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William Lafayette Bearden 1827–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Sep 1827

Birth Location: Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 26 Feb 1912

Death Location: Dorchester, Saline County, Nebraska, United States of America

Father: Joseph Bearden

Mother: Martha Hardwick

Spouse(s): Mildred Davis, Nancy Mason

Children(s): Burley Bearden, Hattie Bearden, Isola Bearden, Hiram Bearden, Minerva Gibson, Virgil Bearden, Adelia Bearden

William Lafayette Bearden was born in 1827 in Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky, USA, the child of Joseph Bearden And Martha Hardwick. William Lafayette Bearden married Mildred Ann Davis, Nancy Jane Mason, and had children including Adelia Martha Bearden, Alice Bearden, Burley Wade Bearden, Hattie Maude Bearden, Hiram Benjamin Boone Bearden, Isola May Bearden, Minerva Jane Gibson, Virgil Foster Bearden. William Lafayette Bearden passed away in 1912 in Dorchester, Saline County, Nebraska, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Lafayette Bearden was born in 1827 in Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky, USA, the child of Joseph Bearden And Martha Hardwick.
  • William Lafayette Bearden married Mildred Ann Davis, Nancy Jane Mason, and had children including Adelia Martha Bearden, Alice Bearden, Burley Wade Bearden, Hattie Maude Bearden, Hiram Benjamin Boone Bearden, Isola May Bearden, Minerva Jane Gibson, Virgil Foster Bearden.
  • William Lafayette Bearden passed away in 1912 in Dorchester, Saline County, Nebraska, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Bearden's Ancestors

Self
William Bearden
1827–1912
Birth Place: Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Joseph Bearden
1802–1871
South Carolina, United States
Martha Hardwick
1806–
KY
Grandparents
Sarah Blessingame
1764–1857
South Carolina, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Bearden's Descendants

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William (Lafayette) Bearden (18 Sep 1827–26 Feb 1912) m. Mildred (Ann) Davis (03 Mar 1827–12 Jun 1864) m. Nancy (Jane) Mason (17 April 1838–16 July 1890)
  1. 1. Burley (Wade) Bearden 1880–1964
  2. 2. Hattie (Maude) Bearden 1875–1959
  3. 3. Isola (May) Bearden 1871–1912
  4. 4. Hiram (Benjamin Boone) Bearden 1873–1964
  5. 5. Minerva (Jane) Gibson 1864–1936
  6. 6. Virgil (Foster) Bearden 1877–1957
  7. 7. Adelia (Martha) Bearden 1856–1858

William Bearden's Timeline

5 Records

1827
18 Sep 1827
Birth of William Lafayette Bearden in Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky, USA
Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky, USA
1847
28 Oct 1847
Age 20
William Lafayette Bearden was married in Christian County, Illinois, USA
Christian County, Illinois, USA
1870
30 Nov 1870
Age 43
William Lafayette Bearden was married in Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, USA
Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 83
William Lafayette Bearden resided here in Dorchester, Saline, Nebraska, USA
Dorchester, Saline, Nebraska, USA
1912
26 Feb 1912
Age 85
Death of William Lafayette Bearden in Alliance, Box Butte, Nebraska, USA
Alliance, Box Butte, Nebraska, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Sep 1827
    Event Place: Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1936.001; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Dorchester, Saline, Nebraska; Roll: T624_854; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0122; FHL microfilm: 1374867

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1847
    Event Place: Christian County, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1870
    Event Place: Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Dorchester, Saline, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Dorchester, Saline, Nebraska; Roll: T624_854; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0122; FHL microfilm: 1374867

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1912
    Event Place: Alliance, Box Butte, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dorchester, Saline County, Nebraska, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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