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Martha Rebecca Jane Whitehead 1842 – 1932 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 February 1842

Birth Location: Carter County, Tennessee

Death Date: 17 March 1932

Death Location: Carter County, Tennessee

Father: Larkin Whitehead

Mother: Bettie Hill

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Bettie Leonard

In 1842, Martha Rebecca Jane Whitehead entered the world in Carter County, Tennessee, born to Larkin Whitehead and Bettie Hill. Martha Rebecca Jane Whitehead had children including Bettie Elizabeth Leonard. Martha Rebecca Jane Whitehead passed away in 1932 in Carter County, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • In 1842, Martha Rebecca Jane Whitehead entered the world in Carter County, Tennessee, born to Larkin Whitehead and Bettie Hill.
  • Martha Rebecca Jane Whitehead had children including Bettie Elizabeth Leonard.
  • Martha Rebecca Jane Whitehead passed away in 1932 in Carter County, Tennessee.

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Children(s)

Martha Whitehead's Ancestors

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Martha Whitehead
1842 – 1932
Birth Place: Carter County, Tennessee
Parents
Larkin Whitehead
1810 – 1880
North Carolina, United States
Bettie Hill
USA
Grandparents
Thomas Whitehead
1780 – 1860
Chatham, North Carolina, United States
Sarah (Ann) Kirk
1780 – 1870
Martin, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Whitehead
1744 – 1798
Elizabeth Upham
1744 – 1832
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathan WHITEHEAD
1719 – 1778
Mary Davis
1718 – 1760
Benjamin Culpepper
1698 – 1772
Elizabeth Spring
1715 – 1789

Martha Whitehead's Descendants

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Martha (Rebecca Jane) Whitehead (28 February 1842 – 17 March 1932)
  1. 1. Bettie (Elizabeth) Leonard (13 Jan 1888 – 02 Jan 1959)
    1. 1. John (Leonard) Garland (03 Feb 1917 – 25 Jul 1976)

Martha Whitehead's Timeline

2 Records

1842
28 February 1842
Birth of Martha Rebecca Jane Whitehead in Carter County, Tennessee
Carter County, Tennessee
1932
17 March 1932
Age 90
Death of Martha Rebecca Jane Whitehead in Carter County, Tennessee
Carter County, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 February 1842
    Event Place: Carter County, Tennessee
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1965, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 2

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 March 1932
    Event Place: Carter County, Tennessee
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1965, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 2

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