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Marcus Obediah Cheatham 1829 – 1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Feb 1829

Birth Location: Butts, Georgia, United States

Death Date: 1868

Death Location: Trenton, Claiborne, Louisiana, United States

Father: James Cheatham

Mother: Nancy Hancock

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Marcus Obediah Cheatham was born in 1829 in Butts, Georgia, United States, the child of James Arthur Cheatham and Nancy Ann Hancock. In 1850, Marcus Obediah Cheatham resided in Minden, Claiborne, Louisiana. In 1860, Marcus Obediah Cheatham resided in Homer, Claiborne, Louisiana, United States. Marcus Obediah Cheatham passed away in 1868 in Trenton, Claiborne, Louisiana, United States.

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Biography

  • Marcus Obediah Cheatham was born in 1829 in Butts, Georgia, United States, the child of James Arthur Cheatham and Nancy Ann Hancock.
  • In 1850, Marcus Obediah Cheatham resided in Minden, Claiborne, Louisiana.
  • In 1860, Marcus Obediah Cheatham resided in Homer, Claiborne, Louisiana, United States.
  • Marcus Obediah Cheatham passed away in 1868 in Trenton, Claiborne, Louisiana, United States.

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Marcus Cheatham's Ancestors

Self
Marcus Cheatham
1829 – 1868
Birth Place: Butts, Georgia, United States
Parents
James Arthur Cheatham
1773 – 1818
Dale Parish, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
Nancy (Ann) Hancock
1773 – 1839
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Samuel (Obediah) Cheatham
1754 – 1776
Trellises Plantation, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
Margaret Rudd
1753 – 1792
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cheatham
1711 – 1770
Ann Pride
1712 – 1770
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Marcus Cheatham's Timeline

5 Records

1829
17 Feb 1829
Birth of Marcus Obediah Cheatham in Butts, Georgia, United States
Butts, Georgia, United States
1850
1850
Age 21
Marcus Obediah Cheatham resided here in Minden, Claiborne, Louisiana
Minden, Claiborne, Louisiana
1860
1860
Age 31
Marcus Obediah Cheatham resided here in Homer, Claiborne, Louisiana, United States
Homer, Claiborne, Louisiana, United States
1868
1868
Age 39
Death of Marcus Obediah Cheatham in Trenton, Claiborne, Louisiana, United States
Trenton, Claiborne, Louisiana, United States
1870
1870
Age 41
Marcus Obediah Cheatham resided here in Athens, Clarke, Georgia, United States
Athens, Clarke, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1829
    Event Place: Butts, Georgia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Athens, Clarke, Georgia; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Homer, Claiborne, Louisiana; Roll: ; Page: 572; Image: 148.
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Minden, Claiborne, Louisiana; Roll: M432_230; Page: 128B; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Minden, Claiborne, Louisiana
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Minden, Claiborne, Louisiana; Roll: M432_230; Page: 128B; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Homer, Claiborne, Louisiana, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Homer, Claiborne, Louisiana; Roll: ; Page: 572; Image: 148.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Athens, Clarke, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Athens, Clarke, Georgia; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1868
    Event Place: Trenton, Claiborne, Louisiana, United States

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