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John Thomas Merchant 1828–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Oct 1828

Birth Location: Franklin, Alabama, United States

Death Date: Abt. 1870

Death Location: Texas

Father: John Merchant

Mother: Mahulda Swain

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John Thomas Merchant was born in 1828 in Franklin, Alabama, United States, the child of John Beverly Merchant And Mahulda Swain. John Thomas Merchant passed away in 1870 in Texas.

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Biography

  • John Thomas Merchant was born in 1828 in Franklin, Alabama, United States, the child of John Beverly Merchant And Mahulda Swain.
  • John Thomas Merchant passed away in 1870 in Texas.

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John Merchant's Ancestors

Self
John Merchant
1828–1870
Birth Place: Franklin, Alabama, United States
Parents
John Beverly Merchant
1790–
Mississippi, USA ???
Mahulda Swain
1807–1874
Tennessee
Grandparents
David Merchant
1780–1813
Virginia, USA
Richard (Michael) Waldrip
1774–1839
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Rebecca (Ann) Brown
1784–1850
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Michael Waldrop
1745–1816
Mary Henderson
1740–1801
Thomas Brown
1745–1850
Lurany Green
1762–1792
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Waldrop
1726–1807
Sarah Jenkins
1720–1793
Richard Henderson
1696–1748
Henrietta Henley
1689–1749
William Brown
1730–1803
Elizabeth Black
1733–1764

John Merchant's Timeline

2 Records

1828
12 Oct 1828
Birth of John Thomas Merchant in Franklin, Alabama, United States
Franklin, Alabama, United States
1870
Abt. 1870
Age 42
Death of John Thomas Merchant in Texas
Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1828
    Event Place: Franklin, Alabama, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1870
    Event Place: Texas

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