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John Counts 1799–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 October 1799

Birth Location: Shenandoah, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1862

Death Location: Brumley Gap, Washington County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: George Counts

Mother: Eve Counts

Spouse(s): Lucinda Countz

Children(s): George Counts, Thomas Counts, Joseph Counts, Eve Hite, Lenick Counts, James Counts, Jacob Counts, Sarah Hayter, Mary Kestner, Nancy Phelps

In 1799, John Counts entered the world in Shenandoah, Virginia, USA, born to George Counts And Eve Haynes Selsor Counts. John Counts married Lucinda P Lucy Scyphers Countz, and had children including Eve Elizabeth Hite, George Washington Counts, Jacob Fleenor Counts, James Madison Counts, Joseph Spear Counts, Lenick Henderson Counts, Mary Catherine Kestner, Nancy Jane Phelps, Sarah Elizabeth Hayter, Thomas Washington Counts. John Counts passed away in 1862 in Brumley Gap, Washington County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1799, John Counts entered the world in Shenandoah, Virginia, USA, born to George Counts And Eve Haynes Selsor Counts.
  • John Counts married Lucinda P Lucy Scyphers Countz, and had children including Eve Elizabeth Hite, George Washington Counts, Jacob Fleenor Counts, James Madison Counts, Joseph Spear Counts, Lenick Henderson Counts, Mary Catherine Kestner, Nancy Jane Phelps, Sarah Elizabeth Hayter, Thomas Washington Counts.
  • John Counts passed away in 1862 in Brumley Gap, Washington County, Virginia, United States of America.

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John Counts's Ancestors

Self
John Counts
1799–1862
Birth Place: Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
Parents
George Counts
1770–1850
Glade Hollow, VA, Virginia, USA
Eve (Haynes-Selsor) Counts
1760–1846
Prob. Germantown, VA, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Counts's Descendants

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John Counts (30 October 1799–1862) m. Lucinda (P. Lucy Scyphers) Countz (1805–AFT 1880)
  1. 1. George (Washington) Counts 1828–1889 m. Sarah (Sally) Gobble 1825–1902
    1. 1. Mary (F) Counts 1860–1900 m. Henry (Preston) Orfield 1858–1909
      1. 1. Elizabeth ("Lizzie" Ellen) Orfield-Love 1884–1963 m. Robert ("Bob" Henry) Love 1879–1929
        1. 1. Ida (Elizabeth Love-) Quales 1911–1998 m. Maynard (George) Quales 1906–
        2. 2. Charles (Preston) Love 1907–1931
        3. 3. Laura (Francis Love Maiden) d3 1905–
        4. 4. Pauline (Bertie) Bentley 1910–1993 m. Dewey (Robert) Bentley 1906–1961
        5. 5. Helen (Mildred Love) Epperson 1914–1977 m. Claude (Lee) Epperson 1916–
        6. 6. Helen Love 1910–1939 m. Claude Epperson 1912–
        7. 7. Ray (Ernest) Love 1920–2005 m. Edna (Pearl) Ridgely 1925–1988 m. Lucy (Margaret) Love 1904–1991
        8. 8. Joseph (B.) Love 1918–1919
      2. 2. Sarah (E.) Orfield 1879–
      3. 3. Isaac (Washington) Orfield 1880–
  2. 2. Thomas (Washington) Counts 1844–1925
  3. 3. Joseph (Spear) Counts 1839–1893
  4. 4. Eve (Elizabeth) Hite 1837–1905
  5. 5. Lenick (Henderson) Counts 1835–1899
  6. 6. James (Madison) Counts 1833–1915
  7. 7. Jacob (Fleenor) Counts 1842–1878
  8. 8. Sarah (Elizabeth) Hayter 1846–1928
  9. 9. Mary (Catherine) Kestner 1850–1895
  10. 10. Nancy (Jane) Phelps 1830–1888

John Counts's Timeline

2 Records

1799
30 October 1799
Birth of John Counts in Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
1862
1862
Age 63
Death of John Counts in Russell County, Virginia, United States of America
Russell County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 October 1799
    Event Place: Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1862
    Event Place: Russell County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brumley Gap, Washington County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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