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William McHenry (Henry) Cody 1879–1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 NOV 1879

Birth Location: Hancock County TN

Death Date: 14 JUL 1960

Death Location: Mitchell, Lawrence, Indiana, USA

Father: James Cody

Mother: Mary Lawson

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In 1879, William McHenry (Henry) Cody entered the world in Hancock County TN, born to James Jesse Cody And Mary Frances Lawson. William McHenry (Henry) Cody passed away in 1960 in Mitchell, Lawrence, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1879, William McHenry (Henry) Cody entered the world in Hancock County TN, born to James Jesse Cody And Mary Frances Lawson.
  • William McHenry (Henry) Cody passed away in 1960 in Mitchell, Lawrence, Indiana, USA.

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William Cody's Ancestors

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William Cody
1879–1960
Birth Place: Hancock County TN
Parents
James Jesse Cody
1846–1918
Scott County VA
Mary (Frances) Lawson
1857–1929
Hancock County, Tennesee, USA
Grandparents
James Cody
1809–1880
Scott, Virginia, USA
Eve Saunders
1808–1870
Scott County VA
Great-Grandparents
Zedekiah Cody
1791–1850
Tabitha Osborne
1791–1849
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cody
1741–1821
Sinai Stacy
1751–1820
James Osbourne
1765–1822
Nancy livingston
1765–1848

William Cody's Timeline

2 Records

1879
15 NOV 1879
Birth of William McHenry (Henry) Cody in Hancock County TN
Hancock County TN
1960
14 JUL 1960
Age 81
Death of William McHenry (Henry) Cody in Mitchell, Lawrence, Indiana, USA
Mitchell, Lawrence, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 NOV 1879
    Event Place: Hancock County TN

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 JUL 1960
    Event Place: Mitchell, Lawrence, Indiana, USA

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