John
Asberry
Sewell
Born in Georgia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of John N. Sewell
and Mary (Richmond) Sewell
Brother of
Elizabeth (Sewell) Anglin, Green Berry Sewell, Richmond Sewell, William Thomas Sewell, Jane (Sewell) Hood and Pierce Sewell
Husband of
Martha Norissa (Polk) Sewell
— married
2 Oct 1839 (to 1864) in Madison, Georgia, United States
Husband of
Hannah Reed (Nash) Sewell
— married
3 Oct 1865 in Madison, Georgia, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Levi Franklin Sewell, John Richard Sewell, Mary Elizabeth (Sewell) Watson, Catherine Ophelia (Sewell) Watson, Milton Newton Sewell, William Edwin Sewell, Sarah Demaris (Sewell) Sanders, George Washington Sewell, Harriett (Sewell) Byram, James Henry Sewell, Charles Tolbert Sewell and Julia E (Sewell) Thornton
Died
at age 74
in Cherokee, Alabama, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Dec 2011
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Biography
When John Asbury Sewell was born on January 10, 1820, in Georgia, his father, John, was 42 and his mother, Mary, was 34. He married Martha Norissa "Patsy" Polk on October 2, 1839, in Madison, Georgia.[1] They had 13 children:
- Levi Franklin (1840–1925)[2]
- John Richard (1842–1892)
- Mary E (1844–)
- Ophelia Catherine (1844–1920)
- Milton Newton (1846–1925)
- William Edwin (1847–1922)
- Sarah Demaris (1849–1883)
- George Washington (1852–1909)
- James Henry (1854–1933)
- Harriett (1854–1898)
- Charles T (1856–1931)[3]
- Samuel A (1860–1900)
- Jane Victoria (1860–1881)
Patsy died in 1864 and John then married widow Hannah Reed (Nash) Morgan on 3 Oct 1865 in Coweta, GA[4] and they had 8 children:
- Rufus Marion (1866–1948)
- Julia Eva Lela (1868–1951)[5]
- Warner (1869–)
- Marcus Asbury (1872–1953)
- Addie Reed (1876–1959)
- Willie Anna (1879–1881)
- Brotus Hamilton (1881–1882)
- Dorma Dot (1883–1969)
He died on July 31, 1894, in Cherokee, Alabama, at the age of 74, and was buried there.[6]
MILITARY:
U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865[7]
Name John Asbury Sewell
Residence Georgia
Enlistment Date 12 Jul 1861
Rank at enlistment Private
State Served Georgia
Survived the War? Yes
Service Record Enlisted in Company B, Georgia 2nd Infantry Regiment on 12 Jul 1861. Mustered out on 24 Dec 1861 at Richmond, VA. Enlisted in on 04 Mar 1862.
Sources Roster of Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861-1865
BURIAL[8]
Sewell Cemetery
Cherokee County, Alabama
Sources
- ↑ County Marriage Records, 1828–1978. The Georgia Archives, Morrow, Georgia. Title: Record of Marriages, Book A, B, C, 1812-1843 page 136-137
- ↑ Georgia, Deaths Index, 1914-1927; child: Lewis Franklin Sewell
- ↑ Georgia, Deaths Index, 1914-1927; child: Charles T Sewell
- ↑ County Marriage Records, 1828–1978. The Georgia Archives, Morrow, Georgia. Title: Record of Marriages, Book C, 1852-1865 page 380-381
- ↑ Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982; child: Julia Evalela Thornton
- ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/36407284/person/260097584354/facts
- ↑ Historical Data Systems, comp. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34722624/john-asbury-sewell
- Year: 1840; Census Place: Polky Tally, Madison, Georgia; Roll: 46; Page: 49; Family History Library Film: 0007045
- Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 19, Coweta, Georgia; Roll: M432_66; Page: 328B; Image: 471
- Year: 1860; Census Place: Several Districts, Coweta, Georgia; Roll: M653_118; Page: 809; Family History Library Film: 803118
- Year: 1870; Census Place: District 5, Coweta, Georgia; Roll: M593_145; Page: 213A; Image: 73593; Family History Library Film: 545644
- Year: 1880; Census Place: Cherokee, Alabama; Roll: 6; Family History Film: 1254006; Page: 354D; Enumeration District: 024
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~3.12%
~25.00%
Tom Redding 
:
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Susan (Elkins) Ley :
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~0.78%
Marc Randle :
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~0.39%
David Bailes :
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