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Jesse Franklin Sewell 1833–1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 SEP 1833

Birth Location: Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 30 SEP 1903

Death Location: Overton County, Tennessee, USA

Father: William Sewell

Mother: Susannah Brown

Spouse(s): Leara Maynard, Tabitha Mainord

Children(s): Anna Sewell, Dawson Sewell, Helen Sewell, Gabrel Sewell, Stephen Sewell, Josephine Sewell, Bettie Sewell, William Sewell

Jesse Franklin Sewell was born in 1833 in Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA, the child of William Dawson Sewell And Susannah Brown. In 1850, Jesse Franklin Sewell was recorded in the census in Overton, Overton County, Tennessee, USA. Jesse Franklin Sewell married Leara Maynard, Tabitha Jane Mainord, and had children including Anna Sewell, Bettie Ann Victoria Sewell, Dawson W Sewell, Gabrel Ardell Sewell, Helen Enner Sewell, Josephine E Sewell, Stephen Tildon Sewell, William L Sewell. Jesse Franklin Sewell passed away in 1903 in Overton County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Jesse Franklin Sewell was born in 1833 in Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA, the child of William Dawson Sewell And Susannah Brown.
  • In 1850, Jesse Franklin Sewell was recorded in the census in Overton, Overton County, Tennessee, USA.
  • Jesse Franklin Sewell married Leara Maynard, Tabitha Jane Mainord, and had children including Anna Sewell, Bettie Ann Victoria Sewell, Dawson W Sewell, Gabrel Ardell Sewell, Helen Enner Sewell, Josephine E Sewell, Stephen Tildon Sewell, William L Sewell.
  • Jesse Franklin Sewell passed away in 1903 in Overton County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Jesse Sewell's Ancestors

Self
Jesse Sewell
1833–1903
Birth Place: Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
William Dawson Sewell
1797–1881
Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Susannah Brown
1804–1878
Washington County, Commonwealth of Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (Dawson) Sewell
1753–1847
Elkridge, Howard County, Province of Maryland, British North America
Mary (Gardiner) Tompkins
–1828
Morristown, Morris County, Province of New Jersey, British North America
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Sewell
1725–1770
Mary Carpenter
1713–1756
James Tompkins
1715–1803
Elizabeth Jackson
1738–1796
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Eleazer Tompkins
1667–1731
Deborah Kitchell
1669–1745
Joseph Jackson
1710–1769
Mary Robinson
1712–1794

Jesse Sewell's Descendants

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Jesse (Franklin) Sewell (20 SEP 1833–30 SEP 1903) m. Leara Maynard (7 APR 1845–12 JUN 1872) m. Tabitha (Jane) Mainord (1 AUG 1846–30 NOV 1915)
  1. 1. Anna Sewell 1869–
  2. 2. Dawson (W.) Sewell 1870–1935
  3. 3. Helen (Enner) Sewell 1871–
  4. 4. Gabrel (Ardell) Sewell 1874–1924
  5. 5. Stephen (Tildon) Sewell 1877–
  6. 6. Josephine (E.) Sewell 1880–
  7. 7. Bettie (Ann Victoria) Sewell 1885–1975
  8. 8. William (L.) Sewell 1891–1967

Jesse Sewell's Timeline

3 Records

1833
20 SEP 1833
Birth of Jesse Franklin Sewell in Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA
Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA
1850
1850
Age 17
Jesse Franklin Sewell appeared in census in Overton, Overton County, Tennessee, USA
Overton, Overton County, Tennessee, USA
1903
30 SEP 1903
Age 70
Death of Jesse Franklin Sewell in Overton County, Tennessee, USA
Overton County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 SEP 1903
    Event Place: Overton County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 SEP 1833
    Event Place: Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Overton, Overton County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Overton County, Tennessee, USA

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