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Walter Hillard Champion 1893–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 May 1893

Birth Location: Madison, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 20 Sep 1968

Death Location: Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA

Father: George Champion

Mother: Frances Dover

Spouse(s): Minnie Jones

Children(s): Ruth Champion, Rayford Champion

The story of Walter Hillard Champion began in 1893 in Madison, North Carolina, United States. Walter Hillard Champion married Minnie Jones, and had children including Rayford Banks Champion, Ruth Moore Champion. Walter Hillard Champion passed away in 1968 in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Hillard Champion began in 1893 in Madison, North Carolina, United States.
  • Walter Hillard Champion married Minnie Jones, and had children including Rayford Banks Champion, Ruth Moore Champion.
  • Walter Hillard Champion passed away in 1968 in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA.

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Walter Champion's Ancestors

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Walter Champion
1893–1968
Birth Place: Madison, North Carolina, United States
Parents
George Washington Champion
1866–1921
Limestone Springs, Greene County, Tennessee, USA
Frances ("Queenie") Dover
1870–1909
Madison, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
William (Francis) Dover
1840–1906
, Buncombe, North Carolina
Mary (Jane) Browning
1847–1917
,, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Lewis Browning
1814–
Elizabeth Vaughn
1822–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Champion's Descendants

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Walter (Hillard) Champion (25 May 1893–20 Sep 1968) m. Minnie Jones (abt 1897–4 October 1981)
  1. 1. Ruth (Moore) Champion m. Coleman (Harrison) Lancaster 1932–2007
  2. 2. Rayford (Banks) Champion 1926–1991

Walter Champion's Timeline

2 Records

1893
25 May 1893
Birth of Walter Hillard Champion in Madison, North Carolina, United States
Madison, North Carolina, United States
1968
20 Sep 1968
Age 75
Death of Walter Hillard Champion in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA
Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 May 1893
    Event Place: Madison, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1968
    Event Place: Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA

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