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Jonathan Kimsey Waddell 1858–1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: APR 1858

Birth Location: Gilmer County, Georgia

Death Date: Aug 1903

Death Location: Gilmer County, Georgia, USA

Father: William Waddill

Mother: Sarah Chastain

Spouse(s): Mary Hughes

Children(s): Clay Wadell

The story of Jonathan Kimsey Waddell began in 1858 in Gilmer County, Georgia. Jonathan Kimsey Waddell married Mary Jerita Octavia Hughes, and had children including Clay Wadell. Jonathan Kimsey Waddell passed away in 1903 in Gilmer County, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Jonathan Kimsey Waddell began in 1858 in Gilmer County, Georgia.
  • Jonathan Kimsey Waddell married Mary Jerita Octavia Hughes, and had children including Clay Wadell.
  • Jonathan Kimsey Waddell passed away in 1903 in Gilmer County, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jonathan Waddell's Ancestors

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Jonathan Waddell
1858–1903
Birth Place: Gilmer County, Georgia
Parents
William Hardy Waddill
1826–1891
Spartanburg, South Carolina
Sarah (Caroline) Chastain
1827–1900
Habersham, Georgia
Grandparents
Rev. (Jonathan Davis) Chastain
1803–1847
South Carolina, South Carolina, USA
Rachel (Melvenia Stover Chastain) GGM3
1804–1885
Habersham County, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Chastain
1780–1845
Rebeckah Chastain
1779–1872
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jonathan Waddell's Descendants

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Jonathan (Kimsey) Waddell (APR 1858–Aug 1903) m. Mary (Jerita Octavia) Hughes (16 Jun 1859–26 JUL 1949)
  1. 1. Clay Wadell 1902– m. Pearl Wadell 1900–1974
    1. 1. Laura (M) Pettit 1925– m. Morris Pettitt 1918–2009
    2. 2. Kimsey Wadell 1931–2015 m. Lois Waddell 1932–2017
    3. 3. Farish Wadell 1924–

Jonathan Waddell's Timeline

2 Records

1858
APR 1858
Birth of Jonathan Kimsey Waddell in Gilmer County, Georgia
Gilmer County, Georgia
1903
Aug 1903
Age 45
Death of Jonathan Kimsey Waddell in Gilmer County, Georgia, USA
Gilmer County, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: APR 1858
    Event Place: Gilmer County, Georgia
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1903
    Event Place: Gilmer County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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