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William Christopher Masters 1841–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 June 1841

Birth Location: Franklin County, Indiana, United States of America

Death Date: 15 July 1917

Death Location: Everton, Fayette County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: John Masters

Mother: Susanna Harris

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William Christopher Masters was born in 1841 in Franklin County, Indiana, United States of America, the child of John Masters And Susanna Harris. William Christopher Masters passed away in 1917 in Everton, Fayette County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Christopher Masters was born in 1841 in Franklin County, Indiana, United States of America, the child of John Masters And Susanna Harris.
  • William Christopher Masters passed away in 1917 in Everton, Fayette County, Indiana, United States of America.

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William Masters's Ancestors

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William Masters
1841–1917
Birth Place: Franklin County, Indiana, United States of America
Parents
John Masters
1805–1891
Pennsylvania
Susanna Harris
1807–1887
Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Christopher (Meschter) Masters
1778–1859
Hereford Twp, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Mary Kerling
1781–1838
Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Christopher Meschter
1734–1791
Christina Yeakel
1748–1837
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gregorius Meschter
1705–1775
Maria Krauss
1707–1756
Jeremiah Yeakel
1713–1763

William Masters's Timeline

2 Records

1841
10 June 1841
Birth of William Christopher Masters in Franklin County, Indiana, United States of America
Franklin County, Indiana, United States of America
1917
15 July 1917
Age 76
Death of William Christopher Masters in Everton, Fayette County, Indiana, United States of America
Everton, Fayette County, Indiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 June 1841
    Event Place: Franklin County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 July 1917
    Event Place: Everton, Fayette County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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

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