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Mary Emelia Sullivan 1792 – 1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 May 1792

Birth Location: North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 02 Mar 1865

Death Location: Mayfield, Graves County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Jeremiah Sullivan

Mother: Nancy Humphries

Spouse(s): Jacob Sanderson

Children(s): Cynthia Sanderson

In 1792, Mary Emelia Sullivan entered the world in North Carolina, USA, born to Jeremiah Sullivan and Nancy Humphries. Mary Emelia Sullivan married Jacob J Sanderson, and had children including Cynthia Jane Sanderson. Mary Emelia Sullivan passed away in 1865 in Mayfield, Graves County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1792, Mary Emelia Sullivan entered the world in North Carolina, USA, born to Jeremiah Sullivan and Nancy Humphries.
  • Mary Emelia Sullivan married Jacob J Sanderson, and had children including Cynthia Jane Sanderson.
  • Mary Emelia Sullivan passed away in 1865 in Mayfield, Graves County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jeremiah Sullivan
1748 – 1817
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States of America
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Nancy Humphries
1769 – 1834
Birth Location: Orange, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Jacob Sanderson
1790 – 1840
Birth Location: Dickson County, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Cynthia Sanderson
1823 – 1909
Birth Location: Dickson, Dickson, Tennessee, USA
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Mary Sullivan's Ancestors

Self
Mary Sullivan
1792 – 1865
Birth Place: North Carolina, USA
Parents
Jeremiah Sullivan
1748 – 1817
North Carolina, United States of America
Nancy Humphries
1769 – 1834
Orange, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Elijah Humphries
1724 – 1796
St Stephens, Northumberland, Virginia, USA
Judith Smith
1729 – 1801
St Stephens, Northumberland, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Humphries
1702 – 1769
Elizabeth Tignor
1708 – 1747
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Humphries
1680 – 1731
Elizabeth Nln
1680 – 1740

Mary Sullivan's Descendants

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Mary (Emelia) Sullivan (16 May 1792 – 02 Mar 1865) m. Jacob (J) Sanderson (1790 – 1840)
  1. 1. Cynthia (Jane) Sanderson (04 Jun 1823 – 01 May 1909) m. William (Howard) Adams (15 Feb 1824 – 16 Mar 1899)
    1. 1. Christopher Adams (1853 – )
    2. 2. James (Franklin) Adams (28 Feb 1856 – 07 Jan 1938)
    3. 3. Hanna Adams (25 Dec 1858 – 12 Jan 1922) m. Benjamin Chapman (06 Apr 1865 – 27 Apr 1947) m. WP Gary (25 Dec 1858 – )
    4. 4. Sarah (Francis) Adams (27 Apr 1860 – 16 Apr 1943) m. Francis (Ryburn) Greer (11 Oct 1853 – 26 Dec 1945)
      1. 1. Blanche (Rose) Greer (22 Jul 1885 – 03 May 1978) m. Henry (Heighter) Sappington (29 Apr 1892 – 15 Jul 1928) m. Frank Moore m. Leslie (C) Lindsay (1880 – Unknown) m. Charles (Fredrick) Thilman (08 Mar 1866 – 26 Feb 1912)
        1. 1. Willard (Eugene) Sappington (21 Feb 1920 – 6 Sep 2004) m. Bernice (K) Crosby (abt 1919 – )
        2. 2. Henry (Heighter) Sappington (26 Jun 1925 – 15 May 1998)
        3. 3. Mable Moore (24 May 1906 – 20 Aug 1979)
        4. 4. Lena Thilman (1900 – Unknown)
        5. 5. Harold (J) Thilman (1904 – )
        6. 6. Charlotte (Pauline Lottie) Thilman (1909 – 2002)
        7. 7. Charles (E) Thilman (1912 – 1983)
      2. 2. Clara (Jane) Greer (16 Oct 1889 – 23 Apr 1942) m. Augusta (Paris) Bugg (26 Feb 1879 – 28 Oct 1946) m. Abraham Berkson (1885 – 1970) m. William (C) Yost (1886 – ) m. Novice Harper (1884 – 24 Aug 1947)
        1. 1. Novice Harper (1912 – )
      3. 3. Donald (Dewitt) Greer (12 Feb 1893 – 17 Sep 1988) m. Estella (Lillian) Pool (02 Apr 1894 – 28 May 1972)
        1. 1. George (Donald) Greer (22 Feb 1913 – 29 Oct 1959) m. Mary ((Bobbye) Louise) Gamblin (27 Dec 1915 – 29 Apr 1997)
        2. 2. William (Victor (Bill)) Greer (30 May 1915 – 26 Sep 1994) m. Geneva Sharp (16 Mar 1918 – 18 Jun 1997)
        3. 3. Sarah (Elizabeth (Sis)) Greer (21 Jun 1917 – 16 Jan 2006) m. Ezra (Albert) Cox (9 May 1917 – 16 August 1993)
        4. 4. Charles (Francis) Greer (11 Jun 1919 – 11 Jan 1998) m. Opal (Viola) Stokes (18 Oct 1924 – )
        5. 5. Lillian Greer (23 December 1920 – 15 December 2013) m. Lin (Raleigh) Cox (1 June 1917 – 30 August 1986)
        6. 6. Mary (Lula) Greer (18 Dec 1922 – 11 Apr 2012) m. Forrest (Jackson) Goddard (06 Jan 1923 – 06 Aug 2019)
        7. 7. John (Mars) Greer (23 August 1924 – 2 March 2017) m. Mamie (Martha) Greer (13 Feb 1924 – 17 Feb 2019)
        8. 8. Betty (Mae) Greer (12 Jun 1925 – 13 Feb 1966) m. Tip (R) McCoy
        9. 9. Dewitt Greer (30 November 1929 – 1 October 1991) m. Odena (Joy) Welsch (22 January 1933 – 14 August 1999)
        10. 10. Margaret Greer (21 Aug 1937 – 14 Nov 2020) m. Urban (L (Mick)) Schlosser (12 Sep 1934 – )
      4. 4. Esther (Iva) Greer (Sep 1896 – 08 Jan 1984) m. Edward (Leon) Forbes m. William (Royal) Klienkrauf (1904 – )
        1. 1. Paul (Edward) Forbes (26 May 1914 – )

Mary Sullivan's Timeline

2 Records

1792
16 May 1792
Birth of Mary Emelia Sullivan in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1865
02 Mar 1865
Age 73
Death of Mary Emelia Sullivan in Mayfield, Graves County, Kentucky, USA
Mayfield, Graves County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 May 1792
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Mar 1865
    Event Place: Mayfield, Graves County, Kentucky, USA
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