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Willis J Baxter 1806–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1806

Birth Location: Rutherford County, Tennessee

Death Date: 1881

Death Location: Lebanon, DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Jesse Baxter

Mother: Temperance Copeland

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Children(s):

The story of Willis J Baxter began in 1806 in Rutherford County, Tennessee. Willis J Baxter passed away in 1881 in Lebanon, DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Willis J Baxter began in 1806 in Rutherford County, Tennessee.
  • Willis J Baxter passed away in 1881 in Lebanon, DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Willis Baxter's Ancestors

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Willis Baxter
1806–1881
Birth Place: Rutherford County, Tennessee
Parents
Jesse Baxter
1777–1868
North Carolina, USA
Temperance Copeland
1780–1862
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
James (Henry) Baxter
1745–1835
Rutherfordton, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth Hill
1750–1829
Scotland? England?
Col. (Stephen Calvin Copeland) Sr
1756–1833
Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
Sarah Copeland
1756–1866
Chatham, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Edward Baxter
1725–1811
Mary Herrick
1705–1745
Joseph Copeland
1728–1816
Sarah Seahorn
1734–1820
James Townsend
1740–1795
Kesiah Tackett
1740–1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Copeland
1697–1742
Nancy Lott
1701–1760
John Townsend
1700–1769
Elizabetbh Townsend
1710–1795

Willis Baxter's Timeline

5 Records

1806
1806
Birth of Willis J Baxter in Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
1806
1806
Birth of Willis J Baxter in Rutherford County, Tennessee
Rutherford County, Tennessee
1881
1881
Age 75
Death of Willis J Baxter in Tenbroech,Dekalb Co Al
Tenbroech,Dekalb Co Al
1881
1881
Age 75
Death of Willis J Baxter in Tenbroech, De Kalb, Alabama, United States
Tenbroech, De Kalb, Alabama, United States
1881
1881
Age 75
Death of Willis J Baxter in Tenbroeck, Dekalb County, Alabama, and Buried at Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery
Tenbroeck, Dekalb County, Alabama, and Buried at Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1806
    Event Place: Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1806
    Event Place: Rutherford County, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Tenbroech,Dekalb Co Al
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Tenbroech, De Kalb, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Tenbroeck, Dekalb County, Alabama, and Buried at Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lebanon, DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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