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Margaret Eliza Tompkins 1841–1924 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 FEB 1841

Birth Location: Cumberland County, Commonwealth of Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 21 MAY 1924

Death Location: Mount Helen, Fentress County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Hugh Tompkins

Mother: Rebecca Guthrie

Spouse(s): Jesse Sewell

Children(s): Mary Sewell, Luvena Sewell, Addie Sewell, Rebecca Sewell, Dillard Sewell, Jessee Sewell, Della Sewell, Etta Sewell, Alma Sewell, Willard Sewell, Pansy Sewell

The story of Margaret Eliza Tompkins began in 1841 in Cumberland County, Commonwealth of Kentucky, USA. In 1860, Margaret Eliza Tompkins was recorded in the census in Fentress County, Tennessee, USA. In 1870, Margaret Eliza Tompkins was recorded in the census in Fentress County, Tennessee, USA. Margaret Eliza Tompkins married Jesse Franklin Sewell, and had children including Addie Lolena Sewell, Alma Ethel Sewell, Della Mae Sewell, Dillard Edwin Sewell, Etta Ollie Sewell, Jessee Alexander Sewell, Luvena Alamine Sewell, Mary Belle Sewell, Pansy Ellen Sewell, Rebecca Jane Sewell, Willard Elbert Sewell. Margaret Eliza Tompkins passed away in 1924 in Mount Helen, Fentress County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Eliza Tompkins began in 1841 in Cumberland County, Commonwealth of Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1860, Margaret Eliza Tompkins was recorded in the census in Fentress County, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1870, Margaret Eliza Tompkins was recorded in the census in Fentress County, Tennessee, USA.
  • Margaret Eliza Tompkins married Jesse Franklin Sewell, and had children including Addie Lolena Sewell, Alma Ethel Sewell, Della Mae Sewell, Dillard Edwin Sewell, Etta Ollie Sewell, Jessee Alexander Sewell, Luvena Alamine Sewell, Mary Belle Sewell, Pansy Ellen Sewell, Rebecca Jane Sewell, Willard Elbert Sewell.
  • Margaret Eliza Tompkins passed away in 1924 in Mount Helen, Fentress County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Tompkins's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Tompkins
1841–1924
Birth Place: Cumberland County, Commonwealth of Kentucky, USA
Parents
Hugh Alexander Tompkins
1812–1891
Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Rebecca (Elerene) Guthrie
1812–1897
Clinton County, Commonwealth of Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (Jackson) Tompkins
1770–1834
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Mary Jenkins
1775–1852
Washington County, Colony of Virginia, British North America
James (A.) Guthrie
1777–
Sarah Atchley
1785–1850
Botetourt County, Commonwealth of Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Tompkins
1715–1803
Elizabeth Jackson
1738–1796
Rowland Jenkins
1745–1830
Jane Cunningham
1744–1800
Adam Guthrie
1740–1827
Mary Anderson
1744–1824
Thomas Atchley
1755–1836
Lydia Richards
1762–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Eleazer Tompkins
1667–1731
Deborah Kitchell
1669–1745
Joseph Jackson
1710–1769
Mary Robinson
1712–1794
Elijah Jenkins
1700–1750
Mary Gunnel
1703–1768
Joseph Cunningham
1710–1765
Rebecca Dupree
1712–1767
William Richards
1736–1798
Abigail Lay
1740–1822

Margaret Tompkins's Descendants

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Margaret (Eliza) Tompkins (11 FEB 1841–21 MAY 1924) m. Jesse (Franklin) Sewell (30 JUN 1845–6 APR 1916)
  1. 1. Mary (Belle) Sewell 1872–1955
  2. 2. Luvena (Alamine) Sewell 1874–1961
  3. 3. Addie (Lolena) Sewell 1876–1968
  4. 4. Rebecca (Jane) Sewell 1879–1919
  5. 5. Dillard (Edwin) Sewell 1882–
  6. 6. Jessee (Alexander) Sewell 1884–1959
  7. 7. Della (Mae) Sewell 1887–
  8. 8. Etta (Ollie) Sewell 1892–1984
  9. 9. Alma (Ethel) Sewell 1894–1978
  10. 10. Willard (Elbert) Sewell 1897–1978
  11. 11. Pansy (Ellen) Sewell 1890–1920

Margaret Tompkins's Timeline

5 Records

1841
11 FEB 1841
Birth of Margaret Eliza Tompkins in Cumberland County, Commonwealth of Kentucky, USA
Cumberland County, Commonwealth of Kentucky, USA
1860
1860
Age 19
Margaret Eliza Tompkins appeared in census in Fentress County, Tennessee, USA
Fentress County, Tennessee, USA
1870
1870
Age 29
Margaret Eliza Tompkins appeared in census in Fentress County, Tennessee, USA
Fentress County, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 39
Margaret Eliza Tompkins appeared in census in Fentress County, Tennessee, USA
Fentress County, Tennessee, USA
1924
21 MAY 1924
Age 83
Death of Margaret Eliza Tompkins in Mount Helen, Fentress County, Tennessee, USA
Mount Helen, Fentress County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Fentress County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Fentress County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Fentress County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 FEB 1841
    Event Place: Cumberland County, Commonwealth of Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 MAY 1924
    Event Place: Mount Helen, Fentress County, Tennessee, USA

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