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William Hardin Jefferson 1866–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Dec 17, 1866

Birth Location: Pittsylvania Co., Va.

Death Date: Feb 22, 1949

Death Location: Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Father: Nathaniel Jefferson

Mother: Susan Rigney

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The story of William Hardin Jefferson began in 1866 in Pittsylvania Co., Va.. William Hardin Jefferson passed away in 1949 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

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Biography

  • The story of William Hardin Jefferson began in 1866 in Pittsylvania Co., Va..
  • William Hardin Jefferson passed away in 1949 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

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William Jefferson's Ancestors

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William Jefferson
1866–1949
Birth Place: Pittsylvania Co., Va.
Parents
Nathaniel Carter Jefferson
1846–1930
Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Susan (Ellen) Rigney
1848–1917
Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Noton (J) Jefferson
1803–1855
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Carter
1814–1880
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
John (Owen) Rigney
1818–1888
Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Sarah ((Sallie)) Adkins
1830–1888
Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
John Jefferson
1770–1840
Anna Ramsey
1782–1837
Nathan Carter
1785–1857
Elizabeth Adkins
1778–1857
John Rigney
1785–1864
Anna Adkins
1794–1862
Sir Adkins
1785–1885
Frances Campbell
1785–1838
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Jefferson
1735–1794
Elizabeth Jefferson
1736–1828
Catherine Huffman
1769–1849
William III
1760–1848
Mary Hartman
1765–1812
William III
1760–1848
Mary (Hartman)
1764–1812

William Jefferson's Timeline

2 Records

1866
Dec 17, 1866
Birth of William Hardin Jefferson in Pittsylvania Co., Va.
Pittsylvania Co., Va.
1949
Feb 22, 1949
Age 83
Death of William Hardin Jefferson in Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec 17, 1866
    Event Place: Pittsylvania Co., Va.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Feb 22, 1949
    Event Place: Pittsylvania County, Virginia

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