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William Harrison Layne 1832–1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1832

Birth Location: Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 9 Mar 1909

Death Location: Pelham, Grundy, Tennessee, USA

Father: John Layne

Mother: Esther Kilgore

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Cox

Children(s):

In 1832, William Harrison Layne entered the world in Tennessee, USA, born to John Layne And Esther Kilgore. In 1880, William Harrison Layne resided in District 9, Grundy County, Tennessee, USA. William Harrison Layne married Elizabeth Ann Cox. William Harrison Layne passed away in 1909 in Pelham, Grundy, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1832, William Harrison Layne entered the world in Tennessee, USA, born to John Layne And Esther Kilgore.
  • In 1880, William Harrison Layne resided in District 9, Grundy County, Tennessee, USA.
  • William Harrison Layne married Elizabeth Ann Cox.
  • William Harrison Layne passed away in 1909 in Pelham, Grundy, Tennessee, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Layne's Ancestors

Self
William Layne
1832–1909
Birth Place: Tennessee, USA
Parents
John Layne
1803–1900
Sequatchie, Marion County, Tennessee, United States of America
Esther Kilgore
1808–1880
Victoria, Marion County, Tennessee USA
Grandparents
John (Hiram Layne) Sr
1768–1840
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, USA
Barbara (Elizabeth) Devault
1770–1860
Windsor Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Stephen (Clayton) Kilgore
1767–1841
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Rebecca Salyer
1770–1860
Chowan, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Laine
1745–1810
Nancy Shannon
1747–1810
Johann Dewald
1716–1798
Maria Schmidt
1719–1801
Robert Kilgore
1735–1782
Winifred Clayton
1737–1784
Zachariah Salyer
1730–1789
Elizabeth Dunn
1735–1799
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Layne's Timeline

3 Records

1832
1832
Birth of William Harrison Layne in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 48
William Harrison Layne resided here in District 9, Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
District 9, Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
1909
9 Mar 1909
Age 77
Death of William Harrison Layne in Pelham, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Pelham, Grundy, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1832
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 9, Grundy, Tennessee; Roll: 1258; Page: 305b; Enumeration District: 044

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 9, Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 9, Grundy, Tennessee; Roll: 1258; Page: 305b; Enumeration District: 044

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1909
    Event Place: Pelham, Grundy, Tennessee, USA

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