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Laura Caroline Read 1820–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Oct 1820

Birth Location: Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 9 Jan 1886

Death Location: Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA

Father: Maj Read

Mother: Hardenia Spencer

Spouse(s): Harrison Barksdale

Children(s): Virginia Barksdale

The story of Laura Caroline Read began in 1820 in Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA. Laura Caroline Read married Harrison Barksdale, and had children including Virginia Laura Barksdale. Laura Caroline Read passed away in 1886 in Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Laura Caroline Read began in 1820 in Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA.
  • Laura Caroline Read married Harrison Barksdale, and had children including Virginia Laura Barksdale.
  • Laura Caroline Read passed away in 1886 in Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Maj Read
1791–1843
Birth Location: Charlotte County, Virginia, USA
MR
Hardenia Spencer
1804–1889
Birth Location: Charlotte Co, Virginia, USA
HS

Spouses(s)

Harrison Barksdale
1815–1862
Birth Location: Rutherford Co, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Virginia Barksdale
1851–1932
Birth Location: Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA
VB

Laura Read's Ancestors

Self
Laura Read
1820–1886
Birth Place: Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Maj Sion Spencer Read
1791–1843
Charlotte County, Virginia, USA
Hardenia (Jefferson) Spencer
1804–1889
Charlotte Co, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Laura Read's Descendants

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Laura (Caroline) Read (14 Oct 1820–9 Jan 1886) m. Harrison Barksdale (02 Feb 1815–10 Jul 1862)
  1. 1. Virginia (Laura) Barksdale 1851–1932 m. John (Claude) Prewett 1844–1892
    1. 1. Lillian Prewett 1874– m. Hart (Kerr) Ward 1870–1940
      1. 1. Virginia (Prewett) Ward 1895–1970 m. Phillip (Synger) Hill 1895–1970
        1. 1. Warren (Phillip) Hill 1924–1994 m. Marjorie (Ann) Stevens 1925–
        2. 2. Calvin (Heywood) Hill 1920–1967
        3. 3. Malcolm (Ward) Hill 1922–2003 m. Moselle Atwater 1928–2002

Laura Read's Timeline

2 Records

1820
14 Oct 1820
Birth of Laura Caroline Read in Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
1886
9 Jan 1886
Age 66
Death of Laura Caroline Read in Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA
Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1820
    Event Place: Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jan 1886
    Event Place: Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA
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