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William Sanford Farley 1895–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Feb 1895

Birth Location: Arley, Winston County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 4 April 1974

Death Location: Arley, Winston County, Alabama, USA

Father: Curtis Farley

Mother: Eliza Lay

Spouse(s): Lidia Gilbreath, Bertha Taylor

Children(s): Jewel Farley, Clarence Farley, Joannie Farley, Carlton Farley, Lola Farley, Franklin Farley

William Sanford Farley was born in 1895 in Arley, Winston County, Alabama, USA, the child of Curtis Elijah Farley And Eliza Rebecca Lay. In 1900, William Sanford Farley resided in Dismal, Winston, Alabama, USA. In 1920, William Sanford Farley resided in Arley, Winston, Alabama, USA. William Sanford Farley married Bertha Estelle Taylor, Lidia Gilbreath, and had children including Carlton William Farley, Clarence Eliza Farley, David Lee Farley, Ellis O Farley, Franklin Farley, Jewel Pauline Farley, Joannie Elizabeth Farley, Lola Pearline Farley, Margie O R Farley. William Sanford Farley passed away in 1974 in Arley, Winston County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • William Sanford Farley was born in 1895 in Arley, Winston County, Alabama, USA, the child of Curtis Elijah Farley And Eliza Rebecca Lay.
  • In 1900, William Sanford Farley resided in Dismal, Winston, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1920, William Sanford Farley resided in Arley, Winston, Alabama, USA.
  • William Sanford Farley married Bertha Estelle Taylor, Lidia Gilbreath, and had children including Carlton William Farley, Clarence Eliza Farley, David Lee Farley, Ellis O Farley, Franklin Farley, Jewel Pauline Farley, Joannie Elizabeth Farley, Lola Pearline Farley, Margie O R Farley.
  • William Sanford Farley passed away in 1974 in Arley, Winston County, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Farley's Ancestors

Self
William Farley
1895–1974
Birth Place: Arley, Winston County, Alabama, USA
Parents
Curtis Elijah Farley
1855–1932
Blount County, Alabama, USA
Eliza (Rebecca) Lay
1862–1939
Arley, Winston County, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
William Farley
1803–1880
Pendelton District, AC, South Carolina, United States
Ruth Hatley
1810–1870
North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Farley's Descendants

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William (Sanford) Farley (7 Feb 1895–4 April 1974) m. Lidia Gilbreath (1904–) m. Bertha (Estelle) Taylor (15 Jul 1911–25 January 1974)
  1. 1. Jewel (Pauline) Farley 1932–2012
  2. 2. Clarence (Eliza) Farley 1936–2007
  3. 3. Joannie (Elizabeth) Farley 1930–2017
  4. 4. Carlton (WIlliam) Farley 1940–2005
  5. 5. Lola (Pearline) Farley 1935–2001
  6. 6. Franklin Farley 1931–1932

William Farley's Timeline

4 Records

1895
7 Feb 1895
Birth of William Sanford Farley in Arley, Winston County, Alabama, USA
Arley, Winston County, Alabama, USA
1900
1900
Age 5
William Sanford Farley resided here in Dismal, Winston, Alabama, USA
Dismal, Winston, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 25
William Sanford Farley resided here in Arley, Winston, Alabama, USA
Arley, Winston, Alabama, USA
1974
4 April 1974
Age 79
Death of William Sanford Farley in Arley, Winston County, Alabama, USA
Arley, Winston County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1895
    Event Place: Arley, Winston County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Dismal, Winston, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Arley, Winston, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 April 1974
    Event Place: Arley, Winston County, Alabama, USA

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