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WILLIAM JAMES LINDSEY 1841–1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Nov 1841

Birth Location: Glassy Mountain, Greenville, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1910-1915

Death Location: Glassy Mountain Township, Greenville County, SC, USA

Father: Jacob Sr.

Mother: Ellender Gosnell

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Children(s):

In 1841, WILLIAM JAMES LINDSEY entered the world in Glassy Mountain, Greenville, South Carolina, USA, born to Jacob Lindsey Sr And Ellender Gosnell. In 1850, WILLIAM JAMES LINDSEY resided in Greenville, South Carolina, USA. In 1860, WILLIAM JAMES LINDSEY resided in Glassy Mountain, Highland, Greenville, South Carol. WILLIAM JAMES LINDSEY passed away in 1910 in Glassy Mountain Township, Greenville County, SC, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1841, WILLIAM JAMES LINDSEY entered the world in Glassy Mountain, Greenville, South Carolina, USA, born to Jacob Lindsey Sr And Ellender Gosnell.
  • In 1850, WILLIAM JAMES LINDSEY resided in Greenville, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1860, WILLIAM JAMES LINDSEY resided in Glassy Mountain, Highland, Greenville, South Carol.
  • WILLIAM JAMES LINDSEY passed away in 1910 in Glassy Mountain Township, Greenville County, SC, USA.

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WILLIAM LINDSEY's Ancestors

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WILLIAM LINDSEY
1841–1910
Birth Place: Glassy Mountain, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Jacob Lindsey, Sr.
1805–1880
Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Ellender Gosnell
1808–1881
Greenville, South Carolina
Grandparents
George (Lindsey) Jr.
1775–1854
Virginia
Agnes Ballew
1780–1854
North Carolina
JOSHUA GOSNELL*
1757–1852
Delight, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Clarinda (Judith) Ballew
1774–1859
Lincoln, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
George Sr.
1740–1808
MARY BALLEW)
1745–1811
Sarah Brown
1730–1772
Abraham Ballew
1742–1811
Sarah
1740–1811
2nd-Great-Grandparents
MARY BROWN
1704–1762
Ballow
1715–1783
Nancy Alexander
1721–1799

WILLIAM LINDSEY's Timeline

4 Records

1841
Nov 1841
Birth of WILLIAM JAMES LINDSEY in Glassy Mountain, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Glassy Mountain, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 9
WILLIAM JAMES LINDSEY resided here in Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1860
1860
Age 19
WILLIAM JAMES LINDSEY resided here in Glassy Mountain, Highland, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Glassy Mountain, Highland, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1910
1910-1915
Age 69
Death of WILLIAM JAMES LINDSEY in Glassy Mountain Township, Greenville County, SC, USA
Glassy Mountain Township, Greenville County, SC, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Nov 1841
    Event Place: Glassy Mountain, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Glassy Mountain, Greenville, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1220; Page: 386; Family H
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Greenville, South Carolina; Roll: 853; Page: 358a

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Greenville, South Carolina; Roll: 853; Page: 358a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Glassy Mountain, Highland, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Glassy Mountain, Greenville, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1220; Page: 386; Family H

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1910-1915
    Event Place: Glassy Mountain Township, Greenville County, SC, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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