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William Emilus "Sam" Cleveland 1869 – 1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 OCT 1869

Birth Location: Illinois

Death Date: 20 AUG 1955

Death Location: Terral, Jefferson County, Oklahoma, USA

Father: William (Cleveland)

Mother: Margaret Watson

Spouse(s): Margaret Cleveland

Children(s): Faye Cleveland

William Emilus "Sam" Cleveland was born in 1869 in Illinois, the child of William Riley Cleavelin (Cleveland) and Margaret Ann Watson. William Emilus "Sam" Cleveland married Margaret (Maggie) Bell Smith Cleveland, and had children including Faye Cleveland. William Emilus "Sam" Cleveland passed away in 1955 in Terral, Jefferson County, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • William Emilus "Sam" Cleveland was born in 1869 in Illinois, the child of William Riley Cleavelin (Cleveland) and Margaret Ann Watson.
  • William Emilus "Sam" Cleveland married Margaret (Maggie) Bell Smith Cleveland, and had children including Faye Cleveland.
  • William Emilus "Sam" Cleveland passed away in 1955 in Terral, Jefferson County, Oklahoma, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William (Cleveland)
1840 – 1917
Birth Location: Franklin County, Illinois, United States of America
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Margaret Watson
1845 – 1916
Birth Location: Saline County, Illinois
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Cleveland
1873 – 1953
Birth Location: Franklin County, Alabama, USA
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Children(s)

Faye Cleveland
1907 – 1975
Birth Location: Indian Territory, Oklahoma
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William Cleveland's Ancestors

Self
William Cleveland
1869 – 1955
Birth Place: Illinois
Parents
William Riley Cleavelin (Cleveland)
1840 – 1917
Franklin County, Illinois, United States of America
Margaret (Ann) Watson
1845 – 1916
Saline County, Illinois
Grandparents
Robert (Clemment) Watson
1805 – 1875
Tennessee
Margaret (Ann) Price
1806 – 1875
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
John Watson
1767 – 1841
Martha Martin
1779 – 1862
John Price
1783 – 1847
Catherine (Powell)
1782 – 1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Watson
1731 – 1810
Elizabeth McDowell
1738 – 1817
Capt MARTIN
1732 – 1836
Margaret McCurdy
1742 – 1833
"Anthony" Price
1765 – 1820
Joice CUNDIFF
1766 – 1795
Charles Howell
1760 – 1850
Jane Hunter
1770 – 1846

William Cleveland's Descendants

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William (Emilus "Sam") Cleveland (29 OCT 1869 – 20 AUG 1955) m. Margaret ((Maggie) Bell Smith) Cleveland (17 JUL 1873 – 28 JUN 1953)
  1. 1. Faye Cleveland (24 MAY 1907 – 15 DEC 1975) m. Rudolph (Milo) Scott (23 JUL 1907 – 11 MAR 1979)
    1. 1. Mary (Sue) Scott (15 MAY 1933 – 16 NOV 2014)
    2. 2. Doris (Fay) Scott (21 JUN 1927 – 28 FEB 2012)
      1. 1. Tamara (Fay Hooper) Schrader (28 DEC 1947 – )
      2. 2. Dorita Brown
      3. 3. Kim Hooper

William Cleveland's Timeline

2 Records

1869
29 OCT 1869
Birth of William Emilus "Sam" Cleveland in Illinois
Illinois
1955
20 AUG 1955
Age 86
Death of William Emilus "Sam" Cleveland in Terral, Jefferson County, Oklahoma, USA
Terral, Jefferson County, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 OCT 1869
    Event Place: Illinois

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 AUG 1955
    Event Place: Terral, Jefferson County, Oklahoma, USA
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