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James Guilford Story 1837–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 September 1837

Birth Location: Pope County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 23 Jan 1920

Death Location: Seminole County, Oklahoma, USA

Father: Guilford Story

Mother: Nancy Womack

Spouse(s): Mary Underwood, Hannah Baxter

Children(s): Samuel Story

James Guilford Story was born in 1837 in Pope County, Illinois, USA, the child of Guilford Dudley Story And Nancy J Womack. James Guilford Story married Hannah Baxter, Mary Elizabeth Underwood, and had children including Samuel Jasper Story. James Guilford Story passed away in 1920 in Seminole County, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • James Guilford Story was born in 1837 in Pope County, Illinois, USA, the child of Guilford Dudley Story And Nancy J Womack.
  • James Guilford Story married Hannah Baxter, Mary Elizabeth Underwood, and had children including Samuel Jasper Story.
  • James Guilford Story passed away in 1920 in Seminole County, Oklahoma, USA.

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Children(s)

James Story's Ancestors

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James Story
1837–1920
Birth Place: Pope County, Illinois, USA
Parents
Guilford Dudley Story
1797–
South Carolina, South Carolina, USA
Nancy (J) Womack
1816–1882
Warren Co Tennessee, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
John (R) Story
1765–1833
North Carolina, Colonial America
Elizabeth Mallard
1760–1845
Halifax, Craven, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
JOHN MALLARD
1740–1785
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Mallard
1680–1741
Judith Millard
1682–1740

James Story's Descendants

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James (Guilford) Story (23 September 1837–23 Jan 1920) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Underwood (1839–12 Mar 1924) m. Hannah Baxter (23 March 1841–24 May 1864)
  1. 1. Samuel (Jasper) Story 1880–1945 m. Meadie (B) Holeman 1882–1933
    1. 1. Edgar (W) Story 1906– m. Bertha Jackson 1907–
      1. 1. Billy (Dean Story) Sr 1935–1984 m. Shirley (JoAnn) Beasley 1939–1986

James Story's Timeline

3 Records

1837
23 September 1837
Birth of James Guilford Story in Pope County, Illinois, USA
Pope County, Illinois, USA
1859
23 October 1859
Age 22
James Guilford Story was married in Jefferson, Illinois, USA
Jefferson, Illinois, USA
1920
23 Jan 1920
Age 83
Death of James Guilford Story in Seminole County, Oklahoma, USA
Seminole County, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 September 1837
    Event Place: Pope County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 23 October 1859
    Event Place: Jefferson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1920
    Event Place: Seminole County, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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