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WILLIAM RANSOM CREEL 1849–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4/24/1849

Birth Location: Jones County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 8/16/1941

Death Location: Biloxi, Harrison, Mississippi, USA

Father: JOHN JR.

Mother: HANNAH RAINWATER

Spouse(s): SABRA WHITTINGTON

Children(s): ROSA CREEL, ALICE CREEL, MARY CREEL, LILLIAN CREEL, IDA CREEL, NANCY CREEL, LULA CREEL, GEORGE CREEL, WILLIAM CREEL, FRANCE CREEL, ETHEL CREEL

In 1849, WILLIAM RANSOM CREEL entered the world in Jones County, Mississippi, USA, born to John Creel Jr And Hannah Rainwater. In 1900, WILLIAM RANSOM CREEL resided in Mississippi City, Harrison, Mississippi, USA. In 1922, WILLIAM RANSOM CREEL resided in Biloxi, Mississippi, USA. WILLIAM RANSOM CREEL married Sabra Mahaleann Whittington, and had children including Alice Eudora Creel, Ethel Aberta Creel, France Elizabeth Creel, George Washinton Creel, Ida Maybell Creel, Lillian Eleanor Creel, Lula Evelyn Creel, Mary Etta Creel, Nancy Catherine Creel, Rosa Anna Creel, William Archie Creel. WILLIAM RANSOM CREEL passed away in 1941 in Biloxi, Harrison, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1849, WILLIAM RANSOM CREEL entered the world in Jones County, Mississippi, USA, born to John Creel Jr And Hannah Rainwater.
  • In 1900, WILLIAM RANSOM CREEL resided in Mississippi City, Harrison, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1922, WILLIAM RANSOM CREEL resided in Biloxi, Mississippi, USA.
  • WILLIAM RANSOM CREEL married Sabra Mahaleann Whittington, and had children including Alice Eudora Creel, Ethel Aberta Creel, France Elizabeth Creel, George Washinton Creel, Ida Maybell Creel, Lillian Eleanor Creel, Lula Evelyn Creel, Mary Etta Creel, Nancy Catherine Creel, Rosa Anna Creel, William Archie Creel.
  • WILLIAM RANSOM CREEL passed away in 1941 in Biloxi, Harrison, Mississippi, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

WILLIAM CREEL's Ancestors

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WILLIAM CREEL
1849–1941
Birth Place: Jones County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
JOHN CREEL JR.
1825–1870
HANNAH RAINWATER
1832–1908
Demopolis, Marengo, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
JOHN (CREEL) SR.
1802–1862
Chester County, South Carolina, USA
KIZZIAH DEARMAN
1804–1860
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Creel
1771–1859
2nd-Great-Grandparents

WILLIAM CREEL's Descendants

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WILLIAM (RANSOM) CREEL (4/24/1849–8/16/1941) m. SABRA (MAHALEANN) WHITTINGTON (3/29/1859–3/23/1931)
  1. 1. ROSA (ANNA) CREEL 1882–1952 m. JACOB (ELISHA) MILLER 1879–1958
    1. 1. VERA (RUTH) MILLER 1904–1977 m. EUGENE BYRD 1900–1987
      1. 1. THOMAS (JEAN) BYRD 1937–2012 m. ALICE (MARIE) SCHWED 1941–1998
      2. 2. OSWALD (EUGENE) BYRD 1924–2001
      3. 3. FRANK (ELISHA) BYRD 1928–1991
      4. 4. HILDA (RUTH) BYRD 1926– m. John (W) Burns 1919–
    2. 2. MATHILDA (ROSE) MILLER 1906–1990
    3. 3. JACOB (ELISHA) MILLER 1908–1991
    4. 4. MILTON (C.) MILLER 1910–1916
    5. 5. CHARLES (MILTON) MILLER 1910–1916
    6. 6. ARNOLD (E.) MILLER 1914–1965
    7. 7. FRANCES (GEORGETTE) MILLER 1918–1984
    8. 8. SHIROD (WILLIAM) MILLER 1921–1976
    9. 9. SHIRLEY MILLER 1921–2009
    10. 10. MARY (THERESA) MILLER 1924–1989
  2. 2. ALICE (EUDORA) CREEL 1876–1949
  3. 3. MARY (ETTA) CREEL 1877–1943
  4. 4. LILLIAN (ELEANOR) CREEL 1880–1956
  5. 5. IDA (MAYBELL) CREEL 1885–1973
  6. 6. NANCY (CATHERINE) CREEL 1887–1938
  7. 7. LULA (EVELYN) CREEL 1889–1898
  8. 8. GEORGE (WASHINTON) CREEL 1894–1918
  9. 9. WILLIAM (ARCHIE) CREEL 1895–1895
  10. 10. FRANCE (ELIZABETH) CREEL 1898–1924
  11. 11. ETHEL (ABERTA) CREEL 1900–2003

WILLIAM CREEL's Timeline

4 Records

1849
4/24/1849
Birth of WILLIAM RANSOM CREEL in Jones County, Mississippi, USA
Jones County, Mississippi, USA
1900
1900
Age 51
WILLIAM RANSOM CREEL resided here in Mississippi City, Harrison, Mississippi, USA
Mississippi City, Harrison, Mississippi, USA
1922
1922
Age 73
WILLIAM RANSOM CREEL resided here in Biloxi, Mississippi, USA
Biloxi, Mississippi, USA
1941
8/16/1941
Age 92
Death of WILLIAM RANSOM CREEL in Biloxi, Harrison, Mississippi, USA
Biloxi, Harrison, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4241849
    Event Place: Jones County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Mississippi City, Harrison, Mississippi; Roll: 808; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0032; FHL microfilm: 1240808

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Mississippi City, Harrison, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Mississippi City, Harrison, Mississippi; Roll: 808; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0032; FHL microfilm: 1240808

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1922
    Event Place: Biloxi, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8161941
    Event Place: Biloxi, Harrison, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Biloxi, Harrison, Mississippi, USA

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