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John Henry Yancey 1828–1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1828

Birth Location: Culpepper, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 6 MAR 1878

Death Location: enville, McNairy Co. Tn.

Father: Charles Sr

Mother: Martha Withers

Spouse(s): Jane Hurt

Children(s): Martha (Nelson), Thomas Yancy, Joel Yancy, John Yancy, Ida Yancey, William Yancey, Charles Yancey, Henrietta Yancey

In 1828, John Henry Yancey entered the world in Culpepper, Virginia, USA, born to Charles Lewis Yancey Sr And Martha Ann Velinda Withers. John Henry Yancey married Jane Bailey Hurt, Kate Johns, and had children including Charles A Yancey, Henrietta Yancey, Ida May Hurt Yancey, Joel Yancy, John Yancy, Martha Anne Mattie Yancey Nelson, Thomas Yancy, William L Yancey. John Henry Yancey passed away in 1878 in enville, McNairy Co. Tn..

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Biography

  • In 1828, John Henry Yancey entered the world in Culpepper, Virginia, USA, born to Charles Lewis Yancey Sr And Martha Ann Velinda Withers.
  • John Henry Yancey married Jane Bailey Hurt, Kate Johns, and had children including Charles A Yancey, Henrietta Yancey, Ida May Hurt Yancey, Joel Yancy, John Yancy, Martha Anne Mattie Yancey Nelson, Thomas Yancy, William L Yancey.
  • John Henry Yancey passed away in 1878 in enville, McNairy Co. Tn..

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Sr
1801–1867
Birth Location: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
CS
Martha Withers
1805–1861
Birth Location: Fauquier, Virginia, USA
MW

Spouses(s)

Jane Hurt
1833–1870
Birth Location: Carroll County, Tennessee, USA
JH

Children(s)

Martha (Nelson)
1856–1935
Birth Location: Tennessee
M(
Thomas Yancy
1859–
Birth Location: Tennessee
TY
Joel Yancy
1861–
Birth Location: Tennessee
JY
John Yancy
1863–
Birth Location: Tennessee
JY
Ida Yancey
1866–1945
Birth Location: Trenton, Gibson County, Tennessee, USA
IY
William Yancey
1854–1855
Birth Location: Gibson County, Tennessee
WY
Charles Yancey
1869–1870
Birth Location: Gibson County, Tennessee
CY
Henrietta Yancey
1861–1862
Birth Location: Gibson County, Tennessee
HY

John Yancey's Ancestors

Self
John Yancey
1828–1878
Birth Place: Culpepper, Virginia, USA
Parents
Charles Lewis Yancey Sr
1801–1867
Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Martha (Ann Velinda) Withers
1805–1861
Fauquier, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Yancey
1758–1826
Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
Sarah Mitchell
1776–1854
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
William (Ramlin) Withers
1758–1834
Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia Colony
Martha (Ann) Ashby
1770–1838
Warrenton, Fauquier, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Charles Yancey
1732–1805
Caroline Powers
1715–1776
John Mitchell
1749–1796
Ann Wigginton
1756–1837
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lewis Yancey
1689–1784
Mildred Kavanaugh
1713–1798
John Mitchel
1730–
Judith
–1770

John Yancey's Descendants

1.
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John (Henry) Yancey (1828–6 MAR 1878) m. Jane (Bailey) Hurt (3 Jun 1833–10 Jul 1870)
  1. 1. Martha (Anne "Mattie" Yancey) (Nelson) 1856–1935
  2. 2. Thomas Yancy 1859–
  3. 3. Joel Yancy 1861–
  4. 4. John Yancy 1863–
  5. 5. Ida (May Hurt) Yancey 1866–1945
  6. 6. William (L.) Yancey 1854–1855
  7. 7. Charles (A.) Yancey 1869–1870
  8. 8. Henrietta Yancey 1861–1862

John Yancey's Timeline

2 Records

1828
1828
Birth of John Henry Yancey in Culpepper, Virginia, USA
Culpepper, Virginia, USA
1878
6 MAR 1878
Age 50
Death of John Henry Yancey in enville, McNairy Co. Tn.
enville, McNairy Co. Tn.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1828
    Event Place: Culpepper, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 MAR 1878
    Event Place: enville, McNairy Co. Tn.
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