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William Riley Lindsey 1851–1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1851

Birth Location: South Carolina

Death Date: 1911-1919

Death Location: Highland Community, Greenville, South Carolina

Father: Jacob Lindsey

Mother: Sarah Gosnell

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In 1851, William Riley Lindsey entered the world in South Carolina, born to Jacob Lindsey And Sarah Gosnell. In 1860, William Riley Lindsey resided in Glassy Mountain, Highland, Greenville, South Carol. In 1870, William Riley Lindsey resided in Glassy Mountain, Gowinsville, Greenville, South Ca. William Riley Lindsey passed away in 1911 in Highland Community, Greenville, South Carolina.

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Biography

  • In 1851, William Riley Lindsey entered the world in South Carolina, born to Jacob Lindsey And Sarah Gosnell.
  • In 1860, William Riley Lindsey resided in Glassy Mountain, Highland, Greenville, South Carol.
  • In 1870, William Riley Lindsey resided in Glassy Mountain, Gowinsville, Greenville, South Ca.
  • William Riley Lindsey passed away in 1911 in Highland Community, Greenville, South Carolina.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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William Lindsey's Ancestors

Self
William Lindsey
1851–1911
Birth Place: South Carolina
Parents
Jacob Lindsey
1828–1871
Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Sarah Gosnell
1825–1900
Greenville, South Carolina
Grandparents
Jacob (Lindsey,) Sr.
1805–1880
Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Ellender Gosnell
1808–1881
Greenville, South Carolina
Charles (Gosnell) Jr
1772–1864
City of Staunton, Virginia, United States of America
Lucinda (Lucy Lawson) Pruitt
1795–1865
Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
George Jr.
1775–1854
Agnes Ballew
1780–1854
JOSHUA GOSNELL*
1757–1852
Clarinda Ballew
1774–1859
Charles Gosnell
1736–1800
Snowden Rev
1758–1849
Sarah Lawson
1764–1813
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Sr.
1740–1808
MARY BALLEW)
1745–1811
Sarah Brown
1730–1772
Abraham Ballew
1742–1811
Sarah
1740–1811
Maurice Gosnell
1694–1762
Susana Wright
1699–1743
Amey (Pruitt)
1734–1804

William Lindsey's Timeline

4 Records

1851
Apr 1851
Birth of William Riley Lindsey in South Carolina
South Carolina
1860
1860
Age 9
William Riley Lindsey resided here in Glassy Mountain, Highland, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Glassy Mountain, Highland, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1870
1870
Age 19
William Riley Lindsey resided here in Glassy Mountain, Gowinsville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Glassy Mountain, Gowinsville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1911
1911-1919
Age 60
Death of William Riley Lindsey in Highland Community, Greenville, South Carolina
Highland Community, Greenville, South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1851
    Event Place: South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Glassy Mountain, Greenville, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1498; Page: 606B
    [3] 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: 383; Family H

    Genealogy Event 2
    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: 383; Family H

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Glassy Mountain, Gowinsville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Glassy Mountain, Greenville, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1498; Page: 606B

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1911-1919
    Event Place: Highland Community, Greenville, South Carolina
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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