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John A Counts 1820–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1820

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 10 Jan 1897

Death Location: Margerum, Colbert County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Henry Counts\Koonce

Mother: Sarah Rose

Spouse(s): Lucretia Richards

Children(s): John Counts, Arrena Counts, Nancy Counts, Henry Counts, Mary Counts

In 1820, John A Counts entered the world in Tennessee, born to Henry C Counts Koonce And Sarah Rose. In 1845, John A Counts resided in Tishomingo, Mississippi, United States. In 1850, John A Counts resided in Northern Division District 4, Tishomingo, Mississi. John A Counts married Lucretia Luretta Richards, and had children including Arrena Counts, Henry Counts, John T S Counts, Mary Counts, Nancy Joanna Counts. John A Counts passed away in 1897 in Margerum, Colbert County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1820, John A Counts entered the world in Tennessee, born to Henry C Counts Koonce And Sarah Rose.
  • In 1845, John A Counts resided in Tishomingo, Mississippi, United States.
  • In 1850, John A Counts resided in Northern Division District 4, Tishomingo, Mississi.
  • John A Counts married Lucretia Luretta Richards, and had children including Arrena Counts, Henry Counts, John T S Counts, Mary Counts, Nancy Joanna Counts.
  • John A Counts passed away in 1897 in Margerum, Colbert County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Counts\Koonce
1794–1867
Birth Location: S. Carolina
HC
Sarah Rose
1800–1844
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
SR

Spouses(s)

Lucretia Richards
1822–1916
Birth Location: Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee
LR

Children(s)

John Counts
1854–1931
Birth Location: Mississippi
JC
Arrena Counts
1843–1916
Birth Location: Alabama
AC
Nancy Counts
1846–1913
Birth Location: Alabama
NC
Henry Counts
1852–1899
Birth Location: Mississippi
HC
Mary Counts
1841–
Birth Location: Tishoma, Mississippi, USA
MC

John Counts's Ancestors

Self
John Counts
1820–1897
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
Henry C. Counts\Koonce
1794–1867
S. Carolina
Sarah Rose
1800–1844
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
John (Coon) COUNTS
1754–1808
Caswell, Orange County, NC
Elizabeth (Catherine "Caty") Noe
1754–1781
Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Levi Rose
1765–1850
Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Mary Stafford
1767–1753
Sullivan, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Cuntze
1729–1797
Elizabeth Sharp
1732–1788
Peter Noe
1721–1787
Roshannah Schell
1724–1781
Bennett Rose*\
1731–1778
Sarah (Rose)
1727–1783
William Stafford
1755–1782
Mary Boleyn?
1748–1780
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johannes Koontz
1706–1765
Anna Stoever
1710–1750
Henry Sharp
1702–1789
Frances Pierce
1700–
Peter Noe
1703–1787
Sarah Fitzrandolph
1703–1750
John Campbell
1674–1741
GRISSEL Hays
1683–1741
John Rose
1706–1731
Lucy Bennett
1710–1764
John War)
1690–1775
Mary MARR
1689–1775
John Stafford
1724–1756
Margaret Stafford?
1725–
James Stafford
1720–1780

John Counts's Descendants

1.
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John (A) Counts (1820–10 Jan 1897) m. Lucretia ((Luretta)) Richards (Jan 1822–25 Sep 1916)
  1. 1. John (T S) Counts 1854–1931 m. Mary (Ellen) Kimberly 1852–1916
    1. 1. John (Perry) Counts 1887–1926
    2. 2. Thomas (C.) Counts 1882–1959
    3. 3. Lucretia Counts 1893–1976
    4. 4. Mary (Virginia) Counts 1885–1961
    5. 5. Myrtle (Belle (Myrtie)) Counts 1889–1968 m. O (Ralph) Johnston 1895–1978
      1. 1. Gladys (L) Johnson 1921–2013 m. William (Thomas Akers) Sr 1918–2002
        1. 1. Jeremy (Ray) Akers 1942–1999 m. Nancy (Linda) Morse 1951–1999
    6. 6. Sallie (L) Counts 1892–1964
    7. 7. Ervie Counts 1898–
    8. 8. Alice (C.) Counts 1884–1965
    9. 9. Shagar (Evie) Counts 1898–
    10. 10. James Leo 1878–
  2. 2. Arrena Counts 1843–1916 m. Robert (Emmett) Harland 1843–1923
    1. 1. Charles (C) Harland 1868–1942 m. Lucrecia Davis 1877–1947 m. Elizabeth (J. "Lizzie") Douthit 1869–1910
      1. 1. Leonard (Charlie) Harland 1913–1994
      2. 2. Willard (Brown) Harland 1916–1976
      3. 3. Mollie (Eunice) Harland 1919–1974
      4. 4. Wiley (Pride "Buster") Harland 1922–1994
      5. 5. Infant Harland 1920–1920
      6. 6. John (Roy Harland) Sr 1895–1969
      7. 7. Urma (Dorothy) Harland 1891–1957
      8. 8. Arrena (T.) Harland 1893–
      9. 9. Richard (C. "Dick") Harland 1896–1973 m. Clara (Emurthia) Reeves 1898–1975
        1. 1. Dixie (Roline Helen) Harland 1922–1989 m. Elmer Ridgeway 1924–1974
        2. 2. Mildred (Louise "Billie") Harland 1924–2012
      10. 10. Edgar (William) Harland 1901–1970
      11. 11. Odie (Bell) Harland 1903–1987 m. Robert (Edward) Blankenship 1901–1998
        1. 1. Robert (Harland) Blankenship 1927–1999 m. Norma (Louise) Thornton 1927–2007
      12. 12. Aletha (Mary) Harland 1905–1976
    2. 2. Minnie (Lee Harland) (Glover) 1877–1973
    3. 3. James (M.) Harland 1869–1910
    4. 4. John (H.) Harland 1871–1874
    5. 5. Laura (I.) Harland 1880–1893
    6. 6. Jack (T.) Harland 1881–1956
    7. 7. Lula (Till Harland) (Walker) 1875–1949
    8. 8. O (Riley) Harland 1884–
  3. 3. Nancy (Joanna) Counts 1846–1913 m. Thomas (Combs) Walker 1845–1926
    1. 1. E. (C.) Walker 1875–1876
    2. 2. John (B.) Walker 1869–1876
    3. 3. Mary (R.) Walker 1874–1876
    4. 4. Mattie (L.) Walker 1871–1874
    5. 5. Wiley (Whitten) Walker 1869–1962
    6. 6. William (Thomas) Walker 1877–1961
    7. 7. Jimmie (Counts) Hayes 1884–1967
    8. 8. Henry (Stewart Sidney) Walker 1886–1950 m. Lila Pounders 1892–1948
      1. 1. Dorris (Evelyn) Walker 1925–2002 m. James (Dewey) Jenkins 1924–1995
        1. 1. Delbert (R) Jenkins 1943–2013
        2. 2. Douglas (Wayne) Jenkins 1947–2015
        3. 3. Delma (Jean) Jenkins 1945–2022 m. James (David) Murray 1942–2000
      2. 2. Frank (T) Walker 1921–
      3. 3. Beulah Walker 1922–
      4. 4. William (Wiley) Walker 1929–1999
      5. 5. Nellie (Lucille (mEmmons)) Walker 1923–2003
      6. 6. Ruby (Frances (mBlankenship)) Walker 1919–1959
      7. 7. Mary (Jennette) Walker 1910–1998 m. Ferris (F.) Enlow 1914–1962
        1. 1. Larry (Warren) Enlow 1940–2020
      8. 8. Artie ((mMiller)) Walker 1917–1980
      9. 9. Margaret (Estelle) Bolton 1927–2001 m. Hubert (Doyle) Bolton 1925–2000
      10. 10. Clifford (Gene) Walker 1935–1983
      11. 11. Frank (T) Walker 1921–
      12. 12. Beulah (C) Walker 1922–
      13. 13. Jeanette Walker 1911–
      14. 14. Frank (T) Walker 1921–
      15. 15. Beulah Walker 1922–
      16. 16. Ralph Walker 1931–1999
      17. 17. Jack Walker 1932–2002
    9. 9. Lady (P) Walker 1878–
    10. 10. Nancy (J) Walker 1880–
    11. 11. Susan (A) Walker 1882–
    12. 12. Jimine (C) Walker 1884–
    13. 13. Leny (L) Walker 1888–
  4. 4. Henry Counts 1852–1899 m. Sarah (Washington) Phillips 1858–1940
    1. 1. James (Henry) Counts 1880–1961
    2. 2. Jennie Counts 1878–1949
    3. 3. Mattie (M) Counts 1894–1974
    4. 4. William (C) Counts 1889–
    5. 5. John (A) Counts 1886–1953
    6. 6. Clara ((Clarry)) Counts 1892–1972
    7. 7. Tennie (L) Counts 1876–
  5. 5. Mary Counts 1841–

John Counts's Timeline

6 Records

1820
1820
Birth of John A Counts in Tennessee
Tennessee
1845
1845
Age 25
John A Counts resided here in Tishomingo, Mississippi, United States
Tishomingo, Mississippi, United States
1850
1850
Age 30
John A Counts resided here in Northern Division District 4, Tishomingo, Mississippi, USA
Northern Division District 4, Tishomingo, Mississippi, USA
1870
1870
Age 50
John A Counts resided here in Township 3 Range 15, Colbert, Alabama, USA
Township 3 Range 15, Colbert, Alabama, USA
1880
1880
Age 60
John A Counts resided here in Chickasaw, Colbert, Alabama, USA
Chickasaw, Colbert, Alabama, USA
1897
10 Jan 1897
Age 77
Death of John A Counts in Margerum, Colbert County, Alabama, USA
Margerum, Colbert County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Chickasaw, Colbert, Alabama; Roll: 8; Page: 405B; Enumeration District: 035
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 3 Range 15, Colbert, Alabama; Roll: M593_10; Page: 131B; Family History Library Film: 545509
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Northern Division District 4, Tishomingo, Mississippi; Roll: M432_382; Page: 68B; Image: 145
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1845
    Event Place: Tishomingo, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Mississippi, State and Territorial Census Collection
    [2] Mississippi, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Northern Division District 4, Tishomingo, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Northern Division District 4, Tishomingo, Mississippi; Roll: M432_382; Page: 68B; Image: 145

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Township 3 Range 15, Colbert, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 3 Range 15, Colbert, Alabama; Roll: M593_10; Page: 131B; Family History Library Film: 545509

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Chickasaw, Colbert, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Chickasaw, Colbert, Alabama; Roll: 8; Page: 405B; Enumeration District: 035

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1897
    Event Place: Margerum, Colbert County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Margerum, Colbert County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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