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John Wesley Breshears 1887–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 November 1887

Birth Location: Wheatland, Hickory County, Missouri, United States of America

Death Date: 13 September 1972

Death Location: Antlers, Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: William Breshears

Mother: RACHEL IHRIG

Spouse(s): Dora Poston

Children(s): Arthur McDuffie, Billy McDuffie, Rachel Shiew, Dan Breshears, Almeda Torbett, Barbara Moore

John Wesley Breshears was born in 1887 in Wheatland, Hickory County, Missouri, United States of America, the child of William Thomas Wild Bill Breshears And Rachel Ihrig. John Wesley Breshears married Dora Lockie Poston, and had children including Almeda Torbett, Arthur Grahame Mcduffie, Barbara Lucille Moore, Billy Jack Mcduffie, Dan Horace Breshears, Rachel Eveline Breshears Shiew. John Wesley Breshears passed away in 1972 in Antlers, Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Wesley Breshears was born in 1887 in Wheatland, Hickory County, Missouri, United States of America, the child of William Thomas Wild Bill Breshears And Rachel Ihrig.
  • John Wesley Breshears married Dora Lockie Poston, and had children including Almeda Torbett, Arthur Grahame Mcduffie, Barbara Lucille Moore, Billy Jack Mcduffie, Dan Horace Breshears, Rachel Eveline Breshears Shiew.
  • John Wesley Breshears passed away in 1972 in Antlers, Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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John Breshears's Ancestors

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John Breshears
1887–1972
Birth Place: Wheatland, Hickory County, Missouri, United States of America
Parents
William Thomas "Wild Bill" Breshears
1851–1929
Hickory County, Missouri, USA
RACHEL IHRIG
1848–1928
, Marion, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Madison (Golman) Brashears
1827–1899
Lawrenceburg, Lawrence, Tennessee
Sarah (Elizabeth) Brown
1832–1909
Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky
Ruth Bell
1828–1903
of,, PA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Jr.
1801–1860
Atsey Etheridge
1806–1870
Thomas BROWN
1789–1868
Susannah GENTRY
1798–1872
William Bell
1796–1838
Hannah Arkwright
1799–1886
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Sr
1765–1829
#1 Harden
1776–1837
*Thomas Sr
1775–1855
*Chloe Savells
1776–1848
William Brown
1754–1842
Samuel Rev.
1748–1816
Aaron Bell
1774–1839
Mary (BELL)
1775–1860
Isaac Arkwright
1738–1830
Sophronia Delaney
1760–1812

John Breshears's Descendants

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John (Wesley) Breshears (8 November 1887–13 September 1972) m. Dora ("Lockie") Poston (2 June 1893–27 October 1981)
  1. 1. Arthur (Grahame) McDuffie 1925–1978
  2. 2. Billy (Jack) McDuffie 1930–2003
  3. 3. Rachel (Eveline Breshears) Shiew 1915–1998 m. Troy (Alfred) Shiew 1911–1999
    1. 1. Troy (Marvin) Shiew 1937–2002
  4. 4. Dan (Horace) Breshears 1918–1949
  5. 5. Almeda Torbett 1921–2000
  6. 6. Barbara (Lucille) Moore 1928–2017

John Breshears's Timeline

2 Records

1887
8 November 1887
Birth of John Wesley Breshears in Wheatland, Hickory County, Missouri, United States of America
Wheatland, Hickory County, Missouri, United States of America
1972
13 September 1972
Age 85
Death of John Wesley Breshears in Antlers, Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, United States of America
Antlers, Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 November 1887
    Event Place: Wheatland, Hickory County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 September 1972
    Event Place: Antlers, Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Antlers, Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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