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William Murray Conyers 1889–1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Sep 1889

Birth Location: Portland, Sumner, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1 June 1977

Death Location: Madisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA

Father: William Conyers

Mother: Eliza Moore

Spouse(s): Annie Cook

Children(s): Annie Conyers, Mary -, James Conyers, Helen Conyers

William Murray Conyers was born in 1889 in Portland, Sumner, Tennessee, USA, the child of William Addison Conyers And Eliza Jane Moore. In 1910, William Murray Conyers resided in Magisterial District 3, Christian, Kentucky, USA. In 1930, William Murray Conyers resided in Etowah, Mcminn, Tennessee, USA. William Murray Conyers married Annie Belle Cook, and had children including Annie Laurie Conyers, Helen Murray Conyers, James Chaney Conyers, Mary Eliza Lamb Conyers. William Murray Conyers passed away in 1977 in Madisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • William Murray Conyers was born in 1889 in Portland, Sumner, Tennessee, USA, the child of William Addison Conyers And Eliza Jane Moore.
  • In 1910, William Murray Conyers resided in Magisterial District 3, Christian, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1930, William Murray Conyers resided in Etowah, Mcminn, Tennessee, USA.
  • William Murray Conyers married Annie Belle Cook, and had children including Annie Laurie Conyers, Helen Murray Conyers, James Chaney Conyers, Mary Eliza Lamb Conyers.
  • William Murray Conyers passed away in 1977 in Madisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Conyers
1856–1919
Birth Location: Sumner, Tennessee, USA
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Eliza Moore
1867–1944
Birth Location: Portland, Sumner, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Annie Cook
1887–1929
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Annie Conyers
1914–1995
Birth Location: Pembroke, Christian County, Kentucky, USA
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Mary -
1916–2006
Birth Location: Pembroke, Christian County, Kentucky, United States of America
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James Conyers
1923–2005
Birth Location: Guthrie, Todd, Kentucky, USA
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Helen Conyers
1921–
Birth Location: Pembroke, Christian County, Kentucky, United States of America
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William Conyers's Ancestors

Self
William Conyers
1889–1977
Birth Place: Portland, Sumner, Tennessee, USA
Parents
William Addison Conyers
1856–1919
Sumner, Tennessee, USA
Eliza (Jane) Moore
1867–1944
Portland, Sumner, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Josephus (C) Conyers
1831–1866
Kentucky, United States
Elizabeth Austin
1834–1876
Tennessee
Thomas (Benton) Moore
1834–1906
Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Ann) Williams
1840–1921
Great-Grandparents
John Conyers
1788–1874
Susannah Spradlin
1793–1852
Valentine Austin
1801–1844
Mariah Staley
1804–1860
Risdon Moore
1791–1868
Mary Mitchell
1796–1882
Josephus Williams
1813–1865
Emily Robertson
1817–1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Conyers
1757–1847
Jane Wills
1768–1820
Obediah Spradling
1760–1823
Lucy Creel
1765–1850
Henry Austin
1771–1842
Mary Dickenson
1778–1863
Peter Staley
1780–
Ann Miers
1782–1866
Smyth Moore
1752–1804
Mollie Dent
1760–1804
Hector Williams
–1825

William Conyers's Descendants

1.
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William (Murray) Conyers (4 Sep 1889–1 June 1977) m. Annie (Belle) Cook (17 May 1887–26 October 1929)
  1. 1. Annie (Laurie) Conyers 1914–1995 m. Joseph (Daniel) Purcell 1908–1990
    1. 1. Joanne (Marie) Purcell 1937–2016
    2. 2. Terence (Patrick) Purcell 1946–2004
  2. 2. Mary (Eliza (Lamb) Conyers) - 1916–2006 m. Thomas (Cornelius McGuyer) - 1907–1985
    1. 1. Murray (Yuvonne McGuyer) - 1943–1991
  3. 3. James (Chaney) Conyers 1923–2005 m. Catherine (June) Thurston 1927–1992
    1. 1. Randall (Scott) Conyers 1950–1986
  4. 4. Helen (Murray) Conyers 1921–

William Conyers's Timeline

5 Records

1889
4 Sep 1889
Birth of William Murray Conyers in Portland, Sumner, Tennessee, USA
Portland, Sumner, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 21
William Murray Conyers resided here in Magisterial District 3, Christian, Kentucky, USA
Magisterial District 3, Christian, Kentucky, USA
1930
1930
Age 41
William Murray Conyers resided here in Etowah, Mcminn, Tennessee, USA
Etowah, Mcminn, Tennessee, USA
1942
1942
Age 53
William Murray Conyers resided here in East Saint Louis, Illinois, USA
East Saint Louis, Illinois, USA
1977
1 June 1977
Age 88
Death of William Murray Conyers in Madisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
Madisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1889
    Event Place: Portland, Sumner, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration), for The State of Illinois; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M2097
    [2] Kentucky Death Index
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Etowah, Mcminn, Tennessee; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0008
    [4] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Kentucky; Registration County: Todd; Roll: 1653842
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Magisterial District 3, Christian, Kentucky; Roll: T624_470; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 1374483

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Magisterial District 3, Christian, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Magisterial District 3, Christian, Kentucky; Roll: T624_470; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 1374483

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Etowah, Mcminn, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Etowah, Mcminn, Tennessee; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0008

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: East Saint Louis, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration), for The State of Illinois; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M2097

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Hopkins
    Record Source: Kentucky Death Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Todd, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Kentucky; Registration County: Todd; Roll: 1653842

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 June 1977
    Event Place: Madisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky Death Index
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