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William Andrew Coley 1862–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 MAY 1862

Birth Location: Georgia, United States of America

Death Date: 19 APR 1916

Death Location: Alto, Habersham County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Monteville Coley

Mother: Mahaley Pierce

Spouse(s): Lydia Watkins

Children(s): Charley Coley, Cleveland Coley

William Andrew Coley was born in 1862 in Georgia, United States of America, the child of Monteville Patton Coley And Mahaley Permelia Pierce. In 1870, William Andrew Coley resided in Amicaloa, Dawsonville, Dawson, Georgia, USA. In 1880, William Andrew Coley resided in Quillians, Hall, Georgia, USA. William Andrew Coley married Lydia Ann Watkins, and had children including Charley Harrison Coley, Cleveland C Coley. William Andrew Coley passed away in 1916 in Alto, Habersham County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Andrew Coley was born in 1862 in Georgia, United States of America, the child of Monteville Patton Coley And Mahaley Permelia Pierce.
  • In 1870, William Andrew Coley resided in Amicaloa, Dawsonville, Dawson, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1880, William Andrew Coley resided in Quillians, Hall, Georgia, USA.
  • William Andrew Coley married Lydia Ann Watkins, and had children including Charley Harrison Coley, Cleveland C Coley.
  • William Andrew Coley passed away in 1916 in Alto, Habersham County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Coley's Ancestors

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William Coley
1862–1916
Birth Place: Georgia, United States of America
Parents
Monteville Patton Coley
1833–1902
Georgia, United States of America
Mahaley (Permelia) Pierce
1839–1917
Hall County, Georgia, United States of America
Grandparents
Wilson (Jasper) Pierce
1813–1892
Hall County, Georgia
Nancy Barton
1816–1880
(Jackson) GA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Coley's Descendants

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William (Andrew) Coley (26 MAY 1862–19 APR 1916) m. Lydia (Ann) Watkins (1855–1930)
  1. 1. Charley (Harrison) Coley 1893–1979
  2. 2. Cleveland (C.) Coley 1888–1971

William Coley's Timeline

4 Records

1862
26 MAY 1862
Birth of William Andrew Coley in Georgia, United States of America
Georgia, United States of America
1870
1870
Age 8
William Andrew Coley resided here in Amicaloa, Dawsonville, Dawson, Georgia, USA
Amicaloa, Dawsonville, Dawson, Georgia, USA
1880
1880
Age 18
William Andrew Coley resided here in Quillians, Hall, Georgia, USA
Quillians, Hall, Georgia, USA
1916
19 APR 1916
Age 54
Death of William Andrew Coley in Georgia, USA
Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 MAY 1862
    Event Place: Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Amicaloa, Dawsonville, Dawson, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Quillians, Hall, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 APR 1916
    Event Place: Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Alto, Habersham County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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