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William Preston Bolling 1849–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1849

Birth Location: Spotsylvania, Virginia

Death Date: 24 Jan 1898

Death Location: Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA

Father: William Bowling

Mother: Elizabeth Shelton

Spouse(s): Amanda Powell

Children(s): Alice Bowling, Grace Powell, William Jr, John Bolling, Carrie Bowling, Ernest Bowling, Estelle Bowling

William Preston Bolling was born in 1849 in Spotsylvania, Virginia, the child of William Silas Bowling And Elizabeth Betsy Shelton. In 1850, William Preston Bolling resided in Eastern District, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA. In 1880, William Preston Bolling resided in , Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA. William Preston Bolling married Amanda Mandy Elizabeth Powell, and had children including Alice Beal Bowling, Carrie Virginia Bowling, Ernest Preston Bowling, Estelle Esteller Bowling, Grace Elizabeth Netttie Powell, John Samuel Bolling, William Laumin Bowling Jr. William Preston Bolling passed away in 1898 in Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • William Preston Bolling was born in 1849 in Spotsylvania, Virginia, the child of William Silas Bowling And Elizabeth Betsy Shelton.
  • In 1850, William Preston Bolling resided in Eastern District, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1880, William Preston Bolling resided in , Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA.
  • William Preston Bolling married Amanda Mandy Elizabeth Powell, and had children including Alice Beal Bowling, Carrie Virginia Bowling, Ernest Preston Bowling, Estelle Esteller Bowling, Grace Elizabeth Netttie Powell, John Samuel Bolling, William Laumin Bowling Jr.
  • William Preston Bolling passed away in 1898 in Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Bolling's Ancestors

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William Bolling
1849–1898
Birth Place: Spotsylvania, Virginia
Parents
William Silas Bowling
1810–1856
Stafford County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth ('Betsy') Shelton
1815–1880
Virginia
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Bolling's Descendants

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William (Preston) Bolling (abt 1849–24 Jan 1898) m. Amanda ('Mandy' Elizabeth) Powell (1854–27 Mar 1885)
  1. 1. Alice (Beal) Bowling 1873–1936
  2. 2. Grace (Elizabeth 'Netttie') Powell 1885–1945
  3. 3. William (Laumin Bowling) Jr 1882–
  4. 4. John (Samuel) Bolling 1879–1942
  5. 5. Carrie (Virginia) Bowling 1875–1881
  6. 6. Ernest (Preston) Bowling 1877–1967
  7. 7. Estelle (Esteller) Bowling 1881–1881

William Bolling's Timeline

4 Records

1849
abt 1849
Birth of William Preston Bolling in Spotsylvania, Virginia
Spotsylvania, Virginia
1850
1850
Age 1
William Preston Bolling resided here in Eastern District, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Eastern District, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 31
William Preston Bolling resided here in , Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
1898
24 Jan 1898
Age 49
Death of William Preston Bolling in Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1849
    Event Place: Spotsylvania, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Spotsylvania, Virginia; Roll: 1391; Page: 368C; Enumeration District: 136
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Eastern District, Spotsylvania, Virginia; Roll: 977; Page: 375b

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Eastern District, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Eastern District, Spotsylvania, Virginia; Roll: 977; Page: 375b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: , Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Spotsylvania, Virginia; Roll: 1391; Page: 368C; Enumeration District: 136

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1898
    Event Place: Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA

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