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William Whitaker Boykin 1876 – 1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1876

Birth Location: South Carolina

Death Date: 9 JUN 1940

Death Location: Charlotte, North Carolina

Father: Hunter Boykin

Mother: Elizabeth Kennedy

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The story of William Whitaker Boykin Sr. began in 1876 in South Carolina. William Whitaker Boykin Sr. passed away in 1940 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • The story of William Whitaker Boykin Sr. began in 1876 in South Carolina.
  • William Whitaker Boykin Sr. passed away in 1940 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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William Boykin's Ancestors

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William Boykin
1876 – 1940
Birth Place: South Carolina
Parents
Hunter Rives Boykin
1850 – 1931
Portland, Alabama, USA
Elizabeth (Doby "Nellie") Kennedy
1852 – 1930
Kershaw County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William (Whitaker) Boykin
1816 – 1889
Camden, Kershaw County, SC
Martha (Whitaker BOYKIN) Rives
1816 – 1874
Georgia
Great-Grandparents
Burwell Boykin
1752 – 1817
Mary Whitaker
1776 – 1833
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Boykin
1720 – 1786
Elizabeth Bryant
1730 – 1760

William Boykin's Timeline

2 Records

1876
Abt 1876
Birth of William Whitaker Boykin Sr. in South Carolina
South Carolina
1940
9 JUN 1940
Age 64
Death of William Whitaker Boykin Sr. in Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1876
    Event Place: South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 JUN 1940
    Event Place: Charlotte, North Carolina

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