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Leah JAMES 1822–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1822

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 1840

Death Location: Falkner, Tippah, Mississippi, USA

Father: Newberry Sr

Mother: Elizabeth (James)

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Leah JAMES was born in 1822 in Tennessee, the child of Newberry Newton James Sr And Elizabeth Betsy Gilmore James. In 1850, Leah JAMES resided in Division 3, Tippah, Mississippi, USA. Leah JAMES passed away in 1840 in Falkner, Tippah, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • Leah JAMES was born in 1822 in Tennessee, the child of Newberry Newton James Sr And Elizabeth Betsy Gilmore James.
  • In 1850, Leah JAMES resided in Division 3, Tippah, Mississippi, USA.
  • Leah JAMES passed away in 1840 in Falkner, Tippah, Mississippi, USA.

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Leah JAMES's Ancestors

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Leah JAMES
1822–1840
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
Newberry Newton JAMES Sr
1773–1854
Mecklenburg, North Carolina
Elizabeth (Betsy GILMORE) (James)
1781–1840
Grainger County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
John GILMORE
1750–1804
Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
Phoebe (MORTIMER) (Gilmore)
1754–1784
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Leah JAMES's Timeline

4 Records

1822
abt 1822
Birth of Leah JAMES in Tennessee
Tennessee
1840
1840
Age 18
Death of Leah JAMES in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1850
1850
Age 28
Leah JAMES resided here in Division 3, Tippah, Mississippi, USA
Division 3, Tippah, Mississippi, USA
1860
1860
Age 38
Leah JAMES resided here in Northern Division, Tippah, Mississippi, USA
Northern Division, Tippah, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1822
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Northern Division, Tippah, Mississippi; Roll: M653_592; Page: 572; Family History
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Division 3, Tippah, Mississippi; Roll: 381; Page: 541b
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Division 3, Tippah, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Division 3, Tippah, Mississippi; Roll: 381; Page: 541b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Northern Division, Tippah, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Northern Division, Tippah, Mississippi; Roll: M653_592; Page: 572; Family History

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Falkner, Tippah, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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