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William Rudolph Handy 1908–1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Aug 1908

Birth Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 13 Jun 1999

Death Location: North Wilkesboro, Wilkes, NC

Father: James Handy

Mother: Quincy Sheets

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William Rudolph Handy was born in 1908 in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States, the child of James Calloway Handy And Quincy Jenny Loretta Sheets. William Rudolph Handy passed away in 1999 in North Wilkesboro, Wilkes, NC.

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Biography

  • William Rudolph Handy was born in 1908 in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States, the child of James Calloway Handy And Quincy Jenny Loretta Sheets.
  • William Rudolph Handy passed away in 1999 in North Wilkesboro, Wilkes, NC.

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William Handy's Ancestors

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William Handy
1908–1999
Birth Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Parents
James Calloway Handy
1853–1923
Wilkes, NC
Quincy ("Jenny" Loretta) Sheets
1869–1939
Grayson, VA
Grandparents
John (Harvey) Sheets
1842–1936
Grayson, VA
Mary (Polly) Peak
1838–1896
Grayson, VA
Great-Grandparents
Josiah Peak
1795–1882
Nancy Ross
1805–1882
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abel Peak
1767–1852
Lydia Jones
1776–1860

William Handy's Timeline

2 Records

1908
26 Aug 1908
Birth of William Rudolph Handy in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
1999
13 Jun 1999
Age 91
Death of William Rudolph Handy in North Wilkesboro, Wilkes, NC
North Wilkesboro, Wilkes, NC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1908
    Event Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jun 1999
    Event Place: North Wilkesboro, Wilkes, NC

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