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Joseph Sephus Guy 1880–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 AUG 1880

Birth Location: North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 10 AUG 1958

Death Location: Banner Elk, Avery, North Carolina, United States

Father: Landon Guy

Mother: Sarah Presnell

Spouse(s): Matilda Estep

Children(s): Florence (Brown), Alvin Guy, Beulah Guy, Dayton Guy, John Guy, Lloyd Guy, Raymond Guy, William Guy

The story of Joseph Sephus Guy began in 1880 in North Carolina, United States of America. In 1910, Joseph Sephus Guy resided in Beech Mountain, Watauga, North Carolina, USA. In 1917, Joseph Sephus Guy resided in Avery, North Carolina. Joseph Sephus Guy married Matilda Estep, and had children including Alvin Guy, Beulah Guy, Dayton Guy, Florence Rosetta Guy Brown, John G Guy, Lloyd Guy, Raymond Guy, William Guy. Joseph Sephus Guy passed away in 1958 in Banner Elk, Avery, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Sephus Guy began in 1880 in North Carolina, United States of America.
  • In 1910, Joseph Sephus Guy resided in Beech Mountain, Watauga, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1917, Joseph Sephus Guy resided in Avery, North Carolina.
  • Joseph Sephus Guy married Matilda Estep, and had children including Alvin Guy, Beulah Guy, Dayton Guy, Florence Rosetta Guy Brown, John G Guy, Lloyd Guy, Raymond Guy, William Guy.
  • Joseph Sephus Guy passed away in 1958 in Banner Elk, Avery, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Guy's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Guy
1880–1958
Birth Place: North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Landon C. H. Guy
1852–1931
Johnson, Tennessee, United States
Sarah (Jane) Presnell
1848–1919
Watauga Co, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Guy's Descendants

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Joseph (Sephus) Guy (16 AUG 1880–10 AUG 1958) m. Matilda Estep (MAY 1885–19 JUN 1959)
  1. 1. Florence (Rosetta Guy) (Brown) 1908–2002
  2. 2. Alvin Guy 1909–1966 m. Mary (V) Cordell 1920–
  3. 3. Beulah Guy 1905–1964 m. Dayton (Ernest) Harmon 1902–1995
  4. 4. Dayton Guy 1917–1968 m. Elsie (J.) Guy 1919–1999
  5. 5. John (G) Guy 1902–1971 m. Lucinda (Florence) Guy 1905–1979
  6. 6. Lloyd Guy 1912–1947
  7. 7. Raymond Guy 1915–2006
  8. 8. William Guy 1911–1996

Joseph Guy's Timeline

11 Records

1880
16 AUG 1880
Birth of Joseph Sephus Guy in North Carolina, United States of America
North Carolina, United States of America
1910
1910
Age 30
Joseph Sephus Guy resided here in Beech Mountain, Watauga, North Carolina, USA
Beech Mountain, Watauga, North Carolina, USA
1917
1917
Age 37
Joseph Sephus Guy resided here in Avery, North Carolina
Avery, North Carolina
1917
1917
Age 37
Joseph Sephus Guy resided here in Avery, North Carolina
Avery, North Carolina
1920
1920
Age 40
Joseph Sephus Guy resided here in Beech Mountain, Avery, North Carolina, USA
Beech Mountain, Avery, North Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 40
Joseph Sephus Guy resided here in Beech Mountain, Avery, North Carolina, USA
Beech Mountain, Avery, North Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 50
Joseph Sephus Guy resided here in District 14, Carter, Tennessee, USA
District 14, Carter, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 50
Joseph Sephus Guy resided here in District 14, Carter, Tennessee, USA
District 14, Carter, Tennessee, USA
1958
10 AUG 1958
Age 78
Joseph Sephus Guy resided here in Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee
Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee
1958
12 AUG 1958
Age 78
Burial of Joseph Sephus Guy in McGuire Cemetery, Whaley, Avery, North Carolina, United States
McGuire Cemetery, Whaley, Avery, North Carolina, United States
1958
10 AUG 1958
Age 78
Death of Joseph Sephus Guy in Banner Elk, Avery, North Carolina, United States
Banner Elk, Avery, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 10 AUG 1958
    Event Place: Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 04 May 2017, 15:17), entry for Joseph S Guy(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LVXF-RBQ
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch ( : 1 July 2015), Joe Sephus Guy, 10 Aug 1958; citing Banner Elk, Avery, North Carolina, v 20B cn 20847, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,952,845.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch ( : accessed 31 May 2017), Joseph S Guy, Beech Mountain, Avery, North Carolina, United States; citing ED 3, sheet 7A, line 27, family 106, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1284; FHL microfilm 1,821,284.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch ( : 8 December 2014), Joe S Guy in entry for Dayton Guy, 15 Jul 1917; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry ( : 2005); citing vol. 1, p. 525, Avery, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch ( : 28 June 2015), Joe S. Guy in entry for Beulah Guy Harmon, 24 Jul 1964; citing Banner Elk, Avery, North Carolina, v 20A cn 20247, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,953,507.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch ( : 22 December 2016), Joseph Guy and Matilda Estep, 01 Jul 1900; citing , Watauga, North Carolina, United States, p. 3, Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds; FHL microfilm 812,534.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1963," database with images, FamilySearch ( : 25 May 2014), Joe S. Guy in entry for Lloyd Guy, 14 Nov 1947; citing Mcquire Cemetery, Tennessee, cn 23544, State Library and Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 2,137,388.
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "North Carolina Births and Christenings, 1866-1964," database, FamilySearch ( : 8 December 2014), Joseph C. Guy in entry for Florence Rosetta Guy, 22 May 1907; citing Whaley, Avery, North Carolina, reference v10 p178; FHL microfilm 847,709.
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch ( : accessed 31 May 2017), Joseph Guy, Beech Mountain, Watauga, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 148, sheet 10B, family 124, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1120; FHL microfilm 1,375,133.
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch ( : 8 December 2014), Josiah C Guy in entry for Florence Rosetta Guy, 22 May 1907; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry ( : 2005); citing vol. 10, p. 178, Avery, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
    [12] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch ( : 13 December 2015), Joseph S. Guy, 1958; Burial, Elk Park, Avery, North Carolina, United States of America, McGuire Cemetery; citing record ID 11759144, Find a Grave
    [13] Public Member Trees
    [14] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 12 AUG 1958
    Event Place: McGuire Cemetery, Whaley, Avery, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 04 May 2017, 15:17), entry for Joseph S Guy(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LVXF-RBQ
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch ( : 1 July 2015), Joe Sephus Guy, 10 Aug 1958; citing Banner Elk, Avery, North Carolina, v 20B cn 20847, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,952,845.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch ( : accessed 31 May 2017), Joseph S Guy, Beech Mountain, Avery, North Carolina, United States; citing ED 3, sheet 7A, line 27, family 106, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1284; FHL microfilm 1,821,284.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch ( : 8 December 2014), Joe S Guy in entry for Dayton Guy, 15 Jul 1917; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry ( : 2005); citing vol. 1, p. 525, Avery, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch ( : 28 June 2015), Joe S. Guy in entry for Beulah Guy Harmon, 24 Jul 1964; citing Banner Elk, Avery, North Carolina, v 20A cn 20247, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,953,507.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch ( : 22 December 2016), Joseph Guy and Matilda Estep, 01 Jul 1900; citing , Watauga, North Carolina, United States, p. 3, Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds; FHL microfilm 812,534.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1963," database with images, FamilySearch ( : 25 May 2014), Joe S. Guy in entry for Lloyd Guy, 14 Nov 1947; citing Mcquire Cemetery, Tennessee, cn 23544, State Library and Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 2,137,388.
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "North Carolina Births and Christenings, 1866-1964," database, FamilySearch ( : 8 December 2014), Joseph C. Guy in entry for Florence Rosetta Guy, 22 May 1907; citing Whaley, Avery, North Carolina, reference v10 p178; FHL microfilm 847,709.
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch ( : accessed 31 May 2017), Joseph Guy, Beech Mountain, Watauga, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 148, sheet 10B, family 124, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1120; FHL microfilm 1,375,133.
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch ( : 8 December 2014), Josiah C Guy in entry for Florence Rosetta Guy, 22 May 1907; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry ( : 2005); citing vol. 10, p. 178, Avery, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
    [12] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch ( : 13 December 2015), Joseph S. Guy, 1958; Burial, Elk Park, Avery, North Carolina, United States of America, McGuire Cemetery; citing record ID 11759144, Find a Grave
    [13] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [14] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [15] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [16] Public Member Trees
    [17] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 AUG 1880
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 04 May 2017, 15:17), entry for Joseph S Guy(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LVXF-RBQ
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch ( : 1 July 2015), Joe Sephus Guy, 10 Aug 1958; citing Banner Elk, Avery, North Carolina, v 20B cn 20847, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,952,845.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch ( : accessed 31 May 2017), Joseph S Guy, Beech Mountain, Avery, North Carolina, United States; citing ED 3, sheet 7A, line 27, family 106, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1284; FHL microfilm 1,821,284.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch ( : 8 December 2014), Joe S Guy in entry for Dayton Guy, 15 Jul 1917; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry ( : 2005); citing vol. 1, p. 525, Avery, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch ( : 28 June 2015), Joe S. Guy in entry for Beulah Guy Harmon, 24 Jul 1964; citing Banner Elk, Avery, North Carolina, v 20A cn 20247, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,953,507.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch ( : 22 December 2016), Joseph Guy and Matilda Estep, 01 Jul 1900; citing , Watauga, North Carolina, United States, p. 3, Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds; FHL microfilm 812,534.
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1963," database with images, FamilySearch ( : 25 May 2014), Joe S. Guy in entry for Lloyd Guy, 14 Nov 1947; citing Mcquire Cemetery, Tennessee, cn 23544, State Library and Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 2,137,388.
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, "North Carolina Births and Christenings, 1866-1964," database, FamilySearch ( : 8 December 2014), Joseph C. Guy in entry for Florence Rosetta Guy, 22 May 1907; citing Whaley, Avery, North Carolina, reference v10 p178; FHL microfilm 847,709.
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch ( : accessed 31 May 2017), Joseph Guy, Beech Mountain, Watauga, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 148, sheet 10B, family 124, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1120; FHL microfilm 1,375,133.
    [12] FamilySearch Family Tree, "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch ( : 8 December 2014), Josiah C Guy in entry for Florence Rosetta Guy, 22 May 1907; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry ( : 2005); citing vol. 10, p. 178, Avery, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
    [13] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch ( : 13 December 2015), Joseph S. Guy, 1958; Burial, Elk Park, Avery, North Carolina, United States of America, McGuire Cemetery; citing record ID 11759144, Find a Grave
    [14] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [15] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [16] Public Member Trees
    [17] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 AUG 1958
    Event Place: Banner Elk, Avery, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 04 May 2017, 15:17), entry for Joseph S Guy(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LVXF-RBQ
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch ( : 1 July 2015), Joe Sephus Guy, 10 Aug 1958; citing Banner Elk, Avery, North Carolina, v 20B cn 20847, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,952,845.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch ( : accessed 31 May 2017), Joseph S Guy, Beech Mountain, Avery, North Carolina, United States; citing ED 3, sheet 7A, line 27, family 106, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1284; FHL microfilm 1,821,284.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch ( : 8 December 2014), Joe S Guy in entry for Dayton Guy, 15 Jul 1917; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry ( : 2005); citing vol. 1, p. 525, Avery, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch ( : 28 June 2015), Joe S. Guy in entry for Beulah Guy Harmon, 24 Jul 1964; citing Banner Elk, Avery, North Carolina, v 20A cn 20247, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,953,507.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch ( : 22 December 2016), Joseph Guy and Matilda Estep, 01 Jul 1900; citing , Watauga, North Carolina, United States, p. 3, Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds; FHL microfilm 812,534.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1963," database with images, FamilySearch ( : 25 May 2014), Joe S. Guy in entry for Lloyd Guy, 14 Nov 1947; citing Mcquire Cemetery, Tennessee, cn 23544, State Library and Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 2,137,388.
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "North Carolina Births and Christenings, 1866-1964," database, FamilySearch ( : 8 December 2014), Joseph C. Guy in entry for Florence Rosetta Guy, 22 May 1907; citing Whaley, Avery, North Carolina, reference v10 p178; FHL microfilm 847,709.
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch ( : accessed 31 May 2017), Joseph Guy, Beech Mountain, Watauga, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 148, sheet 10B, family 124, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1120; FHL microfilm 1,375,133.
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch ( : 8 December 2014), Josiah C Guy in entry for Florence Rosetta Guy, 22 May 1907; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry ( : 2005); citing vol. 10, p. 178, Avery, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
    [12] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch ( : 13 December 2015), Joseph S. Guy, 1958; Burial, Elk Park, Avery, North Carolina, United States of America, McGuire Cemetery; citing record ID 11759144, Find a Grave
    [13] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [14] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [15] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [16] Public Member Trees
    [17] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917
    Event Place: Avery, North Carolina
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Beech Mountain, Avery, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 14, Carter, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Beech Mountain, Watauga, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917
    Event Place: Avery, North Carolina
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Beech Mountain, Avery, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 14, Carter, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

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