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William Taft 'Bill' Boles 1909–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Apr 1909

Birth Location: Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: Feb 1974

Death Location: Chuckey, Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Henry Boles

Mother: Flora Bacon

Spouse(s): Elva Rose

Children(s): Loraine Renner, Graydon Boles

The story of William Taft 'Bill' Boles began in 1909 in Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA. In 1910, William Taft 'Bill' Boles resided in Civil District 6, Greene, Tennessee, USA. In 1920, William Taft 'Bill' Boles resided in Civil District 25, Greene, Tennessee, USA. William Taft 'Bill' Boles married Elva Eileen Rose, and had children including Graydon Leroy Boles, Loraine B Renner. William Taft 'Bill' Boles passed away in 1974 in Chuckey, Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Taft 'Bill' Boles began in 1909 in Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1910, William Taft 'Bill' Boles resided in Civil District 6, Greene, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1920, William Taft 'Bill' Boles resided in Civil District 25, Greene, Tennessee, USA.
  • William Taft 'Bill' Boles married Elva Eileen Rose, and had children including Graydon Leroy Boles, Loraine B Renner.
  • William Taft 'Bill' Boles passed away in 1974 in Chuckey, Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Boles
1874–1944
Birth Location: Greene, Tennessee, United States
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Flora Bacon
1874–1958
Birth Location: Jonesborough, Washington, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elva Rose
1911–1980
Birth Location: Greene County, Tennessee
ER

Children(s)

Loraine Renner
1936–1997
Birth Location: –
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Graydon Boles
1933–2016
Birth Location: Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA
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William Boles's Ancestors

Self
William Boles
1909–1974
Birth Place: Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Henry Clinton Boles
1874–1944
Greene, Tennessee, United States
Flora (Ellen) Bacon
1874–1958
Jonesborough, Washington, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Robert (Squire) Boles
1837–1908
Greene, Tennessee, USA
Melvina McMurtry
1842–1912
Caney Branch, Greene, Tennessee, USA
James (Charles) Bacon
1844–1902
Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Elizabeth Douglass
1848–1923
Washington County, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
Charles Bacon
1814–1894
Nancy Bacon
1819–1889
James Douglass
1818–1862
Mary Hall
1824–1892
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Bacon
1765–1850
Magdalena Neumann
1775–1846
Johnathan Bacon
1790–1861
Rachael Jackson
1792–1845
Samuel Douglass
1791–1882
Elizabeth Bacon
1800–1838
Henry Hall
1797–1869
Ann Henderson
1799–1844

William Boles's Descendants

1.
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William (Taft 'Bill') Boles (30 Apr 1909–Feb 1974) m. Elva (Eileen) Rose (7 Jun 1911–May 1980)
  1. 1. Loraine (B.) Renner 1936–1997
  2. 2. Graydon (Leroy) Boles 1933–2016

William Boles's Timeline

8 Records

1909
30 Apr 1909
Birth of William Taft 'Bill' Boles in Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA
Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 1
William Taft 'Bill' Boles resided here in Civil District 6, Greene, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 6, Greene, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 11
William Taft 'Bill' Boles resided here in Civil District 25, Greene, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 25, Greene, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 21
William Taft 'Bill' Boles resided here in District 12, Greene, Tennessee, USA
District 12, Greene, Tennessee, USA
1940
1940
Age 31
William Taft 'Bill' Boles resided here in Parrottsville, Cocke, Tennessee
Parrottsville, Cocke, Tennessee
1950
1950
Age 41
William Taft 'Bill' Boles resided here in Greene, Tennessee, USA
Greene, Tennessee, USA
1952
1952
Age 43
William Taft 'Bill' Boles resided here in Tennessee
Tennessee
1974
Feb 1974
Age 65
Death of William Taft 'Bill' Boles in Chuckey, Greene, Tennessee, USA
Chuckey, Greene, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1909
    Event Place: Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Marriage Records
    [2] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Tennessee, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 25
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 25, Greene, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1742; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 94
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 12, Greene, Tennessee; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0030; FHL microfilm: 2341983
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 6, Greene, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1501; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0073; FHL microfilm: 1375514
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Greene, Tennessee; Roll: 4246; Page: 71; Enumeration District: 30-38

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 6, Greene, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 6, Greene, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1501; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0073; FHL microfilm: 1375514

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 25, Greene, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 25, Greene, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1742; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 94

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 12, Greene, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 12, Greene, Tennessee; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0030; FHL microfilm: 2341983

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Parrottsville, Cocke, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Tennessee, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 25

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Greene, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Greene, Tennessee; Roll: 4246; Page: 71; Enumeration District: 30-38

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1952
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Feb 1974
    Event Place: Chuckey, Greene, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chuckey, Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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