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William Cowan Crockett 1803–1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: April 22, 1803

Birth Location: Georgia

Death Date: September 24, 1890

Death Location: Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA

Father: John Crockett

Mother: Mary Cowan

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Cunnyngham

Children(s): Sina Crockett, John Crockett, James Crockett, David Crockett, Samuel Crockett, Mary Crockett, Elizabeth Crockett, William Crockett, George Crockett

The story of William Cowan Crockett began in 1803 in Georgia. In 1850, William Cowan Crockett resided in Southern Division, Tishomingo, Mississippi. In 1860, William Cowan Crockett resided in Tishomingo, Mississippi, United States. William Cowan Crockett married Elizabeth Betsy Cunnyngham, and had children including David S Crockett, Elizabeth Caroline Crockett, George Crockett, James M Crockett, John Cowan Crockett, Mary Polly K Crockett, Samuel T Crockett, Sina Sinnie Angeline Crockett, William J Crockett. William Cowan Crockett passed away in 1890 in Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Cowan Crockett began in 1803 in Georgia.
  • In 1850, William Cowan Crockett resided in Southern Division, Tishomingo, Mississippi.
  • In 1860, William Cowan Crockett resided in Tishomingo, Mississippi, United States.
  • William Cowan Crockett married Elizabeth Betsy Cunnyngham, and had children including David S Crockett, Elizabeth Caroline Crockett, George Crockett, James M Crockett, John Cowan Crockett, Mary Polly K Crockett, Samuel T Crockett, Sina Sinnie Angeline Crockett, William J Crockett.
  • William Cowan Crockett passed away in 1890 in Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Crockett
1780–1858
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Mary Cowan
1779–1852
Birth Location: Georgia
MC

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Cunnyngham
1812–1863
Birth Location: Coffee County, Tennessee
EC

Children(s)

Sina Crockett
1835–1881
Birth Location: Tennessee
SC
John Crockett
1829–1893
Birth Location: Tennessee
JC
James Crockett
1837–1856
Birth Location: Tennessee
JC
David Crockett
1839–1856
Birth Location: Lincoln County, Tennessee
DC
Samuel Crockett
1844–1863
Birth Location: Tennessee
SC
Mary Crockett
1831–1852
Birth Location: Tennessee
MC
Elizabeth Crockett
1833–1905
Birth Location: –
EC
William Crockett
1842–1848
Birth Location: –
WC
George Crockett
1855–1860
Birth Location: Tishomingo County, Mississippi
GC

William Crockett's Ancestors

Self
William Crockett
1803–1890
Birth Place: Georgia
Parents
John Crockett
1780–1858
South Carolina
Mary ("Polly") Cowan
1779–1852
Georgia
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Crockett's Descendants

1.
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William (Cowan) Crockett (April 22, 1803–September 24, 1890) m. Elizabeth ("Betsy") Cunnyngham (March 30, 1812–September 1863)
  1. 1. Sina ("Sinnie" Angeline) Crockett 1835–1881 m. Benjamin (Johnson) Wilemon 1833–1863 m. Henry (Ross) Moores 1835–1903
    1. 1. Katharine ("Katie" J.) Wilemon 1854– m. Caswell (H.) Donaldson 1850– m. John (W.) Ashley 1851–
      1. 1. Effie (Mae) Donaldson 1879–1953 m. John (Miles) White 1875–1961
        1. 1. Calvin (Wesley) White 1898–1980 m. Beulah (Bertha) Wester 1903–1998
        2. 2. Katie (Alice) White 1905–1967 m. James ("Jamie" Samuel) Greer 1900–1975
        3. 3. Ben (Murray) White 1907–1981 m. Mattie (Mae Elizabeth) Pennington 1907–1994
        4. 4. Crockett (Marion) White 1912–2000 m. Violet (T.) Orebaugh 1906–1999
        5. 5. Lee (Donaldson) White 1921–1982 m. Thelma (Lee) Taylor 1925–2001
    2. 2. Alice (E.) Wilemon 1856– m. Jourdan (Moores) Beanland 1857–1912
      1. 1. Charles ("Charlie" Ross) Beanland 1885–1955 m. Bessie (Lee) Lang 1890–
        1. 1. Mary (F.) Beanland 1906–
        2. 2. Martha (E.) Beanland 1909–
      2. 2. William (Crockett) Beanland 1890–1956 m. Robbie (E.) Butler 1900–1933 m. Mary (Belle) Butler 1901–1968
        1. 1. Betty (Jean) Beanland 1922–2010 m. Cecil (Joseph) Jaquith 1916–2009
        2. 2. Glory (Anne) Beanland 1926–1991
        3. 3. William ("Bill" Crockett Beanland) Jr. 1928–2010 m. Janet Baird 1933–2015
        4. 4. Robert ("Bob" Butler) Beanland 1930–1987
    3. 3. Teresa ("Tedie" A.) Wilemon 1860–1881
    4. 4. Fannie (Crockett) Moores 1874–1932 m. Andrew (Alexander) Tays 1868–1936
      1. 1. Virgia (Moores) Tays 1895–1963 m. Robert (Jake) Heyer 1894–1983
        1. 1. Robert (Tays) Heyer 1920–1999 m. Marjorie McKewen 1927–2000
        2. 2. Richard (Leroy) Heyer 1926–1995 m. Mary (Sue) Morrison 1927–2013
      2. 2. Wesley (Alexander) Tays 1897–1928
      3. 3. Fannie (Sybil) Tays 1901–1978
      4. 4. Andrew (Rodney) Tays 1899–1966 m. Beulah (Frances) Walden 1913–1940 m. Birdie (L.) Hanley 1904–
        1. 1. Lucille (Watson) Tays 1924–1998 m. Theron (Stanley) Pounds 1920–1986
        2. 2. Nellie (B.) Tays 1925–
      5. 5. Leland Tays 1902–1978 m. Thomas (C.) Peeler 1899–1976
      6. 6. Henry (Clyde) Tays 1903–1959 m. Mildred (Glenn) McCarley 1903–1990
        1. 1. Martha (Craig) Tays 1928–2010 m. Marion (Tom) Burress 1927–2015
      7. 7. Edith (Cromwell) Tays 1905–1970
      8. 8. Mildred (Katherine) Tays 1907–1989
      9. 9. Lila Tays 1909–1976 m. Frank (Taylor) Young 1908–1968
        1. 1. Norman (Taylor) Young 1929–2014 m. Genevieve Massey 1927–1984
      10. 10. Herbert (Eugene) Tays 1912–1971 m. Meriam Fugitt 1909–1983
        1. 1. Bennie ("Ben" Eugene) Tays 1934–2004
        2. 2. William ("Bill" Edward) Tays 1939–1990
      11. 11. Gladys (Elizabeth) Tays 1914–2004 m. John (Bell) Young 1910–1987
      12. 12. Doris (Marie) Tays 1916–1998 m. William (Guy) Robertson 1911–1997
    5. 5. William (Benjamin "Ben") Wilemon 1862–1948 m. Ada (Luella) Tays 1871–1963
      1. 1. Harry (Cowan) Wileman 1898–1917
      2. 2. Roy (Tage) Wileman 1895–1967
      3. 3. Reba (W) Wileman 1893–1990
      4. 4. Helon (Angeline) Wileman 1901–1944
      5. 5. Bennie Wileman 1908–1998
      6. 6. Katie (Alice) Wileman 1902–1982
  2. 2. John (Cowan) Crockett 1829–1893
  3. 3. James (M.) Crockett 1837–1856
  4. 4. David (S.) Crockett 1839–1856
  5. 5. Samuel (T.) Crockett 1844–1863
  6. 6. Mary ("Polly" K.) Crockett 1831–1852 m. Robert (F.) Hester 1828–
    1. 1. Thomas (J.) Hester 1849–1884 m. Martha (Elizabeth) Donaldson 1859–
      1. 1. Lillie (J.) Hester 1871–1944 m. Homer Stokes 1869– m. William (A.) Giltenmeyer 1861–1941
        1. 1. Lutie (E.) Stokes 1893–1971 m. William Livingston 1904–1956
        2. 2. Maggie Stokes 1890–
        3. 3. Ruth Stokes 1895–
        4. 4. Walter (W.) Stokes 1899–
      2. 2. Etta (May) Hester 1877–1954 m. John (Henry Stanbery) Jr. 1872–1948
    2. 2. Elizabeth (A. P.) Hester 1850–
  7. 7. Elizabeth (Caroline) Crockett 1833–1905
  8. 8. William (J.) Crockett 1842–1848
  9. 9. George Crockett 1855–1860

William Crockett's Timeline

6 Records

1803
April 22, 1803
Birth of William Cowan Crockett in Georgia
Georgia
1850
1850
Age 47
William Cowan Crockett resided here in Southern Division, Tishomingo, Mississippi
Southern Division, Tishomingo, Mississippi
1860
1860
Age 57
William Cowan Crockett resided here in Tishomingo, Mississippi, United States
Tishomingo, Mississippi, United States
1870
1870
Age 67
William Cowan Crockett resided here in Township 5 Range 6, Prentiss, Mississippi, United States
Township 5 Range 6, Prentiss, Mississippi, United States
1880
1880
Age 77
William Cowan Crockett resided here in Prentiss, Mississippi, United States
Prentiss, Mississippi, United States
1890
September 24, 1890
Age 87
Death of William Cowan Crockett in Prentiss County, Mississippi
Prentiss County, Mississippi

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 22, 1803
    Event Place: Georgia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Prentiss, Mississippi; Roll: 662; Family History Film: 1254662; Page: 160D; Enumeration District: 168
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 5 Range 6, Prentiss, Mississippi; Roll: M593_746; Page: 366B; Image: 366; Family History Library Film: 552245
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Tishomingo, Mississippi; Roll: M653_593; Page: 138; Image: 142; Family History Library Film: 803593
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Southern Division, Tishomingo, Mississippi; Roll: M432_382; Page: 90A; Image: 189
    [5] Web: Mississippi, Find A Grave Index, 1798-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Southern Division, Tishomingo, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Southern Division, Tishomingo, Mississippi; Roll: M432_382; Page: 90A; Image: 189

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Tishomingo, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Tishomingo, Mississippi; Roll: M653_593; Page: 138; Image: 142; Family History Library Film: 803593

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Township 5 Range 6, Prentiss, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 5 Range 6, Prentiss, Mississippi; Roll: M593_746; Page: 366B; Image: 366; Family History Library Film: 552245

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Prentiss, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Prentiss, Mississippi; Roll: 662; Family History Film: 1254662; Page: 160D; Enumeration District: 168

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Booneville, Prentiss, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 5 Range 6, Prentiss, Mississippi; Roll: M593_746; Page: 366B; Image: 366; Family History Library Film: 552245

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: September 24, 1890
    Event Place: Prentiss County, Mississippi
    Record Source: Web: Mississippi, Find A Grave Index, 1798-2012

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: Web: Mississippi, Find A Grave Index, 1798-2012
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