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William Thomas Fountain 1796–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1796

Birth Location: South Carolina, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 8 June 1881

Death Location: Wilkinson, Georgia, USA

Father: John Fountain

Mother: Delphia Watkins

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The story of William Thomas Fountain began in 1796 in South Carolina, South Carolina, USA. William Thomas Fountain passed away in 1881 in Wilkinson, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Thomas Fountain began in 1796 in South Carolina, South Carolina, USA.
  • William Thomas Fountain passed away in 1881 in Wilkinson, Georgia, USA.

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William Fountain's Ancestors

Self
William Fountain
1796–1881
Birth Place: South Carolina, South Carolina, USA
Parents
John Israel Fountain
1775–1848
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Delphia ("Wealthy") Watkins
1775–1879
Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
John (David) Fontaine
1726–1759
Williamsburg West, James City County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Davis
1730–1790
North Carolina, United States
Mitchell Watkins
1740–1838
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Penny Coleman
1755–1850
Duplin, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Mary Fontaine
1697–1733
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Fountain's Timeline

2 Records

1796
1796
Birth of William Thomas Fountain in South Carolina, South Carolina, USA
South Carolina, South Carolina, USA
1881
8 June 1881
Age 85
Death of William Thomas Fountain in Wilkinson, Georgia, USA
Wilkinson, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1796
    Event Place: South Carolina, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 June 1881
    Event Place: Wilkinson, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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