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James Terrell (1791 - 1851)

Col James Terrell
Born in Madison County, Kentucky, United Statesmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married before 1820 in Madison County, North Carolina, United Statesmap
[children unknown]
Died at age 60 in Mount Vernon, Rockcastle County, Kentucky, United Statesmap
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Biography

James was born in Kentucky in 1791[1][2], a son of Edmond Terrill, Jr., 1770-1807[3] and Mary Jane (Maxwell) Terrill[4].

He married Ann Smith and had issue[5][6][2].

"James Terrill was County and Circuit Court Clerk from 1830 to 1850 – the writer of this wrote in the office of James Terrill in 1849-50. Terrill died in May 1851. I was living with him at the time of his death. His widow, whose maiden name of Annie Smith, daughter of Gen. William Smith, died two years after the death of her husband. Two good people were they." - Mt. Vernon and the Early Settlers of Rockcastle as Given By One of Our Oldest Citizens Written by James Maret, grandson of James Terrill, Mt. Vernon Signal, 20 December 1901.[7].

James passed away in 1851 and was buried in his home state[1].

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 Find A Grave: Memorial #6123795
  2. 2.0 2.1 "1850 United States Federal Census"
    The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Southern District, Rockcastle, Kentucky; Roll: 217; Page: 158a; Line Number: 11
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #15736454 (accessed 18 February 2023)
    James Lervik [sic] (59), Clerk, in Southern District, Rockcastle, Kentucky, USA. Born in Kentucky.
  3. Find A Grave: Memorial #41259108
  4. Find A Grave: Memorial #41259062
  5. "1820 United States Federal Census"
    1820 U S Census; Census Place: Mount Vernon, Rockcastle, Kentucky; Page: 85; NARA Roll: M33_27; Image: 114
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7734 #819853 (accessed 18 February 2023)
    Jas Turell [sic] in Mount Vernon, Rockcastle, Kentucky.
  6. "1840 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1840; Census Place: Rockcastle, Kentucky; Roll: 123; Page: 2; Family History Library Film: 0007832
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #2123535 (accessed 18 February 2023)
    James Tuarle [sic] in Rockcastle, Kentucky.
  7. Find A Grave: Memorial #120291338
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