Josiah Newton Rentfro (or Renfro): Our Family History

Generation: 1

Josiah Newton Rentfro (or Renfro) was born on 23 May 1840 in Johnson Co, Illinois (son of Mark Rentfro (or Renfro) and Mary B. "Polly" or "Pacy" Mulkey); died on 2 Feb 1925 in Effingham, Illinois; was buried in Mulkeytown Cem, Mulkeytown, Franklin Co, Illinois.

Josiah married Eliza E. Thurston on 28 Sep 1862 in Franklin Co, Illinois. Eliza was born on 28 May 1844 in Franklin Co, Illinois; died on 24 Nov 1919 in Tyrone Twp, Franklin Co, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Augustus Rentfro (or Renfro) was born in 1866 in Frankln Co, Illinois; died in 1926 in Illinois.

Generation: 2

2.	Mark Rentfro (or Renfro) was born in Georgia; died in 1844. Mark married Mary B. "Polly" or "Pacy" Mulkey on 1 Jul 1833 in Alabama. Mary (daughter of Philip Mulkey, Jr. and Ruth Odell) was born about 1800 in Georgia or Tennessee; died after 1870 in Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary B. "Polly" or "Pacy" Mulkey was born about 1800 in Georgia or Tennessee (daughter of Philip Mulkey, Jr. and Ruth Odell); died after 1870 in Illinois.

Children:

1. Josiah Newton Rentfro (or Renfro) was born on 23 May 1840 in Johnson Co, Illinois; died on 2 Feb 1925 in Effingham, Illinois; was buried in Mulkeytown Cem, Mulkeytown, Franklin Co, Illinois.

Generation: 3

Philip Mulkey, Jr. was born on 3 Apr 1775 in Fairforest, South Carolina (son of Philip Mulkey, Sr. and Anne Ellis); died on 27 Jan 1844 in Mulkeytown, Franklin Co, Illinois.

Philip married Ruth Odell in 1795 in Buffalo Ridge, Washinton Co, Tennessee. Ruth was born on 23 May 1773 in Buffalo Ridge, Washington Co, Tennessee; died on 18 Oct 1840 in Mulkeytown, Franklin Co, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ruth Odell was born on 23 May 1773 in Buffalo Ridge, Washington Co, Tennessee; died on 18 Oct 1840 in Mulkeytown, Franklin Co, Illinois.

Children:

3. Mary B. "Polly" or "Pacy" Mulkey was born about 1800 in Georgia or Tennessee; died after 1870 in Illinois.

Generation: 4

12.	Philip Mulkey, Sr. was born on 14 May 1732 in Halifax, Halifax Co, North Carolina; died on 15 Jan 1800 in Washington Co, Tennessee. Philip married Anne Ellis in 1750. Anne was born in 1729 in Surry Co, Virginia; died in 1793 in Boonesboro, Clark Co, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Anne Ellis was born in 1729 in Surry Co, Virginia; died in 1793 in Boonesboro, Clark Co, Kentucky.

Children:

6. Philip Mulkey, Jr. was born on 3 Apr 1775 in Fairforest, South Carolina; died on 27 Jan 1844 in Mulkeytown, Franklin Co, Illinois.