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Jesse Franklin Sewell 1845–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 JUN 1845

Birth Location: Fentress County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 6 APR 1916

Death Location: Mount Helen Cemetery, Mount Helen, Fentress County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Jesse Sewell

Mother: Nancy Hull

Spouse(s): Margaret Tompkins

Children(s): Mary Sewell, Luvena Sewell, Addie Sewell, Rebecca Sewell, Dillard Sewell, Jessee Sewell, Della Sewell, Etta Sewell, Alma Sewell, Willard Sewell, Pansy Sewell

In 1845, Jesse Franklin Sewell entered the world in Fentress County, Tennessee, USA, born to Jesse D Sewell And Nancy Hull. In 1850, Jesse Franklin Sewell was recorded in the census in Cumberland County, Commonwealth of Kentucky, USA. In 1860, Jesse Franklin Sewell was recorded in the census in Fentress County, Tennessee, USA. Jesse Franklin Sewell married Margaret Eliza Tompkins, and had children including Addie Lolena Sewell, Alma Ethel Sewell, Della Mae Sewell, Dillard Edwin Sewell, Etta Ollie Sewell, Jessee Alexander Sewell, Luvena Alamine Sewell, Mary Belle Sewell, Pansy Ellen Sewell, Rebecca Jane Sewell, Willard Elbert Sewell. Jesse Franklin Sewell passed away in 1916 in Mount Helen Cemetery, Mount Helen, Fentress County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1845, Jesse Franklin Sewell entered the world in Fentress County, Tennessee, USA, born to Jesse D Sewell And Nancy Hull.
  • In 1850, Jesse Franklin Sewell was recorded in the census in Cumberland County, Commonwealth of Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1860, Jesse Franklin Sewell was recorded in the census in Fentress County, Tennessee, USA.
  • Jesse Franklin Sewell married Margaret Eliza Tompkins, and had children including Addie Lolena Sewell, Alma Ethel Sewell, Della Mae Sewell, Dillard Edwin Sewell, Etta Ollie Sewell, Jessee Alexander Sewell, Luvena Alamine Sewell, Mary Belle Sewell, Pansy Ellen Sewell, Rebecca Jane Sewell, Willard Elbert Sewell.
  • Jesse Franklin Sewell passed away in 1916 in Mount Helen Cemetery, Mount Helen, Fentress County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jesse Sewell's Ancestors

Self
Jesse Sewell
1845–1916
Birth Place: Fentress County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Jesse D. Sewell
1800–1884
Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Nancy Hull
1802–1888
Randolph County, North Carolina, 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
Jesse (B.) Hull
1773–1863
Raleigh, Wake County, Colony of North Carolina, British North America
Rebecca Staley
1775–1816
Randolph County, Colony of North Carolina, British North America
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Sewell
1725–1770
Mary Carpenter
1713–1756
James Tompkins
1715–1803
Elizabeth Jackson
1738–1796
William Hull
1750–1778
Sarah Thornton
1751–1780
Adam Staley
1740–1824
Evaline Porter
1733–1778
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 (30 JUN 1845–6 APR 1916) m. Margaret (Eliza) Tompkins (11 FEB 1841–21 MAY 1924)
  1. 1. Mary (Belle) Sewell 1872–1955
  2. 2. Luvena (Alamine) Sewell 1874–1961
  3. 3. Addie (Lolena) Sewell 1876–1968
  4. 4. Rebecca (Jane) Sewell 1879–1919
  5. 5. Dillard (Edwin) Sewell 1882–
  6. 6. Jessee (Alexander) Sewell 1884–1959
  7. 7. Della (Mae) Sewell 1887–
  8. 8. Etta (Ollie) Sewell 1892–1984
  9. 9. Alma (Ethel) Sewell 1894–1978
  10. 10. Willard (Elbert) Sewell 1897–1978
  11. 11. Pansy (Ellen) Sewell 1890–1920

Jesse Sewell's Timeline

7 Records

1845
30 JUN 1845
Birth of Jesse Franklin Sewell in Fentress County, Tennessee, USA
Fentress County, Tennessee, USA
1850
1850
Age 5
Jesse Franklin Sewell appeared in census in Cumberland County, Commonwealth of Kentucky, USA
Cumberland County, Commonwealth of Kentucky, USA
1860
1860
Age 15
Jesse Franklin Sewell appeared in census in Fentress County, Tennessee, USA
Fentress County, Tennessee, USA
1870
1870
Age 25
Jesse Franklin Sewell appeared in census in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 35
Jesse Franklin Sewell appeared in census in Fentress County, Tennessee, USA
Fentress County, Tennessee, USA
1916
5 APR 1916
Age 71
Death of Jesse Franklin Sewell in Mount Helen, Fentress County, Tennessee, USA
Mount Helen, Fentress County, Tennessee, USA
1916
6 APR 1916
Age 71
Burial of Jesse Franklin Sewell in Mount Helen Cemetery, Mount Helen, Fentress County, Tennessee, USA
Mount Helen Cemetery, Mount Helen, Fentress County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Cumberland County, Commonwealth of Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Fentress County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Fentress County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 JUN 1845
    Event Place: Fentress County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 APR 1916
    Event Place: Mount Helen, Fentress County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 6 APR 1916
    Event Place: Mount Helen Cemetery, Mount Helen, Fentress County, Tennessee, USA

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