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Margaret Tompkins 1812–1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 JAN 1812

Birth Location: Carter County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: AFT 4 JUN 1888

Death Location: Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska, USA

Father: John Tompkins

Mother: Elizabeth Hampton

Spouse(s): Alfred Hays, Benjamin Carson

Children(s): Benjamin Carson, Reuben Carson, Noflet Carson, America Carson, Mary Carson, Felix Hays, Margaret Hays

Margaret Tompkins was born in 1812 in Carter County, Tennessee, USA, the child of John Benjamin Tompkins And Elizabeth Hampton. In 1850, Margaret Tompkins was recorded in the census in Miller, Scotland County, Missouri, USA. Margaret Tompkins married Alfred Hays, Benjamin Carson, and had children including America Frances Carson, Benjamin Carson, Felix G Hays, Margaret Hays, Mary Carson, Noflet B Carson, Reliben Carson, Reuben Monroe Carson. Margaret Tompkins passed away in 1888 in Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska, USA.

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Biography

  • Margaret Tompkins was born in 1812 in Carter County, Tennessee, USA, the child of John Benjamin Tompkins And Elizabeth Hampton.
  • In 1850, Margaret Tompkins was recorded in the census in Miller, Scotland County, Missouri, USA.
  • Margaret Tompkins married Alfred Hays, Benjamin Carson, and had children including America Frances Carson, Benjamin Carson, Felix G Hays, Margaret Hays, Mary Carson, Noflet B Carson, Reliben Carson, Reuben Monroe Carson.
  • Margaret Tompkins passed away in 1888 in Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Tompkins's Ancestors

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Margaret Tompkins
1812–1888
Birth Place: Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
John Benjamin Tompkins
1779–1857
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth Hampton
1782–1863
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
James (Edwin) Tompkins
1715–1803
Newark, Essex County, Province of New Jersey, British North America
Elizabeth Jackson
1738–1796
Hunterdon County, Province of New Jersey, British North America
Thomas Hampton
1750–1817
Bedford County, Colony of Virginia, British North America
Abigail (Cathy) Laws
1756–1828
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Eleazer Tompkins
1667–1731
Deborah Kitchell
1669–1745
Joseph Jackson
1710–1769
Mary Robinson
1712–1794
Jacob Hampton
1724–1790
Judith Johnson
1730–1811
William Laws
1718–1781
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Tompkins
1643–1690
Mary Pennington
1646–1700
Samuel Kitchell
–1763
James Jackson
1671–1735
Rebecca Hallett
1675–1730
Edward Robinson
1682–1769
Margaret Wheaton
1686–1738
John Hampton
1698–1769
Mary Turner
1693–1778

Margaret Tompkins's Descendants

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Margaret Tompkins (27 JAN 1812–AFT 4 JUN 1888) m. Alfred Hays (1810–) m. Benjamin Carson (ABT 1814–)
  1. 1. Benjamin Carson 1836–
  2. 2. Reuben (Monroe) Carson 1837–1913
  3. 3. Noflet (B.) Carson 1838–
  4. 4. America (Frances) Carson 1841–
  5. 5. Mary Carson 1844–
  6. 6. Felix (G.) Hays 1851–1924
  7. 7. Margaret Hays 1854–

Margaret Tompkins's Timeline

4 Records

1812
27 JAN 1812
Birth of Margaret Tompkins in Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Carter County, Tennessee, USA
1850
1850
Age 38
Margaret Tompkins appeared in census in Miller, Scotland County, Missouri, USA
Miller, Scotland County, Missouri, USA
1888
4 JUN 1888
Age 76
Death of Margaret Tompkins in Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska, USA
Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska, USA
1888
AFT 4 JUN 1888
Age 76
Burial of Margaret Tompkins in Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska, USA
Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Miller, Scotland County, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 JAN 1812
    Event Place: Carter County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 JUN 1888
    Event Place: Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: AFT 4 JUN 1888
    Event Place: Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska, USA

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