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William Franklin Lyle 1856–1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Nov 1856

Birth Location: Harris, Georgia, United States

Death Date: 8 Feb 1931

Death Location: Kirkville, Itawamba County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: James Lyle

Mother: Sarah Davis

Spouse(s): Mary Lyle

Children(s): America Fretwell, Ethel Lyle, Oriel Lyle, Julia Lyle, Mary Pearce, Willie Bedford, Lula Lyle, Ethel Lyle, Bennie Lyle

In 1856, William Franklin Lyle entered the world in Harris, Georgia, United States, born to James David Lyle And Sarah Jane Davis. William Franklin Lyle married Mary Bonna Lyle, and had children including America Jane Fretwell, Bennie Lyle, Ethel Lyle, Julia Lyle, Lula Lyle, Mary Bonna Pearce, Oriel Lyle, Willie Lyle Bedford. William Franklin Lyle passed away in 1931 in Kirkville, Itawamba County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1856, William Franklin Lyle entered the world in Harris, Georgia, United States, born to James David Lyle And Sarah Jane Davis.
  • William Franklin Lyle married Mary Bonna Lyle, and had children including America Jane Fretwell, Bennie Lyle, Ethel Lyle, Julia Lyle, Lula Lyle, Mary Bonna Pearce, Oriel Lyle, Willie Lyle Bedford.
  • William Franklin Lyle passed away in 1931 in Kirkville, Itawamba County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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William Lyle's Ancestors

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William Lyle
1856–1931
Birth Place: Harris, Georgia, United States
Parents
James David Lyle
1811–1899
Union, Union, South Carolina
Sarah (Jane) Davis
1818–1892
, Coweta, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Charles (L) Lyle
1784–1862
Union, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Nancy (Jane) Kirby
1793–1877
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
James (Sherwood) Davis
1802–1877
Brunswick, Virginia, United States
Judith (L. "Judah") Gresham
1780–1860
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Davis
1747–1818
*Agnes (Davis)
1752–1813
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Davis
1719–1758
Lucy Gibbs
1720–1767
Corp. Lanier
1712–1757
Elizabeth Chamberlain
1709–1758

William Lyle's Descendants

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William (Franklin) Lyle (5 Nov 1856–8 Feb 1931) m. Mary (Bonna) Lyle (20 November 1865–28 June 1899)
  1. 1. America (Jane) Fretwell 1897–1966
  2. 2. Ethel Lyle 1883–1944
  3. 3. Oriel Lyle 1885–1975 m. Erskin (Agnew) Steed 1882–1964
    1. 1. Margery Stafford 1922–2008 m. Marshall (Dean) Stafford 1920–1976
    2. 2. Sarah Cother 1920–1996
    3. 3. Emile (Erskin) Steed 1917–2000
  4. 4. Julia Lyle 1889–1931 m. James (Edgar) Pike 1882–1941
    1. 1. Randyl (Lyle) Pike 1907–2001 m. Virginia Haskins 1914–1972
      1. 1. Donald (Lyle) Pike 1936–2012
    2. 2. Julian (Carey) Pike 1913–2002 m. Trannia (Aliena) Barker 1916–2009
    3. 3. Rupert (Edwin) Pike 1920–1987 m. Sadie (Christine) Gooch 1926–2007
    4. 4. Abslum (Keith) Pike 1911–1983
    5. 5. Martha Barker 1916–2007 m. Herman (Franklin) Barker 1913–1993
  5. 5. Mary (Bonna) Pearce 1892–1979 m. Charles (L.) Pearce 1889–1954
    1. 1. Mary (L) Pearce 1926–1947 m. Wallace (Earl) Caldwell 1923–2015
  6. 6. Willie (Lyle) Bedford 1895–1978 m. Roy (Quitman) Bedford 1890–1962
    1. 1. John (Lyle Bedford) Sr 1918–2008 m. Elizabeth (Mae) Weddle 1921–2010
      1. 1. John (L. Bedford) Jr 1945–2013
  7. 7. Lula Lyle 1887–1959
  8. 8. Ethel Lyle 1886–
  9. 9. Bennie Lyle 1897–

William Lyle's Timeline

2 Records

1856
5 Nov 1856
Birth of William Franklin Lyle in Harris, Georgia, United States
Harris, Georgia, United States
1931
8 Feb 1931
Age 75
Death of William Franklin Lyle in Itawamba, Mississippi, United States
Itawamba, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1856
    Event Place: Harris, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1931
    Event Place: Itawamba, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kirkville, Itawamba County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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