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James Madison Wheat 1901–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 September 1901

Birth Location: Pearl River County, Mississippi, United States of America

Death Date: February 1974

Death Location: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Father: John Wheat

Mother: Sarah NEWMAN

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Children(s):

In 1901, James Madison Wheat entered the world in Pearl River County, Mississippi, United States of America, born to John Green Wheat And Sarah Elizabeth Newman. James Madison Wheat passed away in 1974 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1901, James Madison Wheat entered the world in Pearl River County, Mississippi, United States of America, born to John Green Wheat And Sarah Elizabeth Newman.
  • James Madison Wheat passed away in 1974 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

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James Wheat's Ancestors

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James Wheat
1901–1974
Birth Place: Pearl River County, Mississippi, United States of America
Parents
John Green Wheat
1852–1934
Hancock County, Mississippi, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth) NEWMAN
1850–1949
Bay Saint Louis, Hancock, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
James (Madison) NEWMAN
1830–1913
Magnolia, Pike, Mississippi, USA
Anna (Jane) HOWARD
1839–1911
Hancock County, Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
Cornelius Newman
1800–1873
Susan Lewis
1808–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Martin Lewis
1785–1851
Nancy Barnes
1782–1852

James Wheat's Timeline

2 Records

1901
2 September 1901
Birth of James Madison Wheat in Pearl River County, Mississippi, United States of America
Pearl River County, Mississippi, United States of America
1974
February 1974
Age 73
Death of James Madison Wheat
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 September 1901
    Event Place: Pearl River County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: February 1974
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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