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James S. Sears 1809–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 April 1809

Birth Location: Kentucky

Death Date: 11 March 1897

Death Location: Whitley, Kentucky, United States

Father: Jesse Sears

Mother: Margaret Cox

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of James S. Sears began in 1809 in Kentucky. James S. Sears passed away in 1897 in Whitley, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of James S. Sears began in 1809 in Kentucky.
  • James S. Sears passed away in 1897 in Whitley, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jesse Sears
1783–1860
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Margaret Cox
1786–1855
Birth Location: Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Sears's Ancestors

Self
James Sears
1809–1897
Birth Place: Kentucky
Parents
Jesse Sears
1783–1860
Virginia, USA
Margaret (Ellen "Peggy") Cox
1786–1855
Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John Cox
1767–1824
Augusta or, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Margaret (Ellen) Carr
1765–1821
Montgomery, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Carr
1741–1798
Miriam Carr
1734–1802
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Sears's Timeline

2 Records

1809
27 April 1809
Birth of James S. Sears in Kentucky
Kentucky
1897
11 March 1897
Age 88
Death of James S. Sears in Whitley, Kentucky, United States
Whitley, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 April 1809
    Event Place: Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 March 1897
    Event Place: Whitley, Kentucky, United States
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