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William Dennis Busby 1875–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Apr 1875

Birth Location: Jasper, Newton, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 16 Oct 1959

Death Location: Tahlequah, Cherokee, Oklahoma, USA

Father: Burrell Busby

Mother: Margaret Carter

Spouse(s): Hattie Morrison

Children(s): Lee Busby, Mitchell Busby, Jasper Busby, Willie Busby, Johnny Busby, Bessie Busby, Anna Busby, Howard Busby

William Dennis Busby was born in 1875 in Jasper, Newton, Arkansas, USA, the child of Burrell Bell Busby And Margaret Elizabeth Carter. William Dennis Busby married Hattie May Morrison, and had children including Anna Belle Busby, Bessie Jane Busby, Howard Lex Busby, Jasper Burl Busby, Johnny Busby, Lee Busby, Mitchell Busby, Willie Miles Busby. William Dennis Busby passed away in 1959 in Tahlequah, Cherokee, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • William Dennis Busby was born in 1875 in Jasper, Newton, Arkansas, USA, the child of Burrell Bell Busby And Margaret Elizabeth Carter.
  • William Dennis Busby married Hattie May Morrison, and had children including Anna Belle Busby, Bessie Jane Busby, Howard Lex Busby, Jasper Burl Busby, Johnny Busby, Lee Busby, Mitchell Busby, Willie Miles Busby.
  • William Dennis Busby passed away in 1959 in Tahlequah, Cherokee, Oklahoma, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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William Busby's Ancestors

Self
William Busby
1875–1959
Birth Place: Jasper, Newton, Arkansas, USA
Parents
Burrell Bell Busby
1842–1926
Dresden, Weakley, Tennessee, USA
Margaret (Elizabeth) Carter
1840–1919
Douglas County, Missouri, USA
Grandparents
Milack ((Miles)) Busby
1801–1850
Dresden, Weakley, Tennessee, USA
Matilda Bell
1801–1872
Blount County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Burwell Jr.
1778–1845
Sophie Yancey
1782–1881
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Burwell Sr.
1710–1784
Sara Pelt
1721–1789
Austin Yancey
1752–1833
Sarah Garrison
1753–1790

William Busby's Descendants

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William (Dennis) Busby (30 Apr 1875–16 Oct 1959) m. Hattie (May) Morrison (30 May 1877–24 Jul 1953)
  1. 1. Lee Busby 1902–1969
  2. 2. Mitchell Busby 1924–1990
  3. 3. Jasper (Burl) Busby 1908–1967
  4. 4. Willie (Miles) Busby 1914–1979
  5. 5. Johnny Busby 1917–1971
  6. 6. Bessie (Jane) Busby 1895–1967 m. William (Hansford) Adams 1896–1970
    1. 1. Wayne (William) Adams 1927–1977
    2. 2. Vina (Ann) Adams 1912–1962 m. William (Roscoe (Buck)) Forbes 1907–1967
      1. 1. Kenneth (Edward) Forbes 1939–2006
    3. 3. Richard (Howard) Adams 1916–1974
    4. 4. Viola (B.) Adams 1914–1962
  7. 7. Anna (Belle) Busby 1900–1997
  8. 8. Howard (Lex) Busby 1919–1979

William Busby's Timeline

2 Records

1875
30 Apr 1875
Birth of William Dennis Busby in Jasper, Newton, Arkansas, USA
Jasper, Newton, Arkansas, USA
1959
16 Oct 1959
Age 84
Death of William Dennis Busby in Tahlequah, Cherokee, Oklahoma, USA
Tahlequah, Cherokee, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1875
    Event Place: Jasper, Newton, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Tahlequah Star-Citizen; Publication Date: 22 Oct 1959; Publication Place: Tahlequah, Oklahoma, USA; ,0.6477409,0.8465917,0.80251426&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cherokee County, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Tahlequah Star-Citizen; Publication Date: 22 Oct 1959; Publication Place: Tahlequah, Oklahoma, USA; ,0.6477409,0.8465917,0.80251426&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1959
    Event Place: Tahlequah, Cherokee, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Tahlequah Star-Citizen; Publication Date: 22 Oct 1959; Publication Place: Tahlequah, Oklahoma, USA; ,0.6477409,0.8465917,0.80251426&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tahlequah, Cherokee, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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