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William Edwin Capps 1842–1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: December 1842

Birth Location: Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois, United States of America

Death Date: 23 September 1896

Death Location: Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Joseph Capps

Mother: Sarah Reid

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In 1842, William Edwin Capps entered the world in Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois, United States of America, born to Joseph Capps And Sarah Ann Higgins Reid. In 1850, William Edwin Capps resided in Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, USA. William Edwin Capps passed away in 1896 in Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1842, William Edwin Capps entered the world in Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois, United States of America, born to Joseph Capps And Sarah Ann Higgins Reid.
  • In 1850, William Edwin Capps resided in Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, USA.
  • William Edwin Capps passed away in 1896 in Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois, United States of America.

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William Capps's Ancestors

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William Capps
1842–1896
Birth Place: Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois, United States of America
Parents
Joseph Capps
1811–1872
Winchester, Clark County, Kentucky, United States of America
Sarah (Ann Higgins) Reid
1819–1892
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America
Grandparents
Caleb (Capps) Jr.
1778–1864
Knotts Island, Currituck, North Carolina, USA
Martha Williams
1782–1861
Kentucky
Stephen (Holland Reid) I
1773–1827
Windham, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. (Sunday)
Mary Prather
1786–1866
Prince George Parish, Montgomery County, Maryland, U.S.A.
Great-Grandparents
Caleb Capps
1750–1820
Lydia Williams
1755–1802
John Williams
1764–1808
Mary Hardison
–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Capps's Timeline

3 Records

1842
December 1842
Birth of William Edwin Capps in Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois, United States of America
Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois, United States of America
1850
1850
Age 8
William Edwin Capps resided here in Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, USA
Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, USA
1896
23 September 1896
Age 54
Death of William Edwin Capps in Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois, United States of America
Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: December 1842
    Event Place: Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 September 1896
    Event Place: Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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