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William Louis Faulkner 1890 – 1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 October 1890

Birth Location: Grant County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 3 September 1956

Death Location: Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, USA

Father: William Faulkner

Mother: Eliza Craycraft

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In 1890, William Louis Faulkner entered the world in Grant County, Kentucky, USA, born to William Faulkner and Eliza Craycraft. William Louis Faulkner passed away in 1956 in Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1890, William Louis Faulkner entered the world in Grant County, Kentucky, USA, born to William Faulkner and Eliza Craycraft.
  • William Louis Faulkner passed away in 1956 in Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, USA.

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William Faulkner's Ancestors

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William Faulkner
1890 – 1956
Birth Place: Grant County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
William Faulkner
1850 – 1927
Grant, Kentucky
Eliza Craycraft
1861 – 1948
Carlisle, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Jordan Faulkner
1816 – 1880
Ohio USA
Alice (Elsie) Kendrick
1827 – 1880
Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
Richard Faulkner
1775 – 1854
Lydia Winn
1780 – 1860
Daniel Kendrick
1802 – 1856
Olivia Curry
1805 – 1881
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Faulkner
1740 – 1817
Elizabeth Cranham
1755 – 1836
Thomas Winn
1732 – 1784
Mary Scott
1736 – 1796
William Kendrick
1758 – 1835
Frances Mitchell
1767 – 1854
Alexander Curry
1770 – 1842
Elizabeth Nutter
1776 – 1846

William Faulkner's Timeline

2 Records

1890
4 October 1890
Birth of William Louis Faulkner in Grant County, Kentucky, USA
Grant County, Kentucky, USA
1956
3 September 1956
Age 66
Death of William Louis Faulkner in Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, USA
Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 October 1890
    Event Place: Grant County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 September 1956
    Event Place: Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, USA

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