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John William Booth 1866 – 1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Nov 1866

Birth Location: Floyd County, Virginia

Death Date: 2 Aug 1951

Death Location: Raleigh, West Virginia, United States

Father: Joseph Booth

Mother: Catherine Sowers

Spouse(s): Charlotte Carroll, Fannie Shrader

Children(s): Osburn Booth, Charles Booth, Mattie Booth, Hattie Booth, Henderson Booth, Catherine Booth

John William Booth was born in 1866 in Floyd County, Virginia, the child of Joseph Henderson Booth and Catherine Lester Sowers. John William Booth married Charlotte (Lottie) F Carroll, Fannie America Shrader, and had children including Osburn Carl Booth, Charles Booth, Mattie Virginia Booth, Hattie Carol Booth, Henderson Clyde Booth, Catherine L Booth. John William Booth passed away in 1951 in Raleigh, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • John William Booth was born in 1866 in Floyd County, Virginia, the child of Joseph Henderson Booth and Catherine Lester Sowers.
  • John William Booth married Charlotte (Lottie) F Carroll, Fannie America Shrader, and had children including Osburn Carl Booth, Charles Booth, Mattie Virginia Booth, Hattie Carol Booth, Henderson Clyde Booth, Catherine L Booth.
  • John William Booth passed away in 1951 in Raleigh, West Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Booth's Ancestors

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John Booth
1866 – 1951
Birth Place: Floyd County, Virginia
Parents
Joseph Henderson Booth
1839 – 1896
Alum Ridge, Floyd, Virginia, USA
Catherine (Lester) Sowers
1842 – 1928
Floyd Co, VA
Grandparents
William (C.) Booth
1814 – 1856
Floyd County, Virginia
Susannah (Luanna) Sowers
1812 – 1887
Montgomery, Virginia
JOHN (W R) SOWERS
1804 – 1883
Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Rhoda (Belle) Lester
1815 – 1895
Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Boothe
1776 – 1857
Mary McAlexander
1785 – 1852
John Sowers
1787 – 1836
Sarah PHARES
1792 – 1883
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William MCALEXANDER
1744 – 1822
Jane Ferguson
1754 – 1797
Amariah Faris
1750 – 1824
Elizabeth Beheler
1771 – 1841

John Booth's Descendants

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John (William) Booth (9 Nov 1866 – 2 Aug 1951) m. Charlotte ((Lottie) F) Carroll (Feb 1867 – 1903) m. Fannie (America) Shrader (18 Nov 1879 – 17 July 1963)
  1. 1. Osburn (Carl) Booth (2 Oct 1891 – 30 Sep 1964)
  2. 2. Charles Booth (abt 1902 – )
  3. 3. Mattie (Virginia) Booth (8 May 1908 – 5 December 1981)
  4. 4. Hattie (Carol) Booth (27 Nov 1910 – 23 November 1959)
  5. 5. Henderson (Clyde) Booth (21 Mar 1913 – 8 Dec 1995)
  6. 6. Catherine (L) Booth (17 June 1923 – 11 Jul 1973)

John Booth's Timeline

2 Records

1866
9 Nov 1866
Birth of John William Booth in Floyd County, Virginia
Floyd County, Virginia
1951
2 Aug 1951
Age 85
Death of John William Booth in Raleigh, West Virginia, United States
Raleigh, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Nov 1866
    Event Place: Floyd County, Virginia
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1951
    Event Place: Raleigh, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

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