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William Vandiver Leatherwood 1847–1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 OCT 1847

Birth Location: Woodruff, Spartanburg County, South Carolina

Death Date: 3 DEC 1890

Death Location: Bethel Cemetery, Spartanburg County, South Carolina

Father: James Leatherwood

Mother: Frances Lanford

Spouse(s): Lena Brewton

Children(s): Ernestine Leatherwood, Othello Leatherwood, Harrison Leatherwood, Arthur Sr

William Vandiver Leatherwood was born in 1847 in Woodruff, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, the child of James Leatherwood And Frances Elizabeth Lanford. William Vandiver Leatherwood married Lena Angeline Brewton, and had children including Arthur Manning Leatherwood Sr, Ernestine Frances Leatherwood, Harrison A Leatherwood, Othello H Leatherwood. William Vandiver Leatherwood passed away in 1890 in Bethel Cemetery, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.

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Biography

  • William Vandiver Leatherwood was born in 1847 in Woodruff, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, the child of James Leatherwood And Frances Elizabeth Lanford.
  • William Vandiver Leatherwood married Lena Angeline Brewton, and had children including Arthur Manning Leatherwood Sr, Ernestine Frances Leatherwood, Harrison A Leatherwood, Othello H Leatherwood.
  • William Vandiver Leatherwood passed away in 1890 in Bethel Cemetery, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.

Immediate Family

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William Leatherwood's Ancestors

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William Leatherwood
1847–1890
Birth Place: Woodruff, Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Parents
James Leatherwood
1809–1885
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Frances (Elizabeth) Lanford
1812–1876
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Grandparents
John (B) Leatherwood
1762–1820
Prince William County, Virginia
Priscilla Calvert
1764–1839
Prince William County, Virginia
William Lanford
1775–1863
North Carolina
Rebecca (Jane) Leatherwood
1783–1860
Prince William County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Zachariah Leatherwood
1735–1814
Jane Calvert
1744–1763
Jesse Calvert
1740–1802
James Lanford
1730–1822
Mary Lowery
–1781
Zachariah Leatherwood
1735–1814
Mary Stone
1737–1794
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Leatherwood
1718–1794
Sarah Hunt
1719–
James Lankford
1713–1778
Sarah Brown
1718–
John Leatherwood
1718–1794
Sarah Hunt
1719–
Thomas Stone
1720–1797
Sarah Scranton
1722–1790

William Leatherwood's Descendants

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William (Vandiver) Leatherwood (15 OCT 1847–3 DEC 1890) m. Lena (Angeline) Brewton (10 JAN 1844–25 MAR 1919)
  1. 1. Ernestine (Frances) Leatherwood 1876–1934
  2. 2. Othello (H.) Leatherwood 1880–1884
  3. 3. Harrison (A.) Leatherwood 1885–1898
  4. 4. Arthur (Manning Leatherwood) Sr 1883–1947 m. Annie (Maude) Woodruff 1890–1922
    1. 1. Glenna (Maude) Leatherwood 1915– m. Leroy (Wells) Chandler 1910–1985

William Leatherwood's Timeline

2 Records

1847
15 OCT 1847
Birth of William Vandiver Leatherwood in Woodruff, Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Woodruff, Spartanburg County, South Carolina
1890
3 DEC 1890
Age 43
Death of William Vandiver Leatherwood in Woodruff, Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Woodruff, Spartanburg County, South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 OCT 1847
    Event Place: Woodruff, Spartanburg County, South Carolina
    Record Source: Leatherwood Descendants

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 DEC 1890
    Event Place: Woodruff, Spartanburg County, South Carolina
    Record Source: Leatherwood Descendants

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bethel Cemetery, Spartanburg County, South Carolina

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