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William Clifton Joyner 1883–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jul 1883

Birth Location: Edgefield, South Carolina

Death Date: 3 Jan 1959

Death Location: Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: William Joyner

Mother: Eliza Stevens

Spouse(s): Minnie Joyner, Minnie Baker, Minnie Wright

Children(s): Mary Joyner, Ruth Joyner, Otis Sr

William Clifton Joyner was born in 1883 in Edgefield, South Carolina, the child of William Hampton Joyner And Eliza Abigail Stevens. In 1935, William Clifton Joyner resided in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina. In 1940, William Clifton Joyner resided in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA. William Clifton Joyner married Minnie Joyner, Minnie L Wright, Minnie Lee Baker, Minnie Lee Wright, and had children including Doris Jayner, Edna Mae Joyner, Mary Louise Joyner, Minnie Leona Joyner, Otis Nathaniel Joyner Sr, Ruth Doris Joyner. William Clifton Joyner passed away in 1959 in Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Clifton Joyner was born in 1883 in Edgefield, South Carolina, the child of William Hampton Joyner And Eliza Abigail Stevens.
  • In 1935, William Clifton Joyner resided in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina.
  • In 1940, William Clifton Joyner resided in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA.
  • William Clifton Joyner married Minnie Joyner, Minnie L Wright, Minnie Lee Baker, Minnie Lee Wright, and had children including Doris Jayner, Edna Mae Joyner, Mary Louise Joyner, Minnie Leona Joyner, Otis Nathaniel Joyner Sr, Ruth Doris Joyner.
  • William Clifton Joyner passed away in 1959 in Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Joyner's Ancestors

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William Joyner
1883–1959
Birth Place: Edgefield, South Carolina
Parents
William Hampton Joyner
1850–
Fairfield County, South Carolina, USA
Eliza (Abigail) Stevens
1859–1931
South Carolina
Grandparents
Jackson Joiner
1818–1891
Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA
Louisa
1824–1867
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Joyner
1780–1799
Holly Joiner
1790–1883
William Johnson
1782–1858
Rosa Wilson
1779–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Frederick Joyner
1754–1828
Ruth
1749–
John Johnson
1865–1946
John Johnson
1762–1820
Theophilus Wilson
1767–1853
Margaret Shealy
1786–1840

William Joyner's Descendants

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William (Clifton) Joyner (10 Jul 1883–3 Jan 1959) m. Minnie Joyner (19 Apr 1896–4 Mar 1955) m. Minnie (Lee) Baker (abt 1895–20 June 1978) m. Minnie (Lee) Wright (26 March 1889–21 April 1955)
  1. 1. Mary (Louise) Joyner 1923–1999 m. Asbury (Lawton) Crapse 1911–1977
  2. 2. Ruth (Doris) Joyner 1927–2001
  3. 3. Otis (Nathaniel Joyner) Sr 1915–1991

William Joyner's Timeline

4 Records

1883
10 Jul 1883
Birth of William Clifton Joyner in Edgefield, South Carolina
Edgefield, South Carolina
1935
1935
Age 52
William Clifton Joyner resided here in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina
Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina
1940
1940
Age 57
William Clifton Joyner resided here in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1959
3 Jan 1959
Age 76
Death of William Clifton Joyner in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1883
    Event Place: Edgefield, South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03813; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 23-80
    [2] South Carolina, Death Records, 1821-1965, South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina; South Carolina Death Records; Year Range: 1950-1961; Death County or Certificate Range: Greenville
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03813; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 23-80

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03813; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 23-80

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1959
    Event Place: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] South Carolina, Death Records, 1821-1965, South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina; South Carolina Death Records; Year Range: 1950-1961; Death County or Certificate Range: Greenville
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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