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Jesse Calvin Church 1833 – 1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 1833

Birth Location: Summit, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 25 Aug 1908

Death Location: Little Doe, Johnson, Tennessee, United States

Father: William Church

Mother: Sarah Lenderman

Spouse(s): Martha Watson, Elizabeth Church, Jessie Church

Children(s): Sarah Church, Rebecca Church, John Church, Henry Church, Martha Church, Jesse Jr, Thomas Church, Jeff Church, Thomas Church

The story of Jesse Calvin Church Sr began in 1833 in Summit, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States, with parents William Gabriel "Preacher Billy" Church and Sarah Sally Lenderman. As an adult, Jesse Calvin Church Sr wed Martha Watson, Elizabeth Jane Eller Eggers Church and Jessie C Church. Their household included Sarah E Church, Rebecca Melinda Church, John Linville Church, Henry H Church, Martha Church, Jesse Calvin Church Jr, Thomas Jefferson Church, Jeff Church and Thomas Church. Jesse Calvin Church Sr's life came to an end in 1908 in Little Doe, Johnson, Tennessee, United States.

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Parents

William Church
1808 – 1889
Birth Location: Summit, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
WC
Sarah Lenderman
1808 – 1870
Birth Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
SL

Spouses(s)

Martha Watson
1838 – 1904
Birth Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
MW
Elizabeth Church
1851 – 1932
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
EC
Jessie Church
1833 –
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
JC

Children(s)

Sarah Church
1856 – 1920
Birth Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
SC
Rebecca Church
1859 – 1916
Birth Location: Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, United States
RC
John Church
1859 – 1914
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
JC
Henry Church
1863 –
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
HC
Martha Church
1865 –
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
MC
Jesse Jr
1867 – 1939
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
JJ
Thomas Church
1870 – 1958
Birth Location: Johnson County, Tennessee, United States of America
TC
Jeff Church
1871 –
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
JC
Thomas Church
1871 –
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
TC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Mar 1833
    Event Place: Summit, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1860 United States Federal Census, 1870 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, 1900 United States Federal Census, Geneanet Community Trees Index, Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958, Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865, National Archives and Records Administration; Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Volunteer Organizations During the American Civil War, compiled 1890 - 1912, documenting the period 1861 - 1866; Catalog ID: 300398; Rec, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1959; Roll #: 16, Year: 1880; Census Place: Bells, Unicoi, Tennessee; Roll: 1283; Page: 82D; Enumeration District: 039, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 7, Johnson, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1540; Page: 64B; Family History Library Film: 553039, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 6, Johnson, Tennessee; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0099; FHL microfilm: 1241581, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 7, Johnson, Tennessee; Roll: ; Page: 50; Image: 107., Year: 1850; Census Place: , Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: M432_649; Page: 329A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 9 Mar 1853
    Event Place: Wilkes, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004, Data Source: FHL microfilm # ?????., Data Source: FHL microfilm # ?????.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 9 March 1853
    Event Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: Wilkes, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: , Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: M432_649; Page: 329A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: District 7, Johnson, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 7, Johnson, Tennessee; Roll: ; Page: 50; Image: 107.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: District 7, Johnson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 7, Johnson, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1540; Page: 64B; Family History Library Film: 553039

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Bells, Unicoi, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Bells, Unicoi, Tennessee; Roll: 1283; Page: 82D; Enumeration District: 039

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Jun 1890
    Event Place: District 7, Johnson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1890 Veterans Schedules of the U.S. Federal Census, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War; Series Number: M123; Record Group Title: Records of the Departmen

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 6, Johnson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 6, Johnson, Tennessee; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0099; FHL microfilm: 1241581

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, Ca. 1949-Ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Gro

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 25 Aug 1908
    Event Place: Little Doe, Johnson, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958, Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1959; Roll #: 16

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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