 – 1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Sandefur
1722 – 1807
Elizabeth Norvell
1730 – 1782
John Bilbo
1735 – 1809
Ann Walker
1743 – 1786
Capt III,
1743 – 1820
Hannah Hamlett
1742 – 1824
Joseph Jr,
1742 – 1822
Catherine O'Banion
1748 – 1811

James Sandefur's Descendants

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James (Monroe) Sandefur (27 Mar 1856 – 6 May 1930) m. Emma (Jane) Jobe (1866 – 19 Aug 1909) m. Eunice Sandefer (Nov 1867 – 19 Aug 1909)
  1. 1. Ella (A) Sandefur (Jan 1886 – 21 May 1917)
  2. 2. Nora Sandefer (Feb 1887 – )
  3. 3. Callie (Pearl) Sandefur (10 Oct 1901 – Oct 1984)
  4. 4. Lola Sandefur (14 Sep 1902 – 09 Dec 1979)
  5. 5. Nadine Sandefur (15 May 1905 – 11 Feb 1985)
  6. 6. Roscoe Sandefur (19 Aug 1906 – 6 Sep 1949)
  7. 7. Wilburn Sandefur (01 Jan 1909 – 18 Nov 1973)
  8. 8. Charles (Coleman) Sandefur (16 Nov 1899 – May 1968) m. Winnie Scott (Oct 1899 – 1991)
    1. 1. Randall Sandefur, (3 May 1926 – 20 Jan 1987)
    2. 2. Thurman (R) Sandefur, (18 Jan 1928 – 4 Jun 1996)
    3. 3. Jerald (Ray) Sandefur (27 Nov 1930 – 17 Nov 2005) m. Gartha (Dean) Sandefur (30 Apr 1930 – 26 Nov 1975)
    4. 4. Tommie (Eugene) Sandefur, (28 Feb 1933 – 13 April 2014) m. Lela (Mae) Sandefur (1931 – 2002)
      1. 1. John (Michael) Sandefur (6 September 1967 – 4 October 1991)
    5. 5. Charles (Coleman Sandefur) Jr, (26 Apr 1938 – 12 Oct 2013)
    6. 6. Earl (Glenn) Sandefur, (12 Jan 1942 – 18 Jun 2004)

James Sandefur's Timeline

2 Records

1856
27 Mar 1856
Birth of James Monroe Sandefur in Henderson County, Kentucky, United States of America
Henderson County, Kentucky, United States of America
1930
6 May 1930
Age 74
Death of James Monroe Sandefur in McLean County, Kentucky, USA
McLean County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1856
    Event Place: Henderson County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1963
    [2] Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 May 1930
    Event Place: McLean County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1963
    [2] Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Washington County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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