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William Nelson Landers 1842–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Sep 1842

Birth Location: Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 17 May 1918

Death Location: Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA

Father: Thomas Landers

Mother: Elizabeth Thomas

Spouse(s): Phoebe Wheeler

Children(s): John Landers, Finis Sr, Louela Landers, William Landers, Louis Landers

William Nelson Landers was born in 1842 in Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA, the child of Thomas Landers And Elizabeth Rebecca Thomas. William Nelson Landers married Nora Green Landers, Phoebe Ann Wheeler, and had children including Finis Mark Landers Sr, John Crawford Landers, Louela B Ella Landers, Louis Tune Landers, William Brawley Willie Landers. William Nelson Landers passed away in 1918 in Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • William Nelson Landers was born in 1842 in Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA, the child of Thomas Landers And Elizabeth Rebecca Thomas.
  • William Nelson Landers married Nora Green Landers, Phoebe Ann Wheeler, and had children including Finis Mark Landers Sr, John Crawford Landers, Louela B Ella Landers, Louis Tune Landers, William Brawley Willie Landers.
  • William Nelson Landers passed away in 1918 in Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA.

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William Landers's Ancestors

Self
William Landers
1842–1918
Birth Place: Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Thomas Landers
1812–1879
Granville County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Rebecca) Thomas
1815–1886
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Absolam (Abraham) Landers
1773–1855
Dutch, Granville, North Carolina, United States
Priscilla ((Bullock) Cooke (M:) Landers)
1777–1850
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph LANDERS
1750–1830
(Sarah) Ray
1755–1830
John Sr
1773–1854
Mary Landers
1776–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1724–1792
Frances Palmer
1721–1770
Joseph LANDERS
1750–1830
(Sarah) Ray
1755–1830

William Landers's Descendants

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William (Nelson) Landers (09 Sep 1842–17 May 1918) m. Phoebe (Ann) Wheeler (24 Dec 1852–16 Jul 1925)
  1. 1. John (Crawford) Landers 1870–1947 m. Harriet ((Hattie) T.) Mallard 1874–1938
    1. 1. Julian (Pate) Landers 1908–1979 m. Edna (Pearl) Link 1916–2013
  2. 2. Finis (Mark Landers) Sr 1874–1953 m. Katherine (“Kate” Clair) Baxter 1894–1989 m. Nora (B (Rice) Green (M:) Landers) 1882–1915
    1. 1. Harold Landers 1910–1988 m. Helen (May (Mitchell) Moore (M:) Landers) 1913–1996
      1. 1. Barbara (Gail (Moore)) Landers 1936–2019
      2. 2. Helen (Elizabeth (Moore)) Landers 1949–2003
    2. 2. Mabel Landers 1918–2005
    3. 3. Ira (Hardison) Landers 1931–1994 m. Betty (Jean) Sands 1934–2015
    4. 4. William (Baxter “Blue”) Landers 1920–2000 m. Johnnie (Sue) Crews 1923–2000
    5. 5. Finis (Mark "Pud" Landers) Jr 1924–2015
  3. 3. Louela (B "Ella") Landers 1878–
  4. 4. William (Brawley "Willie") Landers 1882–1965 m. Effie (Mae) Parsons 1888–1932
  5. 5. Louis (Tune) Landers 1888–1949 m. Wilhelmina ("Minnie" Henrietta Augusta) Pien 1889–1979 m. Cora (D) Lander 1887–
    1. 1. Donald (C) Lander 1907–

William Landers's Timeline

2 Records

1842
09 Sep 1842
Birth of William Nelson Landers in Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
1918
17 May 1918
Age 76
Death of William Nelson Landers in Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Sep 1842
    Event Place: Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 May 1918
    Event Place: Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA

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