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Nicholas Henry Major 1860–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jun 1860

Birth Location: Graveston, Knox County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 27 Jul 1929

Death Location: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA

Father: George Major

Mother: Sarah Shipe

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Nicholas Henry Major was born in 1860 in Graveston, Knox County, Tennessee, USA, the child of George Washington Major And Sarah Jane Shipe. In 1870, Nicholas Henry Major resided in District 6, Maynardville, Union, Tennessee, USA. Nicholas Henry Major passed away in 1929 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Nicholas Henry Major was born in 1860 in Graveston, Knox County, Tennessee, USA, the child of George Washington Major And Sarah Jane Shipe.
  • In 1870, Nicholas Henry Major resided in District 6, Maynardville, Union, Tennessee, USA.
  • Nicholas Henry Major passed away in 1929 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA.

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Nicholas Major's Ancestors

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Nicholas Major
1860–1929
Birth Place: Graveston, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
George Washington Major
1839–1909
Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Sarah (Jane) Shipe
1841–1926
Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
William Major
1799–1882
Knox, Tennessee, United States
Susannah ((Susan) Skaggs (Major)) *
1800–1878
Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Alexander (Marrow 'Alex') Shipe
1814–1896
Knox County, Tennessee
Nancy Lovelace
1823–1875
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Smith Major
1764–1840
Elizabeth Crippen
1774–1857
Eli Skaggs
1770–1833
Rebecca Popejoy
1773–1829
George Shipe
1783–1861
Mary Keys
1792–1876
Permanas Lovelace
1797–1869
Agnes Blevins
1801–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William ***
1740–1782
Margaret (Major)***
1738–1772
John Crippen
1752–1801
Elizabeth James
1720–1806
James Skaggs
1700–1814
Rachel Moredock
1697–1813
Edward Sr
1748–1830
Mary Mathis
1750–1790
Johann (Shipe)
1738–1823
Edna Walker
1751–1834
Thomas Keys
1772–1853
Elizabeth Key
1774–1860
John Lovelace
1737–1810
Ann Laws
1750–1801
David Blevins
1776–1831
Sarah Torbett
1776–1818

Nicholas Major's Timeline

3 Records

1860
20 Jun 1860
Birth of Nicholas Henry Major in Graveston, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Graveston, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
1870
1870
Age 10
Nicholas Henry Major resided here in District 6, Maynardville, Union, Tennessee, USA
District 6, Maynardville, Union, Tennessee, USA
1929
27 Jul 1929
Age 69
Death of Nicholas Henry Major in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1860
    Event Place: Graveston, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 9

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 6, Maynardville, Union, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 6, Union, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1567; Page: 247B

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1929
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 9

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