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Male John Marcellus Javins Click to view John Marcellus Javins in the family tree

John Marcellus was born in February 1857 in Big Coal,Boone County,West Virginia.1   John Marcellus' father was William Macdonald Javins and his mother was Frances J. SMITH.  His paternal grandparents were Daniel Watts Javins and Mary (Polly) Basham. He had four brothers and three sisters, named Daniel Samuel, Lloyd Washington, James Thomas, Joshua Franklin, Nancy Ellen, Sarah Margarett and Mary Rozetta.  He was the oldest of the eight children.


John Marcellus' family with Mary Jane Greybill

‌John Marcellus and Mary Jane were married in a religious ceremony on December 20th, 1878 in West Virginia.  They had two sons and three daughters, named John L, Canodor ? E, Mary Jane, Virda E and Lucy J.

1 1880 United States Census @ FHL Film 1255400; National Archives Film T9-1400; Page 377D
2 1880 United States Census @ FHL Film 1255400; National Archives Film T9-1400; Page 378A
Further sources/citations:
1880 United States Census @ FHL Film 1255400; National Archives Film T9-1400; Page 377D, Ancestral File (R), {GEDCOM File : JAVINS.ged}

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