John Havens III (abt. 1775 - abt. 1855)

Born about 1775 in Colony of Virginia

Descendants

Died about 1855 at about age 80 in Jackson, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

The Havens family came to Spanish West Florida between 1782 and 1800. They initially settled in the Mobile area and then moved to the Jackson County, Mississippi area. John Havens III died in 1855 and is buried ten miles north of Poticaw at the Havens-Fletcher Cemetery, Jackson County, Mississippi. "Four Centuries on the Pascagoula: History, Story, and Legend of the Pascagoula River Country", Vol. II, page 198, Collected and Edited by Cyril Edward Cain, Originally Published State College, Miss.?, 1953, Republished 1983, Reprint Co., Spartanburg, S.C.

Sources

• www.Rootsweb.com "Havens - My First 3 Generations" by Kathy Britton

• "Four Centuries on the Pascagoula: History, Story, and Legend of the Pascagoula River Country", Collected and Edited by Cyril Edward Cain, Originally Published State College, Miss.?, 1953, Republished 1983, Reprint Co., Spartanburg, S.C.

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4LZ-KKD : 22 December 2020), John Havens, Jackson, Mississippi, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29192941/john-havens : accessed 21 March 2022), memorial page for John Havens III (1775–1855), Find a Grave Memorial ID Find A Grave: Memorial #29192941, citing Havens-Fletcher Cemetery, Vancleave, Jackson County, Mississippi, USA ; Maintained by Linda Ellis (contributor 46955879) .