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William J Arrington 1835 – 1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1835

Birth Location: Yancey County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1864

Death Location: Madison, North Carolina, USA

Father: William Harrington

Mother: Judith Gillespie

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In 1835, William J Arrington entered the world in Yancey County, North Carolina, USA, born to William Silas Harrington and Judith Gillespie. William J Arrington passed away in 1864 in Madison, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1835, William J Arrington entered the world in Yancey County, North Carolina, USA, born to William Silas Harrington and Judith Gillespie.
  • William J Arrington passed away in 1864 in Madison, North Carolina, USA.

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William Arrington's Ancestors

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William Arrington
1835 – 1864
Birth Place: Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
William Silas Harrington
1795 – 1869
Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Judith Gillespie
1799 – 1882
West Bull Creek, Madison Co., North Carolina
Grandparents
James Arrington
1767 – 1831
Edgecombe Co, South Carolina, United States
Elizabeth Foster
1766 – 1799
Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Silas Gillaspie
1777 – 1850
Beaufort County, North Carolina, USA
Mary ("Polly" Emaline) Nial
1779 – 1858
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Gilaspy
1744 – 1798
Margaret Bowen
1750 – 1823
Robert (Naill)
1760 – 1793
Jane Neal
1752 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wood
1731 – 1816
Abigal Carver
1734 –

William Arrington's Timeline

2 Records

1835
1835
Birth of William J Arrington in Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
1864
1864
Age 29
Death of William J Arrington in Madison, North Carolina, USA
Madison, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1835
    Event Place: Yancey County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1864
    Event Place: Madison, North Carolina, USA

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