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James Benjamin South 1825–1875 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1825

Birth Location: Laurens County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1875

Death Location: Hickory Tavern, Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Benjamin South

Mother: Martha Norwood

Spouse(s): Mary Simpson

Children(s): Sarah (Cooper)

James Benjamin South was born in 1825 in Laurens County, South Carolina, USA, the child of Benjamin Gabriel South And Martha Warren Norwood. James Benjamin South married Mary Rankin Simpson, and had children including Sarah Sallie Elizabeth South Cooper. James Benjamin South passed away in 1875 in Hickory Tavern, Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Benjamin South was born in 1825 in Laurens County, South Carolina, USA, the child of Benjamin Gabriel South And Martha Warren Norwood.
  • James Benjamin South married Mary Rankin Simpson, and had children including Sarah Sallie Elizabeth South Cooper.
  • James Benjamin South passed away in 1875 in Hickory Tavern, Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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James South's Ancestors

Self
James South
1825–1875
Birth Place: Laurens County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Benjamin Gabriel South
1807–1867
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, USA
Martha (Warren) Norwood
1783–1853
Byrdtown, Darlington, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William (King) South
1760–1844
Berkley, James, Virginia, United States
Katherine Daniel
1764–1857
Essex County, Virginia Colony, British Colonial America, Essex County, Virginia, USA
John (Alexander Middleton Norwood I Captain Revolutionary) War
1751–1829
Society Hill, Darlington, South Carolina, USA
Mary (Martha) Warren
1753–1831
Society Hill, Darlington, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James South's Descendants

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James (Benjamin) South (1825–1875) m. Mary (Rankin) Simpson (15 August 1844–25 October 1912)
  1. 1. Sarah ('Sallie' Elizabeth South) (Cooper) 1865–1938 m. Isaac (Newton) Cooper 1859–1944
    1. 1. Janie Morris 1900–1987 m. James Maher 1902–1939
      1. 1. Dorothy (Mae “Dotty” (Mayer)) Green 1926–1999 m. Sgt (Charles Marvin Green) Sr 1925–1987
        1. 1. Charles (Marvin “Angry Grandpa” Green) Jr 1950–2017
        2. 2. Charlene (Jane (Green)) Gordon 1947–2012 m. Jerry (Lynn Lyons) Sr 1947–2008 m. Talton (Barnett) Gordon 1940–2023
    2. 2. William (T.) Cooper 1904–1980
    3. 3. Sarah (Agnes) Campbell 1900–1992
    4. 4. Alexander (Foster) Cooper 1896–1965
    5. 5. Lula (Mae) Chapman 1889–1938
    6. 6. Minnie (L.) Chapman 1887–1965

James South's Timeline

2 Records

1825
1825
Birth of James Benjamin South in Laurens County, South Carolina, USA
Laurens County, South Carolina, USA
1875
1875
Age 50
Death of James Benjamin South in Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1825
    Event Place: Laurens County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1875
    Event Place: Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hickory Tavern, Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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