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William Joslin 1868–1952 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 January 1868

Birth Location: Texas

Death Date: 13 February 1952

Death Location: Bono, Johnson County, Texas, United States of America

Father: John Burns

Mother: Marget Cates

Spouse(s): Mary Maxey

Children(s): Joseph Joslin, Gent Joslin, Lelia Joslin

William Joslin was born in 1868 in Texas, the child of John Morgan Burns And Marget Cates. In 1910, William Joslin resided in Justice Precinct 8, Bosque, Texas, USA. In 1935, William Joslin resided in Johnson, Texas. William Joslin married Mary Maxey, and had children including Gent Thomas Joslin, Joseph B Joslin, Lelia Joslin. William Joslin passed away in 1952 in Bono, Johnson County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Joslin was born in 1868 in Texas, the child of John Morgan Burns And Marget Cates.
  • In 1910, William Joslin resided in Justice Precinct 8, Bosque, Texas, USA.
  • In 1935, William Joslin resided in Johnson, Texas.
  • William Joslin married Mary Maxey, and had children including Gent Thomas Joslin, Joseph B Joslin, Lelia Joslin.
  • William Joslin passed away in 1952 in Bono, Johnson County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Burns
1835–
Birth Location: Alabama
JB
Marget Cates
1845–1928
Birth Location: Marrs Hill, Washington, Arkansas, USA
MC

Spouses(s)

Mary Maxey
1870–1959
Birth Location: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America
MM

Children(s)

Joseph Joslin
1895–1976
Birth Location: Texas
JJ
Gent Joslin
1894–1977
Birth Location: Texas
GJ
Lelia Joslin
1893–
Birth Location: Texas
LJ

William Joslin's Ancestors

Self
William Joslin
1868–1952
Birth Place: Texas
Parents
John Morgan Burns
1835–
Alabama
Marget Cates
1845–1928
Marrs Hill, Washington, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin (W) Burns
1801–1870
South Carolina, USA
Martha (Ann) Taylor
1802–
South Carolina, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Jr
1770–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Margaret Pearson
1756–1839

William Joslin's Descendants

1.
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William Joslin (1 January 1868–13 February 1952) m. Mary Maxey (10 September 1870–18 May 1959)
  1. 1. Joseph (B) Joslin 1895–1976 m. Annie (Lee) Hayes 1897–1991
    1. 1. Billie (Irene) Joslin 1936–1991 m. Otis (Eugene) Smith 1936–1996 m. Charles (Edwin Pigg) Sr 1940–2021
    2. 2. Annie (Marie) Joslin 1928–2021 m. Cloyce (D) Foote 1920–1996 m. Lino Muinos 1933–2018
    3. 3. Elvis (L) Joslyn 1922–2012 m. Evlyn (Lorece) Revier 1924–2012
  2. 2. Gent (Thomas) Joslin 1894–1977 m. Ruth Colmer 1899–1932
    1. 1. Chester (Thomas) Joslin 1919–1992 m. Margaret (M) Joslin 1920–
      1. 1. Patricia (A) Joslin 1940–2010
    2. 2. Margie Joslin 1924–2001 m. James (Lawrence) Mulhollen 1923–1982
  3. 3. Lelia Joslin 1893–

William Joslin's Timeline

6 Records

1868
1 January 1868
Birth of William Joslin in Texas
Texas
1910
1910
Age 42
William Joslin resided here in Justice Precinct 8, Bosque, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 8, Bosque, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 67
William Joslin resided here in Johnson, Texas
Johnson, Texas
1940
1940
Age 72
William Joslin resided here in Justice Precinct 4, Johnson, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 4, Johnson, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 82
William Joslin resided here in Johnson, Texas, USA
Johnson, Texas, USA
1952
13 February 1952
Age 84
Death of William Joslin in Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas, United States of America
Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 January 1868
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Johnson, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04082; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 126-19
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 8, Bosque, Texas; Roll: T624_1533; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 1375546
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Johnson, Texas; Roll

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 8, Bosque, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 8, Bosque, Texas; Roll: T624_1533; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 1375546

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Johnson, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Johnson, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04082; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 126-19

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 4, Johnson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Johnson, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04082; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 126-19

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Johnson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Johnson, Texas; Roll

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 February 1952
    Event Place: Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bono, Johnson County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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