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William Montville Bolling 1874–1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Aug 1874

Birth Location: Big Branch, Letcher, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 17 Jun 1946

Death Location: Bowling Fork, Pike County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Henry Bolling

Mother: Rebecca Ratliff

Spouse(s): Virginia Overstreet

Children(s):

William Montville Bolling was born in 1874 in Big Branch, Letcher, Kentucky, USA, the child of Henry Clay Bolling And Rebecca Ratliff. In 1880, William Montville Bolling resided in Marrowbone Creek, Pike, Kentucky, United States. In 1900, William Montville Bolling resided in Lower Elkhorn, Pike, Kentucky. William Montville Bolling married Virginia Overstreet. William Montville Bolling passed away in 1946 in Bowling Fork, Pike County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • William Montville Bolling was born in 1874 in Big Branch, Letcher, Kentucky, USA, the child of Henry Clay Bolling And Rebecca Ratliff.
  • In 1880, William Montville Bolling resided in Marrowbone Creek, Pike, Kentucky, United States.
  • In 1900, William Montville Bolling resided in Lower Elkhorn, Pike, Kentucky.
  • William Montville Bolling married Virginia Overstreet.
  • William Montville Bolling passed away in 1946 in Bowling Fork, Pike County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Bolling
1826–1904
Birth Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
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Rebecca Ratliff
1836–1912
Birth Location: Pike Kentucky
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Spouses(s)

Virginia Overstreet
1863–
Birth Location: St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA
VO

Children(s)

William Bolling's Ancestors

Self
William Bolling
1874–1946
Birth Place: Big Branch, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Henry Clay Bolling
1826–1904
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Rebecca Ratliff
1836–1912
Pike Kentucky
Grandparents
Sarah Bolling
1797–1863
North Carolina
Nathan Rattiff
1816–1880
Floyd Co. Kentucky
Matilda Case
1815–1900
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Justin Boling
1760–1841
Margaret Baker
1764–1843
Wm Ratliff
1782–1857
Patsy Ratliff
1790–1860
Thomas Case
1798–1830
Margaret
1795–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Bolling
1734–1832
Mary Phelps
1737–1767
Col Baker
1735–1820
Elizabeth Terrill
1734–1785
Nathaniel Ratcliff
1762–1835
Martha Ratliff
1764–1803

William Bolling's Timeline

6 Records

1874
28 Aug 1874
Birth of William Montville Bolling in Big Branch, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Big Branch, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Age 6
William Montville Bolling resided here in Marrowbone Creek, Pike, Kentucky, United States
Marrowbone Creek, Pike, Kentucky, United States
1900
1900
Age 26
William Montville Bolling resided here in Lower Elkhorn, Pike, Kentucky
Lower Elkhorn, Pike, Kentucky
1910
1910
Age 36
William Montville Bolling resided here in Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky
Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky
1946
17 Jun 1946
Age 72
Death of William Montville Bolling in Bowling Fork Cemetary
Bowling Fork Cemetary
1946
17 Jun 1946
Age 72
Death of William Montville Bolling in Pike, Kentucky
Pike, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1874
    Event Place: Big Branch, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
    [2] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
    [3] Kentucky Death Index
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Marrowbone Creek, Pike, Kentucky; Roll: T9_439; Family History Film: 1254439; Page: 623.2000; Enumeration District: 97; Image: 0103.
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lower Elkhorn, Pike, Kentucky; Roll: T623_548; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 88.
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Marrowbone Creek, Pike, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Marrowbone Creek, Pike, Kentucky; Roll: T9_439; Family History Film: 1254439; Page: 623.2000; Enumeration District: 97; Image: 0103.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Lower Elkhorn, Pike, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lower Elkhorn, Pike, Kentucky; Roll: T623_548; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 88.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1946
    Event Place: Pikeville, Kentucky
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Daily News - 20 Jun 1946 - 5, Mont Bowling Obituary 20 Jun 1946

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kentucky
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pike
    Record Source: Kentucky Death Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1946
    Event Place: Bowling Fork Cemetary
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
    [2] Kentucky Death Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1946
    Event Place: Pike, Kentucky
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bowling Fork, Pike County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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