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William Silas Kidwell 1808–1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1808

Birth Location: Wayne Co., Kentucky

Death Date: 1863

Death Location: White Co., Tennessee

Father:

Mother: Catherine Butram

Spouse(s): Sally Wynne, Nancy Marsh

Children(s): Hiram Kidwell, Ferby Kidwell, Francis Kidwell, Jannetta Kidwell, Antoinetta Kidwell, Fenely Kidwell, Noah Kidwell, William Kidwell, Eliza Kidwell, Mary Kidwell, John Kidwell, Lucinda Kidwell, Jewrutta Kidwell, Amanda Kidwell, Andrew Kidwell

In 1808, William Silas Kidwell entered the world in Wayne Co., Kentucky, born to Elijah Kidwell And Catherine Butram. In 1850, William Silas Kidwell established residence. William Silas Kidwell married Nancy Marsh, Sally Wynne, and had children including Amanda Kidwell, Andrew Kidwell, Antoinetta Angeletta Kidwell, Eliza Kidwell, Fenely C Kidwell, Ferby Katherine Katy Kidwell, Francis Marion Kidwell, Hiram Elgie Dudley Kidwell, Jannetta Kidwell, Jewrutta Kidwell, John H Kidwell, Lucinda Kidwell, Mary S Kidwell, Noah Lafeyette Kidwell, William Washington Kidwell. William Silas Kidwell passed away in 1863 in White Co., Tennessee.

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Biography

  • In 1808, William Silas Kidwell entered the world in Wayne Co., Kentucky, born to Elijah Kidwell And Catherine Butram.
  • In 1850, William Silas Kidwell established residence.
  • William Silas Kidwell married Nancy Marsh, Sally Wynne, and had children including Amanda Kidwell, Andrew Kidwell, Antoinetta Angeletta Kidwell, Eliza Kidwell, Fenely C Kidwell, Ferby Katherine Katy Kidwell, Francis Marion Kidwell, Hiram Elgie Dudley Kidwell, Jannetta Kidwell, Jewrutta Kidwell, John H Kidwell, Lucinda Kidwell, Mary S Kidwell, Noah Lafeyette Kidwell, William Washington Kidwell.
  • William Silas Kidwell passed away in 1863 in White Co., Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

Catherine Butram
1786–1860
Birth Location: North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
CB

Spouses(s)

Sally Wynne
1810–1835
Birth Location: –
SW
Nancy Marsh
1816–1870
Birth Location: White County, Tn.
NM

Children(s)

Hiram Kidwell
1845–1932
Birth Location: Sparta, White County, Tennessee, USA
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Ferby Kidwell
1848–1930
Birth Location: White, Tennessee
FK
Francis Kidwell
1843–1911
Birth Location: White, Tennessee, United States
FK
Jannetta Kidwell
1831–
Birth Location: Wayne County, Kentucky, United States
JK
Antoinetta Kidwell
1835–
Birth Location: –
AK
Fenely Kidwell
1847–
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
FK
Noah Kidwell
1856–1920
Birth Location: White Co., Tenn.
NK
William Kidwell
1854–1937
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
WK
Eliza Kidwell
1850–
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
EK
Mary Kidwell
1849–
Birth Location: White, Tennessee, United States
MK
John Kidwell
1841–
Birth Location: White, Tennessee, United States
JK
Lucinda Kidwell
1839–1914
Birth Location: White, Tennessee, United States
LK
Jewrutta Kidwell
1830–1880
Birth Location: Wayne, Kentucky
JK
Amanda Kidwell
1862–
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
AK
Andrew Kidwell
1859–
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
AK

William Kidwell's Ancestors

Self
William Kidwell
1808–1863
Birth Place: Wayne Co., Kentucky
Parents
Catherine Butram
1786–1860
North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Kidwell's Descendants

1.
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William (Silas) Kidwell (1808–1863) m. Sally Wynne (Abt 1810–Abt 1835) m. Nancy Marsh (1816–1870)
  1. 1. Hiram (Elgie "Dudley") Kidwell 1845–1932 m. Rebecca (Jane McCulley (McCollough)) (McCullough) 1851–1919
    1. 1. Bertha Kidwell 1895–1972 m. Charles (Luther Adams "Charlie") Thompson 1891–1965 m. John (Edward) Thompson 1891–1967
      1. 1. Margaret (Jean (Maggie)) Thompson 1929–2007 m. Joseph Cerio 1918–1992
        1. 1. Thomas (J.) Cerio 1948–2018
      2. 2. Muriel (Naomi) Thompson 1933–2003 m. Floyd (Leslie) Hyder 1928–2019
      3. 3. Annie (Rebecca) Thompson 1927–2003
      4. 4. Addie (Novella 'Peggy') Thompson 1924–2011
      5. 5. John (Hollis) Thompson 1919–1986
      6. 6. George (Lee) Thompson 1922–1988
      7. 7. Charles (Holt) Thompson 1916–1977
    2. 2. Charley Kidwell 1884–1938
    3. 3. George (Washington) Kidwell 1874–1951 m. Anna (America) Roberts 1883–1961
      1. 1. Nancy ("Ova") Kidwell 1898–1977
      2. 2. Carl (“Coral”) Kidwell 1914–1930
      3. 3. Porter Kidwell 1908–
      4. 4. Jewel Kidwell 1920–
      5. 5. Raymond (Leo) Kidwell 1924–2007 m. Opal (Lee) Robbins 1926–2008 m. Jewell (Maxine) Peace 1931–1999
        1. 1. Alan (Gregory) Kidwell 1951–2017
      6. 6. Granville ("Homer") Kidwell 1911–1952
      7. 7. Leonard Kidwell 1904–
      8. 8. Elmo Kidwell 1924–
      9. 9. Dillard (Douglas) Kidwell 1900–1975
      10. 10. Bernice Kidwell 1923–
      11. 11. General (George) Kidwell 1922–1974
    4. 4. William (Lafayette 'Fate') Kidwell 1882–1921
    5. 5. Maggie Kidwell 1886–
    6. 6. Luther (Benjamin) Kidwell 1888–1930 m. Hattie Worthington 1889–1973
    7. 7. Henry ('Harry' Clay) Kidwell 1890–1974
    8. 8. David (Columbus 'Dave') Kidwell 1892–1972 m. Anna (Mae) Petree 1890–1973
    9. 9. Martha (B.) Kidwill 1878–1969
    10. 10. Amanda (J.) Kidwill 1880–1951
    11. 11. Mary (Frances) Kidwell 1875–1924 m. John (Calvin) Marsh 1864–1953
      1. 1. Robert (Lee) Marsh 1899–1986
      2. 2. Mary (Lou Maggie) Marsh 1906–1978
      3. 3. John (H) Marsh 1904–1991
      4. 4. Joe (Henry) Marsh 1908–1991 m. Martha (Pearl) Kinnard 1908–1991 m. Thelma (Ruth) Gamble 1918–2006
      5. 5. Josephine (Mae) Marsh 1893–1952
  2. 2. Ferby (Katherine "Katy") Kidwell 1848–1930 m. Hiram (Taylor) Emery 1848–1908
    1. 1. Alsie (Lucinda Lou) Emery 1880–1952 m. William (Pleasant) Brown 1873–1958
      1. 1. Nellie (Mae) Brown 1917–1993
      2. 2. Martha (Jane) Brown 1910–1924
      3. 3. Katie (Lee) Brown 1908–1985
      4. 4. Elbridge (Clinton) Brown 1905–1970
      5. 5. Taylor (William) Brown 1902–1967
      6. 6. Hollis (Alonzo) Brown 1900–1980
    2. 2. Ishmael (Worth Emery) Sr. 1875–1951 m. Fidella (Emily) Woody 1885–1946
      1. 1. Ishmael (Worth Emery) Jr. 1923– m. Faye (Elizabeth) Randolph –2000
      2. 2. Daisy (Mae) Emery 1921–
      3. 3. Anis (Naomi) Emery 1917–1991 m. Theodore (Roosevelt) Conley 1905–1971
        1. 1. Teddy Conley 1947–1947
        2. 2. della (Mae) Conley 1945–1945
        3. 3. Claudie Conley 1941–1941
      4. 4. Lola (Geneva) Emery 1915–1992
        1. 1. Lonnie (Eugene) Barnes 1936–1998
      5. 5. Linnie (Belle) Emery 1912–2006 m. Hobert (lee) Payne 1911–1991
      6. 6. Taylor (Woody) Emery 1907–1988 m. Willie (Almedia) Mills 1918–1995
        1. 1. Della (Mae) Emery 1938–1938
        2. 2. William (Ishmeal) Emery 1939–2001
        3. 3. Taylor (Woody Emery) Jr. 1940–1996
        4. 4. Carl (Dempsey) Emery 1943–1943
        5. 5. Allen (Worth) Emery 1944–1944
      7. 7. John (R) Emery 1925–2005
      8. 8. Hezekiah (E) Emery 1910–1910
      9. 9. William (Alonzo) Emery 1904–1913
    3. 3. William (Silas) Emery 1877–1944
    4. 4. Florence (Jeanetta) Emery 1872–1958
    5. 5. Catherine (Elizabeth "Katie") Emery 1890–1962
    6. 6. Elbridge (Gerry) Emery 1887–1907
    7. 7. Ida (Linnie) Emery 1888–1961
    8. 8. Luther (Alonzo) Emery 1882–1969
  3. 3. Francis (Marion) Kidwell 1843–1911 m. Nancy (Jane) Anderson 1867–1924
    1. 1. Kenneth Kidwell 1900–
  4. 4. Jannetta Kidwell 1831–
  5. 5. Antoinetta (Angeletta) Kidwell 1835– m. Jehoida (H) Marsh 1818–1880
    1. 1. John (Calvin) Marsh 1854–1924 m. Margaret Cates 1875–1963
  6. 6. Fenely (C) Kidwell 1847–
  7. 7. Noah (Lafeyette) Kidwell 1856–1920
  8. 8. William (Washington) Kidwell 1854–1937
  9. 9. Eliza Kidwell 1850–
  10. 10. Mary (S) Kidwell 1849–
  11. 11. John (H) Kidwell 1841–
  12. 12. Lucinda Kidwell 1839–1914
  13. 13. Jewrutta Kidwell 1830–1880
  14. 14. Amanda Kidwell 1862–
  15. 15. Andrew Kidwell 1859–

William Kidwell's Timeline

4 Records

1808
1808
Birth of William Silas Kidwell in Wayne Co., Kentucky
Wayne Co., Kentucky
1850
1850
Age 42
William Silas Kidwell resided here
None
1863
1863
Age 55
Death of William Silas Kidwell in White Co., Tennessee
White Co., Tennessee
1863
1863
Age 55
Burial of William Silas Kidwell in White Co., Tennessee
White Co., Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1808
    Event Place: Wayne Co., Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 01 Jun 1830
    Event Place: Wayne, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1863
    Event Place: White Co., Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1863
    Event Place: White Co., Tennessee
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