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William Washington Gant 1831–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Mar 1831

Birth Location: Bedford County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 3 Apr 1926

Death Location: Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA

Father: John Gant

Mother: Sarah Asheley

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In 1831, William Washington Gant entered the world in Bedford County, Tennessee, USA, born to John A Gant And Sarah Sally Asheley. William Washington Gant passed away in 1926 in Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1831, William Washington Gant entered the world in Bedford County, Tennessee, USA, born to John A Gant And Sarah Sally Asheley.
  • William Washington Gant passed away in 1926 in Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA.

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William Gant's Ancestors

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William Gant
1831–1926
Birth Place: Bedford County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
John A. Gant
1786–1836
Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
Sarah ((Sally)) Asheley
1796–1857
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Lewis (Bobo) Gant
1758–1837
Granville County, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Jane) Armstrong
1770–1845
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Armstrong
1733–1780
Margaret Wood
1741–1792
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Armstrong
1707–1771
Jean Murray
1712–1760
John Jr.
1716–1794
Sarah Clements
1721–1749

William Gant's Timeline

2 Records

1831
14 Mar 1831
Birth of William Washington Gant in Bedford County, Tennessee, USA
Bedford County, Tennessee, USA
1926
3 Apr 1926
Age 95
Death of William Washington Gant in Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1831
    Event Place: Bedford County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1926
    Event Place: Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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