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Theresa Burgess "Thurza" Lancaster 1829–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Aug 1829

Birth Location: West Point, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 29 Jan 1915

Death Location: Oakgrove, Carroll, Arkansas, USA

Father: Ocky Lancaster

Mother: Mariah Weaver

Spouse(s): Thomas Metz

Children(s): James Metz

In 1829, Theresa Burgess "Thurza" Lancaster entered the world in West Point, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA, born to Ocky Lancaster And Mariah Maria Weaver. Theresa Burgess "Thurza" Lancaster married Thomas Jefferson Metz, and had children including James Burgess Metz. Theresa Burgess "Thurza" Lancaster passed away in 1915 in Oakgrove, Carroll, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1829, Theresa Burgess "Thurza" Lancaster entered the world in West Point, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA, born to Ocky Lancaster And Mariah Maria Weaver.
  • Theresa Burgess "Thurza" Lancaster married Thomas Jefferson Metz, and had children including James Burgess Metz.
  • Theresa Burgess "Thurza" Lancaster passed away in 1915 in Oakgrove, Carroll, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ocky Lancaster
1795–1850
Birth Location: Wayne, North Carolina, United States
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Mariah Weaver
1795–
Birth Location: , Madison, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Thomas Metz
1829–1906
Birth Location: Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Children(s)

James Metz
1872–1949
Birth Location: Milford, Iroquois, Illinois, United States
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Theresa Lancaster's Ancestors

Self
Theresa Lancaster
1829–1915
Birth Place: West Point, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA
Parents
Ocky Lancaster
1795–1850
Wayne, North Carolina, United States
Mariah (Maria) Weaver
1795–
, Madison, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Peter Weaver
1774–1863
Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America
Martha Walker
1783–1825
Culpeper, Madison, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Theodore Walker
1760–1803
Martha Woods
1761–1834
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Walker
1725–1810
Mary Bartley
1732–1808
Martha Poage
1728–1818

Theresa Lancaster's Descendants

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Theresa (Burgess "Thurza") Lancaster (09 Aug 1829–29 Jan 1915) m. Thomas (Jefferson) Metz (22 November 1829–1 August 1906)
  1. 1. James (Burgess) Metz 1872–1949 m. Anna (Jane) Robertson 1885–1975
    1. 1. Winnie Metz 1918–2002 m. Jack (Marion) Villines 1912–1965
      1. 1. Jackie (Don) Villines 1936–2011

Theresa Lancaster's Timeline

2 Records

1829
09 Aug 1829
Birth of Theresa Burgess "Thurza" Lancaster in West Point, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA
West Point, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA
1915
29 Jan 1915
Age 86
Death of Theresa Burgess "Thurza" Lancaster in Oakgrove, Carroll, Arkansas, USA
Oakgrove, Carroll, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Aug 1829
    Event Place: West Point, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1915
    Event Place: Oakgrove, Carroll, Arkansas, USA
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