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Sylvester Lightfoot James 1820–1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1820

Birth Location: Jefferson, Ohio, United States

Death Date: 03 Jan 1863

Death Location: Murfreesburough, Tennessee, United States

Father: Rev. James

Mother: Mary Poor

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The story of Sylvester Lightfoot James began in 1820 in Jefferson, Ohio, United States. Sylvester Lightfoot James passed away in 1863 in Murfreesburough, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Sylvester Lightfoot James began in 1820 in Jefferson, Ohio, United States.
  • Sylvester Lightfoot James passed away in 1863 in Murfreesburough, Tennessee, United States.

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Sylvester James's Ancestors

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Sylvester James
1820–1863
Birth Place: Jefferson, Ohio, United States
Parents
Rev. John Martin James paternal Grandfather of Frank and Jesse James
1775–1827
Hanover, Hanover, Virginia, USA
Mary (Polly) Poor
1790–1827
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Robert Poor
1755–1825
Lil Byrd Creek, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (Woodson) Mims
1769–1823
Goochland, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Shadrach Mimms
1734–1777
Elizabeth owner.
1734–1777
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert James
1701–1750
Rebecca Pryor
1704–1748

Sylvester James's Timeline

2 Records

1820
1820
Birth of Sylvester Lightfoot James in Jefferson, Ohio, United States
Jefferson, Ohio, United States
1863
03 Jan 1863
Age 43
Death of Sylvester Lightfoot James in Murfreesburough, Tennessee, United States
Murfreesburough, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Jefferson, Ohio, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Jan 1863
    Event Place: Murfreesburough, Tennessee, United States

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