John
W
Floyd
Born in Nash, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Penuel Floyd
and Sarah (Beckwith) Floyd
Brother of
Thomas Beckwith Floyd, Dolphin Ward Floyd [half], Susan (Floyd) Davidson and Thomas Floyd Jr.
Husband of
Ovetha Ann (Jones) Floyd
— married
10 Apr 1832 in Meriwether, Georgia, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Willis Newell Floyd, Ethelred James A. Floyd, Corasan Sarah (Floyd) Melton, Adolphus Dolphin Floyd, Laura A. (Floyd) Wilkinson, Adelaid Leone Floyd, John Floyd, Early Jones Floyd, Aaron Floyd, Walter Floyd and Ovetha Ann Floyd Jr
Died
at age 76
in Upshur, Texas, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 27 May 2012
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Biography
This profile is part of the Floyd Name Study.
Parents: Thomas Penuel Floyd 1765–1815 Sarah Beckwith Floyd 1769–1863
Spouse: Oretha Ann Jones Floyd 1817–1889 (m. 1832)
Siblings: Thomas Beckwith Floyd 1802–1875 Dolphin Ward Floyd 1804–1836 Lurana Mooty Floyd 1807–1880 Thomas Penuel Floyd 1810–1900 Sarah Sally Floyd 1812–1892 Susan Floyd Davidson 1818–1880
Children: Willis Newell Floyd 1833–1862 Ethelred James A. Floyd 1835–1869 Cora Sarah Floyd Melton 1837–1917 Adolphus Dolphin Floyd 1839–1915 John W. Floyd 1847–1901 Early Jones Floyd 1851–1928 Aaron B. Floyd 1853–1909 Walter Toombs Floyd 1855–1932 Oretha Ann Floyd McGee 1860–1886
Burial
- Place: Floyd Cemetery, Gilmer, Upshur Co., Texas
Sources
- WikiTree profile Floyd-498 created through the import of Jones.ged on May 26, 2012 by Joe Willis Jones.
- Georgia Marriages to 1850; page Transcript: Date of Import: Apr 22, 2000
- Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 59, Meriwether, Georgia; Roll: M432_77; Page: 326; Image: 242.
- Year: 1860; Census Place: Western District, Upshur, Texas; Roll: M653_1306; Page: 460; Image: 447.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8945570/john-w-floyd: accessed 28 March 2023), memorial page for John W. Floyd (11 Jun 1800–19 May 1877), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8945570, citing Floyd Cemetery, Gilmer, Upshur County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Mel & Janet (contributor 47143820).
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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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~6.25%
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Rejected matches › John J. Floyd (abt.1801-) › John William Lloyd (abt.1802-) › John Flett (bef.1800-)
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