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William Ainsley Darby 1867–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 January 1867

Birth Location: South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 25 Mar 1937

Death Location: Chester, Chester County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: John Darby

Mother: Sallie Jones

Spouse(s): Dilla Darby, Daisy wife)

Children(s): Oswald Darby, John Darby, William Jr, Elizabeth Pugh, James Darby, Samuel Darby

William Ainsley Darby was born in 1867 in South Carolina, USA, the child of John O Darby And Sallie Or Sarah A Jones. In 1880, William Ainsley Darby resided in Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States. In 1920, William Ainsley Darby was recorded in the census in Chester County, South Carolina, USA. William Ainsley Darby married Daisy Nelson Horton Rogers 2Nd Wife, Dilla Douglas Hooppaugh Darby, and had children including Elizabeth Darby Pugh, James Edward Edgie Darby, John Feaster Darby, Oswald Andrew Darby, Samuel Or Sam J Darby, William Ainsley Darby Jr. William Ainsley Darby passed away in 1937 in Chester, Chester County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Ainsley Darby was born in 1867 in South Carolina, USA, the child of John O Darby And Sallie Or Sarah A Jones.
  • In 1880, William Ainsley Darby resided in Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States.
  • In 1920, William Ainsley Darby was recorded in the census in Chester County, South Carolina, USA.
  • William Ainsley Darby married Daisy Nelson Horton Rogers 2Nd Wife, Dilla Douglas Hooppaugh Darby, and had children including Elizabeth Darby Pugh, James Edward Edgie Darby, John Feaster Darby, Oswald Andrew Darby, Samuel Or Sam J Darby, William Ainsley Darby Jr.
  • William Ainsley Darby passed away in 1937 in Chester, Chester County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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William Darby's Ancestors

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William Darby
1867–1937
Birth Place: South Carolina, USA
Parents
John O Darby
1840–1914
Baton Rouge, Chester County, South Carolina, USA
Sallie (or Sarah A) Jones
1842–1930
Barnwell County, South Carolina, USA
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Darby's Descendants

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William (Ainsley) Darby (8 January 1867–25 Mar 1937) m. Dilla (Douglas Hooppaugh) Darby (15 July 1867–21 April 1931) m. Daisy (Nelson Horton Rogers (2nd) wife) (19 April 1882–20 Mar 1937)
  1. 1. Oswald (Andrew) Darby 1891–1975 m. Minnie (Evalee Humphries) Darby 1886–1970
    1. 1. Anita (Douglas) Darby 1922–1945
  2. 2. John (Feaster) Darby 1894–1927 m. Clara (Katherine "Kate" Gregory Darby) Ashworth 1896–
    1. 1. Featser (John Jr.) Darby 1917–1999
    2. 2. Dilla (Elizabeth Darby) Brandt 1918–2005 m. Robert Brandt 1918–1976
  3. 3. William (Ainsley Darby) Jr 1897–1978 m. Eula (Smith Clark) Darby 1905–1986 m. Ruth (Atkinson ( 1st) wife) 1895–1961
    1. 1. James (Ainsley Darby) Sr 1920–2003 m. Kitty Darby 1923–2008
    2. 2. Robert (A Darby) Jr 1925–
    3. 3. Ruth (Darby) Lunnie 1922–2008
  4. 4. Elizabeth (Darby) Pugh 1899–1988 m. Guy (William or Gery W) Pugh 1908–1969
    1. 1. Bill (Pugh) Junior 1934–2012
  5. 5. James (Edward. "Edgie") Darby 1905–
  6. 6. Samuel (or Sam J) Darby 1908–

William Darby's Timeline

4 Records

1867
8 January 1867
Birth of William Ainsley Darby in South Carolina, USA
South Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 13
William Ainsley Darby resided here in Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States
Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States
1920
1920
Age 53
William Ainsley Darby appeared in census in Chester County, South Carolina, USA
Chester County, South Carolina, USA
1937
25 Mar 1937
Age 70
Death of William Ainsley Darby in South Carolina, USA
South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 January 1867
    Event Place: South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Chester, Chester, South Carolina; Roll: 1224; Family History Film: 1255224; Page: 35B; Enumeration District: 036
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Chester, Chester, South Carolina; Roll: 1224; Family History Film: 1255224; Page: 35B; Enumeration District: 036

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Chester County, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1937
    Event Place: South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chester, Chester County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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