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Martin Vanburen Tompkins 1809–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 JUL 1809

Birth Location: Carter County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 2 MAY 1891

Death Location: Henry County, Illinois, USA

Father: William Tompkins

Mother: Elizabeth Owens

Spouse(s): Mary Riley

Children(s): William Tompkins, John Tompkins, Elizabeth Tompkins, Susan Tompkins

Martin Vanburen Tompkins was born in 1809 in Carter County, Tennessee, USA, the child of William Tompkins And Elizabeth Owens. In 1850, Martin Vanburen Tompkins was recorded in the census in Indiantown Township, Bureau County, Illinois, USA. Martin Vanburen Tompkins married Jane Riley, Mary Alice Riley, Patience, and had children including Elizabeth Owens Tompkins, John Cole Tompkins, Susan Emma Tompkins, William Tompkins. Martin Vanburen Tompkins passed away in 1891 in Henry County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Martin Vanburen Tompkins was born in 1809 in Carter County, Tennessee, USA, the child of William Tompkins And Elizabeth Owens.
  • In 1850, Martin Vanburen Tompkins was recorded in the census in Indiantown Township, Bureau County, Illinois, USA.
  • Martin Vanburen Tompkins married Jane Riley, Mary Alice Riley, Patience, and had children including Elizabeth Owens Tompkins, John Cole Tompkins, Susan Emma Tompkins, William Tompkins.
  • Martin Vanburen Tompkins passed away in 1891 in Henry County, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Martin Tompkins's Ancestors

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Martin Tompkins
1809–1891
Birth Place: Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
William Tompkins
1772–1834
Rowan County, Province of Carolina, British North America
Elizabeth Owens
1778–1833
Washington County, Commonwealth of Virginia, 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
Great-Grandparents
Eleazer Tompkins
1667–1731
Deborah Kitchell
1669–1745
Joseph Jackson
1710–1769
Mary Robinson
1712–1794
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

Martin Tompkins's Descendants

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Martin (Vanburen) Tompkins (3 JUL 1809–2 MAY 1891) m. Mary (Alice) Riley (ABT 1818–23 MAR 1879)
  1. 1. William Tompkins 1831–
  2. 2. John (Cole) Tompkins 1834–1863
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Owens) Tompkins 1837–1903
  4. 4. Susan (Emma) Tompkins 1850–1922

Martin Tompkins's Timeline

3 Records

1809
3 JUL 1809
Birth of Martin Vanburen Tompkins in Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Carter County, Tennessee, USA
1850
1850
Age 41
Martin Vanburen Tompkins appeared in census in Indiantown Township, Bureau County, Illinois, USA
Indiantown Township, Bureau County, Illinois, USA
1891
2 MAY 1891
Age 82
Death of Martin Vanburen Tompkins in Henry County, Illinois, USA
Henry County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Indiantown Township, Bureau County, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 JUL 1809
    Event Place: Carter County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 MAY 1891
    Event Place: Henry County, Illinois, USA

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