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William Reuben Echols 1825–1913 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1825

Birth Location: Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 24 December 1913

Death Location: Sulphur Springs, Madison, Alabama, United States

Father: William Echols

Mother: Mary Jr

Spouse(s): Mary Benson

Children(s): Henry Echols, Newt Echols

William Reuben Echols was born in 1825 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA, the child of William Holding Echols And Mary Asineth Fennell Hobbs Jr. William Reuben Echols married Mary Elizabeth Benson, and had children including Henry Warren Echols, Newt Echols. William Reuben Echols passed away in 1913 in Sulphur Springs, Madison, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • William Reuben Echols was born in 1825 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA, the child of William Holding Echols And Mary Asineth Fennell Hobbs Jr.
  • William Reuben Echols married Mary Elizabeth Benson, and had children including Henry Warren Echols, Newt Echols.
  • William Reuben Echols passed away in 1913 in Sulphur Springs, Madison, Alabama, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Echols
1800–1863
Birth Location: Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
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Mary Jr
1810–1879
Birth Location: Fredericksburg, Frederick County, Virginia, United States of America
MJ

Spouses(s)

Mary Benson
1841–1910
Birth Location: Lincoln, Tennessee, United States
MB

Children(s)

Henry Echols
1879–1914
Birth Location: Kelso, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
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Newt Echols
1871–1960
Birth Location: Tennessee
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William Echols's Ancestors

Self
William Echols
1825–1913
Birth Place: Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
William Holding Echols
1800–1863
Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
Mary (Asineth Fennell Hobbs) Jr
1810–1879
Fredericksburg, Frederick County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
William (Holding Echols) III
1769–1858
Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
Mary (Farmer) (Echols)
1778–1847
Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
John (Hubbard) Hobbs
1781–1833
Prince George County, Virginia, USA
Amanda (Keziah) Fennell
1788–1878
Greensville Co, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William II
1729–1794
Rebecca (Spradlen)(Echolls)
1730–1820
Isham PVT-AWI
1751–1847
Elizabeth Johnson
1751–1841
William Hobbs
1756–1817
Martha Merideth
1758–1831
Isham Funnel
1753–1806
Charity Funnel
1758–1812
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Senior
1702–1771
Sarah Turner
1700–1778
Samuel Snead
1711–1772
Temperance Buford\Snead
1708–1775
Sarah Tucker
1716–1757
Archibald Johnston
1726–1763
Esther Allston
1726–1763
John Sr
1718–1808
David Sr.
1730–1782
Mary Gittins
1730–1782
John Finnell
1710–1768
Elizabeth Stith*+
1725–1773
James Clark
1729–1781
Batchelor Watkins
1735–1781

William Echols's Descendants

1.
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William (Reuben) Echols (1825–24 December 1913) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Benson (1841–1910)
  1. 1. Henry (Warren) Echols 1879–1914
  2. 2. Newt Echols 1871–1960

William Echols's Timeline

2 Records

1825
1825
Birth of William Reuben Echols in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
1913
24 December 1913
Age 88
Death of William Reuben Echols in Sulphur Springs, Madison, Alabama, United States
Sulphur Springs, Madison, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1825
    Event Place: Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 December 1913
    Event Place: Sulphur Springs, Madison, Alabama, United States
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