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William "Red Will" Gahightower Crittenden 1797–1873 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1797

Birth Location: Georgia, USA

Death Date: 1873

Death Location: cherokee, nation, Oklahoma, USA

Father: James Clan

Mother: Nancy Hughes

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The story of William "Red Will" Gahightower Crittenden began in 1797 in Georgia, USA. William "Red Will" Gahightower Crittenden passed away in 1873 in cherokee, nation, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William "Red Will" Gahightower Crittenden began in 1797 in Georgia, USA.
  • William "Red Will" Gahightower Crittenden passed away in 1873 in cherokee, nation, Oklahoma, USA.

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William Crittenden's Ancestors

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William Crittenden
1797–1873
Birth Place: Georgia, USA
Parents
James Kan-ne-qua-tes-ke Crittendon Wolf Clan
1774–1850
Virginia, USA
Nancy (Ko Ta Ka Ya) Hughes
1780–1830
Cherokee County, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
William (Charles) Crittenden
1743–1849
Cherokee, Georgia, United States
Nancy (Fawling "Nannie") Downing
1743–1815
, Cherokee, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Ichabod Crittenden
1721–1797
Sarah Sumner
1728–1828
Major Downing
1710–1793
Hannah Fawling
1720–1752
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Chief
1684–1753
Annie BEEHUNTER
1712–1752

William Crittenden's Timeline

2 Records

1797
1797
Birth of William "Red Will" Gahightower Crittenden in Georgia, USA
Georgia, USA
1873
1873
Age 76
Death of William "Red Will" Gahightower Crittenden in cherokee, nation, Oklahoma, USA
cherokee, nation, Oklahoma, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1797
    Event Place: Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1873
    Event Place: cherokee, nation, Oklahoma, USA

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