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William Holcombe Bolling 1823 – 1876 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1823

Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 8 Mar 1876

Death Location: Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, United States

Father: Dr. Bolling

Mother: Anne Wigginton

Spouse(s): Sallie White, Alice Bolling

Children(s): Edith Bolling

William Holcombe Bolling was born in 1823 in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States, the child of Dr. Archibald Payne Bolling and Anne E Wigginton. In 1860, William Holcombe Bolling resided in Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, USA. William Holcombe Bolling married Sallie Spiers White, Alice C Bolling, and had children including Edith Bolling. William Holcombe Bolling passed away in 1876 in Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • William Holcombe Bolling was born in 1823 in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States, the child of Dr. Archibald Payne Bolling and Anne E Wigginton.
  • In 1860, William Holcombe Bolling resided in Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, USA.
  • William Holcombe Bolling married Sallie Spiers White, Alice C Bolling, and had children including Edith Bolling.
  • William Holcombe Bolling passed away in 1876 in Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Bolling's Ancestors

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William Bolling
1823 – 1876
Birth Place: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Parents
Dr. Archibald Payne Bolling
1806 – 1862
Red Oak, Charlotte, Virginia, USA
Anne (E) Wigginton
1809 – 1898
Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Archibald Bolling
1769 – 1829
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Catherine Payne
USA
Great-Grandparents
Col III,
1737 – 1804
Martha Jefferson
1741 – 1804
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Maj II,
1700 – 1757
Mary Blair
1708 – 1775
Colonel Jefferson
1708 – 1757
Jane Randolph
1720 – 1776

William Bolling's Descendants

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William (Holcombe) Bolling (1823 – 8 Mar 1876) m. Sallie (Spiers) White (Bet. 1814–1846 – Bet. 1852–1929) m. Alice (C) Bolling (Sep 1848 – )
  1. 1. Edith Bolling (Bet. 1852–1871 – Bet. 1873–1956) m. President (Woodrow) Wilson (28 Dec 1856 – 3 Feb 1924) m. Norman Galt

William Bolling's Timeline

3 Records

1823
1823
Birth of William Holcombe Bolling in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
1860
1860
Age 37
William Holcombe Bolling resided here in Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, USA
Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, USA
1876
8 Mar 1876
Age 53
Death of William Holcombe Bolling in Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, United States
Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1823
    Event Place: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia; Roll: M653_1385; Page: 746; Family History Library Film: 805385

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia; Roll: M653_1385; Page: 746; Family History Library Film: 805385

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Mar 1876
    Event Place: Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, United States

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