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William Jefferson Free 1862–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Apr 1862

Birth Location: Edgefield Co. (now Saluda County), SC

Death Date: 24 May 1941

Death Location: Greenwood, Greenwood County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Capt King

Mother: Elizabeth Free

Spouse(s): Mary Free

Children(s): Horace Free, Infant Free, P. Free, John Free, Infant Free, James Free, Mary Free, Benjamin Free, William Jr, Nida Free, Julia Free, Marion Free, George Free, Rae Free, Horace Free, Claude Free, Earl Free, Jewell Free, John Free

In 1862, William Jefferson Free entered the world in Edgefield Co. (now Saluda County), SC, born to Capt John Henry King And Elizabeth Free. William Jefferson Free married Mary Elizabeth Free, and had children including Benjamin Davis Free, Claude Marvin Claude Free, Earl Free, George Franklin Free, Horace Greely Free, Infant Free, James Coleman Free, Jewell Free, John Allen Free, John Brown Free, Julia Elizabeth Free, Marion Alfred Free, Mary Emma Free, Nida Belle Free, P O Free, Rae Elizabeth Free, William Jefferson Free Jr. William Jefferson Free passed away in 1941 in Greenwood, Greenwood County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1862, William Jefferson Free entered the world in Edgefield Co. (now Saluda County), SC, born to Capt John Henry King And Elizabeth Free.
  • William Jefferson Free married Mary Elizabeth Free, and had children including Benjamin Davis Free, Claude Marvin Claude Free, Earl Free, George Franklin Free, Horace Greely Free, Infant Free, James Coleman Free, Jewell Free, John Allen Free, John Brown Free, Julia Elizabeth Free, Marion Alfred Free, Mary Emma Free, Nida Belle Free, P O Free, Rae Elizabeth Free, William Jefferson Free Jr.
  • William Jefferson Free passed away in 1941 in Greenwood, Greenwood County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Free's Ancestors

Self
William Free
1862–1941
Birth Place: Edgefield Co. (now Saluda County), SC
Parents
Capt John Henry King
1837–1888
Edgefield District, SC, USA
Elizabeth Free
1848–1922
Saluda, Saluda, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
George Polatty
1797–1875
Edgefield, SC
Matilda Coursey
1798–1848
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Potatty
1743–1830
Barbara Clegg
1745–1850
John Coursey
1750–1812
Elizabeth END
1755–1787
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johannes Flick
1724–1798
Sabina Flick
1721–1798

William Free's Descendants

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William (Jefferson) Free (26 Apr 1862–24 May 1941) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Free (7 February 1885–24 July 1976)
  1. 1. Horace (Greely) Free 1900–1978 m. Julia (Beatrice) Buchanan 1902–1984
    1. 1. H.B. Free 1924–2017 m. Gertrude (M.) Charles 1926–1965 m. Mary (Frances) Lankford 1926–
  2. 2. Infant Free 1895–1895
  3. 3. P. (O.) Free 1891–1891
  4. 4. John (Brown) Free 1902–1904
  5. 5. Infant Free 1906–1907
  6. 6. James (Coleman) Free 1912–1989
  7. 7. Mary (Emma) Free 1914–2013
  8. 8. Benjamin (Davis) Free 1919–2003
  9. 9. William (Jefferson Free) Jr 1885–1946
  10. 10. Nida (Belle) Free 1897–1959
  11. 11. Julia (Elizabeth) Free 1899–1963 m. Roy (Vincent) Maurer 1891–1942
    1. 1. William (Burland) Maurer 1931–2011
    2. 2. Vincent (Burnette) Maurer 1930–1982
    3. 3. George (Horace) Maurer 1932–2002
  12. 12. Marion (Alfred) Free 1883–1965
  13. 13. George (Franklin) Free 1892–1960
  14. 14. Rae (Elizabeth) Free 1904–1987
  15. 15. Horace (Greely) Free 1900–1978
  16. 16. Claude (Marvin (Claude)) Free 1888–1963
  17. 17. Earl Free 1906–1907
  18. 18. Jewell Free 1909–1984
  19. 19. John (Allen) Free 1922–1968

William Free's Timeline

2 Records

1862
26 Apr 1862
Birth of William Jefferson Free in Edgefield Co. (now Saluda County), SC
Edgefield Co. (now Saluda County), SC
1941
24 May 1941
Age 79
Death of William Jefferson Free in Ninety Six, Greenwood County, South Carolina, USA
Ninety Six, Greenwood County, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1862
    Event Place: Edgefield Co. (now Saluda County), SC
    Record Source:
    [1] South Carolina, Death Records, 1821-1965, South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina; Year Range: 1925-1949; Death County or Certificate Range: Greenwood
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 May 1941
    Event Place: Ninety Six, Greenwood County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] South Carolina, Death Records, 1821-1965, South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina; Year Range: 1925-1949; Death County or Certificate Range: Greenwood
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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