Who was William Rozier?

William Rozier (1883–1957) was born in San Francisco,, CA and died in Los Angeles,, CA. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees.

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William Rozier 1883–1957

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Born 13 JUL 1883 · San Francisco,, CA

Died 25 JAN 1957 · Los Angeles,, CA

Father Robert Wiley Rozier

Mother Mary Jane Cole

Spouse Sadie Martin

Children Edward Milton Rozier, William R Rozier

Siblings Albert Rozier, Clinton Robert Rozier, Dolly Risso Rozier, Frances Rozier Frank, Laura Rozier, Mabel Lillian Rozier, Maude Mae Rozier, Romeo Sebastian Rozier, Rowena Rebecca Rozier

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1920 United States Federal Census 1930 United States Federal Census 1940 United States Federal Census U.S., Social Security Applications and …

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Biography

William Rozier was born in 1883 in San Francisco, CA, the child of robert wiley rozier and mary jane cole. In 1920, William Rozier resided in Oakland, Alameda, California, USA. In 1930, William Rozier resided in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA. William Rozier married sadie martin, and had children including edward milton rozier, william r rozier. William Rozier passed away in 1957 in Los Angeles, CA.

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Census 1920 United States Federal Census
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Census 1930 United States Federal Census
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Census 1940 United States Federal Census
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Social Security U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

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1883

Birth of William Rozier in San Francisco, CA

Birth

1920

William Rozier resided here in Oakland, Alameda, California, USA

Residence

1930

William Rozier resided here in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA

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1935

William Rozier resided here in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

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1940

William Rozier resided here in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA

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1957

Death of William Rozier in Los Angeles, CA

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Oldest Ancestor Line from William Rozier

This ancestor line traces from Château de Falaise, Falaise, Ardennes, Champagne-Ardenne, France (1024) to San Francisco,, CA (1883) across 10 generations.

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: William Rozier (1883–1957) was born in San Francisco,, CA and died in Los Angeles,, CA. 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 (A) based on cross-tree validation.
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