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John Hamilton Courtney 1837–1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Oct 1837

Birth Location: Polk County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 17 Nov 1921

Death Location: Candler, N.C.

Father: M. Courtney

Mother: Mary Cannon

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John Hamilton Courtney was born in 1837 in Polk County, Tennessee, USA, the child of M Pearmon Courtney And Mary Cannon. John Hamilton Courtney passed away in 1921 in Candler, N.C..

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Biography

  • John Hamilton Courtney was born in 1837 in Polk County, Tennessee, USA, the child of M Pearmon Courtney And Mary Cannon.
  • John Hamilton Courtney passed away in 1921 in Candler, N.C..

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John Courtney's Ancestors

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John Courtney
1837–1921
Birth Place: Polk County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
M. Pearmon Courtney
1811–1843
Richmond, Virginia, USA
Mary Cannon
1803–1862
Hat Springs North Carolina
Grandparents
Zachariah (Moorman) Candler
1772–1844
Lynchburg, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Mary (Polly) BOON
1784–1857
Surry, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Ratcliff Boon
1755–1815
Nancy Harris
1763–1822
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ratliff Sr
1715–1787
Ruth
1715–1787
Robert Harris
1740–1796
Lucretia Brown
1750–1806

John Courtney's Timeline

4 Records

1837
26 Oct 1837
Birth of John Hamilton Courtney in Polk County, Tennessee, USA
Polk County, Tennessee, USA
1921
15 Nov 1921
Age 84
Death of John Hamilton Courtney in Upper Hominy, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Upper Hominy, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
1921
15 Nov 1921
Age 84
Death of John Hamilton Courtney in Candler, Buncombe, NC
Candler, Buncombe, NC
1921
17 Nov 1921
Age 84
Burial of John Hamilton Courtney in Candler, N.C.
Candler, N.C.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1837
    Event Place: Polk County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1975, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] North Carolina, Deaths

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1921
    Event Place: Upper Hominy, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1975, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] North Carolina, Deaths

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1921
    Event Place: Candler, Buncombe, NC

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1921
    Event Place: Candler, N.C.
    Record Source: North Carolina, Deaths

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