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William Thorton Fancher 1820–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1820

Birth Location: Sevier County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 10 Nov 1897

Death Location: Mertz, Bibb County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Samuel I

Mother: Phebe Adams

Spouse(s): Harriet Lemley

Children(s): James FANCHER

In 1820, William Thorton Fancher entered the world in Sevier County, Tennessee, USA, born to Samuel Fancher I And Phebe Adams. William Thorton Fancher married Harriet Lemley, and had children including James Yancey Fancher. William Thorton Fancher passed away in 1897 in Mertz, Bibb County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1820, William Thorton Fancher entered the world in Sevier County, Tennessee, USA, born to Samuel Fancher I And Phebe Adams.
  • William Thorton Fancher married Harriet Lemley, and had children including James Yancey Fancher.
  • William Thorton Fancher passed away in 1897 in Mertz, Bibb County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel I
1767–1849
Birth Location: Morris, Morris, New Jersey, United States
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Phebe Adams
1772–1850
Birth Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Harriet Lemley
1825–1890
Birth Location: Bibb County, Alabama, United States of America
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Children(s)

James FANCHER
1845–1924
Birth Location: Selma, Alabama, USA (Shelby County)
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William Fancher's Ancestors

Self
William Fancher
1820–1897
Birth Place: Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Samuel Fancher I
1767–1849
Morris, Morris, New Jersey, United States
Phebe Adams
1772–1850
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Fancher's Descendants

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William (Thorton) Fancher (Abt 1820–10 Nov 1897) m. Harriet Lemley (1825–9 May 1890)
  1. 1. James (Yancey) FANCHER 1845–1924 m. Louvenia ("Lulu\Lou") Lucas 1850–1912
    1. 1. Cora (Eunora) Fancher 1875–1966 m. Robert (J) Cook 1865–1920
      1. 1. Edgar (Louis) Cook 1890–1953 m. Arlevia (Roseline) Givens 1889–1975 m. Arlevia 1891–1975
        1. 1. Ruby (L) Hassen 1925–1990 m. Sidney Hassen 1931–1999
        2. 2. Elsie (C) Anderson 1921–
        3. 3. Elebash Cook 1923–
        4. 4. Emma (M) Cook 1920–
        5. 5. Edgar (L) Cook 1924–
        6. 6. Ruby Cook 1926–
        7. 7. Edgar (L) Cook 1924–
        8. 8. Emma (M) Cook 1920–
        9. 9. Elebash Cook 1923–
      2. 2. Barney (Clarence) Cook 1901–1937
    2. 2. Della (E.) Fancher 1873–
    3. 3. Maggie (M.) Fancher 1879–

William Fancher's Timeline

2 Records

1820
Abt 1820
Birth of William Thorton Fancher in Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
1897
10 Nov 1897
Age 77
Death of William Thorton Fancher in Randolph, Randolph, Alabama, USA
Randolph, Randolph, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1820
    Event Place: Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Nov 1897
    Event Place: Randolph, Randolph, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mertz, Bibb County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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