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John Burrell Featherston 1849 – 1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Apr 1849

Birth Location: Benton, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 31 Dec 1897

Death Location: Benton, Arkansas, USA

Father: Burwell Featherston

Mother: Mary Featherston

Spouse(s): Sarah (Featherston)

Children(s): Milton Featherston

John Burrell Featherston was born in 1849 in Benton, Arkansas, USA, the child of Burwell Featherston and Mary Featherston. In 1870, John Burrell Featherston resided in Osage, Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas, USA. John Burrell Featherston married Sarah Malissa Cross (Featherston), and had children including Milton Edwin Featherston. John Burrell Featherston passed away in 1897 in Benton, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • John Burrell Featherston was born in 1849 in Benton, Arkansas, USA, the child of Burwell Featherston and Mary Featherston.
  • In 1870, John Burrell Featherston resided in Osage, Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas, USA.
  • John Burrell Featherston married Sarah Malissa Cross (Featherston), and had children including Milton Edwin Featherston.
  • John Burrell Featherston passed away in 1897 in Benton, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Featherston's Ancestors

Self
John Featherston
1849 – 1897
Birth Place: Benton, Arkansas, USA
Parents
Burwell Featherston
1819 – 1881
Tennessee
Mary Featherston
1826 –
Tennessee
Grandparents
Jesse (Grigg) Featherston
1781 – 1852
Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Lavinia Lofton
1786 – 1872
Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jesse Featherston
1746 – 1816
Catherine Thorne
1748 – 1794
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Featherston's Descendants

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John (Burrell) Featherston (14 Apr 1849 – 31 Dec 1897) m. Sarah (Malissa Cross) (Featherston) (28 MAY 1849 – 3 February 1927)
  1. 1. Milton (Edwin) Featherston (11 Dec 1877 – 1958) m. Delia (Louamah) Mills (3 Jun 1878 – 16 Sep 1954)
    1. 1. J.B. Featherston (5 Oct 1902 – 27 April 1980) m. Dezelta (Ellen) Collins (28 Dec 1904 – 22 Nov 1990)
      1. 1. Curgin (E) Featherston (11 Apr 1923 – 10 Aug 1991)
      2. 2. CHARLES (SCOTT) FEATHERSTON (31 Oct 1925 – 14 Jun 1985) m. Mildred (J) Featherston (13 Oct 1925 – 25 June 1975) m. Martha (Jane Hight (Teal)) (Davis) (1 Feb 1930 – 4 Jul 1997) m. Linda L
        1. 1. Curtis (Allen) Featherston (6 Mar 1948 – 14 Dec 2010) m. Katherine Featherston
        2. 2. Baby (Boy) Featherston (1 Aug 1961 – 1 Aug 1961)
        3. 3. Janie Featherston (abt 1963 – ) m. Matthew (Edward) Wolf (10 Jul 1963 – )
      3. 3. Doris (Ann) Featherston (31 Jul 1927 – 19 Jun 2016) m. Crawford Palmer
        1. 1. Susie Casey
        2. 2. Kenny Palmer
        3. 3. Buddy Palmer
      4. 4. J (B "Sonny") Featherston (SEPT. 27, 1931 – 19 January 2012)
      5. 5. Jeanette Featherston (14 May 1939 – 6 Feb 2017)

John Featherston's Timeline

3 Records

1849
14 Apr 1849
Birth of John Burrell Featherston in Benton, Arkansas, USA
Benton, Arkansas, USA
1870
1870
Age 21
John Burrell Featherston resided here in Osage, Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas, USA
Osage, Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas, USA
1897
31 Dec 1897
Age 48
Death of John Burrell Featherston in Benton, Arkansas, USA
Benton, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1849
    Event Place: Benton, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Osage, Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1897
    Event Place: Benton, Arkansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bentonville, Benton County, Arkansas, United States of America

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