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John Lafayette "Jack" Felts 1829–1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Nov 1829

Birth Location: Robertson, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 4 Jan 1909

Death Location: Cheatham, Tennessee, USA

Father: Isham Felts

Mother: Nancy Dowlen

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Reed

Children(s): Emily Felts

John Lafayette "Jack" Felts was born in 1829 in Robertson, Tennessee, USA, the child of Isham Blaney Felts And Nancy Ann Dowlen. John Lafayette "Jack" Felts married Elizabeth Betsy Ann Reed, and had children including Emily M Emma Felts. John Lafayette "Jack" Felts passed away in 1909 in Cheatham, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • John Lafayette "Jack" Felts was born in 1829 in Robertson, Tennessee, USA, the child of Isham Blaney Felts And Nancy Ann Dowlen.
  • John Lafayette "Jack" Felts married Elizabeth Betsy Ann Reed, and had children including Emily M Emma Felts.
  • John Lafayette "Jack" Felts passed away in 1909 in Cheatham, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isham Felts
1803–1867
Birth Location: Warren, North Carolina
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Nancy Dowlen
1806–1880
Birth Location: Robertson, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Reed
1837–1885
Birth Location: Rutherford Co, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Emily Felts
1859–1887
Birth Location: Cheatham, Tennessee,, USA
EF

John Felts's Ancestors

Self
John Felts
1829–1909
Birth Place: Robertson, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Isham Blaney Felts
1803–1867
Warren, North Carolina
Nancy (Ann) Dowlen
1806–1880
Robertson, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Isham (B.) Felts
1761–1824
Warren, North Carolina, United States
Mary (Ann) Hazelwood
1770–1829
Bute, Warren, North Carolina, USA
Harris (Dowlen) Sr
1777–1855
Waxhaw, Union, North Carolina, USA
Susan Hargrove
1771–1820
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Felts
1703–1798
Mary Rolland
1735–
Randolph Hazelwood
1729–1797
Ann Hazelwood
1730–1815
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Humphrey Felts
1648–1716
Elizabeth Proctor
1689–1752
Joseph Ward
1695–1762
Elizabeth Long
1697–1762

John Felts's Descendants

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John (Lafayette "Jack") Felts (Nov 1829–4 Jan 1909) m. Elizabeth ("Betsy" Ann) Reed (7 Mar 1837–1885)
  1. 1. Emily (M "Emma") Felts 1859–1887 m. George (Martin) Ford 1854–1927
    1. 1. John (Joseph) Ford 1884–1941 m. Mary (Malinda) Elliott 1891–1936
      1. 1. William (Herschel) Ford 1910–1971 m. Mary (Leota) Ellis 1908–1997

John Felts's Timeline

2 Records

1829
Nov 1829
Birth of John Lafayette "Jack" Felts in Robertson, Tennessee, USA
Robertson, Tennessee, USA
1909
4 Jan 1909
Age 80
Death of John Lafayette "Jack" Felts in Cheatham, Tennessee, USA
Cheatham, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Nov 1829
    Event Place: Robertson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1909
    Event Place: Cheatham, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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