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John Thomas Barksdale 1855–1947 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 May 1855

Birth Location: Greensburg, St Helena Parish, Louisiana, USA

Death Date: 07 June 1947

Death Location: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

Father: Hickerson Barksdale

Mother: Drucilla Day

Spouse(s): Florilla Bennett

Children(s): Ida Barksdale, Thomas Barksdale, Jesse Barksdale, Freddie Barksdale, Nina Barksdale, Henry Barksdale, Emmett Barksdale, Ira Barksdale

John Thomas Barksdale was born in 1855 in Greensburg, St Helena Parish, Louisiana, USA, the child of Hickerson Ripley Barksdale And Drucilla Day. John Thomas Barksdale married Florilla Sabrinah Bennett, and had children including Emmett Elmore Barksdale, Freddie Leo Barksdale, Henry Ripley Barksdale, Ida Mae Barksdale, Ira Eugene Barksdale, Jesse Ernest Barksdale, Nina Manilla Barksdale, Thomas Penny Barksdale. John Thomas Barksdale passed away in 1947 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.

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Biography

  • John Thomas Barksdale was born in 1855 in Greensburg, St Helena Parish, Louisiana, USA, the child of Hickerson Ripley Barksdale And Drucilla Day.
  • John Thomas Barksdale married Florilla Sabrinah Bennett, and had children including Emmett Elmore Barksdale, Freddie Leo Barksdale, Henry Ripley Barksdale, Ida Mae Barksdale, Ira Eugene Barksdale, Jesse Ernest Barksdale, Nina Manilla Barksdale, Thomas Penny Barksdale.
  • John Thomas Barksdale passed away in 1947 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.

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John Barksdale's Ancestors

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John Barksdale
1855–1947
Birth Place: Greensburg, St Helena Parish, Louisiana, USA
Parents
Hickerson Ripley Barksdale
1831–1880
Greensburg Pike County, Mississippi, USA
Drucilla Day
1836–1899
St. Helena Parish, Louisiana, USA
Grandparents
William (Fleming) Barksdale
1787–1850
Charlote County, Virginia
Rosanna Smith
1787–1850
Charlotte Hancock County, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Abner Barksdale
1764–1840
Elizabeth Garrett
1764–1822
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Barksdale
1740–1800
Hannah Ford
1742–1792

John Barksdale's Descendants

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John (Thomas) Barksdale (19 May 1855–07 June 1947) m. Florilla (Sabrinah) Bennett (20 Oct.1863–07 April 1954)
  1. 1. Ida (Mae) Barksdale 1897–1970 m. George (Ira) Cox 1890–1973
    1. 1. Floyd (Leo Cox) Sr. 1915–1994
    2. 2. Myrtle (Inez) Cox 1913–2010
    3. 3. Jesse (Clarence) Cox 1917–1991
    4. 4. Willie (Clyde) Cox 1921–1921
    5. 5. Katie (Manilla) Cox 1919–2016
    6. 6. Henry (Louis Cox) Sr. 1923–2012
    7. 7. Ira (LeRoy) Cox 1925–2012 m. Charlene (D) Cox 1926–
  2. 2. Thomas (Penny) Barksdale 1892–1892
  3. 3. Jesse (Ernest) Barksdale 1893–1894
  4. 4. Freddie (Leo) Barksdale 1894–1981
  5. 5. Nina (Manilla) Barksdale 1898–1971
  6. 6. Henry (Ripley) Barksdale 1899–1921
  7. 7. Emmett (Elmore) Barksdale 1901–1981
  8. 8. Ira (Eugene) Barksdale 1904–1962

John Barksdale's Timeline

2 Records

1855
19 May 1855
Birth of John Thomas Barksdale in Greensburg, St Helena Parish, Louisiana, USA
Greensburg, St Helena Parish, Louisiana, USA
1947
07 June 1947
Age 92
Death of John Thomas Barksdale in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 May 1855
    Event Place: Greensburg, St Helena Parish, Louisiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 June 1947
    Event Place: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

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