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Henry Clayton 'Blink' Woolley 1897–1971 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1897-08-06

Birth Location: Dogwood, Shelby Co., AL

Death Date: 1971-04-28

Death Location: Forest Hills Cemetery, Birmingham, AL

Father: Robert Woolley

Mother: Ida McGaughy

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Henry Jr.

In 1897, Henry Clayton 'Blink' Woolley entered the world in Dogwood, Shelby Co., AL, born to Robert Edward Lee Woolley And Ida Cornelia Mcgaughy. Henry Clayton 'Blink' Woolley married Edna Faye Gentry, and had children including Henry Clayton Sonny Woolley Jr. Henry Clayton 'Blink' Woolley passed away in 1971 in Forest Hills Cemetery, Birmingham, AL.

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Biography

  • In 1897, Henry Clayton 'Blink' Woolley entered the world in Dogwood, Shelby Co., AL, born to Robert Edward Lee Woolley And Ida Cornelia Mcgaughy.
  • Henry Clayton 'Blink' Woolley married Edna Faye Gentry, and had children including Henry Clayton Sonny Woolley Jr.
  • Henry Clayton 'Blink' Woolley passed away in 1971 in Forest Hills Cemetery, Birmingham, AL.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Henry Woolley's Ancestors

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Henry Woolley
1897–1971
Birth Place: Dogwood, Shelby Co., AL
Parents
Robert Edward Lee Woolley
1864–1914
Shelby Co., AL
Ida (Cornelia) McGaughy
1862–1943
Shelby Co., AL
Grandparents
Reason (Woolley) II
1807–1868
SC
Mary Atcherson
1826–1905
Edgefield District, SC
Samuel (R.) McGaughy
1827–1863
Lawrence Co., AL
Charlotte (Ann) Clarke
1833–1896
Great-Grandparents
Reason I
1773–1809
Elizabeth Bates
1774–1838
James McGaughy
1795–1860
Patsy Norton
1783–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Colonel Woolley
1722–1799
Michael Bates
1740–1801
Catherine
1733–1777
Samuel McGaughy
1763–1841
Jane McLaughlin
1747–1847

Henry Woolley's Descendants

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Henry (Clayton 'Blink') Woolley (1897-08-06–1971-04-28)
  1. 1. Henry (Clayton 'Sonny' Woolley) Jr.

Henry Woolley's Timeline

2 Records

1897
1897-08-06
Birth of Henry Clayton 'Blink' Woolley in Dogwood, Shelby Co., AL
Dogwood, Shelby Co., AL
1971
1971-04-28
Age 74
Death of Henry Clayton 'Blink' Woolley in Birmingham, AL
Birmingham, AL

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1897-08-06
    Event Place: Dogwood, Shelby Co., AL

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1971-04-28
    Event Place: Birmingham, AL

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Forest Hills Cemetery, Birmingham, AL

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