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James Franklin "Jim" Wheat 1859–1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 May 1859

Birth Location: Hancock County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 31 Jan 1948

Death Location: Poplarville, Pearl River County, Mississippi, USA

Father: John Wheat

Mother: Mary Lumpkin

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In 1859, James Franklin "Jim" Wheat entered the world in Hancock County, Mississippi, USA, born to John Eaton Wheat And Mary Polly Wheart Lumpkin. James Franklin "Jim" Wheat passed away in 1948 in Poplarville, Pearl River County, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1859, James Franklin "Jim" Wheat entered the world in Hancock County, Mississippi, USA, born to John Eaton Wheat And Mary Polly Wheart Lumpkin.
  • James Franklin "Jim" Wheat passed away in 1948 in Poplarville, Pearl River County, Mississippi, USA.

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James Wheat's Ancestors

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James Wheat
1859–1948
Birth Place: Hancock County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
John Eaton Wheat
1810–1881
Hancock, Mississippi, USA
Mary (Polly Wheart) Lumpkin
1817–1915
Marion County, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
William (Griffin) Wheat
1787–1858
Wilkes, Georgia, United States
Martha (A. "Patsy") Wilkinson
1792–1876
Richmond, Georgia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Wheat
1755–1842
Nancy Kennedy
1760–1802
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Kennedy
1734–1786
Pricilla Mayhar
1738–1764

James Wheat's Timeline

2 Records

1859
05 May 1859
Birth of James Franklin "Jim" Wheat in Hancock County, Mississippi, USA
Hancock County, Mississippi, USA
1948
31 Jan 1948
Age 89
Death of James Franklin "Jim" Wheat in Poplarville, Pearl River County, Mississippi, USA
Poplarville, Pearl River County, Mississippi, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 May 1859
    Event Place: Hancock County, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1948
    Event Place: Poplarville, Pearl River County, Mississippi, USA

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