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William Marcus Capps 1925–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Aug 1925

Birth Location: Wylam, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 3 Jun 1987

Death Location: Hueytown, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Charles Sr.

Mother: Ollie McClain

Spouse(s): Jannie Dorsett, Julia McCarley

Children(s):

In 1925, William Marcus Capps entered the world in Wylam, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA, born to Charles Isaac Capps Sr And Ollie Eugenia Mcclain. In 1930, William Marcus Capps resided in Birmingham, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA. In 1935, William Marcus Capps resided in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama. William Marcus Capps married Jannie Ann Dorsett, Julia Elizabeth Mccarley, and had children including Donna E Capps, William Marcus Capps, William Thomas Capps. William Marcus Capps passed away in 1987 in Hueytown, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1925, William Marcus Capps entered the world in Wylam, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA, born to Charles Isaac Capps Sr And Ollie Eugenia Mcclain.
  • In 1930, William Marcus Capps resided in Birmingham, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1935, William Marcus Capps resided in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama.
  • William Marcus Capps married Jannie Ann Dorsett, Julia Elizabeth Mccarley, and had children including Donna E Capps, William Marcus Capps, William Thomas Capps.
  • William Marcus Capps passed away in 1987 in Hueytown, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Capps's Ancestors

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William Capps
1925–1987
Birth Place: Wylam, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Parents
Charles Isaac Capps Sr.
1898–1975
Alabama
Ollie (Eugenia) McClain
1901–1969
Alabama, USA
Grandparents
William (Marion) Capps
1871–1940
Alabama
Minnie (Rebecca) Brown
1877–1958
Alabama, United States
Marcus (DeLafayette) McClain
1858–1905
Jefferson, Rock Creek, Alabama, USA
Margaret (Louise) Blackwell
1870–1957
Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Brown
1847–1924
Mary McDonald
1851–1910
John Blackwell
1845–1916
Eliza Gossett
1844–1927
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Brown
1812–1854
Lucinda Robertson
1820–1890
Jacob McDonald
1829–1905
Mary Glasgow
1829–1898
Jonathan Blackwell
1808–1888
Susana Littlejohn
1809–1891

William Capps's Timeline

8 Records

1925
20 Aug 1925
Birth of William Marcus Capps in Wylam, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Wylam, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
1930
1930
Age 5
William Marcus Capps resided here in Birmingham, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 10
William Marcus Capps resided here in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
1940
1940
Age 15
William Marcus Capps resided here in E P 52 (wylam), Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
E P 52 (wylam), Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1943
1943
Age 18
William Marcus Capps resided here in Wylam, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Wylam, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1946
1946
Age 21
William Marcus Capps resided here in Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Alabama, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 26
William Marcus Capps resided here in Alabama
Alabama
1987
3 Jun 1987
Age 62
Death of William Marcus Capps
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1925
    Event Place: Wylam, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Birmingham, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: E P 52 (wylam), Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1943
    Event Place: Wylam, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Alabama, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 43

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1946
    Event Place: Birmingham, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Alabama
    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: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jun 1987

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hueytown, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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