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John Robert Jeter 1837 – 1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jan 1837

Birth Location: Lincoln, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 27 May 1912

Death Location: Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, United States

Father: James Jeter

Mother: Emeline Dooley

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Wells

Children(s): Mary Jeter, James Jeter, Thomas Jeter, Robert Jeter, Martha Jeter, Henry Jeter, Samuel Jeter, Levada Jeter, Wilbur Jeter, Monrow Jeter, Bessie Jeter

John Robert Jeter was born in 1837 in Lincoln, Tennessee, United States, the child of James Milton Jeter and Emeline Pearl Dooley. John Robert Jeter married Elizabeth Ann Wells, and had children including Mary Jane Jeter, James Milton Jeter, Thomas Jesse Jeter, Robert Lee Jeter, Martha "Mattie" Virginia Jeter, Henry Jeter, Samuel Wilson Jeter, Levada Jeter, Wilbur Bell Jeter, Monrow Jeter, Bessie May Jeter. John Robert Jeter passed away in 1912 in Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • John Robert Jeter was born in 1837 in Lincoln, Tennessee, United States, the child of James Milton Jeter and Emeline Pearl Dooley.
  • John Robert Jeter married Elizabeth Ann Wells, and had children including Mary Jane Jeter, James Milton Jeter, Thomas Jesse Jeter, Robert Lee Jeter, Martha "Mattie" Virginia Jeter, Henry Jeter, Samuel Wilson Jeter, Levada Jeter, Wilbur Bell Jeter, Monrow Jeter, Bessie May Jeter.
  • John Robert Jeter passed away in 1912 in Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Jeter's Ancestors

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John Jeter
1837 – 1912
Birth Place: Lincoln, Tennessee, United States
Parents
James Milton Jeter
1809 – 1848
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Emeline (Pearl) Dooley
1810 – 1890
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Sovrin ("Sovereign") Jeter
1770 – 1857
Amelia, Virginia, United States
Matilda Vaughan
1780 – 1833
Amelia, Virginia, United States
James (B) Dooley
1782 – 1861
Bedford, Virginia, United States
Frances Crump
– 1853
Bedford, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Henry Jeter
1744 – 1821
Elizabeth Bell
1748 – 1833
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Jeter
1711 – 1765
Winifred Prosser
1711 – 1798

John Jeter's Descendants

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John (Robert) Jeter (4 Jan 1837 – 27 May 1912) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Wells (30 Apr 1838 – 6 Apr 1903)
  1. 1. Mary (Jane) Jeter (3 Jun 1856 – Jul 1856)
  2. 2. James (Milton) Jeter (28 Jul 1858 – 19 Sep 1910)
  3. 3. Thomas (Jesse) Jeter (18 Aug 1861 – 26 Oct 1889)
  4. 4. Robert (Lee) Jeter (10 Mar 1864 – 25 Jun 1939) m. Fannie (Myrtle) Wright (12 May 1874 – 8 Mar 1917) m. Emma Bearden (1873 – 1940)
    1. 1. Mary Jeter (Jun 1892 – )
    2. 2. Lexa Watson (Jul 1892 – )
    3. 3. Mattie (Cornelia) Jeter (1894 – about 1968)
    4. 4. Noney Jeter (May 1894 – )
    5. 5. Manch Watson (Sep 1894 – )
    6. 6. Lena (Jeanette) Jeter (1897 – )
    7. 7. Nora Watson (Aug 1897 – )
    8. 8. Robert (B) Jeter (3 Jul 1899 – 3 Jul 1900)
    9. 9. James (Flournoy) Jeter (22 Aug 1901 – Aug 1978)
    10. 10. Annie (Lee) Jeter (4 Dec 1906 – )
    11. 11. Thomas (Owen) Jeter (29 Sep 1909 – Dec 1978)
    12. 12. Charles (Milton) Jeter (28 Apr 1913 – Jul 1980)
  5. 5. Martha ("Mattie" Virginia) Jeter (26 Feb 1867 – 20 Dec 1935)
  6. 6. Henry Jeter (20 Jun 1867 – 13 Dec 1944)
  7. 7. Samuel (Wilson) Jeter (30 Aug 1871 – 26 Nov 1925)
  8. 8. Levada Jeter (13 Dec 1873 – 28 Jan 1888)
  9. 9. Wilbur (Bell) Jeter (27 Mar 1875 – 28 Dec 1960)
  10. 10. Monrow Jeter (3 May 1879 – 17 Jul 1883)
  11. 11. Bessie (May) Jeter (14 Sep 1882 – 14 Oct 1885)

John Jeter's Timeline

2 Records

1837
4 Jan 1837
Birth of John Robert Jeter in Lincoln, Tennessee, United States
Lincoln, Tennessee, United States
1912
27 May 1912
Age 75
Death of John Robert Jeter in Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, United States
Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1837
    Event Place: Lincoln, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: .
    [2] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1796-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: TN
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 May 1912
    Event Place: Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1796-2011

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