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James Davis Roberts 1817 – 1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1817

Birth Location: Washington County, Virginia

Death Date: Aft 1880

Death Location: Sumner County, Tennessee

Father: Benjamin Roberts

Mother: Mary Cock

Spouse(s): Jane McGrady

Children(s): William Roberts

James Davis Roberts Sr was born in Washington County, Virginia in 1817, to Benjamin Roberts and Mary Cock. Later in life, James Davis Roberts Sr married Jane McGrady; among their children were William Doyle DeLance Roberts. James Davis Roberts Sr died in Sumner County, Tennessee, 1880.

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Parents

Benjamin Roberts
1780 – 1865
Birth Location: Landrake, Cornwall, England
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Mary Cock
1780 –
Birth Location: Virginia
MC

Spouses(s)

Jane McGrady
1830 – 1880
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

William Roberts
1849 –
Birth Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States of America
WR

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Abt 1817
    Event Place: Washington County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: Aft 1880
    Event Place: Sumner County, Tennessee
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