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  • Alabama, Descendancy Research, People
    Research with me: Jonathan Jackson Essary (1878)

    Research with me: Jonathan Jackson Essary (1878)

    Esther

    July 14, 2025

    Jonathan Jackson Essary was born about 1878 in Alabama to Samuel Jackson Essary and Sarah Meigs. He married Julia Ida Brom on 12 January 1900 in Lowndes County, Mississippi. Jonathan and Julia Ida had six children, five girls and one boy. Jonathan died on 21 October 1950 in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.

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  • Alabama, Census, Descendancy Research, People
    Research with me: Charles Jackson Smith (1865)

    Research with me: Charles Jackson Smith (1865)

    Esther

    July 3, 2025

    Charles Jackson Smith was born about July 1865 in Ireland. He married Savilla Essary about 1894. Charles and Savilla had nine children, 4 girls and 4 boys, with one child that did not survive. They mostly lived in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. Charles may have died int 1924 in Alabama, but the death date does not…

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  • Alabama, Descendancy Research, People
    Research with me: Savilla Essary (1874)

    Research with me: Savilla Essary (1874)

    Esther

    June 26, 2025

    Savilla Essary was born about 1874 in Alabama to Samuel Jackson Essary and Sarah Meigs. Savilla married Charles Jackson Smith about 1894. Charles and Savilla had 9 children, 4 girls and 4 boys, and one other child that is not known. Savilla died on 6 April 1950 in Fayette County, Alabama.

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  • Alabama, Descendancy Research, People
    Research with me: Jonathan Jackson Essary (1878)

    Research with me: Jonathan Jackson Essary (1878)

    Esther

    July 14, 2025

    Jonathan Jackson Essary was born about 1878 in Alabama to Samuel Jackson Essary and Sarah Meigs. He married Julia Ida Brom on 12 January 1900 in Lowndes County, Mississippi. Jonathan and Julia Ida had six children, five girls and one boy. Jonathan died on 21 October 1950 in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.

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  • Alabama, Census, Descendancy Research, People
    Research with me: Charles Jackson Smith (1865)

    Research with me: Charles Jackson Smith (1865)

    Esther

    July 3, 2025

    Charles Jackson Smith was born about July 1865 in Ireland. He married Savilla Essary about 1894. Charles and Savilla had nine children, 4 girls and 4 boys, with one child that did not survive. They mostly lived in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. Charles may have died int 1924 in Alabama, but the death date does not…

    Continue Reading

  • Alabama, Descendancy Research, People
    Research with me: Savilla Essary (1874)

    Research with me: Savilla Essary (1874)

    Esther

    June 26, 2025

    Savilla Essary was born about 1874 in Alabama to Samuel Jackson Essary and Sarah Meigs. Savilla married Charles Jackson Smith about 1894. Charles and Savilla had 9 children, 4 girls and 4 boys, and one other child that is not known. Savilla died on 6 April 1950 in Fayette County, Alabama.

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  • Research with me: Jonathan Jackson Essary (1878)

    Research with me: Jonathan Jackson Essary (1878)

    Esther

    July 14, 2025

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