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William Sayers McCauley 1921–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 MAY 1921

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 20 December 1944

Death Location: Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia, United States of America

Father: John McCauley

Mother: Elizabeth Sayers

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In 1921, William Sayers McCauley entered the world in Virginia, born to John Wiley Mccauley And Elizabeth Sayers. In 1930, William Sayers McCauley resided in Roanoke, Roanoke (Independent City), Virginia, USA. In 1941, William Sayers McCauley resided in Lexington, Virginia. William Sayers McCauley passed away in 1944 in Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1921, William Sayers McCauley entered the world in Virginia, born to John Wiley Mccauley And Elizabeth Sayers.
  • In 1930, William Sayers McCauley resided in Roanoke, Roanoke (Independent City), Virginia, USA.
  • In 1941, William Sayers McCauley resided in Lexington, Virginia.
  • William Sayers McCauley passed away in 1944 in Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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William McCauley's Ancestors

Self
William McCauley
1921–1944
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
John Wiley McCauley
1900–1930
Sweetwater, TX
Elizabeth Sayers
1900–1968
Virginia
Grandparents
Claud McCauley
1875–1957
Tennessee
Ora (May) Mccauley
1878–1953
Greenfield, Weakley County, Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Jeff Cauley
1845–
Addie Cauley
1845–
J Ward
1848–1929
Sarah Lett
1848–1916
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Ward
1825–1898
Almeda Hatcher
1825–1910
A Lett
1839–1909
E Abbott
1825–1856

William McCauley's Timeline

4 Records

1921
27 MAY 1921
Birth of William Sayers McCauley in Virginia
Virginia
1930
1930
Age 9
William Sayers McCauley resided here in Roanoke, Roanoke (Independent City), Virginia, USA
Roanoke, Roanoke (Independent City), Virginia, USA
1941
1941
Age 20
William Sayers McCauley resided here in Lexington, Virginia
Lexington, Virginia
1944
20 December 1944
Age 23
Death of William Sayers McCauley in Belgium
Belgium

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 MAY 1921
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; Year: 1941
    [2] U.S., Select Military Registers
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Roanoke, Roanoke (Independent City), Virginia; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 2342216
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Roanoke, Roanoke (Independent City), Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Roanoke, Roanoke (Independent City), Virginia; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 2342216

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1941
    Event Place: Lexington, Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; Year: 1941

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 December 1944
    Event Place: Belgium
    Record Source:
    [1] WWI, WWII, and Korean War Casualty Listings
    [2] U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [5] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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