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John Thomas DeShazo 1850 – 1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 16 1850

Birth Location: Talladega, Talladega, Alabama

Death Date: 24 Apr 1938

Death Location: Mena, Polk, Arkansas, USA

Father: John Deshazo

Mother: Rachel Johnson

Spouse(s): Francis Starling, Mary Anderson, Mary DeShazo

Children(s): Maude Deshazo, Dora DeShazo, Johnie DeShazo, Jessie DeShazo, John Deshazo, Jesse DeShazo, Gladys DeShazo

In 1850, John Thomas DeShazo entered the world in Talladega, Talladega, Alabama, born to John E Deshazo and Rachel Martha Johnson. John Thomas DeShazo married Francis Elizabeth Starling, Mary Romine Anderson, Mary Virginia MOORE DeShazo, and had children including Maude Della Deshazo, Dora Rachel ELMS DeShazo, Johnie DeShazo, Jessie Mae KEMP DeShazo, John Franklin Deshazo, Jesse Mae DeShazo, Gladys Marie DeShazo. John Thomas DeShazo passed away in 1938 in Mena, Polk, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1850, John Thomas DeShazo entered the world in Talladega, Talladega, Alabama, born to John E Deshazo and Rachel Martha Johnson.
  • John Thomas DeShazo married Francis Elizabeth Starling, Mary Romine Anderson, Mary Virginia MOORE DeShazo, and had children including Maude Della Deshazo, Dora Rachel ELMS DeShazo, Johnie DeShazo, Jessie Mae KEMP DeShazo, John Franklin Deshazo, Jesse Mae DeShazo, Gladys Marie DeShazo.
  • John Thomas DeShazo passed away in 1938 in Mena, Polk, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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John DeShazo's Ancestors

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John DeShazo
1850 – 1938
Birth Place: Talladega, Talladega, Alabama
Parents
John E Deshazo
1815 – 1860
South Carolina, USA
Rachel (Martha) Johnson
1821 – 1863
Tennessee
Grandparents
Robert DeShazo
1780 – 1850
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
Grace (DeSHAZO) Whittle
1787 – 1860
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William DeShazo
1758 – 1839
Mary Sawyer
1762 – 1789
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter DeShazo
1730 – 1793
Rebecca Pendleton
1733 – 1763

John DeShazo's Descendants

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John (Thomas) DeShazo (Jan 16 1850 – 24 Apr 1938) m. Francis (Elizabeth) Starling ( – 1880) m. Mary (Romine) Anderson (Bet. 1850–1870 – 1939) m. Mary (Virginia MOORE) DeShazo (4 Feb 1873 – 21 May 1946)
  1. 1. Maude (Della) Deshazo (04 Sep 1891 – 15 Oct 1973)
  2. 2. Dora (Rachel ELMS) DeShazo (3 Dec 1894 – 8 Feb 1974) m. George (W.) Elms (1887 – 1963)
  3. 3. Johnie DeShazo (29 July 1909 – 22 November 1981)
  4. 4. Jessie (Mae KEMP) DeShazo (13 Apr 1910 – 17 Mar 1993)
  5. 5. John (Franklin) Deshazo (19 Jun 1908 – 22 Oct 1996)
  6. 6. Jesse (Mae) DeShazo (April 13 1910 – March 17 1993)
  7. 7. Gladys (Marie) DeShazo (1914 – )

John DeShazo's Timeline

2 Records

1850
Jan 16 1850
Birth of John Thomas DeShazo in Talladega, Talladega, Alabama
Talladega, Talladega, Alabama
1938
24 Apr 1938
Age 88
Death of John Thomas DeShazo in Mena, Polk, Arkansas, USA
Mena, Polk, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 16 1850
    Event Place: Talladega, Talladega, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1938
    Event Place: Mena, Polk, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mena, Arkansas, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963

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