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William Harrison Darnell 1872–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 May 1872

Birth Location: Ashland, Ashe Co., NC

Death Date: 1958

Death Location: Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, USA

Father: Alexander Darnell

Mother: Louisa Sheets

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William Harrison Darnell was born in 1872 in Ashland, Ashe Co., NC, the child of Alexander Darnell And Louisa Janica Sheets. In 1880, William Harrison Darnell resided in Peak Creek, Ashe, North Carolina, USA. In 1930, William Harrison Darnell resided in Marlinton, Marlinton, Pocahontas, West Virginia, U. William Harrison Darnell passed away in 1958 in Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Biography

  • William Harrison Darnell was born in 1872 in Ashland, Ashe Co., NC, the child of Alexander Darnell And Louisa Janica Sheets.
  • In 1880, William Harrison Darnell resided in Peak Creek, Ashe, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1930, William Harrison Darnell resided in Marlinton, Marlinton, Pocahontas, West Virginia, U.
  • William Harrison Darnell passed away in 1958 in Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, USA.

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William Darnell's Ancestors

Self
William Darnell
1872–1958
Birth Place: Ashland, Ashe Co., NC
Parents
Alexander Darnell
1845–1930
Wilkes Co. North Carolina, United States of America
Louisa (Janica) Sheets
1845–1922
Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William (Franklin) Darnell
1802–1850
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth Wingler
1810–1905
Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Adam (Sheets) Reverend
1815–1900
Wilkes, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
Susannah (D) Bare
1825–1900
Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Sheets
1774–1855
Mary (Young)
1776–1850
Jacob Bare
1779–1849
Elizabeth Black
1782–1883
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Sheets\Schutz
1714–1810
Anna Benz
1717–1814
Frederick Black
1755–1825
Mary Fouts
1753–1835

William Darnell's Timeline

4 Records

1872
6 May 1872
Birth of William Harrison Darnell in Ashland, Ashe Co., NC
Ashland, Ashe Co., NC
1880
1880
Age 8
William Harrison Darnell resided here in Peak Creek, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
Peak Creek, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 58
William Harrison Darnell resided here in Marlinton, Marlinton, Pocahontas, West Virginia, USA
Marlinton, Marlinton, Pocahontas, West Virginia, USA
1958
1958
Age 86
Death of William Harrison Darnell in Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, USA
Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 May 1872
    Event Place: Ashland, Ashe Co., NC
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Peak Creek, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Marlinton, Marlinton, Pocahontas, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1958
    Event Place: Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, USA

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