Earnest North Oliphant Reeve Lotspeich Bitner Whittenberg Matthews Axley Blair McKinney Hammer Painter Genealogy

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Earnest Ancestors: Felix Earnest, 1762-1842

North Ancestors: Sarah North, 1770-1807

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=========================================================================== Family Group Sheet =========================================================================== Husband: Felix Earnest born: 20 September 1762 in Frederick County, Virginia marr: 15 August 1786 in Greene County, Tennessee died: 16 February 1842 in Greene County, Tennessee buried: Ebenezer Methodist Church, Greene County, Tennessee other spouse: Sarah Oliphant 1784-1874, married 14 May 1808 in
Greene County, Tennessee =========================================================================== Wife: Sarah North born: 10 February 1770 in Virginia died: 1 August 1807 in Greene County, Tennessee buried: Ebenezer Methodist Church, Greene County, Tennessee note: daughter of John North and Esther =========================================================================== CHILDREN =========================================================================== #1 John Earnest born: about 1788 marr: unknown died: unknown buried: unknown spouse: unknown known children: none --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #2 Ann Earnest born: 23 December 1789 in Greene County, Tennessee marr: 18 February 1806 in Greene County, Tennessee died: 27 January 1878 in Monroe County, Tennessee buried: County Line Cemetery, Monroe County, Tennessee spouse: John Lotspeich, 1782-1845 known children: 7 sons, 4 daughters --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #3 Henry Felix Earnest born: 17 February 1792 in Greene County, Tennessee marr first: 18 November 1811 in Greene County, Tennessee marr second: 28 October 1816 in Greene County, Tennessee died: 17 October 1827 in Sevier County, Tennessee buried: unknown spouse: first, Rachel Lotspeich 1793-1816, daughter of Johann Christopher Lotspeich;
second, Hanna Bitner 1797-1877, daughter of John Bitner and Elizabeth Hatler known children: first marriage, 2 sons, 2 daughters; second marriage, 3 sons, 2 daughters --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #4 Mary Earnest born: 6 November 1793 in Greene County, Tennessee marr: 24 January 1809 in Greene County, Tennessee died: 27 December 1861 in Greene County, Missouri buried: (Whittenberg) Coble Cemetery, Greene County, Missouri spouse: Peter Whittenberg, 1785-1866 known children: 3 sons, 7 daughters --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #5 Isaac Earnest born: 25 January 1796 in Greene County, Tennessee marr first: 24 December 1822 in Greene County, Tennessee marr second: 4 July 1852 in Washington County, Tennessee died: 25 November 1865 in Greene County, Tennessee buried: Ebenezer Cemetery, Greene County, Tennessee spouse: first, Brunetta Love Reeve, 1804-1851; second, Sarah Hammer, 1796-1866 known children: 4 sons, 4 daughters, all from first marriage --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #6 Amy Earnest born: 1797 in Greene County, Tennessee marr: 11 April 1835 in Greene County, Tennessee died: unknown buried: unknown spouse: John Matthews, 1787-? known children: none --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #7 Cynthia Earnest born: 1800 marr first: unknown marr second: 30 July 1844 died: 30 September 1882 in Monroe County, Tennessee buried: County Line Cemetery, Monroe County, Tennessee spouse: first, James Axley, 1775?-1837; second, Samuel Blair known children: 3 sons, 4 daughters, all from first marriage --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #8 Felix Blount Earnest born: about 1800 in Greene County, Tennessee marr: unknown died: abt 1842 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas buried: unknown spouse: unknown children: none known -------------------------------------------------------------------------- #9 Stephen Warren Earnest born: 7 June 1805 in Greene County, Tennessee marr: 12 November 1833 in North Carolina died: 20 January 1850 in Whitfield County, Georgia buried: Earnest Cemetery, Murray County, Georgia spouse: Mary McKinney, 1809-? children: none known --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #10 Matilda Earnest born: 1806 in Greene County, Tennessee marr: 27 November 1836 in Greene County, Tennessee died: unknown buried: unknown spouse: William Painter 1785-? children: none known ===========================================================================