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William Thomas Adcock 1886–1971 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 April 1886

Birth Location: Bedford County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 25 June 1971

Death Location: Howell, Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: William Adcock

Mother: DeVestie Brown

Spouse(s): Annie Armstrong

Children(s): Kathleen Adcock, Daniel Adcox, George Adcox, Edward Adcox, Mildred Adcock, Junior Adcox, Charles Adcox, Irene Adcock, Emma Adcox, Mary Adcox

In 1886, William Thomas Adcock entered the world in Bedford County, Tennessee, United States of America, born to William Francis Bill Adcock And Devestie Brown. William Thomas Adcock married Annie Catherine Armstrong, and had children including Charles Wayne Adcox, Daniel Henry Adcox, Edward Rhodes Adcox, Emma Mae Adcox, George B Thomas Adcox, Irene Adcock, Junior Ben Adcox, Kathleen Adcock, Mary Elizabeth Adcox, Mildred Ruth Adcock. William Thomas Adcock passed away in 1971 in Howell, Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1886, William Thomas Adcock entered the world in Bedford County, Tennessee, United States of America, born to William Francis Bill Adcock And Devestie Brown.
  • William Thomas Adcock married Annie Catherine Armstrong, and had children including Charles Wayne Adcox, Daniel Henry Adcox, Edward Rhodes Adcox, Emma Mae Adcox, George B Thomas Adcox, Irene Adcock, Junior Ben Adcox, Kathleen Adcock, Mary Elizabeth Adcox, Mildred Ruth Adcock.
  • William Thomas Adcock passed away in 1971 in Howell, Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Adcock's Ancestors

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William Adcock
1886–1971
Birth Place: Bedford County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
William Francis "Bill" Adcock
1846–1900
Jackson, Tennessee, United States
DeVestie Brown
1850–1892
Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Isaac Adcock
1826–1899
McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Ann) Davis
1815–1900
Kentucky, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
John Adcock
1785–1860
Mary Forester
1785–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Adcock's Descendants

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William (Thomas) Adcock (3 April 1886–25 June 1971) m. Annie (Catherine) Armstrong (19 October 1896–29 November 1960)
  1. 1. Kathleen Adcock 1913–1989 m. Robert (Washington) Shelton 1907–1978
    1. 1. Mary (Sue) Shelton 1945–2023 m. James (E.) Darnell 1945–
    2. 2. Thomas (Ray) Shelton 1935–1990 m. Hallie (Jean) Wise 1938–1999
    3. 3. Cecil Shelton 1947–1947
    4. 4. Martha (Elizabeth) Shelton 1933–2013 m. Malcolm (Sidney) Wright 1926–2012
    5. 5. Dorothy (Ann) Shelton 1938–2013 m. Billy (McRady) Mills 1930–2006
    6. 6. Lonnie Shelton 1948–2017 m. Audrey 1947–1983
    7. 7. Robert (Lee Shelton) Jr 1931–2015
  2. 2. Daniel (Henry) Adcox 1915–1965
  3. 3. George (B. Thomas) Adcox 1916–1988
  4. 4. Edward (Rhodes) Adcox 1921–1986
  5. 5. Mildred (Ruth) Adcock 1927–1999
  6. 6. Junior (Ben) Adcox 1929–1948
  7. 7. Charles (Wayne) Adcox 1933–1993
  8. 8. Irene Adcock 1919–1922
  9. 9. Emma (Mae) Adcox 1931–2019
  10. 10. Mary (Elizabeth) Adcox 1923–1941

William Adcock's Timeline

2 Records

1886
3 April 1886
Birth of William Thomas Adcock in Bedford County, Tennessee, United States of America
Bedford County, Tennessee, United States of America
1971
25 June 1971
Age 85
Death of William Thomas Adcock in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 April 1886
    Event Place: Bedford County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 June 1971
    Event Place: Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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