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Martha Fenton Hargrove 1837–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 June 1837

Birth Location: Giles County, Tennessee

Death Date: 5 May 1899

Death Location: HUNTSVILLE, MADISON COUNTY, ALABAMA

Father: James Hargrove

Mother: Sarah Vance

Spouse(s): Doctor THORNTON

Children(s): Thomas Thornton

In 1837, Martha Fenton Hargrove entered the world in Giles County, Tennessee, born to James Hargrove And Sarah Vance. Martha Fenton Hargrove married Doctor Benjamin Thornton, and had children including Thomas James Thornton. Martha Fenton Hargrove passed away in 1899 in HUNTSVILLE, MADISON COUNTY, ALABAMA.

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Biography

  • In 1837, Martha Fenton Hargrove entered the world in Giles County, Tennessee, born to James Hargrove And Sarah Vance.
  • Martha Fenton Hargrove married Doctor Benjamin Thornton, and had children including Thomas James Thornton.
  • Martha Fenton Hargrove passed away in 1899 in HUNTSVILLE, MADISON COUNTY, ALABAMA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Martha Hargrove's Ancestors

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Martha Hargrove
1837–1899
Birth Place: Giles County, Tennessee
Parents
James Hargrove
–1839
Tennessee
Sarah Vance
1802–1839
Giles, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
WILLIAM Hargrove
1779–1827
Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
MARY (JANE) Pryor
1757–1827
SOUTH CAROLINA
John Vance
1780–1850
Buncombe, North Carolina
Mary Hill
1784–1855
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
JAMES Colonel
1757–1817
Mary Mitchell
1758–1846
Jacob Vance
1744–1814
Sarah Hawkins
–1830
George Hill
1760–1838
Alsa Ashworth
1763–1823
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles HARGROVE
1729–1798
Mary Youngblood
1750–1756
John Vance
–1757
Abel Hill
1730–1803
Elizabeth Waggoner
1735–1820
John Ashworth
1735–1805
Ann Wood
1745–1833

Martha Hargrove's Descendants

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Martha (Fenton) Hargrove (26 June 1837–5 May 1899) m. Doctor (Benjamin) THORNTON (15 June 1834–18 Feb. 1882)
  1. 1. Thomas (James) Thornton 1858–1899 m. Elnorah English 1855–1938
    1. 1. Sarah (Thomas) Thornton 1897–1924
    2. 2. Jennie (Cad) Thornton 1888–1891
    3. 3. Lena (Belle) Thornton 1887–1967
    4. 4. Phenton (Stella) Thornton 1893–1946 m. Chesley (Hatcher) Blankenship 1885–1948
      1. 1. Martha (Rachel) Cox 1911–1999 m. Wade Cox 1899– m. William (Newman) Cowley 1914– m. Thomas (Eugene) Menefee 1894–1972
        1. 1. Richard (Wade) Menefee 1936–2019
        2. 2. Martha (Jean) Menefee 1934–1993 m. Robert (Alton) Phillips 1926–2005

Martha Hargrove's Timeline

2 Records

1837
26 June 1837
Birth of Martha Fenton Hargrove in Giles County, Tennessee
Giles County, Tennessee
1899
5 May 1899
Age 62
Death of Martha Fenton Hargrove in HUNTSVILLE, MADISON COUNTY, ALABAMA
HUNTSVILLE, MADISON COUNTY, ALABAMA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 June 1837
    Event Place: Giles County, Tennessee
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Information extracted from various family tree data submitted to Ancestry and The Generations Network

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 May 1899
    Event Place: HUNTSVILLE, MADISON COUNTY, ALABAMA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Information extracted from various family tree data submitted to Ancestry and The Generations Network

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