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William Hiram Brownlow Layne 1856–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Apr 1856

Birth Location: Lick Fork, Wise, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 28 May 1929

Death Location: Lick Fork Wise Virginia

Father: General (Layne)

Mother: Sarah Ritchie

Spouse(s): Sarah MULLINS, Lucinda Mullins, Martha Cooper

Children(s): Bessie Lane, Cleophas Lane, Anna Lane, Creed Lane, Walter Lane, William Mullins, Sarah Mullins, William Mullins

In 1856, William Hiram Brownlow Layne entered the world in Lick Fork, Wise, Virginia, USA, born to General Jackson Jack Lane Layne And Sarah Jane Sally Ritchie. William Hiram Brownlow Layne married Lucinda Cin Mullins, Martha Jane Cooper, Sarah Elizabeth Mullins, and had children including Anna H Lane, Bessie Genola Lane, Cleophas S Lane, Creed Flanary Lane, Sarah J Mullins, Walter S Lane, William Jackson Feisty Bill Mullins, William Jackson Mullins. William Hiram Brownlow Layne passed away in 1929 in Lick Fork Wise Virginia.

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Biography

  • In 1856, William Hiram Brownlow Layne entered the world in Lick Fork, Wise, Virginia, USA, born to General Jackson Jack Lane Layne And Sarah Jane Sally Ritchie.
  • William Hiram Brownlow Layne married Lucinda Cin Mullins, Martha Jane Cooper, Sarah Elizabeth Mullins, and had children including Anna H Lane, Bessie Genola Lane, Cleophas S Lane, Creed Flanary Lane, Sarah J Mullins, Walter S Lane, William Jackson Feisty Bill Mullins, William Jackson Mullins.
  • William Hiram Brownlow Layne passed away in 1929 in Lick Fork Wise Virginia.

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William Layne's Ancestors

Self
William Layne
1856–1929
Birth Place: Lick Fork, Wise, Virginia, USA
Parents
General Jackson Jack Lane (Layne)
1829–1908
Scott County, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Jane "Sally") Ritchie
1836–1884
Russell, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John (S) Lane
1805–1842
Greene Co, Tennessee
Katherine (Elizabeth) Estep
1807–1898
Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Layne's Descendants

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William (Hiram Brownlow) Layne (6 Apr 1856–28 May 1929) m. Sarah (Elizabeth) MULLINS (18 Nov 1864–23 Apr 1939) m. Lucinda ("Cin") Mullins (17 Nov 1858–15 Feb 1906) m. Martha (Jane) Cooper (4 Mar 1847–1882)
  1. 1. Bessie (Genola) Lane 1898–1979 m. John (Horace) Hawkins 1893–1957
    1. 1. Christopher (Columbus) Hawkins 1918–1982 m. Fanny (Mae) Potter 1918–2001
      1. 1. Delphia (Elane Hawkins Carter) Floyd 1948–1994
    2. 2. George (Clarion Hawkins) Sr. 1916–2003
    3. 3. Delbert (Alaska Hawkins) Sr. 1919–2012
    4. 4. Clara (June Hawkins) Cantrell 1921–2005
    5. 5. Fey (V) Hawkins 1924–
    6. 6. Billy (Brownlow) Hawkins 1934–1996
    7. 7. REV (Emory Horace) Hawkins 1929–1991
    8. 8. Cossie (Carmen) Hawkins 1936–1999
    9. 9. Thetta ((Thetty) Virginia Hawkins) Denny 1923–2017
    10. 10. James (Acy Hawkins) Sr 1931–1994
    11. 11. Elmer (Berlyn) Hawkins 1925–2014
    12. 12. Godfrey (Felmer) Hawkins 1927–2015
  2. 2. Cleophas (S.) Lane 1888–1972
  3. 3. Anna (H.) Lane 1890–1957
  4. 4. Creed (Flanary) Lane 1884–1968
  5. 5. Walter (S.) Lane 1886–1969
  6. 6. William (Jackson) Mullins 1877–1974
  7. 7. Sarah (J.) Mullins 1879–1904
  8. 8. William (Jackson "Feisty Bill") Mullins 1875–1974

William Layne's Timeline

2 Records

1856
6 Apr 1856
Birth of William Hiram Brownlow Layne in Lick Fork, Wise, Virginia, USA
Lick Fork, Wise, Virginia, USA
1929
28 May 1929
Age 73
Death of William Hiram Brownlow Layne in Lick Fork Wise Virginia
Lick Fork Wise Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1856
    Event Place: Lick Fork, Wise, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 May 1929
    Event Place: Lick Fork Wise Virginia

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