John was born in 1859. He was the son of Joseph Upchurch and Sarah Mathis. His first wife was Ary Jane Bolin, and he married her sister Mourning Dove Bolin after Art passed away. He passed away in 1934.
Timeline
1859 born in Russell County, Kentucky
1860 US Census in Wayne County, Kentucky (UPCHURCH: Joseph-30, Sarah-30, Martha Jane-10, Rachael E-4, Ruthe Ellen-3, Rebecca L-2, John L-9 months) [1]
1879 marriage to Ary Jane Bolin in Russell County, Kentucky [2]
1880 US Census in Russell, Kentucky (John L-21, Ara J-19) [3]
1882 marriage to Mourning Bolin in Russell County, Kentucky [4]
1900 US Census in Magisterial District 2, Piney Woods, Clinton, Kentucky (UPCHURCH: John L-41, Mourning-26, Joseph W-14, William S-13, Sarah J-7, Sidney E-4) [5]
↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJS-73YP : 9 March 2021), John L Upchurch and Ary Jane Bolin, 2 Aug 1879; citing Marriage, Russell, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 594,314.
↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCZR-DRF : 14 January 2022), John L. Upchurch, Magisterial District 4, Russell, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm.
↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJS-QTSJ : 9 March 2021), John L Upchurch and Mourning Bolin, 8 Jan 1882; citing Marriage, Russell, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 594,314.
↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M28P-1RD : accessed 7 January 2023), John Upchurch, Piney Woods, Clinton, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 62, sheet 3A, family 47, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 471; FHL microfilm 1,374,484.
↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMNS-M3R : accessed 7 January 2023), John L Upchurch, District 2, Wayne, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 4, sheet 7A, line 30, family 131, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 780; FHL microfilm 2,340,515.
↑ "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1967," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSRM-P3V : 2 March 2021), John L. Upchurch, 15 Jan 1934; citing Death, Wayne, Kentucky, United States, certificate, Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort; FHL microfilm 1,913,123.
↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 15 April 2018), memorial page for John Lafayette Upchurch (15 Sep 1859–15 Jan 1934), Find A Grave Memorial no. 48414116, citing Davis Chapel Cemetery, Clinton County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Linda (contributor 47216385) . [1]
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