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Cornelius Rexter Wilson 1879–1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 April 1879

Birth Location: Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 3 November 1960

Death Location: McDowell County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Hiram Ray

Mother: Mary Byrd

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Cornelius Rexter Wilson was born in 1879 in Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of Hiram Hunter Ray And Mary Byrd. Cornelius Rexter Wilson passed away in 1960 in McDowell County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Cornelius Rexter Wilson was born in 1879 in Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of Hiram Hunter Ray And Mary Byrd.
  • Cornelius Rexter Wilson passed away in 1960 in McDowell County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Cornelius Wilson's Ancestors

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Cornelius Wilson
1879–1960
Birth Place: Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Hiram Hunter Ray
1845–1873
Mary Byrd
1845–1915
Yancey, New York, United States
Grandparents
Cornelius (Rexter) Byrd
1818–1897
Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
Nellie (Ellender) Byrd
1823–1899
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Byrd
1789–1865
Mary Byrd
1789–1870
James Ray
1794–1864
Martha Bailey
1793–1856
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Briggs
1753–1833
Thomas Ray
1774–1843
Ivey Hensley
1775–1860

Cornelius Wilson's Timeline

2 Records

1879
11 April 1879
Birth of Cornelius Rexter Wilson in Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
1960
3 November 1960
Age 81
Death of Cornelius Rexter Wilson in McDowell County, North Carolina, United States of America
McDowell County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 April 1879
    Event Place: Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 November 1960
    Event Place: McDowell County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: McDowell County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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