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Wiley Rhyne Braswell 1802–1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1802

Birth Location: Piney, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 02 May 1863

Death Location: Shell cemetery, across from Conway chapel

Father: William Braswell

Mother: Nancy Humphries

Spouse(s): Obedience Barber

Children(s): Myra Brasswell

Wiley Rhyne Braswell was born in 1802 in Piney, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States, the child of William Barjonah Jonas Braswell And Nancy Nanny Humphries. In 1840, Wiley Rhyne Braswell resided in North Catawba River, Burke, North Carolina, USA. In 1850, Wiley Rhyne Braswell resided in Lower Creek, Caldwell, North Carolina, USA. Wiley Rhyne Braswell married Beady Barber, Obedience Bedia Salenia Barber, and had children including Myra Elizabeth Polly Brasswell. Wiley Rhyne Braswell passed away in 1863 in Shell cemetery, across from Conway chapel.

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Biography

  • Wiley Rhyne Braswell was born in 1802 in Piney, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States, the child of William Barjonah Jonas Braswell And Nancy Nanny Humphries.
  • In 1840, Wiley Rhyne Braswell resided in North Catawba River, Burke, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1850, Wiley Rhyne Braswell resided in Lower Creek, Caldwell, North Carolina, USA.
  • Wiley Rhyne Braswell married Beady Barber, Obedience Bedia Salenia Barber, and had children including Myra Elizabeth Polly Brasswell.
  • Wiley Rhyne Braswell passed away in 1863 in Shell cemetery, across from Conway chapel.

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Wiley Braswell's Ancestors

Self
Wiley Braswell
1802–1863
Birth Place: Piney, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
Parents
William Barjonah "Jonas" Braswell
1755–1819
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Nancy ("Nanny") Humphries
1757–1801
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Charles Humphries
1721–1803
Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Mary Bennett
1727–1785
Colony, Laurel, Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Wiley Braswell's Descendants

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Wiley (Rhyne) Braswell (1802–02 May 1863) m. Obedience (Bedia Salenia) Barber (13 June 1802–13 October 1879)
  1. 1. Myra (Elizabeth "Polly") Brasswell 1820–1909 m. Dolphus (Linwood) Clark 1823–1904
    1. 1. Julius (Alexander) Clark 1853–1933 m. Anna (Laura "Laurie") Cuthbertson 1850–1928
      1. 1. Winfield Clark 1885–1952 m. Lyda Rose 1891–1923
        1. 1. Savanna Clark 1921–2010 m. Abraham (J) Beam 1919–1997
        2. 2. David Clark 1910–1941

Wiley Braswell's Timeline

4 Records

1802
1802
Birth of Wiley Rhyne Braswell in Piney, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
Piney, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
1840
1840
Age 38
Wiley Rhyne Braswell resided here in North Catawba River, Burke, North Carolina, USA
North Catawba River, Burke, North Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 48
Wiley Rhyne Braswell resided here in Lower Creek, Caldwell, North Carolina, USA
Lower Creek, Caldwell, North Carolina, USA
1863
02 May 1863
Age 61
Death of Wiley Rhyne Braswell in , Caldwell, North Carolina, USA
, Caldwell, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1802
    Event Place: Piney, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Lower Creek, Caldwell, North Carolina; Roll: M432_623; Page: 12B; Image: 30
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: North Catawba River, Burke, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: North Catawba River, Burke, North Carolina; Page: 320

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Lower Creek, Caldwell, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Lower Creek, Caldwell, North Carolina; Roll: M432_623; Page: 12B; Image: 30

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 May 1863
    Event Place: , Caldwell, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Shell cemetery, across from Conway chapel
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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