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John Tonkin South 1816–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1816

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 1861

Death Location: St. Francis, AR

Father: William South

Mother: Sarah Reed

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Margaret South

In 1816, John Tonkin South entered the world in Tennessee, born to William South And Sarah Johnston Reed. John Tonkin South had children including Margaret Jane South. John Tonkin South passed away in 1861 in St. Francis, AR.

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Biography

  • In 1816, John Tonkin South entered the world in Tennessee, born to William South And Sarah Johnston Reed.
  • John Tonkin South had children including Margaret Jane South.
  • John Tonkin South passed away in 1861 in St. Francis, AR.

Immediate Family

Parents

William South
1780–1828
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Sarah Reed
1780–1861
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret South
1852–1926
Birth Location: Saint Francis, Clay County, Arkansas, United States of America
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John South's Ancestors

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John South
1816–1861
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
William South
1780–1828
North Carolina, United States
Sarah (Johnston) Reed
1780–1861
South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John South's Descendants

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John (Tonkin) South (1816–1861)
  1. 1. Margaret (Jane) South 1852–1926 m. Ambrose Sabin 1834–1908
    1. 1. John (Henry) Sabin 1880–1962 m. Florette (Mabel) Sabin 1880–1913 m. May Kelly 1895–1956
      1. 1. Robert (Henry) Sabin 1903–1953 m. Lydia (May) Sherman 1917–1996
        1. 1. Lawrence (Dean) Sabin 1932–2011 m. Mildred (Ann) Cooksley 1944–2021
        2. 2. Robert (Maurice) Sabin 1939–2013
        3. 3. Gilbert (H) Sabin 1941–2013 m. Elaine (Linnea) Slade 1940–2001
        4. 4. Bertha (Shirlene) Sabin 1946–2014 m. Richard (Calvin) Huffman 1935–2017
      2. 2. Hazel (Ellen) Sabin 1928–1942
      3. 3. Margaret (Elizabeth) Sabin 1901–1924 m. Huy (T) Gobble 1897–
      4. 4. Chester (Francis) Sabin 1919–1993
      5. 5. Dorothy Sabin 1923–2001 m. Joseph (Salado) Jr 1926–1981
        1. 1. Daniel (Raymond) Nichols 1942–2021
      6. 6. Jack (H) Sabin 1925–2011 m. Patricia (June) Sabin 1927–2015
      7. 7. Mary (Jane) Sabin 1916–1992
      8. 8. May (Belle) Sabin 1921–2011 m. Raymond (Herman) List 1917–2002
      9. 9. Agnes (Mable) Sabin 1906–1978 m. Cibble (Branson) Anders 1897–1987
        1. 1. Beatrice (Florette) Anders 1925–2012 m. Gerald (Council) Dean 1925–1996
        2. 2. Ira (Eugene) Anders 1930–2003 m. Nadine (Bernice) Jans 1914–2000

John South's Timeline

2 Records

1816
1816
Birth of John Tonkin South in Tennessee
Tennessee
1861
1861
Age 45
Death of John Tonkin South in St. Francis, AR
St. Francis, AR

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1816
    Event Place: Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: St. Francis, AR
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