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William Jefferson Joyner 1877–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 March 1877

Birth Location: Tipton County, Tennessee

Death Date: 13 June 1959

Death Location: Shelby County, Tennessee

Father: Washington Joyner

Mother: Sarah Forbess

Spouse(s): Louisa Timbs

Children(s): Elbert Joyner, James Joyner

William Jefferson Joyner was born in 1877 in Tipton County, Tennessee, the child of Washington Wash Joyner And Sarah Ann Annie Forbess. William Jefferson Joyner married Louisa Elizabeth Timbs, and had children including Elbert Roy Joyner, James Price Joyner. William Jefferson Joyner passed away in 1959 in Shelby County, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • William Jefferson Joyner was born in 1877 in Tipton County, Tennessee, the child of Washington Wash Joyner And Sarah Ann Annie Forbess.
  • William Jefferson Joyner married Louisa Elizabeth Timbs, and had children including Elbert Roy Joyner, James Price Joyner.
  • William Jefferson Joyner passed away in 1959 in Shelby County, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Joyner's Ancestors

Self
William Joyner
1877–1959
Birth Place: Tipton County, Tennessee
Parents
Washington 'Wash' Joyner
1847–1911
Nash, North Carolina, United States
Sarah (Ann 'Annie') Forbess
1853–1935
Tipton, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
William (Asberry) Joyner
1808–1881
North Carolina, USA
Nancy (*) Dalton
1822–1922
Virginia, United States
Reverend (Thomas Jefferson Forbess) Sr.
1821–1863
York Co., SC
Martha (Catherine) Goforth
1813–1899
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Jordan JOYNER
1767–1845
Elizabeth Wright
1767–1847
James Dalton
1793–1850
Mary Dyer
1790–1870
Archibald Forbes
1795–1850
Margaret Hutchison
1799–1853
Robert Goforth
1773–1846
Mary Wilkinson
1795–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William JOYNER
1719–1783
Celia Joiner
1722–1784
William Sr.
1744–1814
Chloe Whitehead
1745–1816
George Daulton
1760–1811
Anna Sheets
1762–1812
William Dyer
1741–1828
Dinah Hammer
1740–1835
John Forbes
1752–1829
Rebecca Barron
1762–1834
Samuel Hutchison
1763–1835
Elizabeth Hutchinson
1776–

William Joyner's Descendants

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William (Jefferson) Joyner (18 March 1877–13 June 1959) m. Louisa (Elizabeth) Timbs (abt 1883–7 October 1962)
  1. 1. Elbert (Roy) Joyner 1901–1970 m. Opal (Marie) Strickland 1900–1989
    1. 1. Wanda (Marie) Joyner 1922–2009
    2. 2. Elbert (Roy) Joyner 1926–1999
    3. 3. Jimmy (Warren) Joyner 1937–2011
  2. 2. James (Price) Joyner 1906–

William Joyner's Timeline

2 Records

1877
18 March 1877
Birth of William Jefferson Joyner in Tipton County, Tennessee
Tipton County, Tennessee
1959
13 June 1959
Age 82
Death of William Jefferson Joyner in Shelby County, Tennessee
Shelby County, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 March 1877
    Event Place: Tipton County, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Tipton County, Tennessee; Roll: ; Draft Board: .
    [2] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1796-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tipton, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Tipton County, Tennessee; Roll: ; Draft Board: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 June 1959
    Event Place: Shelby County, Tennessee

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