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James Lafayette "Fette" Sowell 1940–2003 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1940

Birth Location: Simpson, Mississippi

Death Date: 13 Mar 2003

Death Location: Lancaster, Los Angeles, California

Father: William Sr.

Mother: Annie Musgrove

Spouse(s): Mollie Hays

Children(s):

James Lafayette "Fette" Sowell was born in 1940 in Simpson, Mississippi, the child of William Floyd Sowell Sr And Annie Mae Musgrove. In 1940, James Lafayette "Fette" Sowell resided in Simpson, Mississippi. James Lafayette "Fette" Sowell married Mollie Ann Hays, and had children including Carolyn Sowell, Gwen Sowell, Sherry Lynn Sowell. James Lafayette "Fette" Sowell passed away in 2003 in Lancaster, Los Angeles, California.

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Biography

  • James Lafayette "Fette" Sowell was born in 1940 in Simpson, Mississippi, the child of William Floyd Sowell Sr And Annie Mae Musgrove.
  • In 1940, James Lafayette "Fette" Sowell resided in Simpson, Mississippi.
  • James Lafayette "Fette" Sowell married Mollie Ann Hays, and had children including Carolyn Sowell, Gwen Sowell, Sherry Lynn Sowell.
  • James Lafayette "Fette" Sowell passed away in 2003 in Lancaster, Los Angeles, California.

Immediate Family

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James Sowell's Ancestors

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James Sowell
1940–2003
Birth Place: Simpson, Mississippi
Parents
William Floyd Sowell Sr.
1900–1978
Jones, Mississippi
Annie (Mae) Musgrove
1901–1970
Jasper, Mississippi
Grandparents
William (Green) Sowell
1868–1904
Rankin, Mississippi
Sarah (Nancy "Sally") Murray
1878–1970
Pelahatchie, Rankin, Mississippi
John (Matt) Musgrove
1879–1957
Pineville, Jones, Mississippi
Martha (Louenia) Hinton
1880–1957
Pineville, Jones, Mississippi
Great-Grandparents
Margaret Walters
1847–1921
William Murray
1853–
Frances LNU
1857–
John Musgrove
1825–1909
Disey Smith
1835–1910
John Hinton
1848–1927
Julia Laird
1847–1892
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Musgrove
1800–1870
Margaret Richardson
1798–1870
Berry Sr.
1805–1869
Nancy Moss
1820–1890
James Hinton
1823–1890
Mary Thompson
1822–1910
Abraham Laird
1821–1887
Rachel Richardson
1822–1880

James Sowell's Timeline

3 Records

1940
1 Jan 1940
Birth of James Lafayette "Fette" Sowell in Simpson, Mississippi
Simpson, Mississippi
1940
1 Apr 1940
James Lafayette "Fette" Sowell resided here in Simpson, Mississippi
Simpson, Mississippi
2003
13 Mar 2003
Age 63
Death of James Lafayette "Fette" Sowell in Lancaster, Los Angeles, California
Lancaster, Los Angeles, California

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1940
    Event Place: Simpson, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: , Simpson, Mississippi; Roll: T627_2064; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 64-7B.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Simpson, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: , Simpson, Mississippi; Roll: T627_2064; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 64-7B.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Mar 2003
    Event Place: Lancaster, Los Angeles, California

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