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William T Featherstone 1804–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1804

Birth Location: Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1880

Death Location: Henderson County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Merrimon Featherstone

Mother: Amelia Mills

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Calvin Featherstone

In 1804, William T Featherstone entered the world in Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA, born to Merrimon Featherstone And Amelia Ruth Milly Mills. William T Featherstone had children including Calvin Robert Featherstone. William T Featherstone passed away in 1880 in Henderson County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1804, William T Featherstone entered the world in Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA, born to Merrimon Featherstone And Amelia Ruth Milly Mills.
  • William T Featherstone had children including Calvin Robert Featherstone.
  • William T Featherstone passed away in 1880 in Henderson County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Merrimon Featherstone
1765–1844
Birth Location: Southern Europe, Corse, France
MF
Amelia Mills
1773–1846
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina
AM

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Calvin Featherstone
1840–1910
Birth Location: Henderson County, North Carolina, USA
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William Featherstone's Ancestors

Self
William Featherstone
1804–1880
Birth Place: Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Merrimon Featherstone
1765–1844
Southern Europe, Corse, France
Amelia (Ruth "Milly") Mills
1773–1846
Rutherford, North Carolina
Grandparents
Jesse (G) Featherston
1746–1816
Amelia County, Virginia
Catherine ("Caty") Thorne
1748–1794
North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia
Colonel (Ambrose Mills, Loyalist To The) Crown
1722–1780
Derbyshire, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Anne Brown
1748–1805
District of Chester, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Featherstone
1710–1777
Susannah Grigg
1720–1767
Joseph Thorn
1715–1785
Catherine Hightower
1723–1782
William Mills
1699–1766
Martin Clark
1700–1776
John Brown
1722–1775
Mary Alley\Hilley
1722–1787
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Featherston
1685–1718
Frances Howell
1699–1769
William Grigg
1689–1726
Elizabeth Mitchell
1693–1726
William Mills
1670–1757
Margaret Ashmore
1668–1720
Edward Walton
1657–1720
Mary Mason,
1657–1715

William Featherstone's Descendants

1.
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William (T) Featherstone (1804–1880)
  1. 1. Calvin (Robert) Featherstone 1840–1910 m. Emily (T) Corn 1846–
    1. 1. Louise Featherston 1865– m. Alec Samples 1861–
      1. 1. William (Wiley) Samples 1876–1949 m. Ida Samples 1882–1923
        1. 1. Ambrose Samples 1907–1996 m. Lanquechie ("Lula") Hurst 1901–1985

William Featherstone's Timeline

2 Records

1804
1804
Birth of William T Featherstone in Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 76
Death of William T Featherstone in Henderson County, North Carolina, USA
Henderson County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1804
    Event Place: Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Henderson County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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