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Tennessee Sullivan 1851–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1851

Birth Location: Itawamba Co., Mississippi

Death Date: 06 Apr 1922

Death Location: DeKalb, Bowie Co., Texas

Father: Isaac Sullivan

Mother: Sarah Brooks

Spouse(s): Benjamin Ralls, George Weems, William Fair

Children(s): Sarah Ralls, Emmett Rawls, Luther Weems, Della Weems, Edna Weems, Jesse Fair, Willie Fair, Ida Fair, Fannie Fair, Sarah Fair, Mary Fair

In 1851, Tennessee Sullivan entered the world in Itawamba Co., Mississippi, born to Isaac Saul Fletcher Sullivan And Sarah Ellender Brooks. In 1860, Tennessee Sullivan resided in Marrietta, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA. In 1880, Tennessee Sullivan resided in Denton, Denton, Texas, USA. Tennessee Sullivan married Benjamin Alfred Ralls, George Washington Weems, William Benjamin Fair, and had children including Della Weems, Edna Dale Weems, Emmett Wiley Rawls, Fannie Fair, Ida L Fair, Jesse Clyde Fair, Luther Weems, Mary Elizabeth Lizzy Fair, Sarah Emma Ralls, Sarah M Fair, Willie Fletcher Fair. Tennessee Sullivan passed away in 1922 in DeKalb, Bowie Co., Texas.

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Biography

  • In 1851, Tennessee Sullivan entered the world in Itawamba Co., Mississippi, born to Isaac Saul Fletcher Sullivan And Sarah Ellender Brooks.
  • In 1860, Tennessee Sullivan resided in Marrietta, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1880, Tennessee Sullivan resided in Denton, Denton, Texas, USA.
  • Tennessee Sullivan married Benjamin Alfred Ralls, George Washington Weems, William Benjamin Fair, and had children including Della Weems, Edna Dale Weems, Emmett Wiley Rawls, Fannie Fair, Ida L Fair, Jesse Clyde Fair, Luther Weems, Mary Elizabeth Lizzy Fair, Sarah Emma Ralls, Sarah M Fair, Willie Fletcher Fair.
  • Tennessee Sullivan passed away in 1922 in DeKalb, Bowie Co., Texas.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaac Sullivan
1819–1869
Birth Location: McMinnville, Warren Co., TN
IS
Sarah Brooks
1823–1904
Birth Location: Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, USA
SB

Spouses(s)

Benjamin Ralls
1847–1876
Birth Location: Texas, USA
BR
George Weems
1841–1921
Birth Location: Georgia
GW
William Fair
1835–1886
Birth Location: Tennessee
WF

Children(s)

Sarah Ralls
1872–1954
Birth Location: Denton County, Texas, USA
SR
Emmett Rawls
1875–1941
Birth Location: Pilot Point, Texas
ER
Luther Weems
1888–1963
Birth Location: Texas
LW
Della Weems
1888–1966
Birth Location: Texas
DW
Edna Weems
1891–1982
Birth Location: Texas
EW
Jesse Fair
1883–1952
Birth Location: Texas
JF
Willie Fair
1881–1926
Birth Location: Denton, Texas
WF
Ida Fair
1872–
Birth Location: Missouri
IF
Fannie Fair
1875–
Birth Location: Missouri
FF
Sarah Fair
1866–1947
Birth Location: Missouri
SF
Mary Fair
1871–1935
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
MF

Tennessee Sullivan's Ancestors

Self
Tennessee Sullivan
1851–1922
Birth Place: Itawamba Co., Mississippi
Parents
Isaac Saul Fletcher Sullivan
1819–1869
McMinnville, Warren Co., TN
Sarah (Ellender) Brooks
1823–1904
Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Rev. (Clement Mabry) Sullivan
1784–1861
Salisbury, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth Stembridge
1788–1860
Charlotte, VA, USA
Great-Grandparents
Fletcher Sullivan
1748–1817
Mary Elliott
1748–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sullivan
1725–1797
Danier Cratcher
1720–1780

Tennessee Sullivan's Descendants

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Tennessee Sullivan (1851–06 Apr 1922) m. Benjamin (Alfred) Ralls (abt 1847–1876) m. George (Washington) Weems (May 1841–7 Oct 1921) m. William (Benjamin) Fair (Abt 1835–1886)
  1. 1. Sarah (Emma) Ralls 1872–1954
  2. 2. Emmett (Wiley) Rawls 1875–1941 m. Minnie Hopkins 1883–1963
    1. 1. George (Hancock) Rawls 1920–2001 m. Gertie (Marie) Bonham 1931–1976
    2. 2. Irene Rawls 1911–1997 m. Horace (V) Goolsby 1910– m. Roy (Winniford) Roberts 1908–1962
      1. 1. Nellie (Ruth) Roberts 1937–1975
      2. 2. Emmitt (Leroy) Roberts 1932–2016 m. Ruby (Earlene) Woodard 1933–2012
      3. 3. Noel (W) Roberts 1942–1967
      4. 4. Johnnie Roberts 1947–1947
    3. 3. Johnnie Rawls 1906–1994 m. Joann (I) Rawls 1907– m. Elizabeth (Lula) McMillan 1910–1977
      1. 1. David (Earl) Rawls 1933–2021
    4. 4. Marie Rawls 1915–2010 m. Henry Pruitt 1909–1960
      1. 1. Henry (Earl) Pruitt 1935–2003
      2. 2. Mary (Francis) Pruitt 1938–2020
    5. 5. James (Jefferson) Rawls 1930–2006 m. Willie (Marie) Lancaster 1943–1997
    6. 6. Luther Rawls 1910–
    7. 7. Wiley (G) Rawls 1914–1922
  3. 3. Luther Weems 1888–1963 m. Ada (Bell) Stanley 1903–1959 m. Ida Chappell 1894–1973
    1. 1. Clifton Weems 1941–1989
    2. 2. Bobbie (Rae) Weems 1938–2019 m. Wiley (Dale) Cardin 1932–2007
    3. 3. Luther (Y Weems) Jr 1909–1991 m. Cora (Evelyn) Cowart 1924–
    4. 4. Ernest Weems 1911–
    5. 5. Bessie Weems 1912–
    6. 6. Irene Weems 1918–
    7. 7. James (Edward Weems) Sr 1919–1990 m. Dorothy (Nell) Luker 1921–
      1. 1. James (Edward Weems) Jr 1943–1985
    8. 8. Evelyn (L.) Evans 1943–2008 m. Sidney (A. Evans) Sr 1935–2002
    9. 9. Ada (Clarie) Weems 1946–1946
  4. 4. Della Weems 1888–1966 m. Edward (Richardson) Clark 1874–1941
    1. 1. Edward (Richardson Clark) Jr 1905– m. Geneva (Ann) Hathaway 1900–1947
      1. 1. Malvin (R) Clark 1923–2001 m. Ruby (Aline) Stuard 1926–2005
      2. 2. Joy (B) Clark 1927–1992 m. Joe (Wesley) Trimm 1926–2017
      3. 3. Richard (A) Clark 1936–2010 m. Peggy (Ann) Fincher 1938–1972
      4. 4. Thedford (Louis) Clark 1925–1994 m. Veronica (Mary) McGuire 1925–2012
    2. 2. Horace (Dennis) Clark 1909–1960 m. Mary (Frances) Williams 1910–1993
      1. 1. Mary (Linda Viola) Clark 1948–1964
    3. 3. Charlie (C) Clark 1911–1986 m. Edna (Hollie) Eversole 1912–1992
      1. 1. Camilla Clark 1938–2021
      2. 2. Charlie (Crew Clark) Jr 1943–2000
    4. 4. Ike Clark 1913–1989 m. Neva (Bernice) Beal 1924–2016 m. Sadie (Lee) Wiley 1912–1944
      1. 1. Donald (Edward) Clark 1933–1937
    5. 5. Homer (Allen) Clark 1915–2002 m. Farra (Lee) Spurlock 1920–1997
      1. 1. Homer (Allen Clark) Jr 1937–1998
      2. 2. Doyle (Lee) Clark 1946–2005 m. Sandra (Sue) Manning 1948–2007
      3. 3. Edwin (Earl) Clark 1939–2007
    6. 6. Elizabeth (Jane) Clark 1920–1975 m. James (Floyd) Burns 1915–1990
      1. 1. Tommy (Jerrel) Burns 1947–2017
    7. 7. Hershel (Jesse) Clark 1916–1996 m. Nola (Josephine) Garton 1923–2010
    8. 8. Lanon (Vernon) Clark 1922–2005 m. Ethel (Pauline) Beard 1925–2004
      1. 1. Lanon (Vernon Clark) Jr 1941–2019 m. Iva (Nell) Forsyth 1940–2012
      2. 2. Patsy Clark 1943–2020
    9. 9. Jackie (Wilson) Clark 1927–1954
    10. 10. Gladys (Lucille) Clark 1908–1979 m. Dewitt Medford 1903–1980
      1. 1. Donald (Dewitt) Medford 1927–2006 m. Shirley SHROPSHIRE 1928–1989
      2. 2. Betty Medford 1925–1993 m. Talmadge (Clark Patrick) Jr 1919–2015
  5. 5. Edna (Dale) Weems 1891–1982 m. Ernest (Sidney "Sid") Peters 1888–1968
    1. 1. Willie (F) Peters 1909–1967
    2. 2. Grace (Vivian) Peters 1911–1990 m. Edgar (William) McBride 1908–1992
    3. 3. Katie (May) Peters 1918–1968
    4. 4. James (E.) Peters 1921–1954 m. Evelyn (Flossie) Trager 1926–1995
    5. 5. Alice (R.) Peters 1907–1977 m. Bruno (William) Moos 1902–1983
      1. 1. Mary (E) Brown 1924–1971
    6. 6. Mildred (Lee) Peters 1920–2016 m. Laurence (Willie) Koch 1921–1994
      1. 1. Margie (Ann) Koch 1942–2001
      2. 2. Bonnie (Louise) Koch 1944–2015 m. Leroy Kunz 1940–2018
    7. 7. Annie (Ruth) Peters 1915–1971 m. Osborne (Clarence) Cowles 1917–1978
      1. 1. Eric (Osborne) Cowles 1941–2013
      2. 2. Calvin Cowles 1943–2015 m. Anita (Diane) Nickell 1947–2011
  6. 6. Jesse (Clyde) Fair 1883–1952 m. Jesse Griffin 1883–
  7. 7. Willie (Fletcher) Fair 1881–1926 m. Isaac (G.) Guest 1863–1937
    1. 1. Isaac (Robert) Guest 1899–1964
  8. 8. Ida (L.) Fair 1872–
  9. 9. Fannie Fair 1875–
  10. 10. Sarah (M.) Fair 1866–1947 m. James (F) Rolls 1851–1907
    1. 1. Della (Rolls) Harris 1892–
    2. 2. James (Franklin) Rolls 1894–1963 m. Anna ("Edith") McCollum 1895–1963
      1. 1. Bobbie (Sue) Rolls 1928–2000
      2. 2. Franklin (Lee) Rolls 1924–1986 m. Veda (A) Haggard 1914– m. Iva (B) Rolls 1924–1988
      3. 3. Josephine Rolls 1927–2001 m. Stanley Edwards 1921–1997
    3. 3. Annie Rolls 1897–
    4. 4. Robert Rolls 1899–
    5. 5. Earnest Rolls 1901–
    6. 6. Violet Rolls 1904–
    7. 7. Bertie Rolls 1905–
    8. 8. William (Thomas) Rolls 1882–1939
    9. 9. Rosa (N) Rolls 1884–
    10. 10. Bessie (D) Rolls 1886– m. James (F) Ford 1890–
    11. 11. Elsie (L) Rolls 1889–
    12. 12. James (F) Rolls 1894–
  11. 11. Mary (Elizabeth 'Lizzy') Fair 1871–1935

Tennessee Sullivan's Timeline

5 Records

1851
1851
Birth of Tennessee Sullivan in Itawamba Co., Mississippi
Itawamba Co., Mississippi
1860
1860
Age 9
Tennessee Sullivan resided here in Marrietta, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Marrietta, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
1880
1880
Age 29
Tennessee Sullivan resided here in Denton, Denton, Texas, USA
Denton, Denton, Texas, USA
1900
1900
Age 49
Tennessee Sullivan resided here in Commissioner Precinct 3, Bowie, Texas, USA
Commissioner Precinct 3, Bowie, Texas, USA
1922
06 Apr 1922
Age 71
Death of Tennessee Sullivan in DeKalb, Bowie Co., Texas
DeKalb, Bowie Co., Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Itawamba Co., Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Marrietta, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Itawamba, Mississippi; Page: 155

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Denton, Denton, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Denton, Denton, Texas; Roll: 1300; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 100

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Commissioner Precinct 3, Bowie, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Commissioner Precinct 3, Bowie, Texas; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 1241613

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Apr 1922
    Event Place: DeKalb, Bowie Co., Texas
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