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William Russell Dover 1921–1970 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Apr 1921

Birth Location: Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 22 Dec 1970

Death Location: Kings Creek, South Carolina, USA

Father: Robert Dover

Mother: Lilly Pruitt

Spouse(s): Martha Boheler

Children(s): Janice Dover

William Russell Dover was born in 1921 in Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA, the child of Robert Alexander Dover And Lilly Avalona Pruitt. In 1935, William Russell Dover resided in Rural, Cherokee, South Carolina. In 1940, William Russell Dover resided in Kings Mountain twp, Kings Mountain, York, South Ca. William Russell Dover married Martha Ellen Boheler, and had children including Dianne Sue Dover, Dorothy Dover, Janice Elaine Dover, Shirley Dover, William Bill Alexander Dover. William Russell Dover passed away in 1970 in Kings Creek, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • William Russell Dover was born in 1921 in Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA, the child of Robert Alexander Dover And Lilly Avalona Pruitt.
  • In 1935, William Russell Dover resided in Rural, Cherokee, South Carolina.
  • In 1940, William Russell Dover resided in Kings Mountain twp, Kings Mountain, York, South Ca.
  • William Russell Dover married Martha Ellen Boheler, and had children including Dianne Sue Dover, Dorothy Dover, Janice Elaine Dover, Shirley Dover, William Bill Alexander Dover.
  • William Russell Dover passed away in 1970 in Kings Creek, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Dover's Ancestors

Self
William Dover
1921–1970
Birth Place: Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Robert Alexander Dover
1890–1944
Lilly (Avalona) Pruitt
1888–1973
Cherokee Co, South Carolina
Grandparents
Peter (A.) Pruitt
1858–1899
Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States of America
Sarah (Ann) Mullinax
1852–1923
York County, South Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Mullinax
1825–1900
Martha Martin
1828–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Mullinax
1794–1854
Elizabeth
1794–1860
Morgan Martin
1784–1875
Jane Ramsey
1798–1871

William Dover's Descendants

1.
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William (Russell) Dover (9 Apr 1921–22 Dec 1970) m. Martha (Ellen) Boheler (5 Jun 1911–14 July 1997)
  1. 1. Janice (Elaine) Dover 1950–2008

William Dover's Timeline

7 Records

1921
9 Apr 1921
Birth of William Russell Dover in Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA
Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 14
William Russell Dover resided here in Rural, Cherokee, South Carolina
Rural, Cherokee, South Carolina
1940
1940
Age 19
William Russell Dover resided here in Kings Mountain twp, Kings Mountain, York, South Carolina, USA
Kings Mountain twp, Kings Mountain, York, South Carolina, USA
1942
1942
Age 21
William Russell Dover resided here in Kings Creek, Cherokee, South Carolina, USA
Kings Creek, Cherokee, South Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 29
William Russell Dover resided here in Cherokee, Cherokee, South Carolina, USA
Cherokee, Cherokee, South Carolina, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 30
William Russell Dover resided here in South Carolina
South Carolina
1970
22 Dec 1970
Age 49
Death of William Russell Dover in Kings Creek, Cherokee, South Carolina, USA
Kings Creek, Cherokee, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1921
    Event Place: Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For South Carolina, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 54
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Cherokee, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Kings Mountain twp, Kings Mountain, York, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Kings Creek, Cherokee, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For South Carolina, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 54

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Cherokee, Cherokee, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Cherokee, Cherokee

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: South Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cherokee, South Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1970
    Event Place: Kings Creek, Cherokee, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] South Carolina, U.S., Death Records, 1821-1971, South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina; South Carolina Certificates of Death; Year Range: 1970; Death County or Certificate Range: 20130-22522
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kings Creek, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 711970-9301985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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