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John Whitson Gunn 1905–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Sep 1905

Birth Location: Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 21 Dec 1974

Death Location: Blacksburg, Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: John Gunn

Mother: Rosaline Gunn

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John Whitson Gunn was born in 1905 in Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA, the child of John Monroe Gunn And Rosaline Gunn. In 1910, John Whitson Gunn resided in Cherokee, Cherokee, South Carolina, USA. John Whitson Gunn passed away in 1974 in Blacksburg, Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Whitson Gunn was born in 1905 in Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA, the child of John Monroe Gunn And Rosaline Gunn.
  • In 1910, John Whitson Gunn resided in Cherokee, Cherokee, South Carolina, USA.
  • John Whitson Gunn passed away in 1974 in Blacksburg, Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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John Gunn's Ancestors

Self
John Gunn
1905–1974
Birth Place: Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
John Monroe Gunn
1875–1956
York, South Carolina, USA
Rosaline Gunn
1880–1966
Crooked Creek, McDowell, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William (Evans Gunn) Jr.
1845–1915
York County, South Carolina, USA
Ida (Bailey) Gunn
1852–1910
Union County, South Carolina, United States of America
Simeon (Whitson) Hogan
1858–1942
McDowell County, North Carolina, USA
Nancy (Alice) Wlliams
1860–1946
McDowell County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Gunn
1796–1870
Sarah McCauley
1805–1865
Joseph Bailey
1830–1905
Frances Bailey
1847–1910
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Gunn
1767–1795
Sarah Cross
1773–1859
James Bailey
1792–1873
Ellenor Bailey
1793–1860
John Plexico
1819–1899
Sarah (Plexico)
1822–

John Gunn's Timeline

3 Records

1905
13 Sep 1905
Birth of John Whitson Gunn in Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA
Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 5
John Whitson Gunn resided here in Cherokee, Cherokee, South Carolina, USA
Cherokee, Cherokee, South Carolina, USA
1974
21 Dec 1974
Age 69
Death of John Whitson Gunn in Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States of America
Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1905
    Event Place: Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Cherokee, Cherokee, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Blacksburg, Cherokee, South Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1974
    Event Place: Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Blacksburg, Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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