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Melinda Jane Cantrell 1813–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1813

Birth Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1880

Death Location: Pickens, Georgia, USA

Father: Jacob Cantrell

Mother: Emily Pirtle

Spouse(s): Ezekiel Akins

Children(s): John Akins

Melinda Jane Cantrell was born in 1813 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA, the child of Jacob Cantrell And Emily Elizabeth Pirtle. Melinda Jane Cantrell married Ezekiel Akins, and had children including John W Akins. Melinda Jane Cantrell passed away in 1880 in Pickens, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • Melinda Jane Cantrell was born in 1813 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA, the child of Jacob Cantrell And Emily Elizabeth Pirtle.
  • Melinda Jane Cantrell married Ezekiel Akins, and had children including John W Akins.
  • Melinda Jane Cantrell passed away in 1880 in Pickens, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob Cantrell
1780–1854
Birth Location: Guilford, North Carolina, USA
JC
Emily Pirtle
1789–1874
Birth Location: Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
EP

Spouses(s)

Ezekiel Akins
1810–1896
Birth Location: Walton, Georgia, USA
EA

Children(s)

John Akins
1832–1911
Birth Location: Macon, North Carolina, USA
JA

Melinda Cantrell's Ancestors

Self
Melinda Cantrell
1813–1880
Birth Place: Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Jacob Cantrell
1780–1854
Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Emily (Elizabeth) Pirtle
1789–1874
Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Reuben Cantrell
1756–1789
Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Martha Savage
1761–1830
Orange, North Carolina, USA
William (Dibbs) Pirkle
1765–1846
Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
Sarah Cantrell
1769–1819
Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Cantrell
1729–1805
Elizabeth Cantrell
1729–1800
William Savage
1729–1790
Elizabeth Bell
1728–1800
Isaac Cantrell
1729–1805
Elizabeth Cantrell
1729–1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Cantrell
1695–1738
Catherine
1697–1755
Joseph Cantrell
1695–1738
Catherine
1697–1755

Melinda Cantrell's Descendants

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Melinda (Jane) Cantrell (1813–1880) m. Ezekiel Akins (1810–15 JAN 1896)
  1. 1. John (W.) Akins 1832–1911 m. Nancy (Jane) Daniel 1835–1905
    1. 1. Eliza (Minerva) Akins 1866–1937 m. Virgil (Alexander Exton) England 1856–1921
      1. 1. Patrick (B.) England 1906–1957
      2. 2. Emma (Jane) England 1894–1921
      3. 3. James (Fernando) England 1889–1954
      4. 4. Nancy (Louisa) England 1890–1940
      5. 5. Homer England 1908–1956
      6. 6. Raymond (John) England 1896–1924
      7. 7. William (Augustus) England 1885–1914
      8. 8. Caldonia England 1887–1894
      9. 9. Arnie England 1900–
      10. 10. Alice (R.) England 1892–1958
      11. 11. Mattie (Irene) England 1898–1954 m. James (Howard) Simpson 1896–1979
        1. 1. Grover (Edward) Simpson 1918–1979 m. Lillian (Lou Elizabeth) Freeman 1918–2006
        2. 2. Mozelle Simpson 1920–2008 m. Rex (Scott) Wiley 1918–1982

Melinda Cantrell's Timeline

2 Records

1813
1813
Birth of Melinda Jane Cantrell in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 67
Death of Melinda Jane Cantrell in Pickens, Georgia, USA
Pickens, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1813
    Event Place: Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Pickens, Georgia, USA
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