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John Anderson Conyers 1788 – 1874 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Mar 1788

Birth Location: Sumner, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: March 1874

Death Location: Wilson, Tennessee, United States

Father: Thomas Conyers

Mother: Jane Wills

Spouse(s): Susannah Spradlin

Children(s): Obediah Conyers, Mary Conyers, John Conyers, Octavia Conyers, Napoleon Conyers, Josephus Conyers

The story of John Anderson Conyers began in 1788 in Sumner, Tennessee, United States. John Anderson Conyers married Susannah Spradlin, and had children including Obediah Conyers, Mary Elizabeth Conyers, John Anderson Conyers, Octavia B Conyers, Napoleon Bonoparte Conyers, Josephus C Conyers. John Anderson Conyers passed away in 1874 in Wilson, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of John Anderson Conyers began in 1788 in Sumner, Tennessee, United States.
  • John Anderson Conyers married Susannah Spradlin, and had children including Obediah Conyers, Mary Elizabeth Conyers, John Anderson Conyers, Octavia B Conyers, Napoleon Bonoparte Conyers, Josephus C Conyers.
  • John Anderson Conyers passed away in 1874 in Wilson, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Conyers
1757 – 1847
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Somerset, PA USA
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Jane Wills
1768 – 1820
Birth Location: Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Susannah Spradlin
1793 – 1852
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Obediah Conyers
1823 –
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
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Mary Conyers
1824 – 1892
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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John Conyers
1827 –
Birth Location: Wilson, Tennessee, United States
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Octavia Conyers
1828 – 1863
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
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Napoleon Conyers
1829 – 1920
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
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Josephus Conyers
1831 – 1866
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
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John Conyers's Ancestors

Self
John Conyers
1788 – 1874
Birth Place: Sumner, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Thomas Conyers
1757 – 1847
Pennsylvania, Somerset, PA USA
Jane Wills
1768 – 1820
Virginia
Grandparents
John Conyers
1725 – 1770
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia
Alice Neville
1712 – 1761
1661854, Devon, England
George (Wells) Willis
1743 – 1817
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
MARY Stone
1753 – 1782
Overwharton Parish, Stafford, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Dennis Conyers
1690 – 1755
Margaret Thornhill
1678 – 1741
William Neville
1690 –
Joan Fauconberg
1690 –
Carty Wells
1713 – 1781
Elizabeth (Ownsby)
1722 – 1750
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Captain Conyers
1660 – 1733
Elizabeth Foote
1668 – 1727
Thomas Fauconberg
Joan Brounflete
Samuel Wells
1682 – 1716
Eleanor McCarty
1697 – 1729
Thomas Ownsby
1697 – 1751
Ann West
1697 – 1751

John Conyers's Descendants

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John (Anderson) Conyers (1 Mar 1788 – March 1874) m. Susannah Spradlin (1793 – 29 Jun 1852)
  1. 1. Obediah Conyers (1823 – )
  2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Conyers (1824 – 1892) m. John Smith
  3. 3. John (Anderson) Conyers (1827 – ) m. Martha (1831 – )
    1. 1. John (B) Conyers (1850 – )
    2. 2. James Conyers (1852 – )
    3. 3. Mary (E) Conyers (1853 – )
    4. 4. George (T) Conyers (1857 – )
    5. 5. Martha Conyers (1859 – )
  4. 4. Octavia (B) Conyers (1828 – 1863)
  5. 5. Napoleon (Bonoparte) Conyers (1829 – 1920) m. Zilpha (J) Dorris
    1. 1. Octavia Conyers (1849 – )
    2. 2. Jane Conyers (1856 – )
    3. 3. James (R) Conyers (1857 – )
    4. 4. Ellen Conyers (1859 – )
    5. 5. Andrew (Ewing) Conyers (Jan 1859 – 1942) m. Mary (Florence) Moore (8 Nov 1864 – 12 Sep 1933)
      1. 1. Callie (Viola) Conyers (29 Oct 1883 – 17 Oct 1967) m. James Loveless (1870 – 1946)
      2. 2. Ewing (Odell) Conyers (Oct 1885 – 1962) m. Bessie Winters
      3. 3. Charles (Leon) Conyers (Aug 1888 – 1906)
      4. 4. Claude (Revere) Conyers (8 Oct 1890 – 14 Jul 1958)
      5. 5. Andrew (Paul) Conyers (16 Oct 1895 – 10 Jan 1975)
      6. 6. Olive ((Ollie) Myrtle) Conyers (7 Sep 1896 – 1954)
      7. 7. Milton Conyers (1902 – )
    6. 6. Nora (F) Conyers (1869 – )
    7. 7. Henrietta Conyers (1875 – )
  6. 6. Josephus (C) Conyers (1831 – 1866) m. Elizabeth Austin (1834 – 1876)
    1. 1. John Conyers (1855 – )
    2. 2. William (Addison) Conyers (25 Nov 1856 – 24 Oct 1919) m. Eliza (Jane) Moore (23 Feb 1867 – 29 Feb 1944)
      1. 1. Joseph (Benton) Conyers (19 Feb 1887 – 2 Jun 1961) m. Edna (Lucille) Jones (23 Oct 1897 – 28 Apr 1960)
        1. 1. Bennie (Lucille) Conyers (16 Nov 1923 – 16 Aug 1925)
        2. 2. Joseph (Barton) Conyers (8 Jun 1927 – ) m. Gaye (Nelle) Caldwell (11 Nov 1926 – )
        3. 3. Jean (Polk) Conyers (30 Jan 1930 – ) m. Joe (Houston) Herndon (20 Jul 1927 – )
      2. 2. William (Murray) Conyers (4 Sep 1889 – 1 June 1977) m. Annie (Belle) Cook (17 May 1887 – 26 October 1929)
        1. 1. Annie (Laurie) Conyers (31 May 1914 – Oct 1995) m. Joseph (Daniel) Purcell (5 Sep 1908 – 1 Jun 1990)
        2. 2. Mary (Eliza (Lamb)) Conyers (1 Jul 1916 – 7 Mar 2006) m. Thomas (Cornelius) McGuyer (1907 – 16 July 1985)
        3. 3. Helen (Murray) Conyers (31 Aug 1921 – )
        4. 4. James (Chaney) Conyers (18 Feb 1923 – 25 Apr 2005) m. Catherine (June) Thurston (23 Jun 1927 – 23 September 1992)
      3. 3. Herbert (Moore) Conyers (6 Jan 1892 – 9 Jul 1981) m. Ladye (Thomas) Cooke (2 Apr 1895 – 16 Jan 1976)
        1. 1. Martha (Mae) Conyers (31 Jan 1914 – 2 Mar 1989) m. Charles (Davis) Barnett (2 Feb 1899 – 10 Mar 1994)
        2. 2. Janie (Moore) Conyers (8 Aug 1916 – 27 Feb 1978) m. Lucian (D) Walker (1916 – )
        3. 3. Flora (Evelyn) Conyers (17 May 1919 – 2 January 2008) m. John Waller
        4. 4. Charles (Thomas) Conyers (28 Jan 1923 – 24 Jun 1923)
        5. 5. Herbert (Austin) Conyers (7 May 1927 – 19 March 1993) m. Grace (L) Huff (29 Nov 1926 – 3 Jul 1973)
    3. 3. Charles Conyers (25 Jan 1858 – 16 Sep 1860)
    4. 4. Mary (T) Conyer (abt 1866 – )
    5. 5. Sarah (F) Conyer (abt 1868 – )

John Conyers's Timeline

2 Records

1788
1 Mar 1788
Birth of John Anderson Conyers in Sumner, Tennessee, United States
Sumner, Tennessee, United States
1874
March 1874
Age 86
Death of John Anderson Conyers in Wilson, Tennessee, United States
Wilson, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1788
    Event Place: Sumner, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: March 1874
    Event Place: Wilson, Tennessee, United States
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