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William Wherrey Bolton 1900 – 1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Nov 1900

Birth Location: Austin, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 26 Apr 1959

Death Location: VA Hospital 5206, Rural Logan, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: DeWitt Bolton

Mother: Myra Roberts

Spouse(s): Leona McFall, Mary Bouchert, Leona Meridith

Children(s): William Bolton, James Bolton, Mary Bolton, Gladys Bolton, William Bolton, William Bolton, James Bolton, Mary Bolton, Gladys Bolton

William Wherrey Bolton was born in 1900 in Austin, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of DeWitt Edgar Bolton and Myra A Roberts. In 1942, William Wherrey Bolton resided in Dubois, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1944, William Wherrey Bolton resided in Du Bois, Pennsylvania, USA. William Wherrey Bolton married Leona Faye McFall, Mary Jane BROWN Bolton Bouchert, Leona Syntha Meridith, and had children including William Bolton, James Edward Bolton, Mary Elizabeth Bolton, Gladys Virginia Bolton, William Herbert Bolton, William Bolton, James Edward Bolton, Mary Elizabeth Bolton, Gladys Virginia Bolton. William Wherrey Bolton passed away in 1959 in VA Hospital 5206, Rural Logan, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • William Wherrey Bolton was born in 1900 in Austin, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of DeWitt Edgar Bolton and Myra A Roberts.
  • In 1942, William Wherrey Bolton resided in Dubois, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1944, William Wherrey Bolton resided in Du Bois, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • William Wherrey Bolton married Leona Faye McFall, Mary Jane BROWN Bolton Bouchert, Leona Syntha Meridith, and had children including William Bolton, James Edward Bolton, Mary Elizabeth Bolton, Gladys Virginia Bolton, William Herbert Bolton, William Bolton, James Edward Bolton, Mary Elizabeth Bolton, Gladys Virginia Bolton.
  • William Wherrey Bolton passed away in 1959 in VA Hospital 5206, Rural Logan, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Bolton's Ancestors

Self
William Bolton
1900 – 1959
Birth Place: Austin, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
DeWitt Edgar Bolton
1873 – 1933
New Jersey
Myra (A) Roberts
1878 – 1963
Bradford, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Horace (Newton) Bolton
1850 – 1916
Rahway, Union County, New Jersey, United States of America
Sarah (Lovinia Wherry) (Bolton)
1851 –
New York
William (D) Roberts
Wales
Lillian\ (Lydia) Ives
1859 – 1941
Great-Grandparents
John Bolton
1826 – 1914
Emily Kelley
1827 – 1909
William Wherry
1827 – 1922
Mary Wherry
1833 – 1906
William Roberts
Charles Ives
1833 – 1879
Anna Halladay
1834 – 1930
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Bolton
1801 – 1877
Jane Entwistle
1804 –
John Kelley
1788 –
Hannah Ward
1799 – 1880
Michael Ives
1795 – 1835
Lydia Dickinson
1803 – 1880
Belian Halliday
1797 – 1870
Lucy Baker
1797 – 1878

William Bolton's Descendants

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William (Wherrey) Bolton (24 Nov 1900 – 26 Apr 1959) m. Leona (Faye) McFall (2 Feb 1912 – 23 Dec 1977) m. Mary (Jane BROWN Bolton) Bouchert (1903 – 1972) m. Leona (Syntha) Meridith (1893 – 1978)
  1. 1. William Bolton (24 Nov 1922 – 24 Nov 1922)
  2. 2. James (Edward) Bolton (16 Aug 1924 – 05 Mar 1996)
  3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Bolton (26 Jan 1926 – 12 Mar 2006) m. Harold (LeRoy) BOLES (14 Sep 1926 – 30 Nov 2010)
    1. 1. Sherry (Lynn) Martin (abt 1953 – Abt 1985)
    2. 2. Edward (F) Boles (28 Mar 1962 – 20 Oct 2001)
  4. 4. Gladys (Virginia) Bolton (18 Aug 1927 – 04 Feb 1940)
  5. 5. William (Herbert) Bolton (30 March 1933 – 12 November 1981) m. LaVerne (Frances) Walker (4 Dec 1927 – Jan 1987) m. Gloria (Marie) Bolton (13 March 1928 – 21 Nov 2013)
    1. 1. Gail (Alice Bolton) (Biggs) (2 Feb 1955 – Jan 22 2025) m. John Mullens m. Lonnie Biggs
      1. 1. Michelle (Nicole) Mullens (Aug 1977 – )
      2. 2. John Mullens
    2. 2. Norma (Faye) Bolton (Jan 1957 – ) m. Warren Dobbs
    3. 3. William (Herbert) Bolton (3 Jan 1958 – 24 Jan 2009) m. Julie (E.) Sauerheber (abt 1969 – )
      1. 1. Deanne ONeill
    4. 4. Karen (Alice) Bolton (12 Jan 1959 – ) m. Mahmood ((Fred) Salehian) Sabet (27 Nov 1960 – ) m. Eric McElmeel
      1. 1. Nicole (Nadere Salehian) Sabet (10/23/1986 – ) m. David (Dwayne) Shugart (21 Dec 1967 – )
    5. 5. Warren (lee) Stacy (26 Apr 1947 – )

William Bolton's Timeline

4 Records

1900
24 Nov 1900
Birth of William Wherrey Bolton in Austin, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Austin, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
1942
1942
Age 42
William Wherrey Bolton resided here in Dubois, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA
Dubois, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA
1944
1944
Age 44
William Wherrey Bolton resided here in Du Bois, Pennsylvania, USA
Du Bois, Pennsylvania, USA
1959
26 Apr 1959
Age 59
Death of William Wherrey Bolton in VA Hospital 5206, Rural Logan, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA
VA Hospital 5206, Rural Logan, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1900
    Event Place: Austin, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, U.S., Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012
    [2] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
    [3] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1969
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Dubois, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1944
    Event Place: Du Bois, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1959
    Event Place: VA Hospital 5206, Rural Logan, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, U.S., Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012
    [2] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1969
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sandy Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, U.S., Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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