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William Ed\Edwin\Edward HACKNEY 1856–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1856

Birth Location: Russell, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1880

Death Location: McCracken, Kentucky, United States

Father: Joseph Sr

Mother: Eunice McElroy

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In 1856, William Ed\Edwin\Edward HACKNEY entered the world in Russell, Virginia, United States, born to Joseph Lee Hackney Sr And Eunice Amelia Mcelroy. William Ed\Edwin\Edward HACKNEY passed away in 1880 in McCracken, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1856, William Ed\Edwin\Edward HACKNEY entered the world in Russell, Virginia, United States, born to Joseph Lee Hackney Sr And Eunice Amelia Mcelroy.
  • William Ed\Edwin\Edward HACKNEY passed away in 1880 in McCracken, Kentucky, United States.

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William HACKNEY's Ancestors

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William HACKNEY
1856–1880
Birth Place: Russell, Virginia, United States
Parents
Joseph Lee Hackney Sr
1789–1868
Russell, Virginia, United States
Eunice (Amelia) McElroy
1803–1884
Lee County, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Archibald ("Arch" McElroy) 🟡Rev
1772–1826
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (“Betsy”) Smith
1779–1863
Warren County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John McElroy
1727–1802
Martha Moore
1728–1790
George Smith
1746–1838
Eilzabeth Robins
1749–1842
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James McIlroy
1704–1772
Sarah McCune
1708–1760
Cyrus MOORE
1708–1760
Viola Coons
1703–1767
Robert MAYBE
1733–1787
Mary Calthorpe
1733–1788

William HACKNEY's Timeline

2 Records

1856
1856
Birth of William Ed\Edwin\Edward HACKNEY in Russell, Virginia, United States
Russell, Virginia, United States
1880
1880
Age 24
Death of William Ed\Edwin\Edward HACKNEY in McCracken, Kentucky, United States
McCracken, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1856
    Event Place: Russell, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: McCracken, Kentucky, United States

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