William de Port-St. John, of Hawkins, Tennessee & Sarah Smith b. 4 Jun 1826 Hawkins, Tennessee, USA d. 24 Mar 1891 Osage, Missouri, USA: The St. John Genealogy Project

William de Port-St. John, of Hawkins, Tennessee & Sarah Smith

Name	William de Port-St. John
Suffix	of Hawkins, Tennessee & Sarah Smith
Birth	4 Jun 1826	Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
Gender	Male
Census	1850	Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
	William St John United States Census, 1850 Name William St John Event Type Census Event Year 1850 Event Place Hawkins county, Hawkins, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 24 Race White Birth Year (Estimated) 1826 Birthplace Tennessee House Number 14 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace William St John M 24 Tennessee Sarah St John F 23 Tennessee Jane St John F 3 Tennessee James St John M 0 Tennessee
Census	1860	Sturgeon, Jackson, Kentucky, USA
	William St John United States Census, 1860 Name: William St John Event Type: Census Event Date: 1860 Event Place: Owsley, Kentucky, United States Gender: Male Age: 34 Race: White Birth Year (Estimated): 1826 Birthplace: Tenn Page: 8 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace William St John Male 34 Tenn Sarah St John Female 34 Tenn Anna J St John Female 12 Tenn James M St John Male 10 Tenn George W St John Male 8 Tenn Thomas L St John Male 5 Ky Mary E St John Female 3 Ky Margaret St John Female 1 Ky
Census	1870	Kentucky, USA
	William St John United States Census, 1870 Name: William St John Event Type: Census Event Year: 1870 Event Place: Kentucky, United States Gender: Male Age: 44 Race: White Race (Original): W Birth Year (Estimated): 1825-1826 Birthplace: Tennessee Page Number: 25 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace William St John Male 44 Tennessee Sarah St John Female 45 Tennessee George W St John Male 18 Kentucky Thomas L St John Male 15 Kentucky Mary E St John Female 13 Kentucky Margaret M St John Female 11 Kentucky Robert B St John Male 9 Kentucky Squire St John Male 7 Kentucky Sylvestus H St John Male 5 Kentucky Sarah C St John Female 2 Kentucky
Census	1880	Sturgeon, Jackson, Kentucky, USA
	William St John United States Census, 1880 Name: William St John Event Type: Census Event Date: 1880 Event Place: Sturgeon, Owsley, Kentucky, United States Gender: Male Age: 54 Marital Status: Married Race: White Race (Original): W Occupation: Farmer Relationship to Head of Household: Self Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Self Birth Year (Estimated): 1826 Birthplace: Tennessee, United States Father\'s Birthplace: --- Mother\'s Birthplace: --- Sheet Letter: C Sheet Number: 314 Person Number: 0 Volume: 1 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace William St John Self Male 54 Tennessee, United States Sarah St John Wife Female 54 Tennessee, United States Squire St John Son Male 16 Kentucky, United States Sylvestus St John Daughter Female 15 Kentucky, United States Catharine St John Daughter Female 12 Kentucky, United States James J St John Grandson Male 4 Kentucky, United States Alexander St John Grandson Male 1 Kentucky, United States
Death	24 Mar 1891	Osage, Missouri, USA
Person ID	I105551009	St. John Origin and Ancestry DNA Database
Last Modified	30 May 2024

	Test Type	Taken by	Haplogroup	Test Information
DNA Tests	1 DNA test is associated with William de Port-St. John, of Hawkins, Tennessee & Sarah Smith
	Y-DNA-111	Private	I-M253	Most distant ancestor: William de Port-St. John, of Hawkins, Tennessee & Sarah Smith, b. 4 Jun 1826, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA d. 24 Mar 1891, Osage, Missouri, USA Most recent common ancestor: William de Port-St. John, of Hawkins, Tennessee & Sarah Smith, b. 4 Jun 1826, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA d. 24 Mar 1891, Osage, Missouri, USA 111 Marker values: 13,23,14,9,14-14,11,14,11,12,11,29,15,8-9,8,11,23,16,20,29,12-14-15-16,10,10,19-21,14,13,15,22,34-36,11,10,11,8,15-15,8,11,10,8,9,10,12,23-25,15,10,12,12,14,8,14,26,19,12,13,11,12,11,11,12,11,29,12,8,17,12,24,27,19,11,12,12,13,11,9,11,11,10,12,13,31,11,12,21,16,11,10,27,15,18,11,24,17,13,15,25,12,21,18,12,14,18,9,12,11 Ancestral surnames: de Port-St. John Notes: On FB using wife Olga St. John's account

Father	Thomas de Port-St. John, of Hawkins, TN (not Thomas St. John of Washington, VA), b. 7 Nov 1797, Campbell, Virginia, USA d. 21 Jun 1873, Hawkin, Tennessee, USA (Age 75 years)
Relationship	Birth
Mother	Mary Ann Leveine, b. 20 Mar 1795, Virginia, USA d. 12 Aug 1875, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA (Age 80 years)
Marriage	bef. 1816	Campbell, Virginia, USA
	Notes (Log in)
Family ID	F995663	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Sarah Smith, b. abt. 1825, Tennessee, USA d. aft. 1870, Kentucky, USA (Age 46 years)

Children

	1. Anna Jane de Port-St. John, Wilder, b. 29 Oct 1848, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA d. 10 Jun 1931, Homer, Champaign, Illinois, USA (Age 82 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]
	2. James Moses de Port-St. John, b. May 1850, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA d. Aug 1930, St. Clair, Alabama, USA (Age 80 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]
+	3. George W de Port-St. John, b. 26 Apr 1852, Owsley, Kentucky, USA d. 9 Jul 1921, Tyner, Jackson, Kentucky, USA (Age 69 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]
	4. Mary Ellen de Port-St. John, b. abt. 1856, Owsley, Kentucky, USA d. 18 Oct 1935, Clay, Kentucky, USA (Age 79 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]
+	5. Squire Burley de Port-St. John, b. 1858, Laurel, Kentucky, USA d. 1923, Laurel, Kentucky, USA (Age 65 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]
	6. Thomas Lloyd de Port-St. John, b. 18 Mar 1858, Owsley, Kentucky, USA d. 5 Apr 1916, Clay, Kentucky, USA (Age 58 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]
	7. Margaret M de Port-St. John, b. 25 Mar 1859, Clay, Kentucky, USA d. 18 Oct 1935, Clay, Kentucky, USA (Age 76 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]
	8. Robert B de Port-St. John, b. 2 Feb 1861, Manchester, Clay, Kentucky, USA d. 6 Jun 1942, Owsley, Kentucky, USA (Age 81 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]
	9. Sylvestus H de Port-St. John, b. 1865, Kentucky, USA [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]
	10. Sarah Catherine de Port-St. John, b. 1870, Kentucky, USA d. 1942, Jackson, Kentucky, USA (Age 72 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]

Family ID F398642 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 31 May 2024

Notes Notes (Log in)

Reference Suzanne St. John. "William de Port-St. John, of Hawkins, Tennessee & Sarah Smith". The St. John Genealogy Project. https://stjohngenealogy.com/getperson.php?personID=I105551009&tree=OSA0001 (accessed April 24, 2025).

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