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William Alexander Bethune 1884–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Dec. 1884

Birth Location: DeKalb, Alabama, USA

Death Date: March 1967

Death Location: Rainsville, Dekalb County, Alabama

Father: Rev. Bethune

Mother: Adaline Elrod

Spouse(s): Charity Rose

Children(s): Clyde Bethune, Erma Bethune

William Alexander Bethune was born in 1884 in DeKalb, Alabama, USA, the child of Rev William Thomas Bethune And Adaline Viola Elrod. William Alexander Bethune married Charity Rose, and had children including Clyde Ray Bethune, Erma Willodean Bethune. William Alexander Bethune passed away in 1967 in Rainsville, Dekalb County, Alabama.

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Biography

  • William Alexander Bethune was born in 1884 in DeKalb, Alabama, USA, the child of Rev William Thomas Bethune And Adaline Viola Elrod.
  • William Alexander Bethune married Charity Rose, and had children including Clyde Ray Bethune, Erma Willodean Bethune.
  • William Alexander Bethune passed away in 1967 in Rainsville, Dekalb County, Alabama.

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William Bethune's Ancestors

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William Bethune
1884–1967
Birth Place: DeKalb, Alabama, USA
Parents
Rev. William Thomas Bethune
1856–1899
Pike County, Georgia
Adaline (Viola) Elrod
1860–1946
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Bethune's Descendants

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William (Alexander) Bethune (2 Dec. 1884–March 1967) m. Charity Rose (8 Oct 1887–27 Jun 1953)
  1. 1. Clyde (Ray) Bethune 1909–1997 m. Liza (Ann) Lacey 1909–1995
    1. 1. Melba (Narman) Bethune 1916–
    2. 2. Herbert Bethune 1928–2006
    3. 3. Orvil Bethune 1930–2001
    4. 4. Dwayne Bethune 1936–2012
  2. 2. Erma (Willodean) Bethune 1918–1973 m. Will (Dewey) Hicks 1916–1981

William Bethune's Timeline

2 Records

1884
2 Dec. 1884
Birth of William Alexander Bethune in DeKalb, Alabama, USA
DeKalb, Alabama, USA
1967
March 1967
Age 83
Death of William Alexander Bethune in Rainsville, Dekalb County, Alabama
Rainsville, Dekalb County, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Dec. 1884
    Event Place: DeKalb, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: March 1967
    Event Place: Rainsville, Dekalb County, Alabama

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