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William Gist 1784–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1784

Birth Location: Greene, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 1870

Death Location: Jackson, Alabama, United States

Father: Phineas Gist

Mother: Elizabeth RUSSELL

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The story of William Gist began in 1784 in Greene, Tennessee, United States. William Gist passed away in 1870 in Jackson, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William Gist began in 1784 in Greene, Tennessee, United States.
  • William Gist passed away in 1870 in Jackson, Alabama, United States.

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Children(s)

William Gist's Ancestors

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William Gist
1784–1870
Birth Place: Greene, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Phineas Thomas Gist
1764–1837
Washington County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth RUSSELL
1769–1835
Knox, (Tennessee) Southwest Territory, America
Grandparents
Captain (Benjamin Gist) Colonel
1733–1796
Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland
Mary (Alice) Jarrett
1732–1810
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
(Capt)John (C Russell) Sr
1730–1812
Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Colclough
1747–1817
North Carolina, America
Great-Grandparents
Christopher Captain
1705–1759
Sarah Howard
1711–1759
Thomas Jarrett
1697–1789
Rebecca (Jarrett)
1710–1789
William Russell
1712–1799
Catherine Leake
1713–1752
William Colclough
1716–1783
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Militial)
1684–1741
Zipporah Murray*
1684–1760
Joshua Howard
1659–1739
Joanna O'Carroll
1675–1763
Nicholas GG
1675–1718
Elizabeth Hamlin
1675–1761
Walter Herbert
1679–1755
Sarah Tilton
1680–1740
John Leake
1656–1731
Mary French
1690–1729

William Gist's Timeline

2 Records

1784
Abt 1784
Birth of William Gist in Greene, Tennessee, United States
Greene, Tennessee, United States
1870
1870
Age 86
Death of William Gist in Jackson, Alabama, United States
Jackson, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1784
    Event Place: Greene, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Jackson, Alabama, United States

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