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John Baptist Tompkins 1820–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 OCT 1820

Birth Location: Russell County, Commonwealth of Virginia, USA

Death Date: 7 MAR 1899

Death Location: Mount Carmel Cemetery, Whitt, Parker County, Texas, USA

Father: John Tompkins

Mother: Elizabeth Hampton

Spouse(s): Sarah Harbison

Children(s): John Tompkins, Nancy Tompkins, Benjamin Tompkins, Dora Tompkins, Joseph Tompkins, Ida Tompkins, Mary Tompkins, Sarah Tompkins, George Tompkins, Angeline Tompkins

The story of John Baptist Tompkins began in 1820 in Russell County, Commonwealth of Virginia, USA. In 1860, John Baptist Tompkins was recorded in the census in Weatherford, Parker County, Texas, USA. In 1880, John Baptist Tompkins was recorded in the census in Precinct 1, Parker County, Texas, USA. John Baptist Tompkins married Sarah Harbison, and had children including Angeline Tompkins, Benjamin Jackson Tompkins, Dora Isabell Tompkins, George Tompkins, Ida Dixie Tompkins, John Harbison Tompkins, Joseph James Tompkins, Mary Elizabeth Tompkins, Nancy Ann Tompkins, Sarah Josephine Tompkins. John Baptist Tompkins passed away in 1899 in Mount Carmel Cemetery, Whitt, Parker County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Baptist Tompkins began in 1820 in Russell County, Commonwealth of Virginia, USA.
  • In 1860, John Baptist Tompkins was recorded in the census in Weatherford, Parker County, Texas, USA.
  • In 1880, John Baptist Tompkins was recorded in the census in Precinct 1, Parker County, Texas, USA.
  • John Baptist Tompkins married Sarah Harbison, and had children including Angeline Tompkins, Benjamin Jackson Tompkins, Dora Isabell Tompkins, George Tompkins, Ida Dixie Tompkins, John Harbison Tompkins, Joseph James Tompkins, Mary Elizabeth Tompkins, Nancy Ann Tompkins, Sarah Josephine Tompkins.
  • John Baptist Tompkins passed away in 1899 in Mount Carmel Cemetery, Whitt, Parker County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Tompkins
1779–1857
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
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Elizabeth Hampton
1782–1863
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Harbison
1827–1896
Birth Location: Washington County, Indiana, USA
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Children(s)

John Tompkins
1853–1913
Birth Location: Schuyler County, Missouri, USA
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Nancy Tompkins
1849–1859
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
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Benjamin Tompkins
1851–1929
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
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Dora Tompkins
1861–1936
Birth Location: Whitt, Parker County, Texas, USA
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Joseph Tompkins
1866–1925
Birth Location: Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri, USA
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Ida Tompkins
1868–1883
Birth Location: Parker County, Texas, USA
IT
Mary Tompkins
1855–1933
Birth Location: Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri, USA
MT
Sarah Tompkins
1857–1883
Birth Location: Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri, USA
ST
George Tompkins
1863–1925
Birth Location: Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri, USA
GT
Angeline Tompkins
1860–1902
Birth Location: Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri, USA
AT

John Tompkins's Ancestors

Self
John Tompkins
1820–1899
Birth Place: Russell County, Commonwealth of Virginia, USA
Parents
John Benjamin Tompkins
1779–1857
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth Hampton
1782–1863
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
James (Edwin) Tompkins
1715–1803
Newark, Essex County, Province of New Jersey, British North America
Elizabeth Jackson
1738–1796
Hunterdon County, Province of New Jersey, British North America
Thomas Hampton
1750–1817
Bedford County, Colony of Virginia, British North America
Abigail (Cathy) Laws
1756–1828
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Eleazer Tompkins
1667–1731
Deborah Kitchell
1669–1745
Joseph Jackson
1710–1769
Mary Robinson
1712–1794
Jacob Hampton
1724–1790
Judith Johnson
1730–1811
William Laws
1718–1781
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Tompkins
1643–1690
Mary Pennington
1646–1700
Samuel Kitchell
–1763
James Jackson
1671–1735
Rebecca Hallett
1675–1730
Edward Robinson
1682–1769
Margaret Wheaton
1686–1738
John Hampton
1698–1769
Mary Turner
1693–1778

John Tompkins's Descendants

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John (Baptist) Tompkins (21 OCT 1820–7 MAR 1899) m. Sarah Harbison (21 JAN 1827–27 DEC 1896)
  1. 1. John (Harbison) Tompkins 1853–1913
  2. 2. Nancy (Ann) Tompkins 1849–1859
  3. 3. Benjamin (Jackson) Tompkins 1851–1929
  4. 4. Dora (Isabell) Tompkins 1861–1936
  5. 5. Joseph (James) Tompkins 1866–1925
  6. 6. Ida (Dixie) Tompkins 1868–1883
  7. 7. Mary (Elizabeth) Tompkins 1855–1933 m. Alexander (Ellison) Davis 1851–1945
    1. 1. Oliver (Addison) Davis 1883–1971 m. Beatrice (Melvina) Vandevanter 1887–1922 m. Naomi (D.) Durham 1896–1977
      1. 1. Roy (Thomas) Davis 1910–1990
      2. 2. Roland (L.) Davis 1912–
      3. 3. Alma (Myril) Davis 1915–1998
      4. 4. Winona (O.) Davis 1918–
      5. 5. Bessie (Belle) Davis 1920–1992
      6. 6. Mary (J.) Davis 1925–
    2. 2. William (Pascal) Davis 1888–1942 m. Lettie (Mae) Roberts 1883–1968
      1. 1. Mary (Margarette) Davis 1910–2001
      2. 2. Bonnie (Bell) Davis 1912–2005
      3. 3. Edith (Ione) Davis 1914–2007
      4. 4. William (Pascal) Davis 1916–1992
      5. 5. Lettie (Jean) Davis 1923–2018
    3. 3. Walter (Ellison) Davis 1875–1966
    4. 4. John Davis 1880–1900
    5. 5. Edna Davis 1885–
  8. 8. Sarah (Josephine) Tompkins 1857–1883
  9. 9. George Tompkins 1863–1925
  10. 10. Angeline Tompkins 1860–1902 m. Jacob (N.) McCarty 1852–1931
    1. 1. Viola McCarty 1886–
    2. 2. Charles (Jacob) McCarty 1888–1962
    3. 3. Dora McCarty 1893–1921
    4. 4. Elza McCarty 1895–1943
    5. 5. Mary McCarty 1898–
    6. 6. Roy McCarty 1900–

John Tompkins's Timeline

4 Records

1820
21 OCT 1820
Birth of John Baptist Tompkins in Russell County, Commonwealth of Virginia, USA
Russell County, Commonwealth of Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 40
John Baptist Tompkins appeared in census in Weatherford, Parker County, Texas, USA
Weatherford, Parker County, Texas, USA
1880
1880
Age 60
John Baptist Tompkins appeared in census in Precinct 1, Parker County, Texas, USA
Precinct 1, Parker County, Texas, USA
1899
7 MAR 1899
Age 79
Death of John Baptist Tompkins in Weatherford, Parker County, Texas, USA
Weatherford, Parker County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Weatherford, Parker County, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Precinct 1, Parker County, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 OCT 1820
    Event Place: Russell County, Commonwealth of Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 MAR 1899
    Event Place: Weatherford, Parker County, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mount Carmel Cemetery, Whitt, Parker County, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Occupation
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