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William Lewis Jackson Corley 1827–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jul 1827

Birth Location: Randolph, West Virginia, United States

Death Date: 31 Mar 1885

Death Location: Sutton, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA

Father: Noah Corley

Mother: Louisa Wilson

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The story of William Lewis Jackson Corley began in 1827 in Randolph, West Virginia, United States. William Lewis Jackson Corley married Sarah C Newlon. William Lewis Jackson Corley passed away in 1885 in Sutton, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Lewis Jackson Corley began in 1827 in Randolph, West Virginia, United States.
  • William Lewis Jackson Corley married Sarah C Newlon.
  • William Lewis Jackson Corley passed away in 1885 in Sutton, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA.

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William Corley's Ancestors

Self
William Corley
1827–1885
Birth Place: Randolph, West Virginia, United States
Parents
Noah Edwin Corley
1802–1864
Randolph, Charlotte, Virginia, United States
Louisa Wilson
1805–1884
Randolph Co., West Virginia
Grandparents
William (Frogge) Corley
1772–1823
Catherine Whitman
1783–1854
Barbour, Orange, Virginia, United States
Moses Wilson
1780–1843
Randolph, Charlotte, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Walker
1789–1861
London, England
Great-Grandparents
Manoah Corley
1735–1823
Jane Frogg
1741–1836
Henry Whitman
1732–1786
William Wilson
1754–1851
Mary Friend
1759–1839
John Walker
1759–1838
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Austin Corley
1719–1790
Effarilla Curtis
1718–1803
John Frogge
1709–1794
Elizabeth Strother
1721–1752
William Wilson
1722–1801
Elizabeth Blackburn
1725–1806
Jonas Friend
1730–1807
Sarah Skidmore
1740–1807
William Walker
1717–
Mary Nash
1734–1763

William Corley's Timeline

2 Records

1827
27 Jul 1827
Birth of William Lewis Jackson Corley in Randolph, West Virginia, United States
Randolph, West Virginia, United States
1885
31 Mar 1885
Age 58
Death of William Lewis Jackson Corley in Braxton, West Virginia, United States
Braxton, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1827
    Event Place: Randolph, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
    [2] West Virginia, Deaths Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Braxton County, West Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1885
    Event Place: Braxton, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Deaths Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sutton, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Deaths Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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