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John Rogers Capps 1831–1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 July 1831

Birth Location: Flytown, Gibson/Weakley County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 7 August 1901

Death Location: Gibson/Weakley/Carroll County, Tennessee, USA

Father: William Capps

Mother: Lucy Fly

Spouse(s): Sarah Bates

Children(s): Cicero Capps, James Capps, William Capps, Nancy Capps, Alice Capps, Birdie Capps, Eliza Capps

The story of John Rogers Capps began in 1831 in Flytown, GibsonWeakley County, Tennessee, USA. John Rogers Capps married Sarah Bates, and had children including Alice Ruth Capps, Birdie R Capps, Cicero Lafayette Capps, Eliza Jane Capps, James Monroe Capps, Nancy E Nanny Mnu Capps, William Rogers Capps. John Rogers Capps passed away in 1901 in GibsonWeakley/Carroll County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Rogers Capps began in 1831 in Flytown, Gibson/Weakley County, Tennessee, USA.
  • John Rogers Capps married Sarah Bates, and had children including Alice Ruth Capps, Birdie R Capps, Cicero Lafayette Capps, Eliza Jane Capps, James Monroe Capps, Nancy E Nanny Mnu Capps, William Rogers Capps.
  • John Rogers Capps passed away in 1901 in GibsonWeakleyCarroll County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Capps
1796–1851
Birth Location: Orange County, North Carolina, USA
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Lucy Fly
1803–1849
Birth Location: Williamson or Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Bates
1833–1904
Birth Location: TN
SB

Children(s)

Cicero Capps
1866–1938
Birth Location: Issaquena CO. MS ?
CC
James Capps
1861–1932
Birth Location: Issaquena County, Mississippi, USA
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William Capps
1855–1885
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
WC
Nancy Capps
1853–1926
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
NC
Alice Capps
1868–1922
Birth Location: Weakley, Tennessee, United States
AC
Birdie Capps
1870–1943
Birth Location: Tennessee
BC
Eliza Capps
1850–
Birth Location: Mississippi or Tennessee, USA
EC

John Capps's Ancestors

Self
John Capps
1831–1901
Birth Place: Flytown, Gibson/Weakley County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
William Rogers Capps
1796–1851
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Lucy Fly
1803–1849
Williamson or Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Capps's Descendants

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John (Rogers) Capps (23 July 1831–7 August 1901) m. Sarah Bates (11 Jul 1833–17 Jul 1904)
  1. 1. Cicero (Lafayette) Capps 1866–1938 m. Emma (Jane) House 1870–1939
    1. 1. Audrey (May Lavern) Capps 1895–1972 m. James (Thomas) McCauley 1895–1953
      1. 1. Elenora (Nina) McCauley 1917–1995 m. Floyd (Wilburn Davidson) Sr 1909–2007
        1. 1. Cleburn (Ray) Davidson 1946–2020
        2. 2. Sharrie (Fay) Davidson 1943–2022
        3. 3. Wilburn (D.) Davidson 1932–2009
      2. 2. Gleanore Mccauley 1922–1944
      3. 3. Mable (Ruth) McCauley 1912–1989
      4. 4. Lois (Marie) McCauley 1925–2000
      5. 5. James (C.) McCauley 1927–2002
      6. 6. Doris (Oretta) McCauley 1937–2006
      7. 7. Adrin McCauley 1914–1914
  2. 2. James (Monroe) Capps 1861–1932
  3. 3. William (Rogers) Capps 1855–1885
  4. 4. Nancy (E. (Nanny) MNU) Capps 1853–1926
  5. 5. Alice (Ruth) Capps 1868–1922
  6. 6. Birdie (R.) Capps 1870–1943
  7. 7. Eliza (Jane) Capps 1850–

John Capps's Timeline

2 Records

1831
23 July 1831
Birth of John Rogers Capps in Flytown, Gibson/Weakley County, Tennessee, USA
Flytown, Gibson/Weakley County, Tennessee, USA
1901
7 August 1901
Age 70
Death of John Rogers Capps in GibsonWeakleyCarroll County, Tennessee, USA
Gibson/Weakley/Carroll County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 July 1831
    Event Place: Flytown, GibsonWeakley County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 August 1901
    Event Place: GibsonWeakley/Carroll County, Tennessee, USA
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