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William Welcome Moreland 1865–1947 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Dec 1865

Birth Location: Lafayette, Mississippi USA

Death Date: February 21,1947

Death Location: Buckner, Lafayette County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: A. Moreland

Mother: Nancy Moreland

Spouse(s): Lizzie Nicks

Children(s): Lila Moreland-Atkins-Overton

William Welcome Moreland was born in 1865 in Lafayette, Mississippi USA, the child of A S Moreland And Nancy E Moreland. In 1880, William Welcome Moreland resided in Warren, Columbia, Arkansas, USA. William Welcome Moreland married Lizzie Nicks, and had children including Lila Leola Moreland Atkins Overton. William Welcome Moreland passed away in 1947 in Buckner, Lafayette County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Welcome Moreland was born in 1865 in Lafayette, Mississippi USA, the child of A S Moreland And Nancy E Moreland.
  • In 1880, William Welcome Moreland resided in Warren, Columbia, Arkansas, USA.
  • William Welcome Moreland married Lizzie Nicks, and had children including Lila Leola Moreland Atkins Overton.
  • William Welcome Moreland passed away in 1947 in Buckner, Lafayette County, Arkansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Moreland's Ancestors

Self
William Moreland
1865–1947
Birth Place: Lafayette, Mississippi USA
Parents
A. S. Moreland
1835–
Alabama
Nancy (E.) Moreland
1841–
Mississippi
Grandparents
AMBROSE MORELAND
1792–1853
York District, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Mary Garner
1772–1822
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Moreland's Descendants

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William (Welcome) Moreland (27 Dec 1865–February 21,1947) m. Lizzie Nicks (Abt. 1871–)
  1. 1. Lila (Leola) Moreland-Atkins-Overton 1889–1968 m. Irving (Jackson) Atkins 1876–1965
    1. 1. William (Jackson) Atkins 1921–1965 m. Rosemary (Christine Van) Dyke 1917–2002 m. Edna (Merle) Beasley 1924–2001
      1. 1. William (Jackson Atkins) Jr 1944–2000
      2. 2. Robert (Thomas) Atkins 1942–2003 m. Sandra (Lee) Redding 1942–2007
      3. 3. David (Owen) Atkins 1948–1994
      4. 4. Barbara (Merlyne) Herring 1951–2019
    2. 2. Annie Atkins 1919–1937
    3. 3. Theodore Atkins 1908–
    4. 4. Marvin Atkins 1909–
    5. 5. Owen (Buro) Atkins 1911–

William Moreland's Timeline

3 Records

1865
27 Dec 1865
Birth of William Welcome Moreland in Lafayette, Mississippi USA
Lafayette, Mississippi USA
1880
1880
Age 15
William Welcome Moreland resided here in Warren, Columbia, Arkansas, USA
Warren, Columbia, Arkansas, USA
1947
February 21,1947
Age 82
Death of William Welcome Moreland in Lafayette, Arkansas USA
Lafayette, Arkansas USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1865
    Event Place: Lafayette, Mississippi USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Warren, Columbia, Arkansas; Roll: 41; Page: 248a; Enumeration District: 047

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Warren, Columbia, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Warren, Columbia, Arkansas; Roll: 41; Page: 248a; Enumeration District: 047

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: February 21,1947
    Event Place: Lafayette, Arkansas USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Buckner, Lafayette County, Arkansas, United States of America

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