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Percy Bysshe Thornton Williams 1872–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 October 1872

Birth Location: North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 29 June 1961

Death Location: Drexel Hill, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Solomon Williams

Mother: Eva Thornton

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Percy Bysshe Thornton Williams was born in 1872 in North Carolina, United States of America, the child of Solomon Buxton Williams And Eva Douglas Thornton. Percy Bysshe Thornton Williams passed away in 1961 in Drexel Hill, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Percy Bysshe Thornton Williams was born in 1872 in North Carolina, United States of America, the child of Solomon Buxton Williams And Eva Douglas Thornton.
  • Percy Bysshe Thornton Williams passed away in 1961 in Drexel Hill, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Percy Williams's Ancestors

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Percy Williams
1872–1961
Birth Place: North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Solomon Buxton Williams
1846–1911
Warren, NC
Eva (Douglas) Thornton
1847–1919
Sussex County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
John (Buxton) Williams
1815–1887
Warren County, North Carolina, United States of America
1816–1866
Hilliardston, Nash County, North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Henry Williams
1765–1835
Lucy Tunstall
1775–1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Solomon Williams
–1794

Percy Williams's Timeline

2 Records

1872
1 October 1872
Birth of Percy Bysshe Thornton Williams in North Carolina, United States of America
North Carolina, United States of America
1961
29 June 1961
Age 89
Death of Percy Bysshe Thornton Williams in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 October 1872
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 June 1961
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Drexel Hill, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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