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William Union Harrell 1821–1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Dec 1821

Birth Location: Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 25 Feb 1903

Death Location: Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA

Father: Christopher Harrell

Mother: Margaret Cherry

Spouse(s): Tempy Leigh

Children(s): Lyda Harrell, Thomas Harrell, Mary Harrell, Massie Harrell, Mack Harrell, Caswell Harrell, Amy Harrell, GEORGE HARRELL, Joseph Harrell, John Harrell, Alice Harrell

William Union Harrell was born in 1821 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Christopher Harrell And Margaret Cherry. In 1860, William Union Harrell resided in Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA. In 1870, William Union Harrell resided in Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA. William Union Harrell married Tempy Leigh, and had children including Alice Harrell, Amy Harrell, Caswell Harrell, George Washington Harrell, John H Harrell, Joseph Benjamin Harrell, Lyda A Margaret Harrell, Mack Gilbert Harrell, Mary Francis Harrell, Massie Harrell, Thomas Harrell. William Union Harrell passed away in 1903 in Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • William Union Harrell was born in 1821 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Christopher Harrell And Margaret Cherry.
  • In 1860, William Union Harrell resided in Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1870, William Union Harrell resided in Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA.
  • William Union Harrell married Tempy Leigh, and had children including Alice Harrell, Amy Harrell, Caswell Harrell, George Washington Harrell, John H Harrell, Joseph Benjamin Harrell, Lyda A Margaret Harrell, Mack Gilbert Harrell, Mary Francis Harrell, Massie Harrell, Thomas Harrell.
  • William Union Harrell passed away in 1903 in Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Harrell's Ancestors

Self
William Harrell
1821–1903
Birth Place: Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Christopher Harrell
1765–1844
Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Margaret Cherry
1777–
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Christopher (Harrell) (1)
1735–1783
North Carolina, United States
James (R) Cherry
1750–
Martin, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Harrell
1713–1755
Mary Gewin
1712–1755
Augustus Cherry
1737–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Christopher V
1706–1750
Sarah Dickinson
1707–1750

William Harrell's Descendants

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William (Union) Harrell (Dec 1821–25 Feb 1903) m. Tempy Leigh (Sep 1828–1912)
  1. 1. Lyda (A Margaret) Harrell 1850–
  2. 2. Thomas Harrell 1852–1903
  3. 3. Mary (Francis) Harrell 1867–1892
  4. 4. Massie Harrell 1867–
  5. 5. Mack (Gilbert) Harrell 1859–1911
  6. 6. Caswell Harrell 1864–1949
  7. 7. Amy Harrell 1848–
  8. 8. GEORGE (WASHINGTON) HARRELL 1856–1926 m. William (Ann) Trevathan 1876–1957 m. Mamie Cobb 1862–
    1. 1. Wiley Harrell 1910–1949
    2. 2. Bennie Harrell 1907–1936
    3. 3. George (L) Harrell 1887–
    4. 4. Juanita Harrell 1890–
    5. 5. Allice Harrell 1893–
  9. 9. Joseph (Benjamin) Harrell 1853–1911
  10. 10. John (H) Harrell 1846–1919 m. Martha (E.) Harris 1850–
    1. 1. John (W.) Harrell 1867–
  11. 11. Alice Harrell 1869–1892

William Harrell's Timeline

5 Records

1821
Dec 1821
Birth of William Union Harrell in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
1860
1860
Age 39
William Union Harrell resided here in Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
1870
1870
Age 49
William Union Harrell resided here in Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 59
William Union Harrell resided here in Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
1903
25 Feb 1903
Age 82
Death of William Union Harrell in Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec 1821
    Event Place: Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, Deaths
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1136; Page: 46B; Image: 156163; Family History Library Film: 552635
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina; Roll: M653_896; Page: 253; Image: 507; Family History Library Film: 803896
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina; Roll: 962; Family History Film: 1254962; Page: 48D; Enumeration District: 060; Image: 0383

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina; Roll: M653_896; Page: 253; Image: 507; Family History Library Film: 803896

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1136; Page: 46B; Image: 156163; Family History Library Film: 552635

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lower Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina; Roll: 962; Family History Film: 1254962; Page: 48D; Enumeration District: 060; Image: 0383

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Feb 1903
    Event Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA

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