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William Franklin Hastings 1849 – 1927 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Aug 1849

Birth Location: No. 8 Township, Cleveland County, North Carolina

Death Date: 28 Aug 1927

Death Location: Township 8, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Samuel Hastings

Mother: Agnes Davis

Spouse(s): Margaret Blackwood, Margt Black

Children(s): Agnes Hastings-Grigg, John Hastings, Nancy Hastings-Wells, Peter Hastings, Henry Hastings, Joseph Hastings, William Hastings, Beula Hastings, Beatrice Hastings-Peeler, Jane Hasting, Robert Hastings, Lucy Hasting, Albert Hastings, Maggie Hasting, Arthur Hastings, Arthur Hastings, Newton Hastings, Moses Hastings

According to available records, William Franklin Hastings was born in 1849 in No. 8 Township, Cleveland County, North Carolina, the child of Samuel Moore Hastings and Agnes Davis. Following those early years, William Franklin Hastings married Margaret Jane Maggie Blackwood and Margt J Black, and their family grew to include Agnes Ann Hastings-Grigg, John Samuel Hastings, Nancy Elizabeth Hastings-Wells, Peter Sylvanus Hastings, Henry Lewis Hastings, Joseph Monroe Hastings, William Gaither Hastings, Beula "Birdie" Hastings, Beatrice Elizabeth Hastings-Peeler, Jane Hasting, Robert Lee Hastings, Lucy Hasting, Albert Valentine Hastings, Maggie Hasting, Arthur Moten Hastings, Arthur M Hastings, Newton Hastings and Moses Andrew Hastings. In the later years of life, William Franklin Hastings died in 1927 in Township 8, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA.

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Parents

Samuel Hastings
1830 – 1913
Birth Location: Polkville, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
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Agnes Davis
1832 – 1909
Birth Location: Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Blackwood
1852 – 1933
Birth Location: Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Margt Black
1851 –
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Agnes Hastings-Grigg
1875 – 1969
Birth Location: Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America
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John Hastings
1876 – 1930
Birth Location: Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Nancy Hastings-Wells
1878 – 1954
Birth Location: Gaston County, North Carolina
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Peter Hastings
1880 – 1958
Birth Location: Gaston County, North Carolina
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Henry Hastings
1882 – 1947
Birth Location: Gaston, North Carolina, USA
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Joseph Hastings
1884 – 1947
Birth Location: Cleveland County, North Carolina
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William Hastings
1885 – 1960
Birth Location: Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
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Beula Hastings
1888 –
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Beatrice Hastings-Peeler
1888 – 1939
Birth Location: Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Jane Hasting
1889 –
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Robert Hastings
1889 – 1978
Birth Location: Gaston, North Carolina, United States
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Lucy Hasting
1892 –
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Albert Hastings
1893 – 1975
Birth Location: Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
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Maggie Hasting
1895 –
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Arthur Hastings
1896 – 1920
Birth Location: Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Arthur Hastings
1897 –
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Newton Hastings
1898 –
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Moses Hastings
1900 – 1971
Birth Location: Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 23 Aug 1849
    Event Place: No. 8 Township, Cleveland County, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, North Carolina, U.S., Deaths, 1906-1930, North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 18, Washington, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1568; Page: 376B

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: District 18, Flag Pond, Washington, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 18, Washington, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1568; Page: 376B

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 28 Aug 1927
    Event Place: Township 8, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Deaths, 1906-1930, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Polkville, Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Deaths, 1906-1930, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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