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William Avery Quales 1949–1949

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Born 3 Feb 1949 · Bristol, Sullivan, TN

Died 3 Feb 1949 · Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father Maynard George Quales

Mother Ida Elizabeth Love Quales

Siblings Herbert Allen Quales, Margaret Walsh, Maxie Quales Morrell, Ronnie Stephen Quales Sr, Shelby Jean Robinette, Wilby Arthal Morrell, Wilby Arthal Quales

Records

Tennessee, U.S., Deaths and Burials … U.S., Find a Grave® Index, … U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current Tennessee, Death Records U.S., Find a Grave Index

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Immediate Family

Parents

Maynard George Quales

Ida Elizabeth Love Quales

Spouse(s)

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Children

No children recorded

Biography

In 1949, William Avery Quales entered the world in Bristol, Sullivan, TN, born to maynard george quales and ida elizabeth love quales. William Avery Quales passed away in 1949 in Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Burial Records Tennessee, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955
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Burial Records U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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Newspaper U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
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Death Records Tennessee, Death Records
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Burial Records U.S., Find a Grave Index

Life Timeline

1949

Birth of William Avery Quales in Bristol, Sullivan, TN

Birth

1949

Death of William Avery Quales in Bristol, Sullivan, TN

Death

Oldest Ancestor Line from William Quales

This ancestor line traces from Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland (1582) to Bristol, Sullivan, TN (1949) across 13 generations.

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: William Quales (1949–1949) was born in Bristol, Sullivan, TN and died in Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees, each with their own records. This page combines what they've independently documented and assigns a Reliability Score (B) based on cross-tree validation.
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