Brief Life History of Jesse
When Jesse Poyner was born on 20 September 1826, in Wilson, Tennessee, United States, his father, John Oliver Poynor, was 26 and his mother, Elizabeth Chandler, was 24. He married Eliza Ann Wright on 7 October 1850, in Wilson, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Hartford, Ohio, Kentucky, United States in 1860 and Beaver Dam, Ohio, Kentucky, United States in 1880. He died on 15 January 1885, at the age of 58, and was buried in Beaver Dam, Ohio, Kentucky, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (13)
- Jessie Piner, "United States Census, 1860"
- Jesse Poyner, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- Jesse P. Poyner, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1826–1885 Male
1827–1895 Female
Children (4)
1851–1941 Male
1855–1932 Female
1861–1863 Female
1872– Male
Parents and Siblings
1800–1862 Male
1802– Female
Siblings (1)
1826–1885 Male
World Events (8)
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 4
1835 · The Hermitage is Built
Age 9
1846
Age 20
Name Meaning
English (West Midlands; of Norman origin): nickname for a fighter, from Anglo-Norman French poigneur, pugneire ‘fighter, warrior’ (from Latin pugnator, from pugnare ‘to fight’, a derivative of pugnus ‘fist’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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