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William Orevil Franklin DeShazo 1870 – 1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Sep 1870

Birth Location: Ozark, Dale, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 12 May 1916

Death Location: Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA

Father: Hugh Deshazo

Mother: Sarah DuBose

Spouse(s): Dora Senac

Children(s): Lurline Deshazo, Hugh Deshazo, Reginald DeShazo, Reynold Shazo, Inez DeShazo

The story of William Orevil Franklin DeShazo began in 1870 in Ozark, Dale, Alabama, USA. William Orevil Franklin DeShazo married Dora May Antoinette DESHAZO Senac, and had children including Lurline Mae REITES Deshazo, Hugh Angelo Deshazo, Reginald Emilde DeShazo, Reynold De Shazo, Inez Lorraine DOIZE DeShazo. William Orevil Franklin DeShazo passed away in 1916 in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Orevil Franklin DeShazo began in 1870 in Ozark, Dale, Alabama, USA.
  • William Orevil Franklin DeShazo married Dora May Antoinette DESHAZO Senac, and had children including Lurline Mae REITES Deshazo, Hugh Angelo Deshazo, Reginald Emilde DeShazo, Reynold De Shazo, Inez Lorraine DOIZE DeShazo.
  • William Orevil Franklin DeShazo passed away in 1916 in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hugh Deshazo
1838 – 1893
Birth Location: , Barbour, Alabama, USA
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Sarah DuBose
1836 – 1881
Birth Location: Barbour, Alabama, United States
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Spouses(s)

Dora Senac
1873 – 1960
Birth Location: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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Children(s)

Lurline Deshazo
1893 – 1959
Birth Location: Crowley, Acadia, Louisiana, USA
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Hugh Deshazo
1894 – 1965
Birth Location: Crowley, Arcadia, Louisiana, USA
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Reginald DeShazo
1897 – 1970
Birth Location: Crowley, Arcadia, Louisiana, USA
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Reynold Shazo
1898 –
Birth Location: Louisiana
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Inez DeShazo
1901 – 1983
Birth Location: Crowley, Acadia, Louisiana, USA
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William DeShazo's Ancestors

Self
William DeShazo
1870 – 1916
Birth Place: Ozark, Dale, Alabama, USA
Parents
Hugh Lawrence Deshazo
1838 – 1893
, Barbour, Alabama, USA
Sarah (Catherine or Ann DESHAZO) DuBose
1836 – 1881
Barbour, Alabama, United States
Grandparents
Wilson (Bryant) DeShazo
1804 – 1892
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Theida (Delilah "Dilley" DeSHAZO) Prescott
1809 – 1870
Georgia
Benjamin (James) DuBose
1805 – 1881
Alabama, United States of America
Sarah (Ann DUBOSE) Lamar
1811 – 1899
Putnam, Georgia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Robert DeShazo
1758 – 1839
MARY SAWYER
1762 – 1789
Prescott
1780 –
Isaac Dubose
1745 – 1824
Sarah James
1768 – 1822
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter DeShazo
1730 – 1793
Rebecca Pendleton
1733 – 1763
Pierre DuBose
1705 – 1757
Madelaine Royer
1705 – 1736
Aaron James
1744 – 1797
Sarah Newton
1740 – 1822

William DeShazo's Descendants

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William (Orevil Franklin) DeShazo (Sep 1870 – 12 May 1916) m. Dora (May Antoinette DESHAZO) Senac (29 Dec 1873 – November 1960)
  1. 1. Lurline (Mae REITES) Deshazo (23 Oct 1893 – 30 April 1959) m. James (Walter) Reites (9 Nov 1894 – 30 Apr 1975)
    1. 1. James (Walter) Reites (27 Jul 1919 – 6 Jun 1964)
    2. 2. Lurline Reites (15 Nov 1919 – 29 Jul 2001)
    3. 3. Laramie (Francis) Reites (4 Aug 1923 – 2 Aug 1996)
    4. 4. Addie (Maemary) Reites (29 Oct 1925 – 4 Mar 2007)
    5. 5. Baby Reites ( – 20 Jun 1918)
  2. 2. Hugh (Angelo) Deshazo (14 Nov 1894 – 23 Dec 1965) m. Hazel (Marie) Bailey (27 Dec 1897 – 18 Aug 1922) m. Myrtle (May) Davis (22 Apr 1903 – 8 Aug 1978)
    1. 1. Reginald (Hugh) Deshazo (4 Aug 1915 – 5 April 1963)
    2. 2. Theda (Fay) Deshazo (Jul 1918 – 9 Jun 1973)
    3. 3. Warren Deshazo (Dec 1920 – 15 Jan 1921)
    4. 4. Reginald (H) Deshazo (4 Aug 1915 – Apr 1963)
    5. 5. William (Anthony) DeShazo (Mar 1919 – 10 Jan 1921)
    6. 6. Hugh (Angelo) Deshazo (6 Dec 1924 – 15 Aug 1990)
    7. 7. Patricia (M) Deshazo (abt 1927 – 16 Jan 1986)
    8. 8. Michael (Walter) Deshazo (2 Jun 1931 – 24 Mar 1975)
    9. 9. Adrienne (Fay) Deshazo (abt Jan 1938 – Sep 1939)
    10. 10. Mary (Rita) Deshazo (14 Feb 1940 – 22 Jun 2011)
  3. 3. Reginald (Emilde) DeShazo (17 Sep 1897 – 20 Jun 1970) m. Marie (Palmyre Virgil "Palmyre" DESHAZO) Reilly (11 Jun 1898 – 14 Aug 1926) m. Emily (Leona) Gaillard (4 Dec 1904 – 23 Aug 1974)
    1. 1. Harold (Louis) Deshazo (24 Jun 1917 – 7 Jul 1999)
    2. 2. Pearl (Lorraine) DeShazo (12 Jun 1919 – 6 Jun 1992)
    3. 3. Reginald (Emilde) DeShazo (29 Nov 1921 – 22 Jun 1976)
    4. 4. Ruby (Carmell) DeShazo (1 Jul 1926 – 22 Aug 2008)
    5. 5. Robert (James) DeShazo (29 May 1926 – 9 July 1981)
    6. 6. Harold DeShazo
    7. 7. Reginald DeShazo
  4. 4. Reynold (De) Shazo (1898 – )
  5. 5. Inez (Lorraine DOIZE) DeShazo (25 Sep 1901 – Apr 1983)

William DeShazo's Timeline

8 Records

1869
Sep 1869 or 1870
Birth of William Orevil Franklin DeShazo in Ozark, Dale, Alabama, USA
Ozark, Dale, Alabama, USA
1870
Sep 1870
Birth of William Orevil Franklin DeShazo in Ozark, Dale, Alabama, USA
Ozark, Dale, Alabama, USA
1870
Sep 1870
Birth of William Orevil Franklin DeShazo in Ozark, Dale, Alabama, USA
Ozark, Dale, Alabama, USA
1880
1880
Age 10
William Orevil Franklin DeShazo resided here in Ozark, Dale, Alabama, USA
Ozark, Dale, Alabama, USA
1900
1900
Age 30
William Orevil Franklin DeShazo resided here in Crowley, Acadia, Louisiana, USA
Crowley, Acadia, Louisiana, USA
1910
1910
Age 40
William Orevil Franklin DeShazo resided here in New Orleans Ward 7, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
New Orleans Ward 7, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
1916
12 May 1916
Age 46
Death of William Orevil Franklin DeShazo in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
1916
12 May 1916
Age 46
Death of William Orevil Franklin DeShazo in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Sep 1869 or 1870
    Event Place: Ozark, Dale, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] New Orleans, Louisiana, Death Records Index, 1804-1949, Orleans Death Indices 1908-1917; Volume: 166; Page: 379
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Crowley, Acadia, Louisiana; Roll: 556; Page: 38B; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 1240556
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Sep 1870
    Event Place: Ozark, Dale, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Sep 1870
    Event Place: Ozark, Dale, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Ozark, Dale, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Ozark, Dale, Alabama; Roll: 10; Page: 568A; Enumeration District: 061

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Crowley, Acadia, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Crowley, Acadia, Louisiana; Roll: 556; Page: 38B; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 1240556

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: New Orleans Ward 7, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: New Orleans Ward 7, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll: T624_521; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0110; FHL microfilm: 1374534

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 1916
    Event Place: Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] New Orleans, Louisiana, Death Records Index, 1804-1949, Orleans Death Indices 1908-1917; Volume: 166; Page: 379
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 1916
    Event Place: Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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