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John or James W. Courtney 1831 – 1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1831

Birth Location: Blanket Creek, Pendleton, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 08 Jun 1864

Death Location: Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, USA

Father: Michael Courtney

Mother: Leanna McMurry

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John or James W. Courtney was born in 1831 in Blanket Creek, Pendleton, Kentucky, USA, the child of Michael S. Courtney and Leanna McMurry. John or James W. Courtney passed away in 1864 in Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • John or James W. Courtney was born in 1831 in Blanket Creek, Pendleton, Kentucky, USA, the child of Michael S. Courtney and Leanna McMurry.
  • John or James W. Courtney passed away in 1864 in Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, USA.

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John Courtney's Ancestors

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John Courtney
1831 – 1864
Birth Place: Blanket Creek, Pendleton, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Michael S. Courtney
1793 – 1862
Pennsylvania, USA
Leanna McMurry
1810 –
Kentucky
Grandparents
Michael Courtney
1762 –
Ireland
Sarah (Courtney)
1780 –
Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Courtney's Timeline

2 Records

1831
1831
Birth of John or James W. Courtney in Blanket Creek, Pendleton, Kentucky, USA
Blanket Creek, Pendleton, Kentucky, USA
1864
08 Jun 1864
Age 33
Death of John or James W. Courtney in Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, USA
Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1831
    Event Place: Blanket Creek, Pendleton, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Jun 1864
    Event Place: Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, USA

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