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Joel Howard Harrell 1808–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1808

Birth Location: Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 5 May 1886

Death Location: Dawson, Terrell, Georgia, USA

Father: Simon Harrell

Mother: Virginia Rushing

Spouse(s): Nancy Adams

Children(s): Mary Griffin

In 1808, Joel Howard Harrell entered the world in Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA, born to Simon Gray Harrell And Virginia Jane Jennie Jenny Rushin Rushing. Joel Howard Harrell married Nancy Jane Janey Adams, and had children including Mary Ann J Rodgers Griffin. Joel Howard Harrell passed away in 1886 in Dawson, Terrell, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1808, Joel Howard Harrell entered the world in Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA, born to Simon Gray Harrell And Virginia Jane Jennie Jenny Rushin Rushing.
  • Joel Howard Harrell married Nancy Jane Janey Adams, and had children including Mary Ann J Rodgers Griffin.
  • Joel Howard Harrell passed away in 1886 in Dawson, Terrell, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Simon Harrell
1784–1825
Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
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Virginia Rushing
1787–1860
Birth Location: Screven County, Georgia, USA
VR

Spouses(s)

Nancy Adams
1808–1879
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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Children(s)

Mary Griffin
1838–1923
Birth Location: Pulaski County, Georgia, United States
MG

Joel Harrell's Ancestors

Self
Joel Harrell
1808–1886
Birth Place: Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
Parents
Simon Gray Harrell
1784–1825
Edgecombe, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
Virginia (Jane Jennie Jenny Rushin) Rushing
1787–1860
Screven County, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Simon (Gray Harrell) Sr.
1752–1839
Bertie, North Carolina, United States
Silvia King
1747–1815
Bertie County, North Carolina, USA
John ("Flint River Jack") Rushin
1763–1843
Cheraw, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, United States of America
Rachel Renfro
1766–1833
Edgecombe, Edgecombe Co, NC
Great-Grandparents
Enoch Sr.
1733–1802
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joel Harrell's Descendants

1.
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Joel (Howard) Harrell (1808–5 May 1886) m. Nancy (Jane "Janey") Adams (1808–01 May 1879)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann J Rodgers) Griffin 1838–1923
    1. 1. Daniel (L) Griffin 1871– m. Josephine Boyd 1871–1962
      1. 1. John (Franklin) Griffin 1893–1976 m. Martha (Ann) Willis 1897–1969
        1. 1. Horace (Lenton) Griffin 1920–1993 m. Valeda (Repsie) Taylor 1922–2005

Joel Harrell's Timeline

2 Records

1808
1808
Birth of Joel Howard Harrell in Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
1886
5 May 1886
Age 78
Death of Joel Howard Harrell in Dawson, Terrell, Georgia, USA
Dawson, Terrell, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1808
    Event Place: Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 May 1886
    Event Place: Dawson, Terrell, Georgia, USA
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