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John B Counts 1815–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 February 1815

Birth Location: Russell County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 24 March 1899

Death Location: Wise County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: James Counts

Mother: Evaline Banner

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Childress

Children(s): Ellen Self

John B Counts was born in 1815 in Russell County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of James Counts And Evaline Lou Banner. John B Counts married Elizabeth Childress, and had children including Ellen Margaret Self. John B Counts passed away in 1899 in Wise County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John B Counts was born in 1815 in Russell County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of James Counts And Evaline Lou Banner.
  • John B Counts married Elizabeth Childress, and had children including Ellen Margaret Self.
  • John B Counts passed away in 1899 in Wise County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Counts's Ancestors

Self
John Counts
1815–1899
Birth Place: Russell County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
James Counts
1792–1872
Cleveland, Russell County, Virginia, USA
Evaline (Lou) Banner
1795–1894
Wythe County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John Banner
1750–1798
Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Catherine (Elizabeth) Rachenpaugh
1753–1820
Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Bannerman
1723–1789
Charity Martin
1730–1789
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Counts's Descendants

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John (B) Counts (3 February 1815–24 March 1899) m. Elizabeth Childress (20 May 1819–4 October 1900)
  1. 1. Ellen (Margaret) Self 1854–1944 m. Leonaed (Burchett) Self 1851–1936
    1. 1. David (Wilson) Self 1876–1941 m. Amanda (Lee "Manda") Sizemore 1886–1961
      1. 1. Virginia (Rae) Self 1918–2000 m. Vernon (Kent) Sloan 1918–1996
        1. 1. Linda (Kent) Sloan 1946–1999 m. Donald (M) Ingerson 1948–1989
        2. 2. Larry (James) Sloan 1942–2011
      2. 2. Vivian (G) Self 1921–2012
      3. 3. Dorothy (Lee Madeline) Self 1910–1994 m. Leland (Allen "Lee") Sapp 1901–1985
      4. 4. Agnes (Charlotte) Self 1912–2002 m. Loren (Wayne) Brown 1907–1960
        1. 1. Dennis (Wayne) Brown 1936–1990
      5. 5. Bertha (Maye) Self 1915–2007
      6. 6. Infant Self 1923–1923
    2. 2. Zeura (Melissa) Hayse 1882–1973 m. Quincy (Gale) Hayse 1883–1979
      1. 1. Isla (Marguerite) Bergman 1922–1982 m. Phillip (Harold) Bergman 1923–2006
        1. 1. Harolyn (Gale) Bergman 1950–2011
    3. 3. John (Ruth) Self 1879–1904
    4. 4. Alma (Tennessee) French 1887–1958
    5. 5. Bettie (Daisy) Langley 1895–1959 m. Floyd Langley 1896–1944
    6. 6. Nannie (Belle) Fraley 1880–1969
    7. 7. William (Bradley) Self 1884–1933
    8. 8. Orbin (Gilmer) Self 1893–1984
    9. 9. Eliza (Demeris) Holder 1885–1926
    10. 10. Dallas (Fletcher) Self 1897–1975
    11. 11. Charles (Cowan) Self 1877–1907
    12. 12. Ira (F) Self 1891–1906

John Counts's Timeline

2 Records

1815
3 February 1815
Birth of John B Counts in Russell County, Virginia, United States of America
Russell County, Virginia, United States of America
1899
24 March 1899
Age 84
Death of John B Counts in Swords Creek, Russell County, Virginia, United States of America
Swords Creek, Russell County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 February 1815
    Event Place: Russell County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 March 1899
    Event Place: Swords Creek, Russell County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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