Rev Samuel Gaines Ketron

Brief Life History of Samuel Gaines

When Rev Samuel Gaines Ketron was born on 12 June 1854, in Bloomingdale, Sullivan, Tennessee, United States, his father, John Wesley Ketron, was 47 and his mother, Elizabeth Newland, was 38. He married Frances A “Fannie” Smith on 29 January 1883, in Sullivan, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Civil District 10, Sullivan, Tennessee, United States in 1900 and Civil District 11, Sullivan, Tennessee, United States for about 10 years. His occupation is listed as reverand - methodist episcopal church in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, United States. He died on 30 April 1936, in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Mount Lebanon Cemetery, Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

Rev Samuel Gaines Ketron
1854–1936
Frances A “Fannie” Smith
1864–1925
Marriage: 29 January 1883
Ekron Pierce Ketron
1883–1972
Ellen Ketron
1883–
Marshall Lewis Ketron
1888–1940
Helen Ketron
1903–

Sources (12)

  • Samul G Ketron in household of John W Ketron, "United States Census, 1870"
  • S. G. Ketron, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
  • S. G. Kitron, "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966"

World Events (8)

1862 · Battle of Shiloh

The battle of Shiloh took place on April 6, 1862 and April 7, 1862. Confederate soldiers camp through the woods next to where the Union soldiers were camped at Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River. With 23,000 casualties this was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War up to this point.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Kettering .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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