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William Hightower Barksdale 1866–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 December 1866

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 2 March 1912

Death Location: Brooklyn, Halifax County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Beverly Barksdale

Mother: susan Hightower

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In 1866, William Hightower Barksdale entered the world in Virginia, born to Beverly Barksdale And Susan Elizabeth Hightower. In 1880, William Hightower Barksdale resided in Birch Creek, Halifax, Virginia, USA. William Hightower Barksdale passed away in 1912 in Brooklyn, Halifax County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1866, William Hightower Barksdale entered the world in Virginia, born to Beverly Barksdale And Susan Elizabeth Hightower.
  • In 1880, William Hightower Barksdale resided in Birch Creek, Halifax, Virginia, USA.
  • William Hightower Barksdale passed away in 1912 in Brooklyn, Halifax County, Virginia, United States of America.

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William Barksdale's Ancestors

Self
William Barksdale
1866–1912
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
Beverly Barksdale
1841–1920
Virginia
susan (elizabeth) Hightower
1844–1929
Virginia
Grandparents
beverly (randolph) barksdale
1814–1896
emily seals
1816–1896
Georgia
joshua Hightower
1810–1897
Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Permilia smith
1813–1882
Patrick County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
archibald seals
–1851
ann burnley
1795–1877
thomas Hightower
1774–1841
mary thomas
1785–1861
2nd-Great-Grandparents
henry burnley
1755–1835
lucy barksdale
1756–1803
charnel Hightower
1733–1793

William Barksdale's Timeline

3 Records

1866
17 December 1866
Birth of William Hightower Barksdale in Virginia
Virginia
1880
1880
Age 14
William Hightower Barksdale resided here in Birch Creek, Halifax, Virginia, USA
Birch Creek, Halifax, Virginia, USA
1912
2 March 1912
Age 46
Death of William Hightower Barksdale
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 December 1866
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Birch Creek, Halifax, Virginia; Roll: 1369; Page: 170D; Enumeration District: 115
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Birch Creek, Halifax, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Birch Creek, Halifax, Virginia; Roll: 1369; Page: 170D; Enumeration District: 115

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 March 1912
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brooklyn, Halifax County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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