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William Nelson Kincaid 1853 – 1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Mar 1853

Birth Location: Clay City, Clay, Indiana, United States

Death Date: 05 Jul 1942

Death Location: Jefferson, Illinois, United States

Father: Thomas Kincaid

Mother: Martha McNabb

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In 1853, William Nelson Kincaid entered the world in Clay City, Clay, Indiana, United States, born to Thomas McDowell Kincaid and Martha Ann McNabb. William Nelson Kincaid passed away in 1942 in Jefferson, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1853, William Nelson Kincaid entered the world in Clay City, Clay, Indiana, United States, born to Thomas McDowell Kincaid and Martha Ann McNabb.
  • William Nelson Kincaid passed away in 1942 in Jefferson, Illinois, United States.

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William Kincaid's Ancestors

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William Kincaid
1853 – 1942
Birth Place: Clay City, Clay, Indiana, United States
Parents
Thomas McDowell Kincaid
1811 – 1875
Nicholas Co., Kentucky
Martha (Ann) McNabb
1816 – 1904
Montgomery Co., Kentucky
Grandparents
George Kincaid
1786 – 1820
Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA,
Margaret McDowell
1785 – 1844
Hamilton, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
James (Edgar) McNabb
1778 – 1860
Virginia, United States
Mary (Ann "Polly") Coryell
1782 – 1860
Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Kincaid
1755 – 1824
Mary Mackey
1759 – 1824
Andrew McNabb
1745 – 1802
Unknown Carruthers
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Kincaid
1721 – 1772
Elizabeth Jordan
1721 – 1792
William MACKEY
1733 – 1775
Peninah DAVIES
1738 – 1772

William Kincaid's Timeline

3 Records

1853
15 Mar 1853
Birth of William Nelson Kincaid in Clay City, Clay, Indiana, United States
Clay City, Clay, Indiana, United States
1942
05 Jul 1942
Age 89
Death of William Nelson Kincaid in Newton, Jasper, Illinois
Newton, Jasper, Illinois
1942
05 Jul 1942
Age 89
Death of William Nelson Kincaid in Jefferson, Illinois, United States
Jefferson, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1853
    Event Place: Clay City, Clay, Indiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Jul 1942
    Event Place: Newton, Jasper, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Jul 1942
    Event Place: Jefferson, Illinois, United States

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