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James Joel Thurston 1817–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jun 1817

Birth Location: Brantley, Crenshaw, Alabama, United States

Death Date: 3 Jun 1865

Death Location: during Civil War, Warwickshire, England

Father: Seth Thurston

Mother: Lydia Kirkland

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The story of James Joel Thurston began in 1817 in Brantley, Crenshaw, Alabama, United States. James Joel Thurston passed away in 1865 in during Civil War, Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of James Joel Thurston began in 1817 in Brantley, Crenshaw, Alabama, United States.
  • James Joel Thurston passed away in 1865 in during Civil War, Warwickshire, England.

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James Thurston's Ancestors

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James Thurston
1817–1865
Birth Place: Brantley, Crenshaw, Alabama, United States
Parents
Seth Thurston
1792–1850
Middlesex County, Virginia, USA
Lydia Kirkland
1780–1830
Barnwell County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
James Thurston
1770–1847
Middlesex County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth McMillan
1773–1832
Washington Co. VA
Reuben Kirkland
1760–1822
Carolina, Carolina, Puerto Rico, United States
Sarah (Mary) Clarke
1768–1822
Johnston, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Thurston
1745–
Constant Daniell
1716–1812
William McMillan
1729–1810
Mary Leeper
1738–1837
Benjamin Kirkland
1750–1804
Alcey Choctaw
1740–1796
WILLIAM CLARKE
1745–1790
Elizabeth Sevier
1749–1839
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Thurston
1722–1808
Catherine Moseley
1688–1720
Alexander McMillan
1675–1728
Rebecca Eldridge
1681–1728
Margaret Seawright
1708–1765
Richard Jr
1722–1804
Abraham Odom
1695–1771
Sybil Barnes
1700–1779

James Thurston's Timeline

2 Records

1817
9 Jun 1817
Birth of James Joel Thurston in Brantley, Crenshaw, Alabama, United States
Brantley, Crenshaw, Alabama, United States
1865
3 Jun 1865
Age 48
Death of James Joel Thurston in during Civil War, Warwickshire, England
during Civil War, Warwickshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1817
    Event Place: Brantley, Crenshaw, Alabama, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jun 1865
    Event Place: during Civil War, Warwickshire, England

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