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William D Granger 1816–1852 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1816

Birth Location: North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1852

Death Location: Rowan County, North Carolina, United States

Father: Mose Granger

Mother: Polly Hunt

Spouse(s): Leah Shives

Children(s): David Granger, John Granger, Mary Granger, James Granger, William Granger, Amanda Granger, Margaret Granger, Nancy Granger, Martha Granger

William D Granger was born in 1816 in North Carolina, United States, the child of Mose Granger And Polly Hunt. William D Granger married Leah Shives, and had children including Amanda Elizabeth Granger, David Wilson Granger, James F Granger, John Giles Granger, Margaret Isabella Granger, Martha Jane Granger, Mary Catherine Granger, Nancy Emmaline Granger, William Burton Granger. William D Granger passed away in 1852 in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • William D Granger was born in 1816 in North Carolina, United States, the child of Mose Granger And Polly Hunt.
  • William D Granger married Leah Shives, and had children including Amanda Elizabeth Granger, David Wilson Granger, James F Granger, John Giles Granger, Margaret Isabella Granger, Martha Jane Granger, Mary Catherine Granger, Nancy Emmaline Granger, William Burton Granger.
  • William D Granger passed away in 1852 in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mose Granger
1783–1851
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
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Polly Hunt
1791–1870
Birth Location: Mecklenburg County, Virginia, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Leah Shives
1815–1856
Birth Location: Caborrus County, North Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

David Granger
1851–1935
Birth Location: Davie, North Carolina, United States
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John Granger
1834–1916
Birth Location: Davie County, North Carolina, USA
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Mary Granger
1842–1923
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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James Granger
1843–1907
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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William Granger
1845–1926
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Amanda Granger
1846–1880
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Margaret Granger
1847–
Birth Location: Davie, North Carolina, United States
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Nancy Granger
1848–
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Martha Granger
1850–1936
Birth Location: Davie, North Carolina, United States
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William Granger's Ancestors

Self
William Granger
1816–1852
Birth Place: North Carolina, United States
Parents
Mose Granger
1783–1851
Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
Polly Hunt
1791–1870
Mecklenburg County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
William Hunt
1730–1807
, Brunswick, Virginia, USA
Sarah Allgood
1758–1814
Great-Grandparents
Henry Hunt
1704–1751
Agnes Hare
1704–1753
2nd-Great-Grandparents
WILLIAM HUNT(*)-
1672–1714
Sarah Wyche
1681–1728

William Granger's Descendants

1.
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William (D) Granger (1816–1852) m. Leah Shives (20 Sep 1815–1856)
  1. 1. David (Wilson) Granger 1851–1935 m. Mary (Ann Josephine) Reid 1858–1946
    1. 1. Augustus (William "Gus") Granger 1877–1953 m. Minnie (Agnes) Douthit 1878–1957 m. Lilla Granger 1885–
      1. 1. Fern (Marie) Granger 1907–1968 m. John (Laban) Reese 1904–1980
        1. 1. Joseph (Eugene) Reese 1934–1934
        2. 2. Alice (Augustine) Reese 1935–2014
        3. 3. John (Laban) Reese 1926–1989
        4. 4. Kenneth (Burton) Reese 1929–1971
        5. 5. John (Reese) Junior 1926–
      2. 2. David (Douthit " Buck") Granger 1904–1970
      3. 3. William (Reid) Granger 1911–1983
      4. 4. Mary (Burton) Granger 1909–1994
      5. 5. Annie (Louise "Tootsie") Granger 1914–1964
      6. 6. Catherine (Ella "Kathryn") Granger 1920–2005
      7. 7. Thomas (Alexander) Maroney 1900–1968
      8. 8. Loittet Granger 1904–
      9. 9. Hazel (Josephine) Granger 1918–2011
      10. 10. Agnes Morway 1910–
      11. 11. Richard Granger 1904–
      12. 12. Charles Granger 1907–
      13. 13. Antetha Granger 1910–
    2. 2. Charles (La Flynn) Granger 1879–1933
    3. 3. Lula (Amelia) Granger 1876–1937
  2. 2. John (Giles) Granger 1834–1916
  3. 3. Mary (Catherine) Granger 1842–1923
  4. 4. James (F) Granger 1843–1907
  5. 5. William (Burton) Granger 1845–1926
  6. 6. Amanda (Elizabeth) Granger 1846–1880
  7. 7. Margaret (Isabella) Granger 1847–
  8. 8. Nancy (Emmaline) Granger 1848–
  9. 9. Martha (Jane) Granger 1850–1936

William Granger's Timeline

2 Records

1816
1816
Birth of William D Granger in North Carolina, United States
North Carolina, United States
1852
1852
Age 36
Death of William D Granger in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States
Rowan County, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1816
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, Death Certificates, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1852
    Event Place: Rowan County, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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