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William Robert Capps 1876–1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 May 1876

Birth Location: Union County, Tennessee

Death Date: 10 June 1948

Death Location: Union County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: John Capps

Mother: Nancy Kirk

Spouse(s): Sarah Marion, Nila Gross

Children(s): Ida Capps, Willie Capps, James Capps, Maggie Capps, Roma Capps, Claude Capps, Caltha Capps, Carl Capps, Dessie Capps, Nancy Capps, John Capps, Reva Capps, Jacob Capps, Robert Capps

The story of William Robert Capps began in 1876 in Union County, Tennessee. William Robert Capps married Nila Naoma Oma Gross, Sarah Callie Marion, and had children including Caltha Beatrice Capps, Carl Theodore Capps, Claude Elbert Capps, Dessie Lee Capps, Ida M Capps, Jacob Loren Capps, James Herman Capps, John Cornelious Capps, Maggie Martha Capps, Nancy Irene Capps, Reva Mae Capps, Robert Woodrow Capps, Roma Alice Capps, Willie Lucinda Mae Capps. William Robert Capps passed away in 1948 in Union County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Robert Capps began in 1876 in Union County, Tennessee.
  • William Robert Capps married Nila Naoma Oma Gross, Sarah Callie Marion, and had children including Caltha Beatrice Capps, Carl Theodore Capps, Claude Elbert Capps, Dessie Lee Capps, Ida M Capps, Jacob Loren Capps, James Herman Capps, John Cornelious Capps, Maggie Martha Capps, Nancy Irene Capps, Reva Mae Capps, Robert Woodrow Capps, Roma Alice Capps, Willie Lucinda Mae Capps.
  • William Robert Capps passed away in 1948 in Union County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Capps's Ancestors

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William Capps
1876–1948
Birth Place: Union County, Tennessee
Parents
John A. Capps
1844–1910
Grainger Co Tennessee
Nancy (Marion) Kirk
1842–1901
Tennessee
Grandparents
Jacob (Capps) Jr.
1812–1880
Claiborne Co., Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Willis Capps
1780–1855
Elizabeth Yadon
1782–1854
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Capps
1725–1785
Jane
1725–1797
Joseph Sr
1756–1843
Mary Pennybaker
1763–1838

William Capps's Descendants

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William (Robert) Capps (3 May 1876–10 June 1948) m. Sarah (Callie) Marion (26 Apr 1878–1 Nov 1917) m. Nila (Naoma "Oma") Gross (27 Nov 1893–23 December 1978)
  1. 1. Ida (M.) Capps 1898–1939
  2. 2. Willie (Lucinda Mae) Capps 1909–1975
  3. 3. James (Herman) Capps 1900–1995
  4. 4. Maggie (Martha) Capps 1903–1975
  5. 5. Roma (Alice) Capps 1896–1978
  6. 6. Claude (Elbert) Capps 1914–1986
  7. 7. Caltha (Beatrice) Capps 1905–1983
  8. 8. Carl (Theodore) Capps 1928–1991
  9. 9. Dessie (Lee) Capps 1918–1978
  10. 10. Nancy (Irene) Capps 1916–2001
  11. 11. John (Cornelious) Capps 1921–2003
  12. 12. Reva (Mae) Capps 1926–1990
  13. 13. Jacob (Loren) Capps 1923–2007
  14. 14. Robert (Woodrow) Capps 1912–1984

William Capps's Timeline

2 Records

1876
3 May 1876
Birth of William Robert Capps in Union County, Tennessee
Union County, Tennessee
1948
10 June 1948
Age 72
Death of William Robert Capps in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 May 1876
    Event Place: Union County, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pawells, Knox, Tennessee
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 June 1948
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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