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William Pitts Alston 1917–2006 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Dec 1917

Birth Location: Sumter, South Carolina

Death Date: 25 May 2006

Death Location: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina

Father: William Alston

Mother: Mary Poole

Spouse(s): Joan Bertrand, Edwina Robinson

Children(s):

William Pitts Alston was born in 1917 in Sumter, South Carolina, the child of William Algernon Alston And Mary Frances Fanny Poole. In 1920, William Pitts Alston resided in Rafting, Sumter, South Carolina. In 1930, William Pitts Alston resided in Rafting Creek, Sumter, South Carolina. William Pitts Alston married Edwina Eddie Robinson, Joan Bertrand. William Pitts Alston passed away in 2006 in Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina.

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Biography

  • William Pitts Alston was born in 1917 in Sumter, South Carolina, the child of William Algernon Alston And Mary Frances Fanny Poole.
  • In 1920, William Pitts Alston resided in Rafting, Sumter, South Carolina.
  • In 1930, William Pitts Alston resided in Rafting Creek, Sumter, South Carolina.
  • William Pitts Alston married Edwina Eddie Robinson, Joan Bertrand.
  • William Pitts Alston passed away in 2006 in Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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William Alston's Ancestors

Self
William Alston
1917–2006
Birth Place: Sumter, South Carolina
Parents
William Algernon Alston
1880–1944
Waccamaw, Georgetown, South Carolina
Mary (Frances "Fanny") Poole
1894–1979
Laurens, South Carolina
Grandparents
John (Ashe Alston) Jr.
1842–1882
Waccamaw Neck, Georgetown, South Carolina
Emma (Rebecca) Sanders
1845–1920
Hagood, Sumter, South Carolina
Thomas (Pitts) Poole
1861–1926
Laurens, South Carolina
Jemmie (Eliza) Alexander
1869–1937
Cross, Berkeley, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
John Sr.
1816–1858
Frances Buford
1820–1897
William V
1807–1875
Sarah Bracey
1808–1872
George Poole
1839–
Mary Farrow
1838–1885
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Alston
1782–1860
Mary Alston
1778–1844
William IV
1774–1818
Eunice Garner
1778–
Sachfield Bracey
1757–1807
Lucy Hicks
1768–1850

William Alston's Timeline

4 Records

1917
14 Dec 1917
Birth of William Pitts Alston in Sumter, South Carolina
Sumter, South Carolina
1920
1920
Age 3
William Pitts Alston resided here in Rafting, Sumter, South Carolina
Rafting, Sumter, South Carolina
1930
1930
Age 13
William Pitts Alston resided here in Rafting Creek, Sumter, South Carolina
Rafting Creek, Sumter, South Carolina
2006
25 May 2006
Age 89
Death of William Pitts Alston in Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina
Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1917
    Event Place: Sumter, South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 247-22-6768; Issue State: South Carolina; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Rafting, Sumter, South Carolina; Roll: T625_1712; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 141; Image: .
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Rafting Creek, Sumter, South Carolina; Roll: 2214; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 18; Image: 756.0.
    [4] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Newspaper: State, The; Publication Date: 27 May 2006; Publication Place: Columbia , SC , Us.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Rafting, Sumter, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Rafting, Sumter, South Carolina; Roll: T625_1712; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 141; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Rafting Creek, Sumter, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Rafting Creek, Sumter, South Carolina; Roll: 2214; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 18; Image: 756.0.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 May 2006
    Event Place: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 247-22-6768; Issue State: South Carolina; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Newspaper: State, The; Publication Date: 27 May 2006; Publication Place: Columbia , SC , Us.

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