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John Israel Fountain 1775–1848 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1775

Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1848

Death Location: Gordon, Wilkinson County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: John Fontaine

Mother: Elizabeth Davis

Spouse(s): Delphia Watkins

Children(s): James Fountain, Mitchell Fountain, Louis Fountain, Keziah Garrett, Mary Webb, Andrew Fountaine, Elizabeth Fountain, Frances Fountain, Israel Fountain, Job Fountain, John Fountain, Margaret Fountain, Sabrina Fountain, William Fountain, William Fountain

The story of John Israel Fountain began in 1775 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States. John Israel Fountain married Delphia Wealthy Watkins, and had children including Andrew Jackson Sr Fountaine, Elizabeth Fountain, Frances Fannie Fountain, Israel Jackson Fountain, James Henry Fountain, Job Fountain, John Fountain, Keziah Garrett, Louis E Fountain, Margaret Fountain, Mary Ann Webb, Mitchell Watkins Fountain, Sabrina Fountain, William Fountain, William Thomas Fountain. John Israel Fountain passed away in 1848 in Gordon, Wilkinson County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John Israel Fountain began in 1775 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States.
  • John Israel Fountain married Delphia Wealthy Watkins, and had children including Andrew Jackson Sr Fountaine, Elizabeth Fountain, Frances Fannie Fountain, Israel Jackson Fountain, James Henry Fountain, Job Fountain, John Fountain, Keziah Garrett, Louis E Fountain, Margaret Fountain, Mary Ann Webb, Mitchell Watkins Fountain, Sabrina Fountain, William Fountain, William Thomas Fountain.
  • John Israel Fountain passed away in 1848 in Gordon, Wilkinson County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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John Fountain's Ancestors

Self
John Fountain
1775–1848
Birth Place: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Parents
John David Fontaine
1726–1759
Williamsburg West, James City County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Davis
1730–1790
North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Mary Fontaine
1697–1733
Jonzac, Departement de la Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Fountain's Descendants

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John (Israel) Fountain (1775–1848) m. Delphia ("Wealthy") Watkins (1775–1879)
  1. 1. James (Henry) Fountain 1799–1863 m. Beheathland (Hettie) Jones 1812–1876
    1. 1. John (Henry) Fountain 1826–1863 m. Malinda (Jane) Johnson 1841–1885
      1. 1. Henrietta West 1862–1943 m. Moses (Washington "Wash" Sapp m.) Fountain 1859–1896 m. James (Hollis West) Sr 1869–1953
        1. 1. Leila (Frances) Sapp 1881–1934 m. Frank (Smith) Fowler 1879–1935
        2. 2. Loddie (Washington) Sapp 1891–1927
        3. 3. Johnnie (Douglas) West 1897–1978
        4. 4. Fountain (Minter) West 1907–1976
        5. 5. James (Hollis West) Jr 1898–1933
        6. 6. Lizzie (Jane) Sapp 1887–1982
        7. 7. Ruby (M.) West 1901–1991
        8. 8. Charles (Henry West) Sr 1899–1962
        9. 9. Clifford (Jewel) West 1903–1904
        10. 10. Lula (S) Sapp 1884–1964
      2. 2. Seaborne (Augustus) Fountain 1858–1916
      3. 3. Martha (Jane) Johnson 1859–1944
    2. 2. Epsy Fountain 1829–
    3. 3. Rachel (E) Fountain 1834–
    4. 4. Augustus Fountain 1838–
    5. 5. Jackson Fountain 1840–
    6. 6. Lucy (Ann) Fountain 1842–
    7. 7. Seaborne Fountain 1845–1920
    8. 8. Thomas Fountain 1848–
  2. 2. Mitchell (Watkins) Fountain 1818–1902
  3. 3. Louis (E) Fountain 1816–1896
  4. 4. Keziah Garrett 1799–1876
  5. 5. Mary (Ann) Webb 1804–1887
  6. 6. Andrew (Jackson Sr) Fountaine 1813–1862
  7. 7. Elizabeth Fountain 1809–1880
  8. 8. Frances (Fannie) Fountain 1805–1887
  9. 9. Israel (Jackson) Fountain 1804–1862
  10. 10. Job Fountain 1813–
  11. 11. John Fountain 1802–1862
  12. 12. Margaret Fountain 1800–1852
  13. 13. Sabrina Fountain 1820–1900
  14. 14. William (Thomas) Fountain 1796–1881
  15. 15. William Fountain 1807–

John Fountain's Timeline

2 Records

1775
1775
Birth of John Israel Fountain in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
1848
1848
Age 73
Death of John Israel Fountain in Wilkinson, Georgia, United States
Wilkinson, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1775
    Event Place: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1848
    Event Place: Wilkinson, Georgia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gordon, Wilkinson County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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