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James Gantzer Scarbrough 1775–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 November 1775

Birth Location: Greenbrier Co, WV, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 20 April 1864

Death Location: Clifty, White, Tennessee, USA

Father: William Scarbrough

Mother: Mahala Wood

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The story of James Gantzer Scarbrough began in 1775 in Greenbrier Co, WV, West Virginia, USA. James Gantzer Scarbrough passed away in 1864 in Clifty, White, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Gantzer Scarbrough began in 1775 in Greenbrier Co, WV, West Virginia, USA.
  • James Gantzer Scarbrough passed away in 1864 in Clifty, White, Tennessee, USA.

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James Scarbrough's Ancestors

Self
James Scarbrough
1775–1864
Birth Place: Greenbrier Co, WV, West Virginia, USA
Parents
William David Scarbrough
1753–1830
Orange, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Mahala (Emily (Milly Miley)) Wood
1755–1847
Greenbrier, Bedford, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Robert (S) Scarborough
1708–1783
Buckingham, Bucks Co, PA, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Bailey
1730–1830
Greenbriar, VA, Virginia, USA
Sergeant (John D Wood, Revolutionary) Army
1730–1773
Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America
Agnes (H) Griffith
1729–1811
Mossy Creek, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wood
1708–1763
Sarah Hart
1715–1766
Mathusalem Griffith
1709–1750
Lucretia Reece
1714–1786
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Scarbrough's Timeline

2 Records

1775
5 November 1775
Birth of James Gantzer Scarbrough in Greenbrier Co, WV, West Virginia, USA
Greenbrier Co, WV, West Virginia, USA
1864
20 April 1864
Age 89
Death of James Gantzer Scarbrough in Clifty, White, Tennessee, USA
Clifty, White, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 November 1775
    Event Place: Greenbrier Co, WV, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 April 1864
    Event Place: Clifty, White, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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