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John M Emerson 1786 – 1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jan 1786

Birth Location: Carroll County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 26 Nov 1854

Death Location: Lynnville, Giles, Tennessee, USA

Father: Reuben Emmerson

Mother: Betty CROUCHER

Spouse(s): Catherine Reynolds

Children(s): James Emerson

John M Emerson m Catherine Reynolds Kit Emerson 1789–1873 (m. 1806) was born in 1786 in Carroll County, Virginia, USA, the child of Reuben Emmerson and Betty CROUCHER. John M Emerson m Catherine Reynolds Kit Emerson 1789–1873 (m. 1806) married Catherine Kit Reynolds, and had children including James Harvey Emerson. John M Emerson m Catherine Reynolds Kit Emerson 1789–1873 (m. 1806) passed away in 1854 in Lynnville, Giles, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • John M Emerson m Catherine Reynolds Kit Emerson 1789–1873 (m. 1806) was born in 1786 in Carroll County, Virginia, USA, the child of Reuben Emmerson and Betty CROUCHER.
  • John M Emerson m Catherine Reynolds Kit Emerson 1789–1873 (m. 1806) married Catherine Kit Reynolds, and had children including James Harvey Emerson.
  • John M Emerson m Catherine Reynolds Kit Emerson 1789–1873 (m. 1806) passed away in 1854 in Lynnville, Giles, Tennessee, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Emerson's Ancestors

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John Emerson
1786 – 1854
Birth Place: Carroll County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Reuben Emmerson
1747 – 1834
Caroline, Virginia, USA
Betty CROUCHER
1752 – 1836
Virginia Colony, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Emerson's Descendants

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John (M) Emerson (23 Jan 1786 – 26 Nov 1854) m. Catherine (Kit) Reynolds (8 Nov 1789 – Mar 1873)
  1. 1. James (Harvey) Emerson (1810 – 5 Oct 1857) m. Nancy (S.) Alderdice (1816 – 21 May 1869)
    1. 1. Nancy (Jane) Emerson (1848 – ) m. George Jones (1851 – 9 March 1937)
      1. 1. Joseph Jones (abt 1868 – )
      2. 2. Mary Jones (1885 – )
      3. 3. George (Hall) Jones (22 Sep 1886 – 17 Jan 1913) m. Mary (M) Bynum (18 Feb 1888 – 7 Dec 1912)
        1. 1. Mallie (M.) Jones (1906 – 13 Aug 1966) m. Charles (Elroy) Bowlin (18 May 1899 – 6 Nov 1971)
      4. 4. Mattie Jones (1906 – )
      5. 5. Lorine Jones (1910 – )

John Emerson's Timeline

4 Records

1786
23 Jan 1786
Birth of John M Emerson m Catherine Reynolds Kit Emerson 1789–1873 (m. 1806) in Carroll County, Virginia, USA
Carroll County, Virginia, USA
1806
25 Nov 1806
Age 20
John M Emerson m Catherine Reynolds Kit Emerson 1789–1873 (m. 1806) was married in Scott County, Kentucky, USA
Scott County, Kentucky, USA
1806
25 Nov 1806
Age 20
John M Emerson m Catherine Reynolds Kit Emerson 1789–1873 (m. 1806) was married in Scott County, Kentucky, USA
Scott County, Kentucky, USA
1854
26 Nov 1854
Age 68
Death of John M Emerson m Catherine Reynolds Kit Emerson 1789–1873 (m. 1806) in Lynnville, Giles, Tennessee, USA
Lynnville, Giles, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1786
    Event Place: Carroll County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1806
    Event Place: Scott County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1806
    Event Place: Scott County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1854
    Event Place: Lynnville, Giles, Tennessee, USA

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