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Joseph Henderson Booth 1839 – 1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 MAY 1839

Birth Location: Alum Ridge, Floyd, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 8 Oct 1896

Death Location: Alum Ridge, Floyd, Virginia, USA

Father: William Booth

Mother: Susannah Sowers

Spouse(s): Catherine Sowers

Children(s): John Booth, Sara Booth, Rhoda Booth, Pleasant Booth, Elizabeth Booth, Mary Booth, Armstead Booth, Lucinda Booth

Joseph Henderson Booth was born in 1839 in Alum Ridge, Floyd, Virginia, USA, the child of William C. Booth and Susannah Luanna Sowers. Joseph Henderson Booth married Catherine Lester Sowers, and had children including John William Booth, Sara Ellen Booth, Rhoda Bell Booth, Pleasant Eden Booth, Elizabeth Lizzie Booth, Mary Catherine Booth, Armstead Eda Booth, Lucinda Etta Booth. Joseph Henderson Booth passed away in 1896 in Alum Ridge, Floyd, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Henderson Booth was born in 1839 in Alum Ridge, Floyd, Virginia, USA, the child of William C. Booth and Susannah Luanna Sowers.
  • Joseph Henderson Booth married Catherine Lester Sowers, and had children including John William Booth, Sara Ellen Booth, Rhoda Bell Booth, Pleasant Eden Booth, Elizabeth Lizzie Booth, Mary Catherine Booth, Armstead Eda Booth, Lucinda Etta Booth.
  • Joseph Henderson Booth passed away in 1896 in Alum Ridge, Floyd, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Booth
1814 – 1856
Birth Location: Floyd County, Virginia
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Susannah Sowers
1812 – 1887
Birth Location: Montgomery, Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Sowers
1842 – 1928
Birth Location: Floyd Co, VA
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Children(s)

John Booth
1866 – 1951
Birth Location: Floyd County, Virginia
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Sara Booth
1868 – 1971
Birth Location: Alum Ridge, Floyd, Virginia, USA
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Rhoda Booth
1871 – 1937
Birth Location: Alum Ridge, Floyd, Virginia, USA
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Pleasant Booth
1874 – 1880
Birth Location: Floyd, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Booth
1877 – 1948
Birth Location: Floyd, , Virginia, USA
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Mary Booth
1878 – 1970
Birth Location: Floyd, Virginia, USA
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Armstead Booth
1883 – 1947
Birth Location: Floyd County, Virginia
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Lucinda Booth
1883 – 1971
Birth Location: Floyd Co., VA
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Joseph Booth's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Booth
1839 – 1896
Birth Place: Alum Ridge, Floyd, Virginia, USA
Parents
William C. Booth
1814 – 1856
Floyd County, Virginia
Susannah (Luanna) Sowers
1812 – 1887
Montgomery, Virginia
Grandparents
Daniel Boothe
1776 – 1857
Rye, Westchester, New York, United States
Mary (Sarah) McAlexander
1785 – 1852
Patrick, Virginia, United States
John Sowers
1787 – 1836
Montgomery, Virginia
Sarah (Sally) PHARES
1792 – 1883
Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William MCALEXANDER
1744 – 1822
Jane Ferguson
1754 – 1797
Amariah Faris
1750 – 1824
Elizabeth Beheler
1771 – 1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James McAlexander
1717 – 1798
Sarah McDaniel
1720 – 1800
Ephraim Ferguson
1719 – 1779
Rachel Hatfield
1737 – 1758

Joseph Booth's Descendants

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Joseph (Henderson) Booth (4 MAY 1839 – 8 Oct 1896) m. Catherine (Lester) Sowers (20 October 1842 – 27 September 1928)
  1. 1. John (William) Booth (9 Nov 1866 – 2 Aug 1951) m. Charlotte ((Lottie) F) Carroll (Feb 1867 – 1903) m. Fannie (America) Shrader (18 Nov 1879 – 17 July 1963)
    1. 1. Osburn (Carl) Booth (2 Oct 1891 – 30 Sep 1964)
    2. 2. Charles Booth (abt 1902 – )
    3. 3. Mattie (Virginia) Booth (8 May 1908 – 5 December 1981)
    4. 4. Hattie (Carol) Booth (27 Nov 1910 – 23 November 1959)
    5. 5. Henderson (Clyde) Booth (21 Mar 1913 – 8 Dec 1995)
    6. 6. Catherine (L) Booth (17 June 1923 – 11 Jul 1973)
  2. 2. Sara (Ellen) Booth (31 OCT 1868 – 19 Apr 1971) m. Monroe Reed (20 August 1869 – 28 April 1956)
    1. 1. William (Riley "Willie") Reed (Jun 1887 – 21 June 1932) m. Meldona (Virginia) Akers (19 November 1889 – 20 October 1980)
      1. 1. Lessie (Clarence) Reed (25 Apr 1911 – 24 Mar 1999) m. Hazel (B) Keith (17 March 1914 – 9 December 2009)
      2. 2. Jessie (Grayden) Reed (2 March 1913 – 20 September 1997) m. Annie (Marie) Ward (3 September 1918 – 19 July 1995)
        1. 1. Norman (Duane) Reed (9 Apr 1947 – ) m. Janet (Marie) Gillespie
      3. 3. Teddy (Orange) Reed (20 Sep 1915 – 27 June 2007) m. Cloie (Hutchens) Reed (18 Mar 1919 – November 24 2014) m. Gertha (Edith) Graham (abt 1916 – )
        1. 1. Tommy (Teddy) Reed (abt 1935 – ) m. Peggy (Jean) Hamilton (abt 1938 – )
        2. 2. William (E.) Reed (abt 1937 – ) m. Marilyn (Elizabeth) Kinzie (abt 1940 – )
        3. 3. Bobby (Joe) Reed (abt 1939 – )
        4. 4. Melvin (Leon) Reed (17 Sep 1940 – )
        5. 5. Virginia (Annabelle) Reed (26 June 1942 – ) m. Robert (W.) Craun (14 May 1943 – 12 June 2010)
        6. 6. David Reed (abt 1944 – )
      4. 4. Milford Reed (abt 1920 – )
      5. 5. Darlene (Marie) Reed (3 Mar 1922 – 17 Sep 1984)
      6. 6. Willie (Meldona Reed) Forbes (20 Jan 1933 – )
    2. 2. Triphanny (Ellen) Reed (20 August 1890 – 23 Dec 1946) m. Walter (L.) Breen (2 Apr 1882 – 8 Dec 1933) m. Charles (Leslie) Gill (8 Dec 1893 – 2 May 1971)
      1. 1. Earl (E) Breen (9 Mar 1918 – 6 Oct 2007) m. Delphia Gill (abt 1925 – )
      2. 2. Walter (P) Breen (12 Sep 1921 – 30 Jan 1969) m. Lucy (Melcena) Gill (1925 – 1998)
      3. 3. Jack (Hershel) Breen (16 April 1926 – 5 Mar 2016) m. Geneva (N) Breen (abt 1926 – )
        1. 1. Arbutus (L) Breen (abt 1948 – )
        2. 2. Virginia (G) Breen (abt 1949 – )
        3. 3. Trudy Brailey
        4. 4. Edi Kluz
        5. 5. Christine Alfrey
        6. 6. Brenda Davidson
      4. 4. Infant (Son) Breen (21 December 1932 – 21 December 1932)
    3. 3. Freddie (H) Reed (May 1892 – )
    4. 4. Louanna Reed (5 February 1896 – 04 January 1990) m. Mike (H) Breen (30 Apr 1877 – 9 September 1946) m. Ball
      1. 1. Glenard Breen (Abt. 1911 – )
      2. 2. Mary (Goldie) Breen (23 Dec 1912 – 28 Sep 1999) m. Abraham Bennett (14 Feb 1902 – 9 Apr 1956)
        1. 1. Thelma (Jean (twin)) Bennett (3 Oct 1929 – 31 Dec 1995)
        2. 2. Mary (V (twin)) Bennett (3 Oct 1929 – 12 July 2016)
        3. 3. Andrew (Isaac "Andy") Bennett (23 Feb 1931 – 24 Jul 2003) m. Freda (Ruth) Fox (1 Apr 1942 – 9 November 2004)
        4. 4. Lloyd (P) Bennett (08 Apr 1933 – 09 May 1989)
        5. 5. Lola (Marie) Bennett (21 Feb 1935 – 12 Jan 2019) m. Jack (Fekey) Ratliff (10 Jul 1931 – 22 September 1988)
        6. 6. Robert (Daniel) Bennett (11 Jun 1937 – 18 Sep 2021) m. Mamie (Mae) Richmond
        7. 7. Martha (Virginia) Bennett (3 Mar 1939 – 13 Nov 2024) m. Ralph (Thomas) Harrah (abt 1928 – )
        8. 8. Joseph (Hannah) Bennett (3 Jan 1941 – 6 Feb 1967) m. Judy (Marie) Fox (abt 1943 – )
        9. 9. Donald (Ray) Bennett (abt 1944 – )
        10. 10. Arnold (W) Bennett (14 Jun 1944 – 18 Aug 2016) m. Judy (Fox) Bennett (abt 1946 – )
        11. 11. Ronald (Lee) Bennett (14 Jun 1944 – 14 Jun 1944)
      3. 3. Bessie (Evelene) Breen (14 October 1917 – 9 May 2012) m. William Westmoreland (11 Mar 1918 – 12 Apr 1997)
        1. 1. Leola Westmoreland (abt 1939 – )
        2. 2. Nancy (Westmoreland Galax) Donnie (1 Jun 1942 – ) m. Henry (Donald) Graham (20 Sep 1942 – )
        3. 3. James (Kenneth) Westmoreland (9 September 1944 – 18 June 2023)
        4. 4. Steve (Pettus Christiansburg Paul Graham) Blacksburg
        5. 5. Ronnie (Westmoreland) Sonny
        6. 6. Jackie (Salem Westmoreland) Sonny
        7. 7. Sue (Westmoreland Christiansburg Tommy) Christiansburg
      4. 4. Beulah (Faye) Breen (23 June 1919 – 14 July 1952) m. Carl (H.) Switzer (abt 1918 – ) m. Paul Gill
        1. 1. CA (-1 Edward) Switzer
      5. 5. Mike (Nicholas) Breen (Abt. 1921 – ) m. Anna (Blanche) Coleman (abt 1930 – )
      6. 6. Luther (Eldridge) Breen (28 Oct 1922 – 27 July 1944)
      7. 7. Billie (Joe) Breen (18 December 1924 – 21 April 2013) m. Janice Deeds (30 August 1938 – 2 October 2022)
        1. 1. Peggy Breen (22 October 1967 – 10 March 2019) m. Brian Janney (abt 1972 – )
        2. 2. Carolyn Keaton
        3. 3. Lisa Bridges
        4. 4. Debra Breen
        5. 5. Nancy Richmond
        6. 6. Jason Breen
      8. 8. Ray (Frank) Breen (07 Jan 1928 – 23 Jun 1999)
      9. 9. Lena (Gay) Breen (22 Oct 1929 – 03 Apr 1943)
    5. 5. Esker (Eddie) Reed (15 Mar 1900 – 7 Jul 1983) m. Leatha (Romanza) Lilly (1 Sep 1902 – 24 Oct 1980)
      1. 1. Virginia Reed (abt 1921 – ) m. John (Edward) Cooke (abt 1921 – )
      2. 2. Gladys (Helen) Reed (18 Aug 1922 – 28 Jul 1982) m. Basil (Bert) Pack (15 August 1921 – 26 October 2004)
        1. 1. Gladys (Alora “Bunny” Pack) Belville (25 Apr 1943 – 29 Mar 2012) m. Stanley (Ralph) Belville (abt 1941 – )
        2. 2. Bert Pack (25 Feb 1947 – 5 Aug 2012) m. Sharon (S) Swain (abt 1950 – ) m. Vicki Conrad
      3. 3. Dorothy (Elizabeth) Thorburn (16 August 1924 – 12 July 1969) m. Ole (J) Thorburn (abt 1921 – )
      4. 4. Esker (Eddie) Reed (25 Mar 1928 – 18 Nov 1994) m. Joan (M) Reed (abt 1931 – )
      5. 5. Jackson (E) Reed (abt 1932 – ) m. Janet (Sue) Grounds
  3. 3. Rhoda (Bell) Booth (Nov 1871 – 5 Apr 1937)
  4. 4. Pleasant (Eden) Booth (1874 – 8 January 1880)
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Lizzie) Booth (3 Mar 1877 – 01 Nov 1948)
  6. 6. Mary (Catherine) Booth (14 July 1878 – 1970)
  7. 7. Armstead (Eda) Booth (12 Oct 1883 – 7 Feb 1947)
  8. 8. Lucinda (Etta) Booth (3 Dec 1883 – 19 Apr 1971)

Joseph Booth's Timeline

2 Records

1839
4 MAY 1839
Birth of Joseph Henderson Booth in Alum Ridge, Floyd, Virginia, USA
Alum Ridge, Floyd, Virginia, USA
1896
8 Oct 1896
Age 57
Death of Joseph Henderson Booth in Alum Ridge, Floyd, Virginia, USA
Alum Ridge, Floyd, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 MAY 1839
    Event Place: Alum Ridge, Floyd, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1896
    Event Place: Alum Ridge, Floyd, Virginia, USA
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