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Joshua Counts

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Joshua Counts

Birth
Cleveland, Russell County, Virginia, USA
Death
15 Feb 1883 (aged 81)
Russell County, Virginia, USA
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Cleveland, Russell County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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He had three wives. His first wife was Martha Kiser. She was born in Feb. of 1807, the daughter of Abednego Kiser and Mary Jessee. Joshua married her around 1825 and they had seven children: Sylvia, Elijah Shelby, Mary, Noah, Margaret, Joshua, and Martha. Martha died on Oct. 18, 1839 and she was buried in the Ezekiel Counts Cemetery (named after her husband Joshua's brother). Joshua got remarried about a year later to Rebecca Kelly. She was born around 1816, the daughter of Peter Kelly and Susannah Banner. Rebecca was Joshua's first cousin, once removed. Joshua and Rebecca had three children: Phoebe, Ezekiel, and Susannah. Rebecca died in 1847 and she was buried in the Ezekiel Conuts Cemetery, next to Joshua's first wife. Joshua Counts got married a third time to Margaret Fannin. She was born on Jan. 20, 1820, the daughter of Frank Fannin and Matilda Fugate. Joshua and Margaret had seven children: Sarah, John Baptist Riley, Matilda, Christina, Aily, Nancy, and Louisa Ida. Joshua died on Feb. 15, 1883 and he was buried in the Joshua Counts Cemetery, next to the Cleveland Baptist Church. He had been bedridden the last six years of his life with rheumatism. His third wife Margaret died of pneumonia on Dec. 15, 1889, and she was buried beside him.
He had three wives. His first wife was Martha Kiser. She was born in Feb. of 1807, the daughter of Abednego Kiser and Mary Jessee. Joshua married her around 1825 and they had seven children: Sylvia, Elijah Shelby, Mary, Noah, Margaret, Joshua, and Martha. Martha died on Oct. 18, 1839 and she was buried in the Ezekiel Counts Cemetery (named after her husband Joshua's brother). Joshua got remarried about a year later to Rebecca Kelly. She was born around 1816, the daughter of Peter Kelly and Susannah Banner. Rebecca was Joshua's first cousin, once removed. Joshua and Rebecca had three children: Phoebe, Ezekiel, and Susannah. Rebecca died in 1847 and she was buried in the Ezekiel Conuts Cemetery, next to Joshua's first wife. Joshua Counts got married a third time to Margaret Fannin. She was born on Jan. 20, 1820, the daughter of Frank Fannin and Matilda Fugate. Joshua and Margaret had seven children: Sarah, John Baptist Riley, Matilda, Christina, Aily, Nancy, and Louisa Ida. Joshua died on Feb. 15, 1883 and he was buried in the Joshua Counts Cemetery, next to the Cleveland Baptist Church. He had been bedridden the last six years of his life with rheumatism. His third wife Margaret died of pneumonia on Dec. 15, 1889, and she was buried beside him.

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