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Mahala Jane Tompkins 1835–1869 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Aug 1835

Birth Location: Byrdstown, Pickett, TN, USA

Death Date: 25 Oct 1869

Death Location: Byrdstown, Pickett County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Jenkins Tompkins

Mother: Sarah* Pierce

Spouse(s): Anthony Riley

Children(s): Isaac Riley

In 1835, Mahala Jane Tompkins entered the world in Byrdstown, Pickett, TN, USA, born to Jenkins Tompkins And Sarah Sally Pierce. Mahala Jane Tompkins married Anthony Riley, and had children including Isaac Granville Riley. Mahala Jane Tompkins passed away in 1869 in Byrdstown, Pickett County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1835, Mahala Jane Tompkins entered the world in Byrdstown, Pickett, TN, USA, born to Jenkins Tompkins And Sarah Sally Pierce.
  • Mahala Jane Tompkins married Anthony Riley, and had children including Isaac Granville Riley.
  • Mahala Jane Tompkins passed away in 1869 in Byrdstown, Pickett County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mahala Tompkins's Ancestors

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Mahala Tompkins
1835–1869
Birth Place: Byrdstown, Pickett, TN, USA
Parents
Jenkins Tompkins
1807–1880
Carter, Tennessee, USA
Sarah* ("Sally") Pierce
1809–1893
North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Joseph (Jackson) Tompkins
1770–1834
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Tompkins) Jenkins
1775–1852
Washington Co, VA
Hardin Pierce
1789–1838
Franklin, North Carolina, USA
Susan (Anne Cross) Wolfe
1772–1859
Craven, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
James Tompkins
1715–1804
Elizabeth Jackson
1738–1796
Rowland Jenkins
1745–1830
Jane Cunningham
1750–1830
John Wolfe
1753–1838
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Eleazer Tompkins
1667–1731
Elijah Jenkins
1700–1750
Mary Gunnell
1706–1773
George Wolff
1714–1790
Elizabetha Dierhamer
1732–1791

Mahala Tompkins's Descendants

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Mahala (Jane) Tompkins (20 Aug 1835–25 Oct 1869) m. Anthony Riley (1836–)
  1. 1. Isaac (Granville) Riley 1856–1910 m. Mary (B.) Riley 1855–1889
    1. 1. Lucy (Ida) Riley 1888–1972 m. James (Gilbert) Gattenby 1889–1968
      1. 1. Elmer (David) Gattenby 1922–2015 m. Lurlene (Rachael) Stockton 1922–2014
        1. 1. Susan (Kay) Gattenby 1946–2023

Mahala Tompkins's Timeline

3 Records

1835
20 Aug 1835
Birth of Mahala Jane Tompkins in Byrdstown, Pickett, TN, USA
Byrdstown, Pickett, TN, USA
1855
4 Jan 1855
Age 20
Mahala Jane Tompkins was married in Overton County, Tennessee, USA
Overton County, Tennessee, USA
1869
25 Oct 1869
Age 34
Death of Mahala Jane Tompkins in Pickett Co, TN, USA
Pickett Co, TN, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1835
    Event Place: Byrdstown, Pickett, TN, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1855
    Event Place: Overton County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Oct 1869
    Event Place: Pickett Co, TN, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Byrdstown, Pickett County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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