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William Lewis Jackson Corley 1827–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 July 1827

Birth Location: Barbour County, West Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 31 May 1885

Death Location: Sutton, Braxton County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Pvt. Corley

Mother: Louisa Wilson

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The story of William Lewis Jackson Corley began in 1827 in Barbour County, West Virginia, United States of America. William Lewis Jackson Corley passed away in 1885 in Sutton, Braxton County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Lewis Jackson Corley began in 1827 in Barbour County, West Virginia, United States of America.
  • William Lewis Jackson Corley passed away in 1885 in Sutton, Braxton County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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William Corley's Ancestors

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William Corley
1827–1885
Birth Place: Barbour County, West Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Pvt. Noah Edwin Corley
1802–1864
Randolph, VA
Louisa (Elizabeth) Wilson
1805–1884
Randolph, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William (Frogge) Corley
1772–1825
Culpepper, Virginia, USA
Catherine Whitman
1783–1854
Barbour, Orange, Virginia, United States
Moses Wilson
1780–1843
Randolph Co, Virginia now, West Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Walker
1789–1861
London, England
Great-Grandparents
Manoah Corley
1735–1823
Jane Frogge
1741–1845
William Wilson
1754–1851
Mary Friend
1760–1839
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jno Frogg
1717–
Elizabeth Strother
1721–1795
Sgt I
1730–1807
Maria Culen
1687–1733

William Corley's Timeline

2 Records

1827
27 July 1827
Birth of William Lewis Jackson Corley in Barbour County, West Virginia, United States of America
Barbour County, West Virginia, United States of America
1885
31 May 1885
Age 58
Death of William Lewis Jackson Corley in Sutton, Braxton County, West Virginia, United States of America
Sutton, Braxton County, West Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 July 1827
    Event Place: Barbour County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 May 1885
    Event Place: Sutton, Braxton County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sutton, Braxton County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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