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William Layton Barnett 1919 – 1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 May 1919

Birth Location: Indiana, USA

Death Date: 10 Nov 1945

Death Location: Lawrenceville, Lawrence, Illinois, USA

Father: Albert Barnett

Mother: Lucy Yount

Spouse(s): Josephine Sheets

Children(s):

William Layton Barnett was born in 1919 in Indiana, USA, the child of Albert Emory Barnett and Lucy E Yount. William Layton Barnett married Josephine Sheets. William Layton Barnett passed away in 1945 in Lawrenceville, Lawrence, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • William Layton Barnett was born in 1919 in Indiana, USA, the child of Albert Emory Barnett and Lucy E Yount.
  • William Layton Barnett married Josephine Sheets.
  • William Layton Barnett passed away in 1945 in Lawrenceville, Lawrence, Illinois, USA.

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William Barnett's Ancestors

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William Barnett
1919 – 1945
Birth Place: Indiana, USA
Parents
Albert Emory Barnett
1881 – 1963
Johnson, Indiana, USA
Lucy (E) Yount
1884 – 1976
Indiana, USA
Grandparents
George (Washington) Barnett
1843 – 1931
Blue River, Johnson, Indiana, USA
Mary (Ann) Barnett
1845 – 1929
Edinburgh, Johnson, Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
Ambrose Barnett
1809 – 1885
Sophronia Riggs
1817 – 1911
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ransom Riggs
1789 – 1863
Sarah Tremaine
1795 – 1863

William Barnett's Timeline

2 Records

1919
21 May 1919
Birth of William Layton Barnett in Indiana, USA
Indiana, USA
1945
10 Nov 1945
Age 26
Death of William Layton Barnett in Lawrenceville, Lawrence, Illinois, USA
Lawrenceville, Lawrence, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 May 1919
    Event Place: Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Nov 1945
    Event Place: Lawrenceville, Lawrence, Illinois, USA

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