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William Gordon Dunford 1848–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1848

Birth Location: Parisburg, Giles, VA.

Death Date: 20 July 1923

Death Location: Mercer County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Albert Dunford

Mother: Ann Perkins

Spouse(s): Pauline Foster

Children(s): William Dunford, Canie Dunford, Alfred Dunford, Maynard Dunford, Eliza Blackburn, Henry Shea

The story of William Gordon Dunford began in 1848 in Parisburg, Giles, VA.. In 1920, William Gordon Dunford resided in Tams, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA. William Gordon Dunford married Pauline Ann Foster, and had children including Alfred Gaston Dunford, Canie Gabriel Dunford, Eliza Addie Blackburn, Henry Leona Parson Shea, Maynard Cecil Dunford, William Edward Dunford. William Gordon Dunford passed away in 1923 in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Gordon Dunford began in 1848 in Parisburg, Giles, VA..
  • In 1920, William Gordon Dunford resided in Tams, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA.
  • William Gordon Dunford married Pauline Ann Foster, and had children including Alfred Gaston Dunford, Canie Gabriel Dunford, Eliza Addie Blackburn, Henry Leona Parson Shea, Maynard Cecil Dunford, William Edward Dunford.
  • William Gordon Dunford passed away in 1923 in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Dunford's Ancestors

Self
William Dunford
1848–1923
Birth Place: Parisburg, Giles, VA.
Parents
Albert Dunford
1820–1900
, Montgomery, Virginia
Ann (Eliza) Perkins
1821–1900
Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (R.) Dunford
1786–1860
Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States
Sarah (A.) Haynes
1795–1840
Moses Perkins
1798–1880
Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Job Dunford
1752–1800
Martha Fulks
1763–1816
William Haynes
1770–
Nancy Bibb
1786–1815
James Perkins
1765–1834
Abigail Knapp
1775–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Adam Fulk
1736–1817
James Bibb
1747–1809
Sally Nowlin
1750–1793
Elizabeth Banderant
1748–1831
James Perkins
1741–1825
Eleanor Haptonstall
1745–1833
Moses Knapp
1735–1833

William Dunford's Descendants

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William (Gordon) Dunford (May 1848–20 July 1923) m. Pauline (Ann) Foster (1844–6 Aug 1897)
  1. 1. William (Edward) Dunford 1877–1923 m. Mary (Bell) Bibey 1883–
    1. 1. Clara (Christine) Dunford 1908–1952 m. Robert (Henry) Hunnell 1909–1969
      1. 1. Billy Hunnell 1933–1987
      2. 2. Joseph (R) Hunnell 1947–1992
      3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Hunnell 1937–2018 m. Everett (Buskell) Fields 1924–2002 m. Richard (Balford) Hunnell 1936–1972
    2. 2. Thomas (J) Dunford 1924–
    3. 3. Betty (Ruth) Dunford 1935–1938
    4. 4. Elsie (G) Dunford 1905–1995 m. James (S) Haynes 1881–1961
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Jane) Thomas 1924–2003
      2. 2. Goldie Howerton 1932–2014
      3. 3. Frank (Lee) Haynes 1941–1996
      4. 4. Edward (Jackson) Haynes 1929–1996
    5. 5. Gilbert (H) Dunford 1910–1927
  2. 2. Canie (Gabriel) Dunford 1873–1959
  3. 3. Alfred (Gaston) Dunford 1883–1952
  4. 4. Maynard (Cecil) Dunford 1910–1970
  5. 5. Eliza (Addie) Blackburn 1871–1947
  6. 6. Henry (Leona Parson) Shea 1902–1943

William Dunford's Timeline

3 Records

1848
May 1848
Birth of William Gordon Dunford in Parisburg, Giles, VA.
Parisburg, Giles, VA.
1920
1920
Age 72
William Gordon Dunford resided here in Tams, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
Tams, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
1923
20 July 1923
Age 75
Death of William Gordon Dunford in Tams, Raleigh County, WV
Tams, Raleigh County, WV

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1848
    Event Place: Parisburg, Giles, VA.
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Tams, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 July 1923
    Event Place: Tams, Raleigh County, WV
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mercer County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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