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Richard Masters 1784–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1784

Birth Location: Rockbridge, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1870

Death Location: Gilmer, Georgia, United States

Father: Thomas Masters

Mother: Margaret Shields

Spouse(s): Nancy Cochran

Children(s): Manerva Masters

Richard Masters was born in 1784 in Rockbridge, Virginia, United States, the child of Thomas Masters And Margaret Shields. Richard Masters married Nancy Cochran, and had children including Manerva Masters. Richard Masters passed away in 1870 in Gilmer, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • Richard Masters was born in 1784 in Rockbridge, Virginia, United States, the child of Thomas Masters And Margaret Shields.
  • Richard Masters married Nancy Cochran, and had children including Manerva Masters.
  • Richard Masters passed away in 1870 in Gilmer, Georgia, United States.

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Richard Masters's Ancestors

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Richard Masters
1784–1870
Birth Place: Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
Parents
Thomas Masters
1754–1838
Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
Margaret Shields
–1820
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Richard Masters's Descendants

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Richard Masters (1784–1870) m. Nancy Cochran (1800–Jan 1880)
  1. 1. Manerva Masters 1820–1890 m. Barksdale Corbin 1813–1864
    1. 1. Perry Corbin 1846–1917 m. Harriette (E) Stepp 1851–1927
      1. 1. Samantha (Jane) Corbin 1876–1900 m. Howard (Hazen) Parks 1876–1908
        1. 1. Mary (Alberta) Parks 1897–1979 m. William (Pleas) Moore 1891–1936

Richard Masters's Timeline

2 Records

1784
1784
Birth of Richard Masters in Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
1870
1870
Age 86
Death of Richard Masters in Gilmer, Georgia, United States
Gilmer, Georgia, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1784
    Event Place: Rockbridge, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Gilmer, Georgia, United States

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