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James Overton Tompkins 1796–1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1796

Birth Location: Mansion Hill, Caroline, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1868

Death Location: South America, Whitley, Kentucky, USA

Father: Richard Tompkins

Mother: Catherine Reade

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James Overton Tompkins was born in 1796 in Mansion Hill, Caroline, Virginia, USA, the child of Richard Overton Tompkins And Catherine Kate Reade. James Overton Tompkins passed away in 1868 in South America, Whitley, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • James Overton Tompkins was born in 1796 in Mansion Hill, Caroline, Virginia, USA, the child of Richard Overton Tompkins And Catherine Kate Reade.
  • James Overton Tompkins passed away in 1868 in South America, Whitley, Kentucky, USA.

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James Tompkins's Ancestors

Self
James Tompkins
1796–1868
Birth Place: Mansion Hill, Caroline, Virginia, USA
Parents
Richard Overton Tompkins
1760–1832
Mansion Hill, Caroline, Virginia, USA
Catherine ("Kate") Reade
1772–1814
Rose Hill, Caroline, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William Tompkins
1736–1772
North River, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Nancy (Ann Overton) Cosby
1738–1772
Hanover, Colony of Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Christopher II
1705–1779
Joyce Reade
1701–1771
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Christopher I*
1662–1706
Lucy Gwynne*
1665–1750

James Tompkins's Timeline

2 Records

1796
1796
Birth of James Overton Tompkins in Mansion Hill, Caroline, Virginia, USA
Mansion Hill, Caroline, Virginia, USA
1868
1868
Age 72
Death of James Overton Tompkins in South America, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
South America, Whitley, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1796
    Event Place: Mansion Hill, Caroline, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1868
    Event Place: South America, Whitley, Kentucky, USA

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