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William Ross HEARD 1877–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jan 1877

Birth Location: Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 31 Jan 1951

Death Location: Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA

Father: Isaac HEARD

Mother: Sarah Heard

Spouse(s): Mattie Heard

Children(s): Lallee Turner, Morrill Heard, William HEARD, James HEARD, Richard HEARD

In 1877, William Ross HEARD entered the world in Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA, born to Isaac Willis Heard And Sarah Harper Slaughter Heard. In 1880, William Ross HEARD resided in Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA. In 1900, William Ross HEARD resided in Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA. William Ross HEARD married Mattie Blanche Watkins Heard, and had children including James Morris Heard, Lallee Heard Turner, Morrill Edwin Heard, Richard Milton Heard, William Worth Heard. William Ross HEARD passed away in 1951 in Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1877, William Ross HEARD entered the world in Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA, born to Isaac Willis Heard And Sarah Harper Slaughter Heard.
  • In 1880, William Ross HEARD resided in Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1900, William Ross HEARD resided in Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA.
  • William Ross HEARD married Mattie Blanche Watkins Heard, and had children including James Morris Heard, Lallee Heard Turner, Morrill Edwin Heard, Richard Milton Heard, William Worth Heard.
  • William Ross HEARD passed away in 1951 in Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaac HEARD
1827–1914
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Sarah Heard
1838–1928
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mattie Heard
1882–1922
Birth Location: Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
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Children(s)

Lallee Turner
1906–1975
Birth Location: Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
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Morrill Heard
1908–1926
Birth Location: Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
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William HEARD
1915–1980
Birth Location: Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
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James HEARD
1917–1972
Birth Location: Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
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Richard HEARD
1919–1971
Birth Location: Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
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William HEARD's Ancestors

Self
William HEARD
1877–1951
Birth Place: Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
Parents
Isaac Willis HEARD
1827–1914
South Carolina, USA
Sarah (Harper SLAUGHTER) Heard
1838–1928
Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Elias (J) HEARD
1802–1843
Lydia (Ann HENDERSON) Heard
1802–1893
South Carolina, USA
John (Johnson) SLAUGHTER
1807–1892
Monroe County, Georgia, USA
Lydia (HARPER) Slaughter
1811–1865
Jones County, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard HENDERSON
–1840
Rachel Henderson
–1844
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William HEARD's Descendants

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William (Ross) HEARD (5 Jan 1877–31 Jan 1951) m. Mattie (Blanche WATKINS) Heard (abt 1882–5 Dec 1922)
  1. 1. Lallee (HEARD) Turner 1906–1975 m. Arris (Glen) TURNER 1904–1997
    1. 1. Joanne (Sebast TURNER) Creasman 1934–2015 m. Herschel (Delmas) CREASMAN 1932–2018
    2. 2. Thomas (Edwin TURNER) Sr 1931–2006 m. Sally (Jane OSBORN) Turner 1931–2004
  2. 2. Morrill (Edwin) Heard 1908–1926
  3. 3. William (Worth) HEARD 1915–1980 m. Martha (Jane PERKINS) Heard 1915–2009
  4. 4. James (Morris) HEARD 1917–1972 m. Elizabeth (Inez PERKINS) Heard 1922–1987
  5. 5. Richard (Milton) HEARD 1919–1971 m. Mary (Jo SANFORD) Heard 1921–1999

William HEARD's Timeline

11 Records

1877
5 Jan 1877
Birth of William Ross HEARD in Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
1880
1880
Age 3
William Ross HEARD resided here in Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
1900
1900
Age 23
William Ross HEARD resided here in Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 33
William Ross HEARD resided here in Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
1917
1917
Age 40
William Ross HEARD resided here in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, USA
Tallapoosa County, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 43
William Ross HEARD resided here in Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
1930
1930
Age 53
William Ross HEARD resided here in Tuskegee, Macon, Alabama, USA
Tuskegee, Macon, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 58
William Ross HEARD resided here in Wetumpka, Elmore, Alabama, USA
Wetumpka, Elmore, Alabama, USA
1940
1940
Age 63
William Ross HEARD resided here in Wetumpka, Elmore, Alabama, USA
Wetumpka, Elmore, Alabama, USA
1950
1950
Age 73
William Ross HEARD resided here in Wetumpka, Elmore, Alabama, USA
Wetumpka, Elmore, Alabama, USA
1951
31 Jan 1951
Age 74
Death of William Ross HEARD in Wetumpka, Elmore, Alabama, USA
Wetumpka, Elmore, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1877
    Event Place: Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wetumpka, Elmore, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00028; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 26-29
    [2] Alabama, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama; Roll: T625_43; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 179
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Tuskegee, Macon, Alabama; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 2339771
    [5] Registration State: Alabama; Registration County: Tallapoosa County
    [6] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama; Roll: 33; Page: 380b; Enumeration District: 144
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama; Roll: 41; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0079
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Precinct 15, Tallapoosa, Alabama; Roll: T624_34; Page: 4b; Enumeration District: 0175; FHL microfilm: 1374047
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [11] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Dadeville Record; Publication Date: 8 Feb 1951; Publication Place: Dadeville, Alabama, USA; ,0.8139884,0.49536416,0.94657975&xid=3355
    [12] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Wetumpka, Elmore, Alabama; Roll: 5627; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 26-23

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama; Roll: 33; Page: 380b; Enumeration District: 144

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama; Roll: 41; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0079

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Precinct 15, Tallapoosa, Alabama; Roll: T624_34; Page: 4b; Enumeration District: 0175; FHL microfilm: 1374047

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917
    Event Place: Tallapoosa County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Registration State: Alabama; Registration County: Tallapoosa County

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama; Roll: T625_43; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 179

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Tuskegee, Macon, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Tuskegee, Macon, Alabama; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 2339771

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Wetumpka, Elmore, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wetumpka, Elmore, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00028; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 26-29

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Wetumpka, Elmore, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wetumpka, Elmore, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00028; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 26-29

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Wetumpka, Elmore, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Wetumpka, Elmore, Alabama; Roll: 5627; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 26-23

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1951
    Event Place: Wetumpka, Elmore, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Dadeville Record; Publication Date: 8 Feb 1951; Publication Place: Dadeville, Alabama, USA; ,0.8139884,0.49536416,0.94657975&xid=3355
    [4] Web: Birmingham, Alabama, U.S., Obituary Index, 1930-1996

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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