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Josiah Wise 1797–1852 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1797

Birth Location: Wilkes, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 1852

Death Location: Newnan, Coweta, Georgia, USA

Father: Sherwood, Wise

Mother: Sarah Patton

Spouse(s): Elizabeth King

Children(s): James Wise

Josiah Wise was born in 1797 in Wilkes, Georgia, USA, the child of Sherwood Sherard Wise And Sarah Jane Patton. Josiah Wise married Elizabeth King, and had children including James S Wise. Josiah Wise passed away in 1852 in Newnan, Coweta, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • Josiah Wise was born in 1797 in Wilkes, Georgia, USA, the child of Sherwood Sherard Wise And Sarah Jane Patton.
  • Josiah Wise married Elizabeth King, and had children including James S Wise.
  • Josiah Wise passed away in 1852 in Newnan, Coweta, Georgia, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Josiah Wise's Ancestors

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Josiah Wise
1797–1852
Birth Place: Wilkes, Georgia, USA
Parents
Sherwood, Sherard Wise
1750–1816
Brunswick, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Jane) Patton
1752–1820
Augusta, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
James (Thomas Wise, RWV - Revolutionary War) supplier
1714–1784
St. Andrews Parish, Surry Co., Virginia (formerly James City Shire)
Rebekah (M "Becca") Massey
1714–1784
Meharin Parish, Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Jacob (A. Patton aka) Patten
1728–1778
Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Jane) Pickrell
1724–1812
Augusta, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
William Jr.
1681–1744
Lydia Ladethen
1692–1759
Elizabeth Lee
1695–1760
James Pickerel
1680–1724
Mary England
1680–1724
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Wise
1645–1745
Elizabeth Denmark
1655–1730
Ann Armstrong
1669–1710
William Lee
1683–1761

Josiah Wise's Descendants

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Josiah Wise (1797–1852) m. Elizabeth King (1799–1896)
  1. 1. James (S) Wise 1838–1900 m. Mary (Jane) Register 1859–1917
    1. 1. Pearl (Irene) Wise 1890–1943 m. Walter (Alexander Lankford) Sr 1882–1947
      1. 1. William (Wise) Lankford 1914–1973 m. jewel walker 1910–1990

Josiah Wise's Timeline

3 Records

1797
1797
Birth of Josiah Wise in Wilkes, Georgia, USA
Wilkes, Georgia, USA
1824
22 Jul 1824
Age 27
Josiah Wise was married in Wilkinson, Georgia
Wilkinson, Georgia
1852
1852
Age 55
Death of Josiah Wise in Newnan, Coweta, Georgia, USA
Newnan, Coweta, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1797
    Event Place: Wilkes, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 22 Jul 1824
    Event Place: Wilkinson, Georgia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1852
    Event Place: Newnan, Coweta, Georgia, USA

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