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Reuben Dekalb "reub" Hamby 1837–1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Aug 1837

Birth Location: Cumberland, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 16 Dec 1911

Death Location: Pond Grove, Roane County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: James Sr

Mother: Mary Dyer

Spouse(s): Nancy Nance

Children(s): John Hamby, Robbie Hamby, Rachel Hamby, Elmira Hamby, Mary Hamby, Alma Hamby, Fanny Baldwin, Kate Hamby, Daniel Hamby, Lennis Hamby, Evaline Hamby, Flora Hamby

Reuben Dekalb "reub" Hamby was born in 1837 in Cumberland, Tennessee, United States, the child of James Mitchell Hamby Sr And Mary Louise Polly Dyer. Reuben Dekalb "reub" Hamby married Nancy Eliza Jane Liza Nance, and had children including Alma Hamby, Daniel Henry Hamby, Elmira Hamby, Evaline Hamby, Fanny Lennis Baldwin, Flora Hamby, John Oscar Hamby, Kate Magnolia Hamby, Lennis Hamby, Mary E Hamby, Rachel C Hamby, Robbie Hamby. Reuben Dekalb "reub" Hamby passed away in 1911 in Pond Grove, Roane County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Reuben Dekalb "reub" Hamby was born in 1837 in Cumberland, Tennessee, United States, the child of James Mitchell Hamby Sr And Mary Louise Polly Dyer.
  • Reuben Dekalb "reub" Hamby married Nancy Eliza Jane Liza Nance, and had children including Alma Hamby, Daniel Henry Hamby, Elmira Hamby, Evaline Hamby, Fanny Lennis Baldwin, Flora Hamby, John Oscar Hamby, Kate Magnolia Hamby, Lennis Hamby, Mary E Hamby, Rachel C Hamby, Robbie Hamby.
  • Reuben Dekalb "reub" Hamby passed away in 1911 in Pond Grove, Roane County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Reuben Hamby's Ancestors

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Reuben Hamby
1837–1911
Birth Place: Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Parents
James Mitchell Hamby Sr
1813–1889
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Mary (Louise 'Polly') Dyer
1815–1870
North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Reuben (H) Hamby
1779–1872
Wilkes Co., North Carolina
Mahala Mitchell
1786–1830
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Hamby
1755–1830
Rachel Simpson
1749–1820
William Mitchell
1756–1810
Abigail Wheeler
1770–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Celia Williams
1725–1771
Francis Loyalist)
1731–1803
Jane Wheeler
1754–1821

Reuben Hamby's Descendants

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Reuben (Dekalb "reub") Hamby (15 Aug 1837–16 Dec 1911) m. Nancy (Eliza Jane (Liza)) Nance (20 Oct 1846–15 Nov 1934)
  1. 1. John (Oscar) Hamby 1867–1937 m. Isadora ((Dora)) Brown 1860–1941
    1. 1. Walter (Roy Lee) Hamby 1892–1960 m. Minnie (Myrtle) Storie 1893–1964
      1. 1. Theda (Aline) Hamby 1918–1999 m. Frank Dechirico 1923–2011
      2. 2. Freda (Maxine) Hamby 1914–2000
      3. 3. Pauline (Rheba) Hamby 1921–2002 m. Joseph (Bernard) McNamara 1921–2010
      4. 4. Willine (F) Hamby 1924–2003 m. James Raissle 1918–
    2. 2. Joseph (Edward) Hamby 1895–1967
    3. 3. Arra (Mae (Ida)) Hamby 1889–1922 m. Robert (Francis) Pope 1886–1929
      1. 1. John (Elder) Pope 1907–1971 m. Mary (Louise) Booth 1914–2001
      2. 2. William (Leroy) Pope 1909–1985 m. Mary (Lura) Noel 1910–1999 m. Hazel (Folsome) Hicks 1911–1971
    4. 4. Nora (May) Hamby 1894–1972
    5. 5. W.S HAMBY 1900–1901
    6. 6. Walter (L.) Hamby 1912–1984
  2. 2. Robbie Hamby 1891–1974
  3. 3. Rachel (C) Hamby 1865–
  4. 4. Elmira Hamby 1869–
  5. 5. Mary (E) Hamby 1863–
  6. 6. Alma Hamby 1886–1977
  7. 7. Fanny (Lennis) Baldwin 1872–1900
  8. 8. Kate (Magnolia) Hamby 1882–1924
  9. 9. Daniel (Henry) Hamby 1878–1920 m. Josephine Jones 1877–1931
    1. 1. Josephine Hamby 1908–1979
    2. 2. Blanch Hamby 1906–1986
    3. 3. Sarah (Madeline) HAMBY 1902–1908
  10. 10. Lennis Hamby 1873–
  11. 11. Evaline Hamby 1879–
  12. 12. Flora Hamby 1874–

Reuben Hamby's Timeline

2 Records

1837
15 Aug 1837
Birth of Reuben Dekalb "reub" Hamby in Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
1911
16 Dec 1911
Age 74
Death of Reuben Dekalb "reub" Hamby in Rockwood, Roane County, Tennessee, United States of America
Rockwood, Roane County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1837
    Event Place: Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 24
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1911
    Event Place: Rockwood, Roane County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pond Grove, Roane County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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