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William Jobe Coward 1830–1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jan 1830

Birth Location: Beards, Pickens, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 28 Oct 1905

Death Location: McShan, Pickens County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Reuben Coward

Mother: Nancy Williams

Spouse(s): Nancy Bunnell

Children(s): Jim Coward, Mary Coward, John Coward, Ellen Coward, Bettie Coward, Sarah Coward, Jonnie Coward

The story of William Jobe Coward began in 1830 in Beards, Pickens, Alabama, USA. William Jobe Coward married Nancy Nash Bunnell, and had children including Bettie Coward, Ellen Nancy Coward, Jim W Coward, John Franklin Coward, Jonnie Jim W Coward, Mary Adeline Coward, Sarah Frances Sallie Coward. William Jobe Coward passed away in 1905 in McShan, Pickens County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Jobe Coward began in 1830 in Beards, Pickens, Alabama, USA.
  • William Jobe Coward married Nancy Nash Bunnell, and had children including Bettie Coward, Ellen Nancy Coward, Jim W Coward, John Franklin Coward, Jonnie Jim W Coward, Mary Adeline Coward, Sarah Frances Sallie Coward.
  • William Jobe Coward passed away in 1905 in McShan, Pickens County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Reuben Coward
1796–1865
Birth Location: Martin County, North Carolina, USA
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Nancy Williams
1789–1860
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Bunnell
1832–1918
Birth Location: Yorkville, Pickens, Alabama, USA
NB

Children(s)

Jim Coward
1857–1870
Birth Location: Beards, Pickens, Alabama, USA
JC
Mary Coward
1854–1899
Birth Location: Kemper, Mississippi, USA
MC
John Coward
1861–1915
Birth Location: Beards, Pickens, Alabama, USA
JC
Ellen Coward
1868–1942
Birth Location: Beards, Pickens, Alabama, USA
EC
Bettie Coward
1865–
Birth Location: Beards, Pickens, Alabama, USA
BC
Sarah Coward
1872–1909
Birth Location: Beards, Pickens, Alabama, USA
SC
Jonnie Coward
1857–1870
Birth Location: Beards, Pickens, Alabama, USA
JC

William Coward's Ancestors

Self
William Coward
1830–1905
Birth Place: Beards, Pickens, Alabama, USA
Parents
Reuben Coward
1796–1865
Martin County, North Carolina, USA
Nancy (Lucretia) Williams
1789–1860
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Coward's Descendants

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William (Jobe) Coward (20 Jan 1830–28 Oct 1905) m. Nancy (Nash) Bunnell (20 Dec 1832–4 Sep 1918)
  1. 1. Jim (W) Coward 1857–1870
  2. 2. Mary (Adeline) Coward 1854–1899
  3. 3. John (Franklin) Coward 1861–1915
  4. 4. Ellen (Nancy) Coward 1868–1942
  5. 5. Bettie Coward 1865–
  6. 6. Sarah (Frances "Sallie") Coward 1872–1909
  7. 7. Jonnie ((Jim W.)) Coward 1857–1870

William Coward's Timeline

2 Records

1830
20 Jan 1830
Birth of William Jobe Coward in Beards, Pickens, Alabama, USA
Beards, Pickens, Alabama, USA
1905
28 Oct 1905
Age 75
Death of William Jobe Coward in Beards, Pickens, Alabama, USA
Beards, Pickens, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1830
    Event Place: Beards, Pickens, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1905
    Event Place: Beards, Pickens, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: McShan, Pickens County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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