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Melvina Henson 1833–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 June 1833

Birth Location: Grainger County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 22 August 1906

Death Location: Bolivar, Polk County, Missouri, USA

Father: James Cannon

Mother: Rebecca Bowen

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Melvina Henson was born in 1833 in Grainger County, Tennessee, USA, the child of James Cannon And Rebecca Bowen. Melvina Henson passed away in 1906 in Bolivar, Polk County, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • Melvina Henson was born in 1833 in Grainger County, Tennessee, USA, the child of James Cannon And Rebecca Bowen.
  • Melvina Henson passed away in 1906 in Bolivar, Polk County, Missouri, USA.

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Melvina Henson's Ancestors

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Melvina Henson
1833–1906
Birth Place: Grainger County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
James Cannon
1793–1884
Virginia, USA
Rebecca Bowen
1798–1876
Grainger,,Tennessee,USA
Grandparents
John Bowen
1764–1823
Rockbridge, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Sarah Bean
1768–1861
Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Bowen
1738–1808
Nancy Ledbetter
1737–1805
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bowen
1669–1761
Lily McIlhaney
1709–1780

Melvina Henson's Timeline

2 Records

1833
12 June 1833
Birth of Melvina Henson in Grainger County, Tennessee, USA
Grainger County, Tennessee, USA
1906
22 August 1906
Age 73
Death of Melvina Henson in Polk County, Missouri, USA
Polk County, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 June 1833
    Event Place: Grainger County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 August 1906
    Event Place: Polk County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bolivar, Polk County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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