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William Lee Bigham 1885 – 1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 May 1885

Birth Location: Union City, North Carolina United States

Death Date: 28 Mar 1959

Death Location: Monroe, Union, North Carolina, United States

Father: John Bigham

Mother: Mary CARTER

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William Lee Bigham was born in 1885 in Union City, North Carolina United States, the child of John Nathan Bigham and Mary Sims "Molly" CARTER. In 1900, William Lee Bigham resided in Jackson, Union, North Carolina, USA. William Lee Bigham passed away in 1959 in Monroe, Union, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • William Lee Bigham was born in 1885 in Union City, North Carolina United States, the child of John Nathan Bigham and Mary Sims "Molly" CARTER.
  • In 1900, William Lee Bigham resided in Jackson, Union, North Carolina, USA.
  • William Lee Bigham passed away in 1959 in Monroe, Union, North Carolina, United States.

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William Bigham's Ancestors

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William Bigham
1885 – 1959
Birth Place: Union City, North Carolina United States
Parents
John Nathan Bigham
1852 – 1929
Waxhaw, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
Mary (Sims "Molly") CARTER
1859 – 1941
Union, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Nathan (Harmon) Bigham
1816 – 1896
Oconee, South Carolina, USA
Mary Ferguson
1823 – 1895
Oconee County, SOUTH CAROLINA
James (Hinson) Carter
1831 – 1913
York Dist, South Carolina, USA
Mary (Martha) Sims
1837 – 1869
Lancaster, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Bigham
1789 – 1856
Elizabeth Algea
1792 – 1848
Robert Ferguson
1787 – 1847
Patience Collins
1796 – 1836
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Bigham
1763 – 1817
Sarah Freeman
1766 – 1836
Francis Algea
1762 – 1794
Margaret Pitt
1765 – 1800

William Bigham's Timeline

3 Records

1885
24 May 1885
Birth of William Lee Bigham in Union City, North Carolina United States
Union City, North Carolina United States
1900
1900
Age 15
William Lee Bigham resided here in Jackson, Union, North Carolina, USA
Jackson, Union, North Carolina, USA
1959
28 Mar 1959
Age 74
Death of William Lee Bigham in Monroe, Union, North Carolina, United States
Monroe, Union, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 May 1885
    Event Place: Union City, North Carolina United States
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Jackson, Union, North Carolina; Roll: 1220; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0134; FHL microfilm: 1241220

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Jackson, Union, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Jackson, Union, North Carolina; Roll: 1220; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0134; FHL microfilm: 1241220

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1959
    Event Place: Monroe, Union, North Carolina, United States

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