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William Rowland Capps 1905–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Aug 1905

Birth Location: Lumberton, Robeson County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 4 Aug 1980

Death Location: Lumberton, Robeson County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Rufus Sr

Mother: Lethea Lamb

Spouse(s): Margaret Stone

Children(s):

In 1905, William Rowland Capps entered the world in Lumberton, Robeson County, North Carolina, USA, born to Rufus Delanson Capps Sr And Lethea Lettie Lamb. In 1910, William Rowland Capps resided in Britts, Robeson, North Carolina, USA. In 1920, William Rowland Capps resided in Wishart, Robeson, North Carolina, USA. William Rowland Capps married Margaret Jane Stone, and had children including Mary Joyce Capps, Winston Ronald Capps. William Rowland Capps passed away in 1980 in Lumberton, Robeson County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1905, William Rowland Capps entered the world in Lumberton, Robeson County, North Carolina, USA, born to Rufus Delanson Capps Sr And Lethea Lettie Lamb.
  • In 1910, William Rowland Capps resided in Britts, Robeson, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1920, William Rowland Capps resided in Wishart, Robeson, North Carolina, USA.
  • William Rowland Capps married Margaret Jane Stone, and had children including Mary Joyce Capps, Winston Ronald Capps.
  • William Rowland Capps passed away in 1980 in Lumberton, Robeson County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rufus Sr
1866–1952
Birth Location: Johnson
RS
Lethea Lamb
1875–1956
Birth Location: Roberson, North Carolina, USA
LL

Spouses(s)

Margaret Stone
1910–2002
Birth Location: Britts, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
MS

Children(s)

William Capps's Ancestors

Self
William Capps
1905–1980
Birth Place: Lumberton, Robeson County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Rufus Delanson Capps Sr
1866–1952
Johnson
Lethea ("Lettie") Lamb
1875–1956
Roberson, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William (Henry) Capps
1839–1920
Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
Eliza (Jane) Baxley
1839–1919
Johnson County, North Carolina, USA
Neil Lamb
1853–1934
Robeson, North Carolina
Mary (Anne) Bullard
1855–1927
Robeson County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Littleton Capps
1801–1879
Zilpha Price
1804–1901
Daniel Baxley
1815–1883
Sarah Willis
1816–1870
Peter Lamb
1832–1864
Rhonda Spivey
1823–1895
William Bullard
1826–1915
Eliza Bullard
1832–1915
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sr
1751–1832
Zilpha Bulls
1773–1839
Rice Price
1755–1818
Catherine Bryant
1764–1827
William Baxley
1797–1877
Mary Jenkins
1778–
Samuel Willis
1760–1831
Sarah Musselwhite
1760–1822
Meady Lamb
1786–1869
Benetar Prevatt
1796–1881
Matthew Spivey
1793–1869
Grace Benton
1793–1880
William Bullard
1803–1863
Basheba Ivey
1804–1880

William Capps's Timeline

8 Records

1905
19 Aug 1905
Birth of William Rowland Capps in Lumberton, Robeson County, North Carolina, USA
Lumberton, Robeson County, North Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 5
William Rowland Capps resided here in Britts, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
Britts, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 15
William Rowland Capps resided here in Wishart, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
Wishart, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 30
William Rowland Capps resided here in Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina
Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina
1940
1940
Age 35
William Rowland Capps resided here in Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 45
William Rowland Capps resided here in Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 46
William Rowland Capps resided here in North Carolina
North Carolina
1980
4 Aug 1980
Age 75
Death of William Rowland Capps in Lancaster, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
Lancaster, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1905
    Event Place: Lumberton, Robeson County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Lumberton, Robeson

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Britts, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Britts, Robeson, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1129; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0101; FHL microfilm: 1375142

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Wishart, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Wishart, Robeson, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1320; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 148

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02964; Page: 23B; Enumeration District: 78-23

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives at Atlanta; Atlanta, Georgia; WWII Draft Registration Cards for North Carolina, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 60

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Lumberton, Robeson

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1980
    Event Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lumberton, Robeson County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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