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William Earl Colley 1933–2005 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Feb 1933

Birth Location: Sturgeon, Boone County, Missouri

Death Date: 22 Aug 2005

Death Location: Columbia, Boone County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: John Colley

Mother: Annie Chism

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Children(s):

The story of William Earl Colley began in 1933 in Sturgeon, Boone County, Missouri. In 1950, William Earl Colley resided in Clark, Randolph, Missouri, USA. William Earl Colley passed away in 2005 in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Earl Colley began in 1933 in Sturgeon, Boone County, Missouri.
  • In 1950, William Earl Colley resided in Clark, Randolph, Missouri, USA.
  • William Earl Colley passed away in 2005 in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri, United States of America.

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William Colley's Ancestors

Self
William Colley
1933–2005
Birth Place: Sturgeon, Boone County, Missouri
Parents
John Earl Colley
1900–1973
Missouri, United States of America
Annie (Jewel) Chism
1905–1998
Randolph County, Missouri, United States of America
Grandparents
William (Richard (Dick)) Colley
1880–1969
Moberly, Randolph, Missouri, USA
Nancy (Evelyn (Eva)) Stockwell
1881–1960
Moberly, Randolph County, Missouri, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Colley
1859–1933
Sarah Cleeton
1863–1926
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Adam Colley
1830–1863
Mariam Bradley
1832–1870
John Cleeton
1800–1868
Margaret
–1849

William Colley's Timeline

3 Records

1933
10 Feb 1933
Birth of William Earl Colley in Sturgeon, Boone County, Missouri
Sturgeon, Boone County, Missouri
1950
1950
Age 17
William Earl Colley resided here in Clark, Randolph, Missouri, USA
Clark, Randolph, Missouri, USA
2005
22 Aug 2005
Age 72
Death of William Earl Colley in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri, United States of America
Columbia, Boone County, Missouri, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1933
    Event Place: Sturgeon, Boone County, Missouri

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Clark, Randolph, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Aug 2005
    Event Place: Columbia, Boone County, Missouri, United States of America

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