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John M Sandefur 1852 – 1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Feb 1852

Birth Location: Henderson County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 8 January 1896

Death Location: Cleburne County, Arkansas, USA

Father: Leonard Sandefur

Mother: Susan Handley

Spouse(s): Louisa Gentry, Dorcas Whitworth

Children(s): Laura Sandefur, Robert Sandefur, Leander Sandefur, Lyda Sandefur, Walter Sandefur, Myrtie Sandefur

John M Sandefur was born in 1852 in Henderson County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Leonard Henry Sandefur and Susan A Handley. John M Sandefur married Louisa Jane Gentry, Dorcas Virginia Whitworth, and had children including Laura Ann Sandefur, Robert E. Sandefur, Leander A. Sandefur, Lyda A "Siddie" Sandefur, Walter Cleveland Sandefur, Myrtie Sandefur. John M Sandefur passed away in 1896 in Cleburne County, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • John M Sandefur was born in 1852 in Henderson County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Leonard Henry Sandefur and Susan A Handley.
  • John M Sandefur married Louisa Jane Gentry, Dorcas Virginia Whitworth, and had children including Laura Ann Sandefur, Robert E. Sandefur, Leander A. Sandefur, Lyda A "Siddie" Sandefur, Walter Cleveland Sandefur, Myrtie Sandefur.
  • John M Sandefur passed away in 1896 in Cleburne County, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Sandefur's Ancestors

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John Sandefur
1852 – 1896
Birth Place: Henderson County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Leonard Henry Sandefur
1825 – 1892
Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky, USA
Susan (A) Handley
1830 – 1860
Henderson County, Kentucky, United States of America
Grandparents
Joshua (Bennett) Sandefur
1796 – 1848
Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA
Eliza (Jane) Moss
1804 – 1839
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Bennett Sandefur,
1765 – 1840
Judith Bilbo
1760 – 1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Sandefur
1722 – 1807
Elizabeth Norvell
1730 – 1782
John Bilbo
1735 – 1809
Ann Walker
1743 – 1786

John Sandefur's Descendants

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John (M) Sandefur (13 Feb 1852 – 8 January 1896) m. Louisa (Jane) Gentry (01 Nov 1855 – 04/15/1927) m. Dorcas (Virginia) Whitworth (20 May 1860 – 26 Nov 1932)
  1. 1. Laura (Ann) Sandefur (14 Jul 1874 – 07 Feb 1957)
  2. 2. Robert (E.) Sandefur (17 Oct 1876 – 8 Aug 1951) m. Minnie (A.) Sandefur (9 November 1880 – 11 March 1951)
    1. 1. Bertha Sandefur (6 October 1898 – 1 August 1899)
    2. 2. Mamie Nicholson (18 August 1901 – 28 March 1980)
  3. 3. Leander (A.) Sandefur (19 March 1879 – 1926)
  4. 4. Lyda (A "Siddie") Sandefur (11 December 1881 – 4 October 1906)
  5. 5. Walter (Cleveland) Sandefur (6 October 1886 – 11 June 1943)
  6. 6. Myrtie Sandefur (Abt. 1886 – Abt. 1886)

John Sandefur's Timeline

2 Records

1852
13 Feb 1852
Birth of John M Sandefur in Henderson County, Kentucky, USA
Henderson County, Kentucky, USA
1896
8 January 1896
Age 44
Death of John M Sandefur in Cleburne County, Arkansas, USA
Cleburne County, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1852
    Event Place: Henderson County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, Birth Records, 1847-1911
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 January 1896
    Event Place: Cleburne County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Floral, Independence County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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