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William McDonald Cawley 1873–1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1873

Birth Location: Comanche County, Texas, United States of America

Death Date: 12 Dec 1945

Death Location: Rising Star, Eastland County, Texas, United States of America

Father: McDonald Cawley

Mother: Mary Turner

Spouse(s): Virginia Williams

Children(s): Sarah Cawley, Gaston Cawley, Marion Sr, J Cawley, Jackson Cowley, Raymon Cawley

In 1873, William McDonald Cawley entered the world in Comanche County, Texas, United States of America, born to Mcdonald Md Cawley And Mary Catherine Turner. William McDonald Cawley married Virginia Iva Williams, and had children including Gaston Cawley, J L Cawley, Jackson Cowley, Marion Mcdonald Cawley Sr, Raymon Cawley, Sarah Maud Cawley. William McDonald Cawley passed away in 1945 in Rising Star, Eastland County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1873, William McDonald Cawley entered the world in Comanche County, Texas, United States of America, born to Mcdonald Md Cawley And Mary Catherine Turner.
  • William McDonald Cawley married Virginia Iva Williams, and had children including Gaston Cawley, J L Cawley, Jackson Cowley, Marion Mcdonald Cawley Sr, Raymon Cawley, Sarah Maud Cawley.
  • William McDonald Cawley passed away in 1945 in Rising Star, Eastland County, Texas, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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William Cawley's Ancestors

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William Cawley
1873–1945
Birth Place: Comanche County, Texas, United States of America
Parents
McDonald MD Cawley
1835–1882
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Mary (Catherine) Turner
1846–1882
Alabama, United States
Grandparents
Larkin (L) Turner
1815–1871
Baldwin, Georgia, United States
Mary (Irenea) Johnson
1811–1872
Warren, Georgia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Larkin Turner
1778–1878
Eleanor Turner
1783–1857
Robert Johnson
1763–1821
Syble Ives
1768–1849
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Turner
1744–1806
Rebecca Turner)
1753–1806
William Driskell
1756–1820
Tabitha Wooten
1758–1892
Joseph Johnston
1750–1795
Leah Littleton
1749–1819
John Ives
1720–1796
Margaret Ives
1730–1796

William Cawley's Descendants

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William (McDonald) Cawley (1 Jan 1873–12 Dec 1945) m. Virginia (Iva) Williams (22 Apr 1881–27 Nov 1969)
  1. 1. Sarah (Maud) Cawley 1920–1984 m. Maurice (S.) Ferguson 1920–2003
    1. 1. Jennie Mohr 1886–1964 m. Jon (Wood) Mohr –2018
  2. 2. Gaston Cawley 1906–1922
  3. 3. Marion (McDonald Cawley) Sr 1898–1973
  4. 4. J (L) Cawley 1901–1979
  5. 5. Jackson Cowley 1906–
  6. 6. Raymon Cawley 1912–1919

William Cawley's Timeline

2 Records

1873
1 Jan 1873
Birth of William McDonald Cawley in Comanche County, Texas, United States of America
Comanche County, Texas, United States of America
1945
12 Dec 1945
Age 72
Death of William McDonald Cawley in Rising Star, Eastland, Texas, USA
Rising Star, Eastland, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1873
    Event Place: Comanche County, Texas, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1945
    Event Place: Rising Star, Eastland, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rising Star, Eastland County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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