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Joseph Ross Hand 1817–1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Feb 1817

Birth Location: Georgia

Death Date: 16 Feb 1863

Death Location: Macon, Georgia

Father: Henry parent)

Mother: Charity Thompson

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Wells

Children(s): Mary Hand

Joseph Ross Hand was born in 1817 in Georgia, the child of Henry Harrison Hand Potential Parent And Charity Thompson. Joseph Ross Hand married Elizabeth Wells, and had children including Mary Camilla Charity Ethelia Hand. Joseph Ross Hand passed away in 1863 in Macon, Georgia.

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Biography

  • Joseph Ross Hand was born in 1817 in Georgia, the child of Henry Harrison Hand Potential Parent And Charity Thompson.
  • Joseph Ross Hand married Elizabeth Wells, and had children including Mary Camilla Charity Ethelia Hand.
  • Joseph Ross Hand passed away in 1863 in Macon, Georgia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry parent)
1791–1871
Birth Location: Columbia County, Georgia, USA
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Charity Thompson
1781–1845
Birth Location: Burke, Georgia, USA
CT

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Wells
1823–1906
Birth Location: Newberry, South Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Mary Hand
1845–1932
Birth Location: Macon County, Alabama, USA
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Joseph Hand's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Hand
1817–1863
Birth Place: Georgia
Parents
Henry Harrison Hand (potential parent)
1791–1871
Columbia County, Georgia, USA
Charity Thompson
1781–1845
Burke, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Henry (Hand) Jr
1764–1837
Cape May, Cape May, New Jersey, USA
Elizabeth Harrison
1764–1822
Burke, Georgia, USA
William Thompson
1749–1816
Duplin, North Carolina
Charity Murray
1752–1826
Duplin, NC, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Hand
1735–1811
Sarah Miller
1740–1811
Matthew Harrison
1738–1798
Mary Wood
1742–1769
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John **
1694–1755
Hannah **
1700–1752
Joseph Miller
1716–1762
Sarah Hedges
1716–1800
Anne Harrison-GRAYSON
1710–1774
James Col
1716–1759

Joseph Hand's Descendants

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Joseph (Ross) Hand (19 Feb 1817–16 Feb 1863) m. Elizabeth Wells (4 Mar 1823–23 Jul 1906)
  1. 1. Mary (Camilla Charity Ethelia) Hand 1845–1932 m. James (W) Murray 1830–1895
    1. 1. Minnie (L.) Murry 1873–1967 m. Thomas (Young) Derden 1867–1960
      1. 1. Lela (Elba) Derden 1898–1987 m. Troy Weast 1898–1974
        1. 1. Lucian (B) Weast 1918–2001 m. Susie (Berniece) Fox 1925–1982 m. Leva (O) Fox 1913– m. Susie (Bernice) Fox 1925–1982
        2. 2. Helen Weast 1920–1989 m. Marion (Wilburn) Worlow 1913–1984 m. Kenneth (Newton) Hancock 1914–1970
        3. 3. James Weast 1925–1996 m. Connie (L.) Weast 1934–2013
        4. 4. Herbert Weast 1928–2015 m. Trilla (Mae) O'Neal 1933–2015
        5. 5. Luther (Cowdrey) Weast 1940–2023
        6. 6. Helen Weast 1919–1989 m. Marion (Wilburn) Worlow 1913–1984 m. Kenneth (Newton) Hancock 1914–1970
      2. 2. William (Horton) Derden 1896–1967
      3. 3. Oma Derden 1901–1990
      4. 4. Corine Derden 1903–1986
      5. 5. Ora (Lea) Derden 1905–2003
    2. 2. Lela (E) Murray 1870–

Joseph Hand's Timeline

2 Records

1817
19 Feb 1817
Birth of Joseph Ross Hand in Georgia
Georgia
1863
16 Feb 1863
Age 46
Death of Joseph Ross Hand in Macon, Georgia
Macon, Georgia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1817
    Event Place: Georgia
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1863
    Event Place: Macon, Georgia
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
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