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Alexander J "Zan" Williams 1843 – 1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1843

Birth Location: Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 30 Apr 1864

Death Location: Grant County, Arkansas, USA

Father: Alexander Williams

Mother: Mary Barksdale

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Alexander J "Zan" Williams was born in 1843 in Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA, the child of Alexander Samuel "Sandy" Williams and Mary Margaret Barksdale. Alexander J "Zan" Williams passed away in 1864 in Grant County, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • Alexander J "Zan" Williams was born in 1843 in Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA, the child of Alexander Samuel "Sandy" Williams and Mary Margaret Barksdale.
  • Alexander J "Zan" Williams passed away in 1864 in Grant County, Arkansas, USA.

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Alexander Williams's Ancestors

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Alexander Williams
1843 – 1864
Birth Place: Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Alexander Samuel "Sandy" Williams
1810 – 1875
North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Margaret) Barksdale
1813 – 1854
Cumberland, Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Alexander (Samuel) Williams
1789 – 1871
Cumberland, N.C.
Jemima (Haywood) Whitfield
1796 – 1870
California, United States
Sherwood (Sherrod) Barksdale
1775 – 1841
New York, United States of America
Biddy Barge
1789 – 1848
Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Williams
1756 – 1815
Rachel Smith
1763 – 1824
John Whitfield
1760 – 1815
Jemima Haywood
1766 – 1837
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joel Williams
1730 – 1760
Jane Lane
1739 – 1753
Alexander Smith
1735 – 1779
Elizabeth Whitfield
1746 – 1800

Alexander Williams's Timeline

3 Records

1843
1843
Birth of Alexander J "Zan" Williams in Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
1864
31 Aug 1864
Age 21
Death of Alexander J "Zan" Williams in Grant County, Arkansas, United States of America (Civil War)
Grant County, Arkansas, United States of America (Civil War)
1864
30 Apr 1864
Age 21
Death of Alexander J "Zan" Williams in Grant County, Arkansas, USA
Grant County, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1843
    Event Place: Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1864
    Event Place: Grant County, Arkansas, United States of America (Civil War)

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1864
    Event Place: Grant County, Arkansas, USA

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