John was born in 1788. He is the son of Joshua Sewell and Jennie White. He passed away in 1862.
The birth date on Find-a-Grave does not appear to be on his gravestone. The census records cited below point to about 1789 as his birth year.
Entered by Ralph Rogers, Dec 24, 2011. Entered by Gail Byler, Aug 26, 2012. Profile created by Topher Sims through the import of Carlie_s Family Tree.ged on Nov 23, 2017.
"Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXJ4-N1K : 3 November 2017), John Sewel and Elizabeth Christian, 25 Jul 1811; citing Marriage, Franklin, Georgia, United States, county courthouses, Georgia; FHL microfilm 7,119.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYG-61P : 12 April 2016), John Sewell, Franklin county, part of, Franklin, Georgia, United States; citing family 730, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZMB-ML2 : 30 September 2017), John Sewell, 1860.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36904787
C. M. Wright located at Georgia FGS Project Pages as referenced below:
History of Franklin County GA.
Franklin County Historical Society
Franklin Co. page at Rootsweb-http:www.rootsweb.com/-gafrank/marriage,
Loose Courthouse papers of Franklin, Co. GA at the GA State Archives, Atlanta, GA, Savannah River Valley Genealogical Society, C/O Hart Co., Hartwell GA. 30643,
Franklin Co. Courthouse Carnesville, GA.
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