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William Eleanor Kearney 1838–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1838

Birth Location: Warren, North Carolina

Death Date: 1912

Death Location: Edgecombe, North Carolina

Father: William Kearney

Mother: Benjamin Alston

Spouse(s): Elias Sr.

Children(s): Elias Jr., John Carr, Eleanor Carr

William Eleanor Kearney was born in 1838 in Warren, North Carolina, the child of William Kinchen Kearney And Benjamin Hardee James Maria Alston. William Eleanor Kearney married Elias Carr Sr, and had children including Anne Bruce Carr, Eleanor Kearney Carr, Elias Carr Jr, John Buxton Carr, Mary Elizabeth Carr, William Kearney Carr. William Eleanor Kearney passed away in 1912 in Edgecombe, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • William Eleanor Kearney was born in 1838 in Warren, North Carolina, the child of William Kinchen Kearney And Benjamin Hardee James Maria Alston.
  • William Eleanor Kearney married Elias Carr Sr, and had children including Anne Bruce Carr, Eleanor Kearney Carr, Elias Carr Jr, John Buxton Carr, Mary Elizabeth Carr, William Kearney Carr.
  • William Eleanor Kearney passed away in 1912 in Edgecombe, North Carolina.

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William Kearney's Ancestors

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William Kearney
1838–1912
Birth Place: Warren, North Carolina
Parents
William Kinchen Kearney
1785–1869
Halifax, North Carolina
Benjamin (Hardee James Maria) Alston
1793–1883
Warren, North Carolina
Grandparents
Phillip Kearney
1735–1794
Halifax, North Carolina
Elizabeth Kinchen
1732–1798
Edgecombe, North Carolina
William (Alston) Sr.
1747–1795
Warren, North Carolina
Martha Hardee
1759–1823
Wake, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Phillip Alston
1705–1783
Winifred Whitmell
1729–1795
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John III
1673–1758
Mary Clarke
1677–1765
Thomas Whitmell
1688–1735

William Kearney's Descendants

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William (Eleanor) Kearney (Abt 1838–1912) m. Elias (Carr) Sr. (25 Feb 1839–22 Jul 1900)
  1. 1. Elias (Carr) Jr. 1866–1923
  2. 2. John (Buxton) Carr 1862–1907
  3. 3. Eleanor (Kearney) Carr 1880–1919

William Kearney's Timeline

2 Records

1838
Abt 1838
Birth of William Eleanor Kearney in Warren, North Carolina
Warren, North Carolina
1912
1912
Age 74
Death of William Eleanor Kearney in Edgecombe, North Carolina
Edgecombe, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1838
    Event Place: Warren, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1912
    Event Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina

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