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John Gildon Westmoreland 1873–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Oct 1873

Birth Location: Cocke Count, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 17 Nov 1926

Death Location: Town Cemetery, Grover, North Carolina, USA

Father: Edmund Westmoreland

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Children(s): Archie Westmoreland, George Westmoreland, Dennis Westmoreland, William Westmoreland, Horace Westmoreland, Ola Westmoreland, Mary Westmoreland, Braynard Westmoreland, Franklin Westmoreland, Elzy Westmoreland, Jesse Westmoreland, John Westmoreland, Lela Westmoreland, George I

The story of John Gildon Westmoreland began in 1873 in Cocke Count, Tennessee, USA. John Gildon Westmoreland married Mary Bell Boheler, and had children including Archie Palmer Westmoreland, Braynard Lamar Westmoreland, Dennis Lee Westmoreland, Elzy Jackson Westmoreland, Franklin James Westmoreland, George Glen Westmoreland, George Glen Westmoreland I, Horace Arnold Westmoreland, Jesse Floyd Westmoreland, John Bertis Westmoreland, Lela Lillian Westmoreland, Mary Etta Westmoreland, Ola Nell Westmoreland, William Earl Westmoreland. John Gildon Westmoreland passed away in 1926 in Town Cemetery, Grover, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Gildon Westmoreland began in 1873 in Cocke Count, Tennessee, USA.
  • John Gildon Westmoreland married Mary Bell Boheler, and had children including Archie Palmer Westmoreland, Braynard Lamar Westmoreland, Dennis Lee Westmoreland, Elzy Jackson Westmoreland, Franklin James Westmoreland, George Glen Westmoreland, George Glen Westmoreland I, Horace Arnold Westmoreland, Jesse Floyd Westmoreland, John Bertis Westmoreland, Lela Lillian Westmoreland, Mary Etta Westmoreland, Ola Nell Westmoreland, William Earl Westmoreland.
  • John Gildon Westmoreland passed away in 1926 in Town Cemetery, Grover, North Carolina, USA.

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John Westmoreland's Ancestors

Self
John Westmoreland
1873–1926
Birth Place: Cocke Count, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Edmund W Westmoreland
1850–1915
Hickory Grove, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Peterson (Westmoreland) Sr
1818–
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Westmoreland
1769–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Reeves Westmoreland
1745–1806
Susannah Harwell
1745–1800

John Westmoreland's Descendants

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John (Gildon) Westmoreland (01 Oct 1873–17 Nov 1926)
  1. 1. Archie (Palmer) Westmoreland 1907–1967
    1. 1. John (Harry) Westmoreland 1930–1977
  2. 2. George (Glen) Westmoreland 1910–1990
  3. 3. Dennis (Lee) Westmoreland 1909–1918
  4. 4. William (Earl) Westmoreland 1921–
    1. 1. Leslie (Dale) Westmoreland 1948–1967
  5. 5. Horace (Arnold) Westmoreland 1917–1994
  6. 6. Ola (Nell) Westmoreland 1912–1971 m. John (H.) Bennett 1904–1984
  7. 7. Mary (Etta) Westmoreland 1899–1932
    1. 1. Carmen (Elaine) Jones 1921–1995
    2. 2. Lucy (Hilda) Jones 1925–
    3. 3. Carl (Henry Jones) Jr 1924–
    4. 4. Carl (Henry Jones) II 1924–
    5. 5. Carmen (Elaine) Jones 1921–1995
  8. 8. Braynard (Lamar) Westmoreland 1897–1959
    1. 1. Lamar (Oats) Westmoreland 1922–1963
    2. 2. Jean (Frances) Westmoreland 1929–1971
      1. 1. Donnie (K) Cartee 1950–1998
    3. 3. Lamar ("Shorty" Oats) Westmoreland 1922–1963
    4. 4. John (Franklin) Westmoreland 1934–2000
    5. 5. Mary (Sue) Westmoreland 1924–1965
    6. 6. Billie Westmoreland 1925–
  9. 9. Franklin (James) Westmoreland 1913–1947
  10. 10. Elzy (Jackson) Westmoreland 1902–1958 m. Thelma (Ellen) Bartley 1908–1986
    1. 1. Sandra (Lee) Noe 1938–2001
  11. 11. Jesse (Floyd) Westmoreland 1903–1964
  12. 12. John (Bertis) Westmoreland 1905–1982 m. Vangie (Ola) Norman –2000
  13. 13. Lela (Lillian) Westmoreland 1900–1971 m. Henry (Lee) Beam 1891–1959
    1. 1. Betty (Claire) Beam 1922–1981
    2. 2. Living Beam 1926–
    3. 3. Robert (Lee) Beam 1928–1986
  14. 14. George (Glen Westmoreland) I 1910–1990

John Westmoreland's Timeline

2 Records

1873
01 Oct 1873
Birth of John Gildon Westmoreland in Cocke Count, Tennessee, USA
Cocke Count, Tennessee, USA
1926
17 Nov 1926
Age 53
Death of John Gildon Westmoreland in Grover, North Carolina, USA
Grover, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Oct 1873
    Event Place: Cocke Count, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1926
    Event Place: Grover, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Town Cemetery, Grover, North Carolina, USA

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