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William Sherman Biggs 1887–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Mar 1887

Birth Location: Arkansas, United States of America

Death Date: 8 Jan 1941

Death Location: Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America

Father: James Biggs

Mother: Nancy Biggs

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William Sherman Biggs was born in 1887 in Arkansas, United States of America, the child of James David Biggs And Nancy Martha Emeline Talley Biggs. In 1900, William Sherman Biggs resided in Fort Smith Ward 5, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA. William Sherman Biggs passed away in 1941 in Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Sherman Biggs was born in 1887 in Arkansas, United States of America, the child of James David Biggs And Nancy Martha Emeline Talley Biggs.
  • In 1900, William Sherman Biggs resided in Fort Smith Ward 5, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA.
  • William Sherman Biggs passed away in 1941 in Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America.

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William Biggs's Ancestors

Self
William Biggs
1887–1941
Birth Place: Arkansas, United States of America
Parents
James David Biggs
1841–1899
Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States of America
Nancy (Martha Emeline (Talley)) Biggs
1852–1930
Calhoun, Gordon, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Berry (Lee) Talley
1827–1909
Laurens County, South Carolina, USA
Eleanor (Ellender Gay Langston) Talley
1819–1862
Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Talley
1788–1872
Margaret Pool
1803–1829
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Frederick Talley
1745–1841
Seth Poole
1765–1837
Elizabeth Ladd
1769–1837

William Biggs's Timeline

3 Records

1887
31 Mar 1887
Birth of William Sherman Biggs in Arkansas, United States of America
Arkansas, United States of America
1900
1900
Age 13
William Sherman Biggs resided here in Fort Smith Ward 5, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
Fort Smith Ward 5, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
1941
8 Jan 1941
Age 54
Death of William Sherman Biggs in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1887
    Event Place: Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Fort Smith Ward 5, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1941
    Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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