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William Lovett Balfour 1802–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Mar 1802

Birth Location: Edgecomb County, North Carolina

Death Date: 8 May 1857

Death Location: Clinton, Mississippi

Father: William Balfour

Mother:

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Gartley

Children(s): Mary Balfour, Joseph Balfour, Louis Balfour, Horace Balfour, William Balfour, John Balfour, James Balfour, Charles Balfour

In 1802, William Lovett Balfour entered the world in Edgecomb County, North Carolina, born to William Balfour And Elizabeth Lovett Suggs. In 1850, William Lovett Balfour resided in Madison, Mississippi. William Lovett Balfour married Elizabeth Davis Gartley, and had children including Charles Clifton Balfour, Horace Blackman Balfour, James Roach Balfour, John W Balfour, Joseph Davis Balfour, Louis Gartley Balfour, Mary Jane Balfour, William Suggs Balfour. William Lovett Balfour passed away in 1857 in Clinton, Mississippi.

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Biography

  • In 1802, William Lovett Balfour entered the world in Edgecomb County, North Carolina, born to William Balfour And Elizabeth Lovett Suggs.
  • In 1850, William Lovett Balfour resided in Madison, Mississippi.
  • William Lovett Balfour married Elizabeth Davis Gartley, and had children including Charles Clifton Balfour, Horace Blackman Balfour, James Roach Balfour, John W Balfour, Joseph Davis Balfour, Louis Gartley Balfour, Mary Jane Balfour, William Suggs Balfour.
  • William Lovett Balfour passed away in 1857 in Clinton, Mississippi.

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William Balfour's Ancestors

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William Balfour
1802–1857
Birth Place: Edgecomb County, North Carolina
Parents
William Balfour
1770–1835
Edgecomb county North Carolina?
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William Balfour's Descendants

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William (Lovett) Balfour (25 Mar 1802–8 May 1857) m. Elizabeth (Davis) Gartley (1808–1853)
  1. 1. Mary (Jane) Balfour 1827–1891 m. Dr. (Horace Golding) Blackman 1818–1870
    1. 1. Frances (Davis "Fannie") Blackman 1863–1946 m. Edward (H.) Ludlow 1860–1893 m. Robert (Horatio) Browne 1856–1931
      1. 1. Elise (Sartor) Browne 1903–1981 m. Thomas (Franklin) Catchings 1896–1960
        1. 1. Robert (F) Catchings 1924–2007
    2. 2. Annie (Laurie) Blackman 1866– m. Arthur (Randles) Price 1865–
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Balfour "Betty") Blackman 1846–
    4. 4. Catherine (Hunt "Kate") Blackman 1857–1943
    5. 5. Isabelle (Golding) Blackman 1848–
    6. 6. William (Black) Blackman 1855–
    7. 7. Horace (Golding) Blackman 1859–
    8. 8. Susan Blackman 1850–
    9. 9. Mary (Emma "Mollie") Blackman 1853–1914 m. Henry (Lueco) Howze 1851–1880 m. Henry (Clay) Florance 1844–1926
      1. 1. Mary (Blackman) Howze 1876–
      2. 2. Henry (Lueco) Howze 1878–1934 m. Frieda (A. M.) Eckerlin 1886–
        1. 1. Rita (Eloise) Howze 1913–2005 m. George (Edward) Martin 1918–1982
  2. 2. Joseph (Davis) Balfour 1840–1862 m. Estelle (Angelina) Musson 1843–1909
    1. 1. Estelle (Josephine) Balfour 1862–1881
  3. 3. Louis (Gartley) Balfour 1842–1919 m. Lucy (Boyle) Smith 1848–1917
    1. 1. Louise Balfour 1882–
    2. 2. Louie Balfour 1879–
    3. 3. L.G. Balfour 1870–
    4. 4. Mary (Blackman) Balfour 1880–1908
    5. 5. Ida (May) Balfour 1868–1953
    6. 6. Lulu (B.) Balfour 1878–1963
    7. 7. Gartley Balfour 1879–1920
  4. 4. Horace (Blackman) Balfour 1844–
  5. 5. William (Suggs) Balfour 1828–1902
  6. 6. John (W.) Balfour 1830–
  7. 7. James (Roach) Balfour 1831–1900
  8. 8. Charles (Clifton) Balfour 1834–

William Balfour's Timeline

3 Records

1802
25 Mar 1802
Birth of William Lovett Balfour in Edgecomb County, North Carolina
Edgecomb County, North Carolina
1850
1850
Age 48
William Lovett Balfour resided here in Madison, Mississippi
Madison, Mississippi
1857
8 May 1857
Age 55
Death of William Lovett Balfour in Clinton, Mississippi
Clinton, Mississippi

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1802
    Event Place: Edgecomb County, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: , Madison, Mississippi; Roll: M432_376; Page: 157A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Madison, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: , Madison, Mississippi; Roll: M432_376; Page: 157A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 May 1857
    Event Place: Clinton, Mississippi

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