Charles Humphrey Major Jr. (1817 - 1906)

Born 17 Sep 1817 in Madison, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy Jane Wade — married 16 Jun 1839 in Bennettstown, Christian, Kentucky, USA

Descendants

Died 5 Feb 1906 at age 88 in Canton, Trigg, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Charles Jr. was born 17 Sep 1817 in Madison County, Virginia, the son of Charles Major and Mary Sims. He died 5 Feb 1906 in Canton, Trigg County, Kentucky.

Marriages and Children

(1) Nancy Jane Wade, m. 16 Jun 1839 in Trigg County, Kentucky.^[1]

Their children:

• Charles Hampton Major
• Robert Wade Major
• Joshua Hopson Major

(2) Mary Jane Clark on 17 Jan 1849 in Bennettstown, Christian County, Kentucky.^[2]

Their children:

• William Clark Major
• Eleanor Jamison Major
• Thomas Pendleton Major
• Mary Humphrey Major
• Selden Trimble Major
• Mattie Beasley Major
• Henry Howard Major
• Edwin Forrest Major

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.

• "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJ9-G1R7 : 17 May 2018), Charles H Major and Nancy I Wade, 17 Jun 1839; citing Marriage, Trigg, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 321,335.

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65L-5Y3 : 4 April 2020), Chas H Major, Trigg county, Trigg, Kentucky, United States; citing family 481, 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:MZB6-WKY : 19 March 2020), C H Magor, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX47-ZQ5 : 19 March 2020), Charles H Major, 1870.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDW9-ZHV : 15 July 2017), C H Major, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district ED 140, sheet 370D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,273.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9CS-PKG : accessed 4 October 2020), Charles H Major, Magisterial District 2, Trigg, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 79, sheet 5B, family 80, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,552.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28856340/charles-humphrey-major: accessed 16 February 2023), memorial page for Charles Humphrey Major (17 Sep 1817–5 Feb 1906), Find a Grave Memorial ID 28856340, citing Yates Cemetery, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA.

Data Import Information and Notes

• This person was created through the import of Earls Family Tree Backup-1_2011-03-08.ged on 09 March 2011. The following data was included in the gedcom. It has been edited for readability.

• This person was created through the import of Tribal Pages 0004.ged on 25 March 2011. The following data was included in the gedcom. It has been edited for readability.

• Source S00001. Author: Brøderbund Software, Inc. Title: World Family Tree Vol. 1, Ed. 1. Publication: Name: Release date: November 29, 1995; NOTESource Medium: Family Archive CD; Customer pedigree.

• Note: ref: database: 2381198 (16 May 2010) (published 18 Jan 2003). User ID: 082A75FEC2C030428533ABA256454D52D898.

Acknowledgements

• Thank you, Kim Brummett!