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John R "King" Snelson 1828–1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb 1828

Birth Location: Wilkes, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 1887

Death Location: Oglethorpe County, Georgia

Father: Nathaniel Snelson

Mother: Bethany Carrington

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John R "King" Snelson was born in 1828 in Wilkes, Georgia, USA, the child of Nathaniel Snelson And Bethany Carrington. John R "King" Snelson passed away in 1887 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia.

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Biography

  • John R "King" Snelson was born in 1828 in Wilkes, Georgia, USA, the child of Nathaniel Snelson And Bethany Carrington.
  • John R "King" Snelson passed away in 1887 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia.

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John Snelson's Ancestors

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John Snelson
1828–1887
Birth Place: Wilkes, Georgia, USA
Parents
Nathaniel Snelson
1787–1864
Virginia, United States
Bethany Carrington
1802–1850
Wilkes, Georgia, United States
Grandparents
William Snelson
1745–1833
Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Robinson
1770–1843
Daniel (Carrington Sr.,) Rev.
1776–1860
Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
Nancy Callaway
1778–1850
Wilkes, Georgia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Timothy Rev.
1750–1822
Winifred King
1758–1852
John Callaway
1746–1821
Bethany Arnold
1750–1844
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Athanasius Carrington
1707–1795
Mary Wallis
1719–1774
John King
1700–1785
Mary Osborne
1710–1790
Edward Callaway
1711–1769
Elizabeth Callaway
1719–1784
Peter Arnold
1724–1791
Elizabeth Arnold
1731–1811

John Snelson's Timeline

2 Records

1828
Feb 1828
Birth of John R "King" Snelson in Wilkes, Georgia, USA
Wilkes, Georgia, USA
1887
1887
Age 59
Death of John R "King" Snelson in Oglethorpe County, Georgia
Oglethorpe County, Georgia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 1828
    Event Place: Wilkes, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1887
    Event Place: Oglethorpe County, Georgia

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