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James William Yancey 1835–1867 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Aug 1835

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 3 May 1867

Death Location: Gibson County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Charles Sr

Mother: Martha Withers

Spouse(s): Louisa Webb

Children(s): Charles Yancey, James Yancey, William Yancey, Mollie Yancey, Mary Yancey

James William Yancey was born in 1835 in Tennessee, the child of Charles Lewis Yancey Sr And Martha Ann Velinda Withers. James William Yancey married Louisa Douglas Webb, and had children including Charles Thomas Yancey, James Harris Yancey, Mary Yancey, Mollie Yancey, William Louis Yancey. James William Yancey passed away in 1867 in Gibson County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • James William Yancey was born in 1835 in Tennessee, the child of Charles Lewis Yancey Sr And Martha Ann Velinda Withers.
  • James William Yancey married Louisa Douglas Webb, and had children including Charles Thomas Yancey, James Harris Yancey, Mary Yancey, Mollie Yancey, William Louis Yancey.
  • James William Yancey passed away in 1867 in Gibson County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Sr
1801–1867
Birth Location: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
CS
Martha Withers
1805–1861
Birth Location: Fauquier, Virginia, USA
MW

Spouses(s)

Louisa Webb
1842–1912
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
LW

Children(s)

Charles Yancey
1862–1902
Birth Location: Carroll County, Tennessee
CY
James Yancey
1866–1931
Birth Location: Carroll County, Tennessee, United States of America
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William Yancey
1860–1941
Birth Location: Gibson Co, Tennessee
WY
Mollie Yancey
1858–1905
Birth Location: Tennessee
MY
Mary Yancey
1858–1905
Birth Location: Carroll County, Tennessee
MY

James Yancey's Ancestors

Self
James Yancey
1835–1867
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
Charles Lewis Yancey Sr
1801–1867
Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Martha (Ann Velinda) Withers
1805–1861
Fauquier, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Yancey
1758–1826
Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
Sarah Mitchell
1776–1854
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
William (Ramlin) Withers
1758–1834
Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia Colony
Martha (Ann) Ashby
1770–1838
Warrenton, Fauquier, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Charles Yancey
1732–1805
Caroline Powers
1715–1776
John Mitchell
1749–1796
Ann Wigginton
1756–1837
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lewis Yancey
1689–1784
Mildred Kavanaugh
1713–1798
John Mitchel
1730–
Judith
–1770

James Yancey's Descendants

1.
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James (William) Yancey (30 Aug 1835–3 May 1867) m. Louisa (Douglas) Webb (5 October 1842–4 April 1912)
  1. 1. Charles (Thomas) Yancey 1862–1902
  2. 2. James (Harris) Yancey 1866–1931
  3. 3. William (Louis) Yancey 1860–1941
  4. 4. Mollie Yancey 1858–1905
  5. 5. Mary Yancey 1858–1905

James Yancey's Timeline

2 Records

1835
30 Aug 1835
Birth of James William Yancey in Tennessee
Tennessee
1867
3 May 1867
Age 32
Death of James William Yancey in Milan, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
Milan, Gibson, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1835
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 May 1867
    Event Place: Milan, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gibson County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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